[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If she’s nominated, what’s going to happen to the all-important senior vote in the general election once Democrats start clubbing her over the head with [reining in Social Securinty]?

The mission statement of the US government is:

secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

The Tea Party is about holding the government to that mission.

Many in the Tea Party are receiving Social Security, and know that the "Trust Fund" is untrustworthy and fundless. Social Security is significant to us, but we understand that it comes out of our children's and grandchildren's hides. And that we are in position to be the "stuckees" for the Social Security Madoff Swindle. Whether or not we ever actually wanted to invest in it . . .

Palin can talk to us. We are grownups.

[volunbeer]

I appreciate what you wrote and agree with your comment about our parents generation (and us) having to bite the bullet and accept that we cannot saddle our children/grandchildren with our debts.

We can argue about what happened and how we were ripped off. Many on this website say openly that they are “entitled” because the government took their money as taxation despite the fact that the politicians they elected spent the money.

In an ideal world, the majority would admit and acknowledge that the world has changed but I don’t see it. Half our country is firmly on the government teat. The other half expects (rightly but impossibly so) the return on the confiscation of their wealth earned over a lifetime in the form of social security/medicare. It’s impossible.

The system will collapse and our nation is going to change. The half that collects money from the rest of us through the government will be angry. The half that paid will be angry. Everyone is going to be angry except the anarchist.

Sorry I sound so pessimistic. God Bless you for saying the truth and your willingness to do what is right. However, as we sit and discuss this our nations leaders are adding more and more crap that costs billions of dollars to a bill to extend tax cuts. They don’t get it. Too many “conservatives” don’t get it. We know the left does not get it and frankly many of them want to collapse the system.

One wonders what good it does if you, me, and even 25% of our nation does the right thing. The system still collapses. My advice is to prepare as you see fit for whatever you think will happen.