Conservative Ed

Are the Blue Dogs Backing Down from their Values?

The Blue Dog Democrats are a coalition of Fiscally conservative Democrats, that have been a reasonably powerful force despite their small numbers. They have been the reason that despite a clear majority in the house the Democrats have to keep their plans in check so they won’t loose this group ...

CNN Does Obama need to be a better president because he is black?

Here is a question that was posed by CNN. Will people hold Obama to a different standard because he is the first African-American president? Based on what we have seen from the media especially CNN is absolutely. He has clearly been held to a totally different standard than McCain, and ...

Closing Guantanamo Bay is a bad idea.

Word has leaked out that President Elect Obama will likely issue a executive order shortly after his inauguration. Although this decision would not be the end of the world, it is not a good idea. Yes, there have been problems with the detention facility, but it would be far better to address the ...

My thoughts on Obama

As we approach the Obama Presidency I'm going to do somthing that the republican establisment never gave Clinton, and Certainly the Liberal establishment never gave Bush, and that is a fair chance. Many of the pundits are already critisizing silly things like the fact that he started a .gov website ...

Bailout for Wall Street= My Bailing from McCain Support

It is clear from the wall street bailout, that Mcain does not have the sound judgement needed to be President, or even a Senator for that matter. It is clear that he is in the pocket of lobbyists, and that he is no Maverick. The problem is that there are ...

Obama, McCain, and Bush the Socialist Duo

I'm beginning to realize that regulation, governement takeovers, and government programs are the message of both parties. We are moving closer and closer to socialism, a proven failure. It may take a little pain but a free market left to itself will always correct itself. The more we move towards ...

John Edwards to end poverty in US, Well in his eyes.

I was listening to NPR today, yes I'm a conservative who listens to NPR. I can only take so much of Rush and Friends. Anyway back to the issue they had a interview with John Edwards and his quest to end poverty. The thing I found interesting is he kept ...

Gun Control and the Second Amendment

The second amendment has become a key issue in the presidential campaign. When listening to both Obama and Clinton, it is very clear that they don't understand the second amendment. In reality I think very few people truly understand the purpose and core principals in the second amendment. As we look ...

McCain is our Man! It’s not as bad as it seems.

With the removal of Mitt Romney from the race, it looks like John McCain will be the Republican nominee. I too am not thrilled with a few of John's decisions, Particularly in regards to limiting free speech with the McCain Fingold bill. But, in all reality he does look at ...

How did I vote on Super Tuesday?

Well the big day is here. I went to the polls to put in my vote for who I would like to support in the presidential election. As I considered the candidates I would consider for office it came down to three people. Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Ron Paul. ...