A little fiscal Conservativity could be Overwhelming.

Morality in Politics? -

Not quite 'Ethics 101' but, an Open Letter –:

The conservative movement, as of this time (mid Oct 2011) is in search of leadership which has been lacking these past few years. The former President Bush did well until he began the movement to bail out the corporation known as AIG. They made a fortune's fortune by buying, selling, and trading very risky real-estate portfolios, and should have lived and died by the swords of their own making. Such is the way of capitalism. Too big to fail?? I think, and thought, not.

President Obama followed in President Bushes footsteps,.. bailing out two automotive giants, who,..by the way,..eventually went through bankruptcy proceedings. Both candidates for President pretty-well promised to bail them out, appeasing 'Main Street.' President Bush had bailed out a 'Wall Street' bank and, it seemed, the people of 'Main Street' deserved to be bailed out as well. Two wrongs have never made a right,.. or a 'correct.' My personal vote was given to Mr. Barr in that election, as I believed the mainstream candidates unfit (too liberal) for office.

“Too liberal??,” you may ask of me.

I am an Independent Conservative, my 'conservativity' comes mainly in the government's fiscal areas. I believe that what adult men and women do is their own business as long as it does no (direct and/or intentional) harm to others. I believe personal livelihoods (and beliefs) should be kept out of the Federal elections, as they are much better handled by state and local governing bodies. In this 'Fiscal Conservativity' both McCain and Obama failed miserably long before the elections were ever held.

Based on their mainstream records, McCain should have handily won the elections in 2008 but, he kept to his party's ideological standards, and that hurt him badly with Independents and Moderates alike. The Republican Party has troubles with a large majority of people because that party seems to wish to impose their ideology upon everyone.

That just will not work,.. not at all.

If the Republican Party wishes to thrive in any election, they must begin to emphasize their 'fiscal conservativity', and leave their moral principles at home-- within their Party and within their families. Leave those ideologies out of the Government's purview. The separation of Church and State thought upon by Our Founding Fathers was, I believe, meant to accomplish just this very philosophy. Government has NO authority to rule over one's personal moralities as long as those moralities do not (intentionally) injure another in some meaningful way.

Again, I am an independent Conservative, and my views are not held by the Republican Caucus but, I would ask that the Conservative movement re-think it's election strategies. Conservatives should run on their fiscal policies, strong defenses, and a good dose of 'Conservative Patriotics.' Republican's insistence of an anti-abortion litmus, (predominantly) Judeo-Christian values, and (utter) disregard for others viewpoints on many moral matters has hamstrung their efforts (in so many ways) to recruit and promote highly legitimate conservative candidates for offices – local, state, and federal alike.

This is but one man's opinion, as far as I know.

Mine.

Thanks for your patience,

Rudolph VanVaulkenburgh.

19 October 2011