I am taken aback by your comment about your parents. My folks are getting up in years and my mother just successfully underwent major back surgery. I would work around the clock and gladly welcome them into my home to fulfill whatever expenses they might require. To do or even wish otherwise is unthinkable.

I’m good with public schools as long as they teach facts and not current public opinion. I do not believe public schools should be day care centers. They should have every right to kick kids out if they are disruptive. It is not the job of the public school system to correct bad behavior. That is the job of parents and if they do not correct bad behavior the justice system will take care of those kids…or they will meet with a more rudimentary form of justice at the hands of the Real World.

Conservatives are about personal responsibility. It is OUR job to take care of our families. It is OUR job to educate our children. It is OUR job to manage our money properly and to put food on our tables. It is OUR job to find work whether that is a job, creating a business, or growing a garden and building a home out of whatever is handy. It is not YOUR job to pay MY way. I don’t want the Local, State, or Federal government to see to my needs. That is all on me.

I have to wonder where you are coming from brother…

Historically, conservatives were wrong about women’s suffrage, about child labor, and about the Civil Rights movement. Let’s face it: the liberals were the ones leading all of those important movements. Who among us wouldn’t agree that they were all good things and we’re glad they happened? But at the time, conservatives were among the biggest opponents.

On economics, I’m extremely happy my parents have their Social Security. Without it, they would have undoubtedly spent that money when they were younger and they’d be forced to live with me and my family today. For all its imperfections, I’m glad Social Security is there. Yet, when it was established, we conservatives went crazy against it. I think we have to admit that in the long run, it’s been a positive thing.

Same thing with public schools. Some people—if they had to pay out of their own pockets—would never send their kids to any kind of school. That only hurts our entire country. Universal education creates knowledge, which creates opportunity and wealth. Yet, when universal education was proposed, we conservatives didn’t like the idea. We said it would “cost too much”. Think of what it would cost without it?

And so, as I look at my friends who have been laid off, through no fault of their own, and my business, which hasn’t generated sufficient revenue to cover expenses in months, I’m hopeful that this stimulus will work. It may not, I realize, and I’m skeptical. And as a conservative, I’m also very uneasy to say the least, about adding that much debt to our economy. However, like any business that is in a rut, we need capital to be injected into the economy right now, and the only ones who can get it, at present, are the feds.

So, let’s get behind President Obama—even though I was one of millions who gladly voted for John McCain—and give him a chance to stimulate this economy. He’s already in office; I’d rather see him at least try and fail, then he be handcuffed and not be able to do anything.

Being the loyal opposition, it is my duty to voice my disagreements with B.O. But I do agree with you on the idiocy of some. Any disagreements should be more of an administration process, as opposed to a physical process.

I firmly believe in the 3 statements above.