Month: March 2013

Conservatives Put Differences Aside

  CPAC 2013 was one to remember. Out of the approximately 11,000 attendees, 54% were under the age of 24.   Speakers encouraged and engaged this diversity throughout their speeches. Overall, it was the much needed boost in enthusiasm that Republicans needed after the election. The crowd swooned over the speeches of Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio, just to name a few. The emphasis was on the so often forgotten third word in the conference’s title: action. It was a call to action to all Conservatives to put aside minor differences to work for the greater good....

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That Sinking Feeling

  By Tarzana Joe    ❧❧❧❧ The greatest fear we face each day Is dealing with “not knowing” Which one of us would board a bus Unsure of where it’s going? For fortune’s cord is never straight It coils, twists and bends And so it’s up to poets To identify the trends When I announce the path I see You might think I’ve been drinking But I conclude our next ordeal Is clearly global sinking A bedroom floor’s an open door A fairway filled with clover A sidewalk near the Senate Sees the sinkholes taking over And oh! The implications!...

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The Center-Center Country

  I have agreed with a consensus of conservative Republicans that America, until recent years, has been a center-right country.    I differ with conservatives that now say: 1. The re-election of president Obama didn’t change the fact that we are a center-right country because Mitt Romney was a bad candidate who couldn’t articulate conservative ideals and that is why the GOP lost this presidential election or 2. The re-election of president Barack Obama, in a year that should have given the GOP a big presidential win, proves that America is now a center-left country. It can’t be pinpointed...

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Can a Libertarian Win Republicans?

  Rand Paul’s speech at CPAC drew the attention of thousands.   The ballroom that holds approximately 6,000 people was filled to the brim. Senator Paul, who agrees more with Republicans than his father did, still gave a speech filled with strong libertarian language. So can a Libertarian leaning politician win over Republicans?   The speech was indeed controversial but most I asked seemed to approve. After the filibuster, Rand Paul 2016 rumors fill the air. A student called upon the audience to stand during all of Rand Paul’s speech to honor the his filibuster last week. Without any...

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Setting the Stage for the Youth

  People in the media sit at their desks and claim that the Republican message does not attract the youth. But how do a bunch of old people, locked in their offices, understand how the youth votes? After just a few hours of the CPAC conference, one thing was clear: the youth are involved and do care about the conservative movement. Going to this event I figured that I might be the only person under the age of 40. I figured that the vendors displayed would be mostly retirement communities and funeral homes. However, I, along with the media,...

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