It's interesting. Tonight was partially spent reading through blogs of the oxygen-lacking-to-the-brain persuasion. One in particular was actually interesting to read. The author, a mildly left-leaning individual, actually lamented the loss of what were referred to as "sane Republicans."
In the referenced post, the author described the current, at least perceived, state of the Republican party. The synopsis of it is that the Republican party, the supposed party of small government, has sure helped grow it over the last eight years. The author expressed gratitude for not being responsible for wresting "sanity out of the corporatist, militarist, nativist, theocratic mess that Bush republicanism became."
It is easy to disagree with those sentiments. However, the more important thing to see here is not another blog entry of "Bush-bashing," but a genuine question of the person's perception of what the Republican party appears to stand for. The frustration of this writer was manifested and multiplied by the marketing of O. The idealist in people came out as is evident by our election results.
Ideally, a black man could get elected, bring some unity to a partisan political environment, improve global relations, blah blah blah. Ideally, sure. Realistically...something about a snowball's chance in a really warm environment comes to mind. This will not happen, primarily because everything Pres-elect O. stands for is not good for Joe Sixpack American. Read your history books, kids. Read up on Marxism, Socialism, Communism, etc. They don't work and the people forced into that environment end up oppressed by their government. Sound fun? Move to Russia and let us know how it works out for you.
True Conservatives, now, more than ever, is the time to make sure your voice is heard. Your conservative voice can impact those currently disappointed with the Grand Old Party. While it would be great to refer to the new True Conservative movement that has been taking place as the Grand New Party, it would likely get confused with the GNP...Gross National Product. So, JoeSixpackAmerican is sticking with Joe Sixpack American Republican as a descriptor for political discussion purposes and Republican for party affiliation. Enter both into the conversation when possible to make sure people understand there is a difference between Republican and Conservative Republican...or in the case of this writer...Sane Republican.
A Joe Sixpack American Republican is someone who supports things like the Contract with America, policies good for entrepreneurs and policies bad for big government. There are some things that need to be in place as it relates to government. Politicians with too much power forget what it is like to be bothered by big governemt, even those in our own party. Joe Sixpack American Republicans, make sure your voices are heard. Email joesixpackamerican@gmail.com if you need to track down a politician to get your voice heard and have difficulty finding their information.
Fight. Fight hard. Fight some more.
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