On Being Liberal or Conservative

All of the wonderful words of support and wisdom keep coming in from my dear friends in blog world, and are so deeply appreciated by Colleen and me.

Mona Charen wrote a devastatingly accurate book entitled Liberal Do-Gooders. Michael Savage wrote a book entitled Liberalism is a Mental Disorder. Yes, it may be a mental disorder, but it is not a benign disorder, because it involves power and control over other human beings. Every time we give up control to a liberal do-gooder, we lose some of our liberty.

Conservatives come across as grouches, because we just want to be left alone to pursue our interests. Liberals pride themselves on being open to new ideas. Conservatives appear closed to new ideas, but it is because they do not want someone to steal what they work so hard to achieve. The older people get, the more they want to keep what they have worked for. However, many of us, because we like people, make the mistake of voting for ideas that sound good, but end up causing all of us to give up power and control to liberal do-gooders. Power and control ends up being what liberalism is all about. It is not benign. It is a deadly cancer that is quietly spreading throughout our country.

How can it be stopped? Younger people want to try new and different things. Only experience can teach them the consequences of making decisions that allow liberal do-gooders to take more control of their lives. Luckily, many of our younger people are the cream of the crop in our country. I am thinking of those who are serving in our military.

Our sixteen-year-old said to Colleen yesterday: "See, Mom, I told you God was going to come through for us. You just have to have more faith!"