Our country is yearning for conservative leadership

America needs a young, passionate, courageous candidate who can articulate conservatism. Please see my previous post titled “Conservatism at its core” for my definition of conservatism. He or she needs to be able to clearly explain how conservatism is best for ALL Americans. They should show them how conservative principles will help improve their lives. They should be bold and challenge the establishment with unyielding ideals and principles. The country would rally around them, and they would be swept into the Presidency in 2012.

Let’s face it, the blueprint for winning landslide elections has been established by none other than Ronald Reagan in the 1980’s. I believe the country in 2012, unfortunately, will be in a similar state like it was after the late 1970’s at the end of the Carter years. Jimmy Carter was one of the worst presidents America has ever had. There was stagflation, long gas lines, high interest rates, price and wage controls, and high unemployment. In general, the country was in an economic malaise.

As more and more people realize who Barack Obama really is and what he’s trying to do they will begin to clamor louder and louder for the country to go in a different direction. Only then, will conservatives (hopefully Republicans and Democrats alike will come along, too) have a chance to make real change and shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy simultaneously diminishing the power of the government. It takes a person who is driven, humble, and courageous to shrink the size the golden goose known as the federal government of which they are in charge.

I don’t know if there is a modern-day Ronald Reagan out there, but let’s hope so.