Is Mitt Romney A Conservative?

  I rated Mitt Romney on the Conscious Conservative Scale (see earlier posts).  It appears that Mitt Romney scores:

35 points -- Moderate

Mitt appears to favor a free labor force and ending the Estate Tax.  However, he just wants to tinker with the Income Tax and the Federal Reserve.  Romney said in New Hampshire that eminent domain is fine for "public purposes."  As a business person, he appears to be in favor of a Free Market and of little interference in the relationship between business and labor.  However, Mitt Romney favors the Patriot Act and supports all sorts of  government meddling in housing and personal issues.  He's more conservative than Obama, but less than Gingrich and he really can't be called A Conscious Conservative.

Newt Gingrich Conservative?

  I rated Newt Gingrich on the Conscious Conservative Scale.  It appears that Newt Gingrich scores:

50 points -- Moderate

Newt appears to favor a free labor force and ending the Estate Tax.  It also appears that he is skeptical of eminent domain.  However, he just wants to tinker with the Income Tax, Federal Reserve and Department of Education.  Gingrich says he likes Free Markets, except for the energy and food supplies, which probably affect more people than any other markets.  He favors the Patriot Act and supports all sorts of social meddling by government.  He's more conservative than Obama, but he can't really be called A Conscious Conservative.

   

Is Senator-elect Ron Johnson a Conscious Conservative?

 I have been examining if the new "Tea Party" supported candidates will make a Conscience Conservative difference once they enter office.  I looked first at Nikki Haley, Governor-elect of South Carolina, and determined that she appears as much a Unconscious Conservative or Liberal as she does a Conscious Conservative.

I now look at Wisconsin's Senator-elect, Ron Johnson to see how he stacks up as a Conscious Conservative.

Stance:

Reducing Taxes/Cutting Spending                                       Conscious Conservative

Repeal Government Health Care                                        Conscious Conservative

Increase Domestic Energy Production                                Unconscious Conservative

Reduce Federal Education Mandates                                 Unconscious Conservative

Supporting Free Trade in Agriculture                                  Conscious Conservative

Ron Johnson appears to be a Conscious Conservative with some unconscious conservative leanings.  If he can make alliances in the Senate, he may make a Conscious Conservative difference.

Vote Like a Conscious Conservative

The 2010 election is less than a month away.  This is the perfect time to exercise your Conscious Conservative brain power and vote for candidates that will promote true conservatism in public office.  Be careful, there are many Unconscious Conservatives out there.  They will try to fool you with labels like Republican, family values candidate, Tea Party, Patriot.  A label is not an ideology.  I propose that we vote for only Conscious Conservatives and offer this quick guide to help.

1.  A Conscious Conservative can be of any party.  Republicans want you to believe that they have a monopoly on conservatism.  Many Republican Party candidates are Unconscious Conservatives,or not conservative at all.  Often you will find the Conscious Conservative is running under the label of the Libertarian Party, the Conservative Party or the Constitution Party.  Sometimes even the Democratic Party candidate will be the Conscious Conservative of the bunch.

2.  Look at the candidate's stand on the issues.  If you cannot determine the candidate's opinions, they are not a Conscious Conservative.  Often however, they will try to deceive you with Unconscious Conservative issues.  

                     Unconscious Conservative-  There should be prayer in public school.
                     Conscious Conservative-     There should be private schools.

                     Unconscious Conservative-  There should be a flat tax or fair tax.
                     Conscious Conservative-      There should be no direct tax on people's labor.

3.  Look at what a candidate has actually done.  Too often, talk is cheap.

4.  Don't be afraid to write in a vote or not vote at all.  The politicians count on the fact that we want to do our part as good Americans and vote.  They have manipulated that desire by creating a system where we are offered substandard candidates and are encouraged to vote for them.  You don't have to, it's okay.

I hope that you will follow this guide and go to the polls this November with an eye towards only voting for Conscious Conservative candidates.

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