Still Proud to be Conservative

I'm a knock-off of John McCain, or at least I was. As an adademic and someone who loves intellectual discussions and productive debates, I've always tried to be very careful when approaching political issues. I want to assure the other person that I'm objective and neutral and open-minded. That I respect their ideas and opinions on these issues. I have always thought that's the best way to approach the situation. But the more this election year moves on, the more I move away from that kind of thinking. For one thing, I've learned that the average human being is little more than a hungry wolf who can and will walk all over and abuse anyone showing signs of weakness or submission. I've learned that for all I give, for all the times I keep my mouth shut in the name of preserving the peace, for all I try to put myself in the shoes of liberals to understand them better, there is only one result...they get more and more arrogant and mocking and disrespectful toward me and my viewpoints. They don't realise that I'm choosing to be soft and take it easy on them. They develop the false idea I don't really have a stance or that I don't really know what I'm talking about. Quite the illusion. I predict about 75% of the time I'm in a political discussion with people, I know more than they do. Yet, since the average person knows nothing of humility or wisdom, they naturally seize the offensive and try to tell me where I'm wrong while I, the one who actually knows more, take the low road and let them speak. Well lately I'm just pissed off and irritable enough to officially put an end to all this. I've tried to be patient and respectful to liberals and that time is over. They're going to the polls, knowing next to nothing about how economics works or what their candidate stands for, and they're gonna cast votes for a candidate who will play the same old Robin-Hood tax policies as all other democrats do...taking away money from hard working people, productive businesses and those not afraid to take risks and giving it to people who don't work and don't take risks and don't help the economy. I will hurt from this, as will everyone else. It's funny, I thought Obama claimed to be all about change? High taxes, especially on oil companies, appealing to poor people by giving them the warm fuzzies while he's actually got nothing of substance, accusing businesses of being big meanies, outrageous promises like how we'll be energy independent in 10 years (what??????!!!!!), raising my taxes even though I should be in about the lowest bracket in the country, fighting for the atrocity of abortion while calling it the "ethical" thing to do? Where the *$%& is the change? Doesn't anyone notice this? There's nothing new here! And why McCain doesn't jump on this is beyond my capacity. Another thing that makes me unashamedly proud to be conservative is, once again, the supporters of the liberals bring shame to themselves and the entire party. Madonna, as she's launching a new tour, says Palin isn't welcome to attend. In what universe is that acceptable? If a Republican entertainer (like they exist) said that about Obama, the news media would be all over it! PLUS, the entertainer would forever be billed as a racist. But as long as it's directed against Palin, it's OK. We've learned a valuable truth lately...there is no such thing as feminism. We've all been duped into thinking feminists are trying to empower women but these very people HATE Sarah Palin like nothing I've ever seen. It never was about feminism, it was about liberalism. Now I admit, this is not Obama's fault, but the fact is the Democrat party, much more prevalently than the other side, is constantly characterised by double standards, childish behaviour, and hypocracy. I'll take on anyone any day that disagrees with that. I compare myself to McCain because we're both too nice, too eager to see the other side's view point, too eager to give and give and give, too eager to get trampled over by wolves. I'm glad I've realised this. I hope McCain realises it too, like now, in time to save his campaign. And anyone who votes for Obama better be ready for a well-thought-out answer as to why you voted to raise my taxes and increase the government's authority over my liberties in the name of "social programs" that have failed miserably, from FDR's New Deal to Johnson's Great Society. Failure after failure after failure, just like communism. And yet more than half the nation is ready to walk right back into it again.