The Tea Party Conservative Blog

Welcome to my new blog!  I am the Tea Party Conservative.

I believe in the strength and goodness of the American people, the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and fidelity to the United States Constitution. 

With these core beliefs firmly in place, I offer my Ten Principles of Patriotism, which will form the bedrock for future postings of this blog:

1. Respect for human life from conception to natural death.  Life is the first and foremost of the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.  Life is a gift from God.  We celebrate and protect the gift.
2. Care for the less fortunate.  We are our brother’s keeper.  Government, however, is not our collective keeper.  We will care for one another without the forced hand of bureaucracy.  But we remember what St. Paul admonished about members of the early Christian community who sought to take advantage of the good will of hard workers:  “If anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.”
3. Respect for the wisdom of our Founding Fathers.  These patriots knew bad government when they saw it.  They knew of the excesses that too much central government interference could bring.  We review their writings every now and again if ever we think that government has all the answers.
4. Sovereignty of the States.  The Constitution requires that the federal government be limited, in favor of control by the states and the people.  We ask our legislators and courts to adhere to the intent of this amendment.
5. Use of our right to vote.  Many recent elections have shown the value of each and every vote.  This is our country.  We act like owners and cast our ballots.
6. Care for our environment.  While being good stewards of our land and resources, we remember that our resources are available to us to be used responsibly by, and for the benefit of, our people.  We cannot put our country, and its citizens’ jobs, at a disadvantage merely to foster some warped sense of environmental primacy.
7. Respect for ethnic and cultural diversity.  Racism is not only immoral, it’s stupid.  We know that the best ideas are those that withstand scrutiny from many different viewpoints.
8. Gratitude for our military.  As we realize all too well, there are those in the world who would seek to destroy us.  We are fortunate to have the many brave men and women who keep us safe and free,  We thank them for their service to this country and honor their sacrifice.
9. Protection of our rights.  We recognize the importance of all of the Bill of Rights, but especially the First and Second Amendments.  We pledge to use these rights responsibly.
10. Continued high expectations.  We expect a lot from our country and our people.  And why shouldn’t we?  We continue to be a noble experiment in the history of the earth.  As Lincoln said at Gettysburg nearly 150 years ago:  “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”

     The United States of America is the greatest country on earth.  I thank my father for serving this country in the Air Force and instilling in me a love for my country and the great State of Texas.  I thank my mother for showing me the promise that this nation offers to all of us, if we are willing to work for it.  I thank my wife for showing me that one person can make a positive difference in many lives.

Let me know what you think.  I’ll have the comment section open soon.  Be respectful, use language that can be repeated in polite company and get to the point.