We’ve Got This
2008 was supposed to be a referendum on conservatism. We were the down-and-outs, the has-beens, and the politics of yesteryear. Our time had come and gone, they all said. Newspapers, magazines, talk show hosts and colorful punditry of all shapes and sizes swiftly rendered their verdict on the Republican Party: it’s dead. Done. Over and out.
Yet here we remain, after a year of watching the Democrats and liberals’ romp through government—with often curious and unpleasant results. They were supposed to fix the economy, yet are now reduced to issuing falsified reports full of fuzzy math purportedly extolling the virtues of big-government bailouts. They were supposed to revitalize American industry, yet are nervously confronted with double-digit unemployment figures.
People always seem to want Democrats in charge, until they actually are. Instead of focusing on economic issues and job creation, they’ve focused on energy taxes (cap & trade), pseudo-nationalized healthcare expansion, the quadrupling of the federal debt, and generally ignored the American population that elected them with a mandate to help the economy.
So how can we revitalize the economy without breaking the bank? Enter the conservatives. During this past year we’ve done some soul-searching, and have the energy, ideas and creative capacity our counterparts lack. We understand economics. We know not to raise taxes in a recession. We can make health care better for everyone without nationalizing our medical system, and make it easier for noninsured people to acquire. In short, we need the adults back in charge in Washington.
This is a new era, full of new people with new ideas—but solid ones, not crazy suppositions and fuzzy math. Instead of looking to the past, failed policies of Carter-era big government, we’re looking forward to making our government work for us in a more efficient, fair way. The SRLC is going to be our drawing board, figuring out how to solve our problems while remaining true to solid principles of economics, fairness and common sense. Virginia and New Jersey clearly rejected the hollow showmanship of ‘Yes, We Can’ politics in favor of ‘Yes, It Works’ conservatism. The American people are ready for us to lead and look forward, and we’re ready. 2010, bring it on.
