Posted by
Mike Silverman on Monday, October 13, 2008 9:09:28 AM
No one likes the "what if"... game, when it comes to politics, especially when it's "what if my candidate loses?" If the McCain/Palin ticket loses, McCain goes back to the senate, Sarah Palin goes back to bringing her full attention to the governorship of Alaska. Obama will be sworn into office, and the possibility exists that he will have a democrat majority in the House and Senate. Taxes will go up, a liberal judge will likely be added to the Supreme Court, leaders of terrorist nations will dust off thier diplomatic guest seats and propaganda machines for a visit from President Obama, health care will be pronounced a "right" rather than a privilege and some form of universal health care will pass congress requiring a huge tax increase to fund it, Iran will prepare to reignite the insurgency in Iraq as US troops are pulled out prematurely and Iran will test fire it's first ICBM, the tax cuts Bush signed into law will be permitted to expire causing a lowering of available investment capital and an increase in the loss of jobs, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Pelosi, Reid, et al..., will continue to keep thier positions on committees and in leadership roles continuing to sour the country on the role of congress as they continue thier destructive policies, and so much more..., but we will ultimately survive it. And, it will be incumbent upon us.., the people , to make sure that their debilitating policies are kept visible, that the country knows on a daily basis the damage they are doing, and that the spin doctors don't get away with putting a positive spin on it. We will also need to resurrect Conservatism in the Republican Party. The weak-kneed drift into the middle-left out of fear of media attacks for being Conservative and from a world view that looks at being Conservative as a weakness that excludes other ideologies from Republican politics has got to be refocused on solid Conservative planks. We've got to revitalize the understanding that the Party must stand for clear principles not the muddy "everyone is right" belly flop that tries to draw in the biggest range of people at the expense of a directive based on restoring the founding principles of our country. This includes supporting fresh new Conservative candidates at the grass roots level. We will need to lift up the people who share our values and point them in the direction of this country's leadership. I believe McCain/Palin will win this election if every registered Republican gets to the polls on election day. But we also need to be prepared for action on the possibility we do not win.
- Mike Silverman