Monday Monday, LA LA, LA LA LA, Just sux to be me....... Oh that isn't really how the song goes. But today.... today it fits. Let's face it, unless you are working Tuesday thru Saturday, Monday Sux.
Start with a surprize road trip. That means that me and my Sirius get busy. In between the cool songs on Hair Nation I listen to all the talk radio channels. Big mistake. Nothing on but all immigration all the time. You'd think that was the only friggen thing worth talking about.
So, road trip Monday was a bust. If the shows were not bashing immigration, everyone was bashing the political figure of the day. Hillary, Obama, Santorum, Huckabee, and of course the most popular non-candidate is still Fred Thompson. Pathetic.
To say that I am not in love with any pol of any party is an understatement. But, I have to continue to beat the drum on one theme. You must support, communicate with, and work with the guys in power. If you are not supportive, then you are disloyal. If you didn't vote, then go away. If you didn't care to voice your opinion on election day, why should you bother today?
I know disloyal is a strong term. Maybe "loyal opposition" is better. The point is to realise that the Dems are in charge and Bush is still in the big chair. You and I must adjust our political tactics to work with that reality to get the results we want. For example, my biggest pet peeve is personal leadership, principled ethics, and taxes. It will do no good to push ethics reform on my Republican reps. They are the minority. Instead I need to push it to the folks in power and explain how they can use my ideas to get reelected.
In the service it is called the WIIFM principle. So, to review, work with your affiliates and within the structure of those in power. You don't have to give up your identity or get down on your knees. But, you must present it by answering the WIIFM question before you begin to rebuild the world in your image.
Supporting those you disagree with openly gives you another advantage. It puts them on the defensive. You basically concede all the petty partisan bullshit and then ask em bluntly "Now What?". Try it with Hillary Clinton or Obama on Taxes. Go ahead and concede that Bush gave cuts to the rich. Concede that there has been no fundamental reform in decades worth talking about. Let 'em tell you all about how wonderful they will be when elected. Then simply ask for specifics by stating your question in a clear forceful manner: "Now What?"
I disagree...Bush has tried that with his new tone...has tried that w/ "No Child Left Behind" "Medicare Reform" "McCain Feingold" and now "Amnesty"
ReplyDeleteand for those concessions and good will he has received???
scorn and contempt....
I'm all for out politi"k"ing my opponent but somewhere principles and core values have to come into play...the times when Reagan got screwed was when he compromised (tax cuts to be offset by spending cuts comes to mind)
I prefer his going straight to the people and explaining his case based on his conservative principles and then swaying public opinion to force the pols to do what in his opinion was the right thing to do...
if your opponent wants you obliterated and everyday actively works towards that goal...and your goal is simply to get along ...you're headed for an unpleasant end...
the Republicans are out of power cause they played nice and acted like their opponents...
they abandoned their principles to appeal to a wider audience
not sage advice imho...
be grounded in who you are and what you stand for...people will eventually follow if you are consistently consistent on the right things...
remember just by their ideological nature the left never sleeps...
gov't being the best arbiter of your affairs is at their very core belief and they work tirelessly towards that end...any compromise simply advances their agenda and sets back those who think the Founders had it right...most of us want to be left alone...but in order to accomplish that we have to defeat those who battle daily against liberty...
great blog btw...
Thanks for the kind words at the end. But, I must be a lousy communicator if you got the idea that I advocate abandoning my core values, giving in, go along to get along, or anything like that. You know me as well as you can know someone online. Hopefully you saw through the bad writing and got the point I was trying to make.
ReplyDeleteI am advocating a negotiating process where you know your opposition well enough to give em something so long as you get what you need. Think win/win negotiating.
Thanks for stopping by. Twas good to hear from you.