Do they call themselves conservatives, just to get our vote.

What is a conservative today.                       1/12/2008           http://www.integrityrealty.net/

 Today, while watching Fox news once again than I was disappointed in a so-called conservative. 

When George Bush ran for office.  I believed in him.  I thought he was a conservative.  But my definition of conservative is someone who conserves the Constitution of the United States.  I never believed that President Bush would have eroded our right to privacy in the way that he has.

 

Back to Fox news I heard Jack Welch and multimillionaire businessman, and I thought conservative say why you complain about wiretaps?  If you're not done anything wrong, what does it matter.  As I said in previous blogs those are some of the scariest words I can hear.  The problem with that is what if the government decides free speech is wrong.  Then does it matter?  What if the government decides the Second Amendment will no longer be enforced then will it matter?  In the next segment on Fox.  Thre was a pie faced kid, who apparently has more money than this old man arguing with another pundit about legalizing marijuana.  The thing that struck me in this argument was a specific exchange.  The gentleman on the side of legalizing marijuana, said he believed in personal freedom.  He further stated that a legal adult should have the personal freedom to smoke marijuana in his own home in if they liked.  The other wealthy conservative, said sometimes, the government needs to decide how much freedom in person can have (in so many words).  When a conservative makes the previous statement, and someone like Jack Welch makes a statement that he did I have to doubt whether or not.  I still believe conservatism.

 

Conservatives also used to mean moral values.  If that's the case how did the Republican Congress and President allow God to be so maligned in schools and government buildings, etc. I really fear that being a conservative no longer means confining the government's power and moral values.  It seems, a conservative now means let the rich get richer.  Jack Welch also made a comment about how many jobs are created by corporations.  However, during the same period of time, the host ask another guest if his company was getting ready to go public.  They referred to going public is an exit strategy.  An exit strategy for the investors.  This means to me that corporate investors invest in building a company then go public and take a lot of cash out of the company.  Leaving the average investor holding stock in a company where corporate wages are obscene.  Especially that of the CEOs.  So who ends up holding the bag, and the average investor. And I know we all believe that working for large corporations and making these investors and CEOs rich is a sweet deal for all the people they hire with no concern for loyalty healthcare etc..  When was the last time you heard of a secure 20 year retirement and a gold watch.

 

So now I don't know who to believe in.  I know it's not Obama who in my opinion is an inroad for radical  Islamist.  And if what I've seen on the Internet is true.  His father, and possibly stepfather could be involved in radical Islam.  Hillary Clinton in my opinion, as part of the same Ivy League educated elitist group that Bush belongs to.  So far, John McCain or Mike Huckabee.  The only presidential candidates, I could consider.  John McCain for his principles and Mike Huckabee, for his stand on taxes and with any luck.  True Christian morals.