Posted by
Wild Bill on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2:36:59 AM
(also published at America's Victory '08)
Real Conservative leadership is hard to find
these days, there is a flock of turkeys in our government. This
Thanksgiving there are a few Conservative leaders you can thank for not
abandoning real conservative values. Take for instance Senator Tom
Coburn; he is sticking to his conservative roots. While the majority of
America’s Senators are gobbling up our tax dollars and growing fat off
of the backs of tax payers, Senator Coburn has made it his mission to
stop the feeding frenzy. Tom is no turkey.
In
1994 Coburn ran for the House of Representatives narrowly beating his
opponent in a district that had not elected a Republican since 1921. He
was reelected two more times before leaving the House—after three terms
as he promised—in 2001. During his House days Coburn had many
disagreements with House Speaker Newt Ginrich. It was Coburn’s belief
that House Republicans were moving further to the left and abandoning
the conservative values like the Contract with America that lead
Republicans to a major defeat over the Democrat controlled House in
1994.
Dr. Coburn returned to Oklahoma and continued his work as an
obstetrician (choosing to deliver life instead of destroying it.) He
wrote a book in 2003 titled Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns
Outsiders Into Insiders. In 2004 Oklahoma conservatives drafted Coburn
to run for the Senate. He won easily and has been living up to his
conservative constituents’ expectations.
After the Republicans’ bitter defeat in the 2006 mid-term elections, Senator Coburn had this to say:
“This election does not show that voters have abandoned
their belief in limited government; it shows that the Republican Party
has abandoned them. In fact, these results represent the total failure
of big government Republicanism.
“The Republican Party now has an opportunity to rediscover its
identity as a party for limited government, free enterprise and
individual responsibility. Most Americans still believe in these
ideals, which reflect not merely the spirit of 1994 or the Reagan
Revolution, but the vision of our founders. If Republicans present real
ideas and solutions based on these principles we will do well in the
future.
America’s Victory 2008 depends on a return to real conservative
values and a dedication to removing the flock of big government
Republicans that soil the halls of Washington. We must support
candidates like Senator Tom Coburn in 2008. Turkeys belong on the
Thanksgiving table not the House and Senate.