Posted by
Mike Silverman on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:21:34 AM
As a person raised with Conservative core values and principles I have always loved our country, the people of our country, the greatness of our country's foundation and principles, and the great story and vision of our country's founding fathers. But..., as a Conservative, I have been sadly disappointed in the modern incarnation of my Party, the Republican Party. A party that in recent times has been focused on compromise with political enemies, following the path of least resistance to flash polls and flavor-of-the-moment moods of public sentiment, and most disappointing , making nice to the elite left wing media who will always hate us regardless. When I hear Republican leaders say that we need to "reach across the aisle" to find common ground with Democrats... Democrats who would never think of doing the same..., or I hear Republican Icons saying that the era of Reagan is over and we need to rethink Conservatism as it applies to today's problems, as if the same Conservative values and approach to governance that Ronald Reagan applied to keeping our country safe and strong are not good enough for today's world, I have to wonder where the soul of the Party went. Where the spirit of Abraham Lincoln dwells anymore in this Party. Last night, Republican nominee for Vice President, Sarah Palin spoke to the Republican Party, and more importantly to the country. And something startling happened. I felt something well-up inside me as I heard this strong, beautiful, confident, proud woman speak of the intrinsic value of life, country, and individual achievement. As I saw and heard this American woman , this proud United States citizen talk in honest clear heartfelt words about her family, our families, and the sacrifices we make daily to make daily to make this country the greatest place to live anywhere in the world.. I felt..., proud. I felt proud to be a member of the same political Party that she is a member of. I once again felt proud to be a Republican. Sarah Palin has restored the vision of the core values of Conservatism as the core values of Republicanism. And I want to make one more point here. Up to the time of Sarah's speech at the Convention, we have been defending her against the attacks of the vicious liberal left who , as always, seek to destroy people rather than debate issues. Sarah Palin proved last night what we know about her as Conservatives, that she is able to defend herself very well. But not only did she defend herself by her display of strong confident poise, grace and speech, but she also went on the offensive. She picked up the ball and started down the field toward the enemy goal line. She has put the enemy on defense. We no longer need to "defend" Sarah against our mutual political enemies, but we need to stand beside her and take the offense with her. She displayed genuine leadership by turning the tables on her opponents. We need to follow her que and follow with her on that positive whole-hearted forward momentum to the goal. And I believe we will do exactly that.
- Mike Silverman, Milford MA