I’ll be one of the first to admit that Chinese environmental policy is not one of my strong suits. However, in recent years, the environmental activists have brought the Chinese eco problems to the forefront. The EPA even has a webpage devoted to the “China Environmental Law Initiative” where it links to various environmental news and scientific reports. It’s pretty safe to say that the environment really isn’t that big of a deal to China. With that said, it should be noted that China drills for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

No number of regulations and safety measures can prevent a disaster such as the Deep Horizon explosion that left many dead and oil spewing into the Gulf. Regardless of whose name was on the rig, the same events would have occurred. Now, the response to the disaster is certainly a different story. British Petroleum has promised to pay for costs and damages relating to the spill, but what if BP was a state-owned Chinese company? Would China have taken the initiative that BP has?

Somehow, I can’t see the Chinese being paraded in front of Congress. In fact, I don’t think we’ll ever see today’s Democrat Party stand up to China. After all, they have to pay for Obamacare, the Stimulus, and all the other pet projects of theirs somehow. Would Obama stand “angrily” and “feisty” in front of television cameras and condemn the blame game being played if China was directly responsible? Would China bend over backwards to help with the unfortunate events, or would they tell us to cram it since they practically own the United States anyway?

These are all interesting questions to ponder as we watch the crucifixion of BP.

For the most part, the ethnicity of the President didn’t bother conservatives. We strongly disagreed with the President and refused to sit by and allow the country to be hijacked into a failed leftist state. We rose up and let our voices be heard. It was not Barack Obama’s race that caused us to act, but rather his agenda. For most of us, ethnicity was the last thing on our minds…but it was the first out of the mouths of the Left.

From all degrees of the Left, charges of racism began to flow. From the sewers of the Daily Kos to the halls of Congress: Republicans are racist; Fox News is racist; conservatives are racist; tea parties are racist; Rush Limbaugh is racist; Glenn Beck is racist; town hall attendees are racist; Michelle Malkin is racist; Andrew Breitbart is racist; Sarah Palin is racist; must I go on?!

With the blatant abuse of the race card, it seems as if liberals are not yet ready for a black president.

Why is it that in the liberal mind, everything boils down to race? From Harry Reid’s light “skinned” and “no Negro dialect” comments to Chris Matthews “I forgot he was black tonight for an hour.” Is it the Left that is really fueling the flames of racism? I know the Right has its bigots too but do they have to go so far as to make up racist quotes from Rush Limbaugh?

If and when the Republican Party retakes Congress, you can almost guess how it will play out. “The people only voted us out of office because Barack Obama is black!” Post-racial indeed…Lord, help us.

My question raised some eyebrows but most people who responded seemed to be in agreement.

Here are some of the responses:

@RoseBlue: I’ve thought about that. And while my children are young, the answer is no

@Lib_Berated Probably not, we have jobs

@lhuffman333 Sorry, but Repubs are busy-Students, jobs, families-We aren’t capable of hippie crap!

@MerlePearl Libs were the ones who did the violence in the ’60′s. Can’t see that happening with conservatives. We don’t like messes…

@Vocalyz you never know Joe ….we already show up in bigger & bigger crowds…hey btw didn’t the POLICE forces back @ScottBrownMA hmm

@JackieSeal mehhh.. don’t really have an answer. some will, some won’t. but our message seems to be getting thru…

I think @JackieSeal has a good point. So far, our message is getting through to the masses, however the politicians seem clueless as ever. We’re nowhere near that point now, but should we ever cross that line? When? How? Just something to ponder on as the midterm elections loom.

The website Twitter is often ridiculed in my circle of friends but they do not understand the value of it. Like blogs, Twitter allows you to broadcast yourself to potentially millions. It wasn’t until I joined Twitter that I recognized what a useful tool it is. For me, politics takes front and center for my Twitter profile. Yes, occasionally you’ll see a post about me standing in line at the checkout at Walmart, but for the most part, I dedicate it to furthering the Conservative Movement.

Just today, @ConservativeGal wrote that “The gr8 thing abt Twitter is it shows conservatives that there are millions of people who think just like they do.” This is completely true. I joined Twitter not to become a part of the growing conservative community, but just to see what the hype was surrounding the micro-blogging site. It didn’t take me long to discover another conservative. Then one became two and two became three and three became a thousand.

