Debating Politics on the way to ESPN’s NCAA Football game of the week.

I am an independent conservative who ten years ago moved from my family’s red state to Illinois.  The family-nurture influences on my social perspectives were Christian, Catholic, social conservative, fiscal conservative… you know the drill. 

Many of “their” values remain mine.  That’s why the arguments that I now have with conservatives leaves me, literally, with knots in my stomach.  The present administration has betrayed its party, its constituents, its country and democracy itself.  They have abandoned fiscal conservative restraint without even the pretense of accountability.  

Along the way, they have ignored the constitution, under-taxed the profiteers who bankroll their elections, lied their way into war,  botched that war at every turn, created multiple civil wars in the Middle East, incessantly fed the pressure points that have driven up the price of crude oil, dropped interest rates dangerously low for extended periods of time, encouraged unethical & immoral banking practices and brought the worlds banking system to its knees through mis-regulation …  The list of betrayals is too exhausting to continue. 

What hurts most is that my defense of conservative principles today results in my being labeled a liberal.  Lib.  Progressive.  Fairy.  Tree Hugger.  Green Freak.  Atheist.  Commie Pinko Pig.   What kind of mind control is going on in this country?  Why do those betrayed not see this betrayal? 

Senator Obama has been delivering a truly “conservative” message to his constituency for years.  They are listening to him – they have/are cleaning up their neighborhoods.   The people he serves are today more proud, more productive, more self sufficient than when he arrived.  The State of Illinois reaps financial windfall from this more productive workforce that he has helped to create. 

Why are my red-state brothers and conservative Illinois friends deriding me as if I had just pissed on Reagan’s grave? 

 

View my 3 most recent posts to hear and read Sen. Obama’s acceptance speech.  Comments / answers / explanations are welcome on this blog.  I believe in dialogue.

Read Obama’s Speech at Convention

Found a link to a text copy of Senator Obama’s acceptance speech at the convention.  This one man may transform American politics and redefine participatory democracy for generations to come. 

 

View previous post on this blog to hear this speech.

 

Go to Text Copy

Link to Obama’s Acceptance Speech – Pass it on.

This is what I heard: WATCH – LISTEN TO OBAMA

1. Lower Taxes For Me
2. Smaller Govt
3. No Free Handouts
4. No Redistribution of Wealth
5. Self Reliance
6. Accountability
7. Hard Work
8. Study Hard
9. Make Your Brother Do The Same
10. Pay As You Go Govt 

I found a link to the speech.  The more research I do the more I believe this is what the man actually stands for.  Is he going to redefine the party?  Listen:Link to Speech

Redefining the Democratic Party

America’s present challenge was laid out tonight by Sen. Obama as purposefully redefining the Democratic Party?  Thoughts?  See my last post for more if yo like.

Obama’s Acceptance Speech

This is what I heard: LISTEN TO ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

1. Lower Taxes For Me
2. Smaller Govt
3. No Free Handouts
4. No Redistribution of Wealth
5. Self Reliance
6. Accountability
7. Hard Work
8. Study Hard
9. Make Your Brother Do The Same
10. Pay As You Go Govt

This man is going to redefine the Democratic Party.  Perhaps he just did.