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As a young college student studying Public Policy, I am outraged at this unprecedented expansion of the role of government. Exploiting the fear and desperation of the American people in this financial crisis in order to further leftist agenda is disgusting and despicable. The threat to the future prosperity of our nation through hyperinflation is terrifying, not to mention the astronomical amount of debt that is being left to future generations to pay off. This stimulus package is one step closer to socialism, and may prove to be the downfall of our nation.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Modern Conservative
I had a random dream the other night. In it, some friends and I were attending a "Young Conservatives of California" conference, and I decided to participate in the "Combatting the Liberal Media" workshop.
After walking in and settling down, the man up front asked what the future identity of the Conservative movement ought to be. Some young punk stood up and said,
"We need to step away from the black and white issues, and turn solidly to the land of grey. By moving to the center in our ideology, we will pick up more swing voters and centrist Republicans. That is the key to survival. No more hard-core stances on issues like abortion, gay marriage, and the like. Grey is the way to go."
Livid, I jumped out of my chair and confronted him.
"Isn't that exactly what got us into this predicament in the first place? We just faced an astounding loss in the last election. The american people are disgusted with us as a party. When we had control of the house, we accomplished little other than an increase in pork, earmarks, and taxes! What the American people do NOT need is more centralist mentality! What they need is for us to be bold! No more being wishy washy with our stance. We have not lost yet. A good majority of the American populace are still conservative on issues like abortion, gay marriage, and illeagal immigration. What we need is to inspire their confidence once more. Take back the Republicans-turned-independents. Make Conservatism propular again. The younger generation flocked to Obama because he was stylish. We need to make Conservatism cool. The answer is not to return to grey, but to paint with bold colors!"
Of course, in my dreams, my pretty little speech roused a chorus of cheers and I was promptly asked to join a Conservative news station, but that is beside the point.
The point is that this is exactly the crisis that the Conservatice movement is currently in. We are facing a crossroads, and we must chose which way we are to go. I only hope we make the right choice, because if we don't, we might not make it back again.
After walking in and settling down, the man up front asked what the future identity of the Conservative movement ought to be. Some young punk stood up and said,
"We need to step away from the black and white issues, and turn solidly to the land of grey. By moving to the center in our ideology, we will pick up more swing voters and centrist Republicans. That is the key to survival. No more hard-core stances on issues like abortion, gay marriage, and the like. Grey is the way to go."
Livid, I jumped out of my chair and confronted him.
"Isn't that exactly what got us into this predicament in the first place? We just faced an astounding loss in the last election. The american people are disgusted with us as a party. When we had control of the house, we accomplished little other than an increase in pork, earmarks, and taxes! What the American people do NOT need is more centralist mentality! What they need is for us to be bold! No more being wishy washy with our stance. We have not lost yet. A good majority of the American populace are still conservative on issues like abortion, gay marriage, and illeagal immigration. What we need is to inspire their confidence once more. Take back the Republicans-turned-independents. Make Conservatism propular again. The younger generation flocked to Obama because he was stylish. We need to make Conservatism cool. The answer is not to return to grey, but to paint with bold colors!"
Of course, in my dreams, my pretty little speech roused a chorus of cheers and I was promptly asked to join a Conservative news station, but that is beside the point.
The point is that this is exactly the crisis that the Conservatice movement is currently in. We are facing a crossroads, and we must chose which way we are to go. I only hope we make the right choice, because if we don't, we might not make it back again.
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