To be, or not to be...

What does it mean "to be" a conservative? I believe that there are three main legs of the conservative model; fiscal conservatism, national conservatism, and moral conservatism. I am a big fan of all three.

Fiscal conservatism: The belief that government should be small. It needs to be there but not to the point that it becomes oppressive. Since it is a government “of the people, by the people, for the people,” it doesn’t need to lord over its people, but assist them in governing themselves. Taxes are to be low, and spending reasonable. A conservative government believes that success of the individual is the responsibility of the individual, and that initiative and achievement are to be rewarded and applauded, not penalized to encourage laziness and dependency. Failure is a part of life and it’s not the government’s job to bail out those who fail. Rather, it is up to those who fail to pull themselves together and try again. If a successful person wants to lend them a hand up or give them a hand out, fine. The government shouldn’t force them to do so through penalties and tax hikes. *Side note: Did you know that most of the Founding Fathers didn’t want an income tax? They felt that if you earned it, you should keep it, and that it would be better to be taxed on what you consume rather than what you make. The proponents of income tax wanted it to be flat tax whose rate would never go in access of 4%.* History has proven that the lower the taxes, the higher the charitable donations, higher government income, and lower unemployment.

National conservatism: The belief that the United States of America is a sovereign country that is to be governed by its people, not by the world opinion or the United Nations. Our borders are to be secure, and if you wish to become a part of this country, there are certain procedures you need to go through. We will be glad to have you, but please don’t cut line. Also, we speak English here. If you want to live here, you conform to us, not us to you. When and if you become a citizen of this great land, you are an AMERICAN, not a hyphenated American. This goes double for those who are born here. I’m not knocking taking pride in your heritage; it’s good to do that. While you’re at it, try taking some pride in your nationality.

If you are in this country illegally, don’t expect favors, special treatment, or privileges. And while you’re here, please keep your foreign fingers off of our voting machines. If you want to vote, go home. Also, please refrain from dealing drugs, forming gangs, kidnapping, and random acts of terrorism.

Oh, I’m sorry. Man made disasters.

Pardon me while I wipe the puke off my keyboard.

If you aspire to do these things, there is a part of our country that I would like you to take part in: our deportation program.

In case you are successful in pulling a so called man made disaster (hereto after referred to as terrorist attack, or at least in this blog) please rest assured that we will eventually seek retribution against you and possibly your country. It might take another presidential term or two, but we will find you.

For those of you in this country who take offense at this, remember who your enemies are. Not conservatives (or right wing extremists as Obama’s DHS likes to refer to us) or veterans, or Ron Paul supporters (which I am not, but I don’t think they deserve to be considered domestic terrorists anymore than Obama’s supporters).

Moral conservatism: The belief that there is a certain standard of right and wrong.

“Don’t you try to impose your beliefs on me.”

Okay, if you’ll pardon me while I take a baseball bat to your new Toyota Prius.

“No.”

Why not?

“Because I worked hard to be able to afford this beautiful piece of eco friendly machinery. Why would you want to beat it with a bat?”

Once again, why not?

“It’s mine. Go beat up your own earth-killing SUV?”

But I want to beat up your car.

“No”

Are you telling me that you don’t want me to?

“Yes.”

Are you saying that it would be wrong?

“Yes.”

So you’re not against morals, just those that go against your beliefs?

Okay, maybe a little far fetched, but I wanted to point out that everybody has a moral standard, even those who claim there isn’t one. People who say there are no absolutes will tell you that they are “absolutely” sure about that. The solution; our moral standard must originate from someone or something other than ourselves. Yes, I’m referring to God, the original law giver as acknowledged by our Founding Fathers. This is a broad subject, and I will address it frequently as I progress along. For now, let’s briefly examine just one issue. The issue of murder. I come into your house and kill your family. I am wrong. A doctor goes into a woman’s womb at her request and kills her unborn child. They are just as wrong. Once again, there is a variety of man-made standards on this subject, so we must turn to one higher than us for guidance. The Bible says that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” It even tells of babies responding to good news while in their mother’s womb. God told the Prophet Jeremiah, “before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee.” The moment a baby is conceived, everything about it (hair color, eye color fingerprints gender personality) are already determined. Unborn and unliving are not synonymous.

Now that we have examined what it is to be a conservative, let’s take a look at how the media in general looks at us.

“HATEMONGER! RACIST! NEO-NAZI!”

Yikes! I think I might have touched a nerve.

I don’t hate anybody. I strongly disagree with policies and agendas that are detrimental to my country or my faith.

I am not a racist. I have several friends that are not of my race. I do not have a problem with our president as a black man, only as a liberal socialist. If you require more proof, let someone like Alan Keyes or Clarence Thomas run. I’d vote for either of them.

As far as being a neo-nazi, everybody I have ever heard use that term couldn’t even begin to define it.

Well, it’s about time to call it quits for now. If you agree with what I have said, please spread the word about me. If you don’t, please do the same. I welcome all comments from both sides.