I’ll admit, at first I was a bit perplexed about the hash tags. #tcot and #ocra were showing up in many conservative tweets. To this day, I still haven’t figured them all out, but the hash tags are one of the many ways the Twitter Conservatives organize themselves. (I’ll include a list at the bottom of this post)

Top Conservatives on Twitter (#tcot) is perhaps the most common of the conservative hash tags. The volume of posts on #tcot can be somewhat overwhelming, so others are often used. The Organized Conservative Resistance Alliance (#ocra) is another commonly used hash tag created by a few conservatives. Smart Girl Politics, has its own hash tag, simply #sgp.  Finally for posts about the Tea Party movement or the government takeover of health care, #teaparty and #iamthemob can be used. #Iamthemob came about after many attempts of liberals to slander the town hall attendees. These are just some of the many hash tags out there. There are new ones formed every day so it can be hard to keep up.

If you are a current Twitter user, then this information probably isn’t relative to you. However, if you are new to Twitter or are looking to join most are willing to help out a fellow conservative. You don’t have to use hash tags, but it makes it easier to connect with your fellow conservatives. Back in November, we had a blast tweeting on the election night for the South Carolina and New Jersey races (not to mention that infamous NY-23 debacle). This Tuesday, should be even more exciting as Scott Brown (@ScottBrownMA) has a chance to win Ted Kennedy’s old seat. Come and join us!

#tcot – Top Conservative on Twitter
#ocra – Organized Conservative Resistance Alliance
#teaparty – Tea Party Movement
#iamthemob – Fed up Americans against the government takeover of health care
#sgp – Smart Girl Politics
#tlot – Top Libertarian on Twitter
#libertarian – Libertarian
#p2 – Liberal/Progressive hash tag
#hcr – Health Care Reform
#killthebill – Urges Congress to kill the health care bill
#hhrs – Hugh Hewitt Radio Show
#GOP – Republican Party
#RS – Red State
#rush – Rush Limbaugh
#912DC – March on Washington on September 12, 2009
#masen – Massachusetts

People like Charlie Crist or Dede Scozzafava allow people to say “they’re all the same”. It wasn’t the campaign promises that turned people away from the GOP, but the lack of their delivery. Democrats, Dem-lites, RINOS, DIABLO, moderates, etc…who can really tell the difference?

With the current tea party movement under way, the Republicans have a chance to rebrand themselves. “Tea party Republicans” could set themselves apart from the same old, same old and rise to the top. Doug Hoffman of NY-23 fame and Marco Rubio are prime examples. At the beginning of 2009, it was inconceivable that Rubio would overtake Crist for Florida and who knew that a third party candidate of tea flavor could tackle the GOP Establishment and narrowly win.

What do these candidates have that set them apart? They both have heavy tea party endorsements. They embraced the tea party platform, for a lack of a better word:  small government, low taxes, and fiscal responsibility. Doesn’t sound all that original if you think about it but for a party that’s lost touch with its base, it’s a godsend.

Running on the tea party label sets yourself apart from your opponents. People voted for false-change in 2008, but with the tea parties Washington will get a rude awakening. When casting a vote for a Tea Party Republican, people know that they aren’t just throwing it away on someone who will continue politics as usual. This can only benefit the Republican candidates.

However, is the GOP willing to embrace the “fringe right” for their party’s future? Republicans have a remarkable ability to sabotage their own success, and if November comes along without a Republican/Tea Party coalition, it’s easy to imagine yet another year of GOP failure.

Unless you add tea leaves to water, you’ll be left with plain, tasteless water, undistinguishable from the vast oceans that make up our political system. The GOP should be well advised.

I like to keep an open mind about things, so when a scientist says that the Earth is warming at alarming rates and we must completely alter our economies and lifestyles to combat that threat, I don’t immediately tune them out. However I would like some proof before jumping to action. As in all science, you must back up your claims with proof, something even government schools stressed to me in science class. The scandals of late have all but proved that “the sky is falling” claim is indeed false, but that doesn’t stop the Left.

Because conservatives refuse to act-and act now, we hate the environment.  That’s like opposing affirmative action only to be told that because you do not agree with this particular government program, then you want to re-enslave the African population. Sometimes, you just have to marvel at the mind of the Left. Do they really believe the things that they say?
So do we really need to legislate ourselves into a Green paradise? Personally, I hate the green fad because unlike most other fads, it is pushed by the government and statists. I believe the free market can take care of our environment. If a homeowner is given the option of investing in so called “green-technology” to save money on utilities, it is in their best interest to do so. The best example would be the compact fluorescent light bulbs. Almost everyone I know uses them and not because of a government mandate. In my experience with them, they last a lot longer than the regular light bulbs and they do save energy. In an era of ever raising electricity rates, how is it a bad thing? It’s not!

The benefits of being environmental friendly can be found in the free market. So why is the government legislating our light bulb usage? As with anything coming from our liberal comrades, it’s all about control. If you want to use any type of energy sipping or hogging appliance in your home, we conservatives say “go for it!” If you want to go green for your own selfish interests and not for the liberal cause of the environment, we’re not going to stop you. It’s a win-win situation.