Posted by
Katherine Harms on Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:47:30 PM
Fred Thompson started a blog on May 15, and he has said nothing since. Today I commented on his blog and asked him to speak up more often. The conservative agenda needs a voice, and he led me to expect that he would be that voice. He is silent, and I am discouraged. Therefore, I speak.
Conservatives are seriously in need of a voice and a leader in today’s election. The Republican candidate for president, which should be the conservative leader, is a better liberal than either prospective Democrat candidate. I know this to be true, because my best liberal friend has said that she loves McCain. It isn’t just my opinion that he is committed to a liberal agenda; liberals see the same thing. I know that I will vote for McCain because he is the Republican candidate. I could not possibly vote for either of the Democrats still in the running. McCain is my only choice I will vote for him with serious reservations. My politically liberal friend will vote for him enthusiastically.
What are the principles I seek in a conservative candidate? I look for a commitment to the US Constitution, and very particularly, I look for a commitment to the principle that the federal government is entitled only to powers listed in the Constitution; it is not entitled to claim and exercise other powers for any reason. I look for commitment to low taxes, because that is the natural expression of a commitment to limited powers. Finally, I look for a commitment to free enterprise. The economic engine of our prosperity is free people risking their own fortunes on the possibility that they can provide products and services other people want.
I also look for a well-educated candidate, and I consider an education in the scientific method to be critical. The scientific method is a discipline scientists use as they look for the answers to questions in the physical and biological realms. It is the method that must be applied to studies, models, and hypotheses used to describe the climate of the earth. A candidate who understands the scientific method will not accept hysteria and political agendas as science.
I test this concept by looking at a candidate’s statements about climate change. Al Gore and an assortment of green environmentalists are pushing a political agenda based on some weather facts over a period of about 100 years of weather records. They allege that they can assert the following:
· The earth’s climate is warming, and the rate of warming is increasing
· The warming can be precisely attributed to human activity which increases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere
· Humans can slow or perhaps reverse the warming by reducing the levels of CO2 they put in the atmosphere
· CO2 levels can be managed effectively by buying and selling carbon credits.
None of the above listed statements can be demonstrated to be true using the scientific method of analyzing facts and test hypotheses.
I have yet to see a conservative candidate in this year's presidential election. What shall I do?
So this is my first dive into political blogging. I welcome any comments, disagreements, complaint, and even compliments if you feel so inclined.