Conservatism – up and ready for 2009!

I’m back everybody, after being discouraged about the state of the state in 2008 I forgot to update this site, but I’m ready for a fresh start here in 2009. My resolution is to keep this blog updated so you can be informed about issues facing CT this year, from a conservative standpoint!

I’m going to post and comment on a recent article I found:

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-courtappointment0109.artjan09,0,6597645.story

I don’t know much about this issue, but I would like to comment on Rep. Lawlor’s comments, feeling that this could be a violation of Governor Rell’s promise to make sure the supreme court had a diversified bench, being that Judge McLachlan is white. True diversity is to look for the best candidate for the job, regardless of race, not picking someone because they’re a minority.

Is the GOP racist, or is it the opposite?

Well everyone, I’ve been really busy and updating this blog has slipped my mind (sorry)! However, I’m back and ready to rumble!

I just read this article today

“GOP Fails To Recruit Minority Candidates”

So, the whole point of this article is to talk about how the
GOP has been unable to recruit minorities to be candidates for office.

My question is this: “Why should a party have to recruit candidates based on race – isn’t that racism in itself?”
Picking candidates because of race and not because of what they believe and have knowledge of is total and complete racism. If the GOP is REALLY trying to recruit on the basis of race, then they are being just as racially prejudice as their counterparts, if not more so.

If we intend to rid this nation of 90% of its racial prejudice, we MUST start by refusing to identify people by their race. I may be white, but my nationality is American. If your skin is black, you’re NOT an African-American – You’re an AMERICAN!!! How can we expect racism to decline if we give scholarships and decide who is accepted into college based on race, have race and skin color listed on job applications, and have things like “Black History Month”? I know this may sound trivial, but do you realize the outrage that would occur if there was a “White History Month”?

We need to achieve the results that Martin Luther King Junior wished for when stating, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” We need to judge people based on the content of their character, not their skin color and ethnic background – and it must be equal, not reverse racism. How does recognizing the first black coach to win a Superbowl Championship as a black (Tony Dungy), not an American, help stop racism? It doesn’t – it helps to increase the racial divide in our nation. Coach Dungy was interviewed after the victory and asked how it felt to be the first black coach to win the Superbowl. He said that, of course, he was proud to be the first, but he was even more proud to be a Christian coach winning the Superbowl. Mr. Dungy has the proper attitude – he would rather be judged on the content of his character than his skin and all of America needs to adhere this policy – Democrats AND Republicans

High Oil Prices?

Here’s a news story I found quite interesting about a possible decrease in oil prices. Check it out.

http://moneynews.newsmax.com/money/archives/st/2008/4/25/175710.cfm?s=al&promo_code=6231-1

Any comments, concerns, questions, and metaphysical speculations are welcomed and encouraged!

Steve

Thoughts of a Connecticut Conservative

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for checking out my New Blog. My name is Stephen M. Lyon and I am a conservative activist from Eastern Connecticut. I will be posting regular updates on political topics – federal, state, and local - to help  give voice to conservative principles. Remember, together we can make a difference!