Brushfire of Freedom
The Conservative Cowboy
Note - Originally published on August 13 at Brushfire Sparks.
Editor’s Note: Our favorite Conservative Cowboy has been blessed with a bouncing baby Bronco and he’s taking some time to school the little buckaroo in the ways of Conservatism. He should be back in the saddle in time to prevent me from abusing too many more cowboy cliches.
As the healthcare debate moves out of Washington and into our home states we have seen the anger at the American people. The Senators and Representatives are all back in their respective states and setting up all of these “town hall” discussions. This is an attempt to sway the people’s disdain for this healthcare reform that, thank goodness, has not been voted on yet. The meetings are a perfect opportunity for the people who disagree to stand up and voice their opinion. These outbursts of opposition are something that liberals are not used to from the right.
If we look a little deeper we can see why us conservatives do not know how to protest. In order to be a true conservative a certain mentality is needed. We are the people that just deal with the cards that are dealt to us and work our asses off to make the best life possible for ourselves and our families. We were the people sitting in class during protests in college, for the simple fact that the sooner we got the degree the sooner we could put that degree to use. Our liberal counterparts were the ones participating in organized protests. So as a conservative the fact that we are protesting should tell anyone and everyone how off-the-wall this health care reform really is, and how the public really feels about our current elected officials.
No longer will the conservatives of this country just deal with what is thrown at us. We need to organize and get the message to our elected officials that we will not stand by and let a government continue to take power from the individual. We need to stand up and realize that if this government plan for healthcare is so great then why don’t the politicians themselves choose the government option? The House, Senate and Executive branch are cramming legislation down our throats at speeds that may set a world record. Legislation that is strengthening and lengthening the arm of the government’s penetration into our everyday lives. Yes 47 million Americans live without health insurance but how many of those people are in this country and legally? Liberals have a tendency to throw statistics around without justifying their numbers. A statistic is only as good as the data that the statistic comes from, and the variables used to calculate.
Hey Obama, the people are starting to see your façade break, and seeing you for what you really are and that is a socialist extremist. We conservatives must find our voice and find it quickly because mid-term elections are right around the corner. We need to be more involved at a local level, send your congressmen emails, go to their “town hall” meetings. Institute social programs for the needy and unemployed and conservatives will just deal with it and move on but try to take away our freedoms and change our way of life and we will stand up and fight. Barack, Nancy, and Harry you have pushed conservatives to the breaking point, and now you have to deal with the consequences.
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