GOP Strength Comes From the People

Is the GOP serious about supporting their conservative platform? In the past they have been slow to hold their nominees and officials accountable and have ignored actions deemed outside the traditional values of the party. Rather we seemed comfortable in accepting that from time to time it was ok to compromise our values. We trusted that these representatives would stay on track even though from time to time they ventured off course.

But those days are over. The party is getting back to the time-tested principles proven to build prosperity and create jobs. This transformation restores the party to its true strength – the people. The party is now putting their trust and faith back in the guiding documents and full adherence is required by our leaders. Politicians addicted to power, spending, and “playing the game” are being fired.

I remember during the Clinton years, many of my Republican friends commented that Clinton was the best thing to happen to the party; he energized the base and helped us focus on issues. The problem was our leaders didn’t catch the wave and we allowed them to stray. Our complacency continued during the Bush years and spending was a weakness.

Luckily it has only taken a short Obama era to wake us up fully. And just in time: I’m not sure the country could afford for the people to sleep any longer. Conservatives are engaged again and America is on the path to restore her strength.

It is the people that made America; average men and women doing extraordinary things; and risking even their lives to build a new country. Each citizen was fully engaged in the messy and often inconvenient process of making laws and debating policies. But they recognized that freedom is worth some inconvenience.

During the recent GOP state convention a comment was made that Bennett had been in office too long. I asked this new and angry delegate where he had been during those years. Obviously he had not been engaged. I appreciate the added energy and hope the new interest will help erase the complacency and apathy once and for all. The gap of accountability has been wide for too long. I along with many of my fellow conservatives will work every day to close it and throw away the key.