Naturally, the day I target as the day that I will be able to start posting on my blog again is a day that opens up with a whole list of things that I have to do before I can do anything else.
This is the oddest election year I’ve ever known, and the surprises are going to continue all the way, literally, to the day we all vote. Between now and the election I think everyone who can should take time to write about the important issues we are facing. We have to clarify what Conservatism means, and why it is important. If we can’t explain why we have become Conservatives and made a commitment to its philosophy, then we will be defeated by those who are more able to communicate a point of view, even if their articulated view may be a disguise for ideas most Americans would reject.
And, of equal importance, we need to clarify what our opponents believe.
I picture a history book written in the future, at the end of this 21st Century. What will it say about our stewardship of America in this the opening decade of that century? In history books, they always capture groups of separate events and connect them under headings that make them seem to have a lot more clarity than they could ever have at the time they happened. Terms such as “The Revolution of 1800” when Jefferson was elected, or “Bleeding Kansas”, or “Manifest Destiny”—they make it sound as though historical events are much tidier than they are, and as though everyone knows what they mean from the beginning and what they will lead to over time.
We must think in broader terms, and write in narrower images, so we can capture some of the essence of the specific, vast future that we are going to put into motion on November 5th of this year.
We need to know what we are doing, and then we need to do it.
Trackposted to Rosemary's Thoughts, third world county, McCain Blogs, Right Truth, DragonLady's World, Pirate's Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, Right Voices, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
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