“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” – Thomas Jefferson
I believe that every voter should have a voice. This is my voice.
It is the duty and inviolable right of every American to make the principles upon which they stand known and to elect to public office men and women who stand, unwavering, by those same principles. Anything less falls short of a true democracy and endangers our very liberty.
I am a 22 year-old college senior, a nursing major, and a Catholic conservative. The purpose of this blog is to have a place to share my own personal perspective on American politics. Since graduating from high school I’ve become far more engaged in our political process, keeping up with the political scene as well as I can in an attempt to become an ever better-informed voter. In that time I’ve come to be disillusioned with the state of our political system. I see a political landscape deteriorated to the point that true discourse is almost impossible. Politics in this nation has become a facade of 30 second soundbites as politicians pour millions into crafting an image for themselves resulting in a thin veneer that the mainstream media freely advertises.
However, I am no pessimist. While candidates with real character and depth are now far and few between, the American people can wake up, plug their ear’s to the Siren’s song of career politics and independently investigate the issues in order to demand politicians who will not waver on principle. It was Thomas Jefferson who stated. “every generation needs a new revolution.” We are long overdue for ours.
God speed with your new Blog. We need productive discussions like this.
BTW I am also a pro-life, anti-War, anti-torture Catholic. I also really cherish the our Constitutional Bill of Rights.
Great new blog. I was reading some of your comments on Shea’s blog yesterday, and was pleased that he “sponsored” you today–I’ll be adding you to my “comrades” list.
Vickie and Patrick, thank you both for support! By the way, I checked out patrickvandapool.com and the site won me over immediately; I’m looking forward to reading it in the future.
Cogent reasoning on display alloyed with a generous dollop of charity. A rare combination.
Popped over from Mark Shea’s site, and glad I did. Twenty two, huh?
If I were your folks, I’d be damned proud.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I’m always pleased to receive positive feedback.
We’re very proud
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As a conservative Roman Catholic, I would do further research on Rick Santorum and his policies before I make any judgements. I personally believe that he’s a strong man of faith and thus far, have been impressed with his stand on many issues. I have never heard anything to the contrary as you state.
“All” politicans will change/or change their minds on some issues. I for one, used to be a Protestant/Democrat and have come to see the light about eight years ago, so has Newt Gingrich. People’s ideology and views change and, hopefully for the better!