Irrational Exuberance - Again!

Let me throw a word of caution to my friends on the right. It is the final score at the end of the game that matters. There is much enthusiams about the republican onslaught coming in November. The Tea Party is claiming victory for a few "less than conservative" scalps and banging the drums for more. The idea of more "smaller government" people heading to Washington gets me just as excited as the next person. But these primary victories are "points on the board". In fact they count for nothing at all other than to add excitement to an already pretty intense party. What we hope to accomplish for our country happens in Washington and not in primary. November is a long way off and those places where we need to win this November don't have 50% of their populations drinking Earl Grey and likely enjoy some regular coffee every now and then. With that said, we need to focus on tailoring our message to every citizen which our philosophy is designed to do. Conservatism at its core is the natural governing extension of our we all live our daily lives.

US of Greece

The winning message for the 2010 elections is spelled GREECE. The Republican party need to hammer home that the current path the US is on will lead to our future looking like that of Greece. In addition to the financial ruin, the impact on our citizens that a state dominated society has is tough to recover from. People attitudes become one of entitlement and selfishness rather than on of service. People in the public sector make payroll from funds generated in the private sector. To get a pay raise in the public arena you ask the politicians for more money. Very different approach than in the private sector where you actually have to sell more or produce work that is of more value. These two points should help the Republican party in November if they can find their voice and deliver it.

Coming Togethe As One

The 2010 election is 6 months away and the conservatives have every reason to be optimistic. The anti-incumbant and primarily, anti-democrat fervor is palpable. But environment change quickly and unless you a party is guided by a clear vision and message it will only be as effective as the prevailing sentiments on the day of elections allow. The Republican Party needs to capitalize on the natural momentum and advantage this political climate has provided them. Tea party candidates and republican candidates can very much afford a heated primary but what we can't afford is to take 2 candidates to the November ballots while the Democratic Party falls in line behind a single candidate. Most voters are strategic and recognize that the progress they want only comes when we win majorities. It will never be perfect; it will never be 100% in line with any one person's perspective. So we need to ask a better question. Are we moving forward in the direction of our ideal? If we choose to make a political message by voting in large numbers for 3rd party candidates but lose the election, we in the will have moved further way from our over arching goal. And the country we love will more and more resemble something we do not.