Bad Politics

I am tired of being called a racist because I identify myself as a Conservative. It seems that more and more conservatives are made out to be the villains, the racists and the all around bad guys, yet we believe in the power of the individual person to succeed. Conservatives do not see anyone as African-American, Mexican-American or Asian-American. We see each other as American.

We believe that anyone, regardless of color or creed can succeed if they put their mind to it. The only thing that limits the individual is the individual. You do not need government, or government programs to succeed, you only need your own God given talent and desire. The only thing that limits you is you.

Sadly, people have bought into the lie that they need government to succeed. This has enabled liberal democrats to create a permanent voting class. This class of people continually votes democrats into power. They have been promised the world, but they are brought higher taxes and more government dependency. Yet, those who would free them from these burdens are the racist bigots who want to keep them down.

Is this country really that mad? I mean for all his short comings, President Bush has the most diverse administration in history. He has appointed more minorities to prominent places of power than any president in the past. Yet, his base is made out to be anti-minority. It seems to me that if the party base of the Republicans were really racists, that they would have abandoned Bush in full force. Yet, we rallied and got him a second term in office. If we were really racist would that have happened.

Now, we see an odd thing playing out in the media this week. Obama recently referred to small town residents as bitter, and clinging to our guns and religion. This is obviously an out of touch statement to make. Far from using Religion as a crutch, there are those of us who use it as a foundation and base for our lives. Far from clinging to guns, like some fearful little child, there are those of us who choose to exercise our 2nd amendment right and own a gun. We may hunt, or collect or sport shoot and yes, we must cling to them because people like Obama seek to take them away to us.

Despite his out of touch and obviously elitist comments the main stream media is silent. Yet if this were a Republican candidate, or conservative columnist who were to say something like this can we assume the main stream media would give them a free pass. Probably not. My guess is that they would all be calling the candidate just what he is... out of touch, elitist and quite possibly a condescending asshole. I guess that all does not matter though.

You see as a conservative I believe that the will of the people should be honored. If the people are too stupid to see who is really keeping them down versus those who would seek to see them achieve their full potential then so be it. That is the will of the people. My guess is that after one, maybe as long as two terms of the liberal democrats wrecking the country, it will be along time before they see power again. That my friends will be a beautiful thing.

Sadly though, if either Clinton or Obama makes it in this term, we are in for four to eight years of potential screw ups that will take a long time recover from. They will leave a legacy of weakening our country, destroying the economy and wrecking everything from health care to private industry that will take a long time to overcome.

Well my friends, it is late, and I have to remove some horseshoe pits from my mom's house tomorrow. This racist bigot must get to bed.

Prayers,

Pisio