Two years from now, no one will be talking about it.
From what I gather, it was an attempt to assert “conservatism”, ie, individual liberty with maximal freedom from gov’t involvement,
without addressing the necessity of individual virtue.
You can’t be a free AND amoral people. Choose one.
The Mt. Vernon Statement;
"A vague, nebulous manifesto" or "Why Republicans Lose Elections Because of the Their Failure to Communicate"
I agree with everything in it. I'd sign it, but it is so much flowery principle and so little practical that it can mean anything to anybody and so means nothing.
Agreed.
“Government sucks.”
My version is more accurate and doesn’t waste trees.
The fist whiff of resistance was over the 2007 McCain/Bush/Kennedy Shamnesty Bill giving citizenship to millions of illegals. The people spoke. No, they roared. They people were also surprised at how effective they were. We had power to prevent awful legislation. Most politicians viewed it as a single event and not the beginning of nationwide resistance to a government seemingly adrift, unanchored by Constitutional principles, limitations.
The second element of resistance was the palpable disgust at the nomination of John McCain. We had put up with eight years of so-called compassionate conservatism and aside from McCain’s support of strong national defense, many Americans could not get excited over the prospect of a Bush Part II presidency.
In the third element, we directed our sights at Cap & Tax. It passed the House but it was a Pyrrhic victory. Rat Senators saw blood running out the noses and ears of House members and never brought it up for a vote. I think this was the moment conservative leaning legislators sat up and noticed that despite Hussein’s Most Glorious Coronation, the nation was not going quietly down the Marxist Highway.
The fourth was the rapid and continuing rise of the Tea Party Resistance Movement. Grassroots uprisings have frightened tyrants for millennia.
The fifth confirmed what we Freepers saw coming. The elections of McDonnell and Christie. As a rat duchy of the Greater Marxist Kingdom, the NJ election was a political two by four across the foreheads of Pelosi/Reid/Hussein.
Sixth was the election of Scott Brown. Oh, and Hussein himself campaigned for his opponent as he did for incumbent rats in VA and NJ.
Seventhth is the National Socialized Healthcare Express. The new junior Senator from Massachusetts slashed its tires. Hehe.
Eighth. Conservative candidates around the country are jostling, elbowing each other to get on the ballot this November. Marco Rubio in FL, an unknown six months ago is going to kick the snot out of Governor “Suntan” Crist. Established rat politicians view the approach of a perfect electoral storm and seek deep shelter in the form of “spending more time with family,” or “I never did like Washington DC,” etc.
Ninth. Now we have a few dozen non-office holding conservatives take the time to re-express the timeless values of our founding and Constitution. I think of it as similar to senior citizen couples taking their wedding vows after 50 years of marriage. Perhaps neither are necessary, but reaffirmation of what we believe can only help our resistance movement. Oh, and it add to the pressure on the good guys to keep the momentum going and for the rats to think about retirement.
The Mount Vernon Statement is but the latest element of a grassroots uprising against the soft tyranny our country has become, and as such we should embrace it.