Conservatism Is “Show Me”, Not “Trust Me”
Each day we must stand up for our conservative and Constitutional principles at the local, state, and federal level. The conservative battle over ideas must continue because conservatism is based on a shared set of principles, not a shared set of personalities. The least conservative idea for a candidate to say is “trust me”. This falls outside the scope of conservatism.
Ronald Reagan was correct in stating, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
The preference for principle over personality also explains the gap between conservative celebrities and liberal celebrities. Conservatives become celebrities based upon their policy analysis, while liberals analyze policy from the platform of their celebrity. It explains Nancy Pelosi's exasperating remark "But we have to pass the healthcare bill so that you can find out what is in it", and it explains the broader liberal desire to pass legislation without close scrutiny.
Every campaign has four resources: money, time, people, and ideas. Our money is tight, supporters are growing, and time is short. Our greatest resource is our ideas. I have plenty to share.
I, like many of you, prefer “show me” to “trust me.” Consequently, voters can know clearly where I stand on twenty-two major issues.
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Added by Dave Edwards
