John McCain On Earmarks

The candidate who didn't get the chance to break campaign promises speaks out on Obama's lies and socialist agenda.

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The Conservative Renaissance Is Here

First, I must qualify the title as it seems to suggest a nefarious collusion between the principles about which this article is designed, which is neither the case nor my intent. I will defend the title, however, on the grounds that the apparent ensnarement of Rahm Emanuel is all the indication needed to conclude that, as inadvertent as the setting of the trap may have been, it yielded the same results of one who would have intentionally set it.

Rush Limbaugh brought the house down at the CPAC convention on Saturday, something I am benchmarking as the beginning of the Conservative Renaissance, and the demise of liberal dominance in the early 21st century. Oddly enough, I also applauded the election of Michael Steele to RNC Chair a few weeks ago, and as fate would have it, he and Rush have become embroiled in a bit of a tiff. What a delight for the main stream media who have made a cottage industry out of misquoting Limbaugh for personal gain.

Michael Steele was being interviewed by CNN's D.L. Hughley on Saturday night shortly after Limbaugh's speech to CPAC. During one exchange, Steele referred to Rush's show as "incendiary and ugly", something that begot an inspired response from the radio host on today's show. Michael Steele was quick to correct himself, saying that he said something he didn't mean. To be honest, I am usually skeptical when someone complains of being taken out of context, but I believe Steele in this instance.

The problem, however, is the reason that he said what he said at all, and that was made abundantly clear in Limbaugh's tirade. Michael Steele found himself in a position with Hughley that - in Steele's mind, at least - compelled him to behave in precisely the manner of which Limbaugh complains where alleged conservatives are concerned; he briefly abandoned integrity for the sake of appearing to understand the left's disdain for Limbaugh.

This has become an unconcious habit amongst conservatives who for too long have felt inferior to - and therefore in need of - a level of acceptance from the left. What Limbaugh has been trying for quite some to time to get across is our ability to rise up and fight, and approval and acceptance by the opposition be damned.

Make no mistake, liberals are the opposition and they have been stepping on our throats for much too long. They rail on about Limbaugh's wish for Obama's agenda to fail, yet they predicted, hoped for, and ultimately claimed that President Bush had failed. At least Limbaugh is honest about it, even as the media deliberately distorts his words.

The reaction of the crowd at the CPAC speech was heartening. Steele's haste in apologizing is also encouraging. The only thing that can keep us down this time is for the Obama administration to suddenly co-opt our philosophy. I am not worried in the least about that ever happening.

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Pigs Now Have Wings

Conservatives Protest!

One of the things I never thought I'd see in my lifetime is a conservative protest. That has always been the bastion of the liberals; something I have always scorned yet something that has been very effective for the past 40 years, much to my chagrin. Even in the Clinton era, conservatives were always too busy making things work to take time out to march with placards, while the liberals - despite having complete control during Clinton's first term - still found not only the free time but the necessity to hold demonstrations. (Sidenote: that just proves they'll never be happy.)

Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, et al, have finally succeeded in making pigs fly; conservatives are now finding it necessary to make time to protest, because it's just that damned important.

According to STLtoday.com, "Critics of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan gathered beneath the Arch Friday to cheer speeches over a bullhorn and toss tea into the Mississippi River."
The photo doesn't match the intensity of the original Boston Tea Party, but the organizer of the St. Louis event, Bill Hennessy, estimated that there were more than 1,000 people in attendance. Some will scoff at such a paltry number but you have to remember; this is all new to us.

There is something happening, though, and it's heartening to see it begin so soon after Brack Obama's inauguration. Conservatives are mobilizing with a haste to match the jack-rabbit start this administration has gotten off to, and I am encouraged that our dark horse candidates are preparing for a wonderful showing in 2010 and 2012. Rush Limbaugh spoke at a CPAC conference yesterday and it was an electric performance.

What I am hopeful for is that more politicians on the republican side do the opposite of what Colin Powell and Obama have advised, and that is finally begin listening to Limbaugh. After his speech I am firmly convinced that his direction will be our greatest hope for success in taking back the congress with the ultimate goal of recapturing the White House in 2012.

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