Stand Up for What You Believe In
Most folks who follow the political scene closely consider the elections coming up this Fall to be the most important in many years; perhaps the most important since the time of the Civil War. The Obama administration, and the Democrat members of Congress, represent viewpoints on the far left of the political spectrum. They favor strong government involvment and control of most aspects of our lives; they favor dependency on government, diminished personal liberty, and a weakened role for the United States in the world, both militarily and in terms of moral leadership.Defeating this dangerous movement, and most notably President Obama, is critically important if this "fundamental transformation" of our country is to be stopped. But defeating Obama alone is not enough--conservatives also need to maintain control of the House of Representatives and gain control of the Senate.
I've noticed, quite happily I might add, that most readers who comment on, share, or tweet this blog support conservative political viewpoints. And that is great, as far as it goes. But it is not enough. Everyone needs to stand and be counted, put your money where your mouth is.
What then Must We do?
Everybody needs to get involved. Pay attention to what is going on. Watch reliable news shows. Better yet, get your news off the Internet .Apply a bumper sticker. Put a sign in your yard. Most important, GIVE MONEY!
Money? Real Money? But I'm broke!
Not as broke as you are going to be if the political left wins again in November.Full disclosure: I never gave a nickel to a political campaign in my life until 2008 when I sent a check for $100 to Sarah Palin, the first politician I'd ever heard that made a lot of sense. I always thought that political contributions needed to come from organizations or wealthy individuals who could give hundreds or thousands of dollars. Little contributions didn't matter.
Wrong. Pay attention to what the campaigns are saying--both like to crow about how many "small donor contributions" they receive. We're talking about $5, $10, $20--amounts that just about anyone can give. Donate to campaigns across the nation.
In Texas we have it easy. Although I support Ted Cruz for senate as the most conservative candidate, truth be known Texas will have a good senator anyway. Dewhurst is not the better candidate but he won't be a disaster either. So feel free to donate to critical elections in other states. Just last week I sent $10 to Denny Reberg in Montana and Josh Mandel in Ohio--two states where it is critical to elect a conservative senator. There are others; support them! One easy way to do this is to go to the website actright.com. Actright is an outfit that makes it easy to give small contributions to several people--you can send a contribution to them and they will break it up into small amounts, specified by you, and send the money on to the campaigns. That way you only have to write one check or make one debit to give $5 each to several candidates. Try it, you'll like it.
