Challenging the Establishment
December 3, 2011
The sad
reality is, by the time the grassroots leaders that are studying and are rising
up to bring our country back from the brink have turned this country around, most
of the political leaders who led our country to the fiscal ruin we currently
are in will have passed away from old age, likely having enjoyed luxurious
retirements at the expense of taxpayers.
The political leaders of the last two decades have allowed pork-barrel, earmark laden
bills to go through congress, knowing full well they were purchasing re-elections
on borrowed money. While they would personally
benefit greatly, others would be left to clean up the mess – likely after they
retired or were gone from the earth.
Today, those
who have been called to clean up the mess are getting educated. The grassroots leaders that are rising up now
are like our founders, are sacrificing and risking everything to fight a
system that is completely out of control.
In order to
reclaim our system we will face fierce opposition from those who have been
purchased through government largesse.
That is a battle worth fighting, because ultimately I believe the
American people will understand the gravity of the situation and will buy into doing
whatever it takes to keep America strong.
That is what makes America great – the American public always rises to
the occasion to do the hard thing.
What
distresses me, is not the battle ahead to convince normal American’s of our
perilous situation. No, what creates
great trepidation is the battle ahead that these newly rising grassroots leaders
will face with establishment politicians who have for decades claimed to be
conservative, yet bought into the earmark and pork laden legislation and fiscal
irresponsibility that they should have fought against. Rather than leading on the fiscal issues that
are causing this crisis, the played along to get along. Now they have been caught – and a storm is
brewing against them. Like King George, they
will fight to stay in power.
The war ahead
to bring true conservatives to power will be long and hard. We certainly will not win every battle
(election). However when we put up a
great fight in the first skirmish (primary/convention), it will yield results none the
less, for it will create an elected official who will be more cautious as
he/she votes, for they now know we are watching. Yes – we are watching like hawks, and we will
be back to fight the next skirmish (primary/convention) should you give us good cause.
Today, our
battle is fought at the ballot box – and the skirmish must begin at the
primary (or in Virginia, Convention). The key is to ensure we engage in
the primary when the establishment politician does not rank at least a 90 %
favorability rating on our conservative issues.
For far too long our elected officials and career politicians have gone
unchecked and unchallenged. Those days
must cease, if we are to return to fiscal sanity.
We each must
find those who have stepped up to challenge the career politician in a primary
and lend them our support. This task of
challenging someone in a primary is daunting, and those who are engaged in this
process need the support of countless citizens – they cannot fight the battle
alone.
If you are
not yet engaged in this process yet – new recruits are needed. Enlist today!
In the end,
like the American Patriots of the late 18th century eventually took
power from the out of control government of their day, the Patriots of the
early 21st century will also win back control from our out of control government,
and the Republicans who abandoned conservative fiscal responsibility. There may be trepidation, and distress among
those who are fighting this battle, but in the end we know we are on the right
side of history, and with Providential help, we will prevail!
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