College Conservatives, Stay Strong!

A word of advice for you college conservatives out there; take every word your political science professors say with a grain of salt. Being a political science and international relations major I have taken my fair share of classes with liberal professors professing their ideas. It is not easy for conservatives like us to constantly be berated in class by PhD's who claim that every cornerstone and pillar to the conservative ideology is baseless and stupid. The result of this berating has us constantly questioning and defending our opinions, which should not happen when we are in class to become more educated citizens and in turn make more informed decisions. How can we make educated decisions when our entire college years have been dominated by liberal professors professing only one side of the argument? The result, whether intentional or not, is that instead of producing informed citizens who can make their own decisions, they manufacture people with the same opinions as their teachers. As liberals I thought that they were suppose to be open to differing ideas, understanding and tolerant of others? I guess not when it comes to the bullying of college kids by educated, and proven political scientists. These professors don't care that they are there to present the facts and let us, the students, make our own decisions regarding the correct course of action or stance on an issue. They are arrogant people who think their opinion is the right one and that all others are meritless and foolish. I am perfectly fine with having a left-leaning professor who states his/her opinions but only when their statement is accompanied by "but that's just my opinion" or some other variation. It can not be expected to learn from professors that do not have opinions or beliefs, after all they have been studying politics for most of their lives. All that we ask is that they keep their opinion in check and realize that there is more than one point-of-view. So to you college conservatives, no matter how few you are, be strong and do not secumb to the tongue-lashing of your professors. After all, if you do make it out of college and still believe in your conservative ideas your that much stronger. Your beliefs will be severely tested but remember their opinions are not the only reasonable and acceptable opinions out there, no matter how much they make you think otherwise.

2008 Election: A Few Rays of Hope In Clouds of Darkness

To all of the Republicans and conservatives out there that were and still are dissapointed by the 2008 election, here are some great reasons to look forward to 2010 and 2012:

1. With an unpopular war, unpopular president, an economic downturn, and the failure of a major Republican candidate to capture the inspiration of 'red' America, John McCain still got 46% of the popular vote!

2. In the December 2nd Senate runoff election in Georgia between Saxby Chambliss (R) and Jim Martin (D), Chambliss won handily 57%-43%.

3. History shows that after controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, the party in power usually loses seats in the next midterm elections.

4. It looks like young Republican Governor Bobby Jindal (a rising star) from Louisiana may have the left the door open for his possible 2012 run for the presidency. The same goes for previous Republican primary candidate Mike Huckabee, who in November came out with his new book "Do the Right Thing", which many feel may have laid out his platform for another run in 2012.

5. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) is at least putting some kind of taint on Illinois politics and it may (whether rightly so or not) put a little doubt in at least some people's mind about the Democratic Party and its legitimacy and corruption.

6. The American People are getting tired of bailing out every industry that needs help. This is starting to look like it may hurt the popularity of the Democratic Party.

Let's see what happens in the up coming months with Obama's administration. I would love to see him do well and America prosper, but I'd still like to see a Republican in office come January 2013.


quick note: I am currently reading Huckabee's new book and am very impressed with his ideas, sense of humor, and outlook on life. A must read for any family values voter, social conservative, or anyone who closely followed the primaries.

God Bless America