HELP WANTED: A Culture Warrior for President!

The Republican party is finding itself in a fight with itself! I’m more and more convinced of this. I know that Ronald Reagan said that the party is a big tent, but there has always been a balance to the party by social conservatives and fiscal conservatives and those that feel strongly about both philosophies. I’m afraid we’re starting to see more and more Republican candidates that want to compromise on all the issues to the point of violating some deeply held principles. It’s easy for me to say this as someone who isn’t elected to office, as someone who isn’t responsible for representing the entire population and I fully understand that politics is after all “the art of compromise” but essential to the art of compromise are the polarizing forces that differ.

We’re seeing a shift across the entire political spectrum. The problem conservatives are facing is that the Republican party as a whole is moving decidedly to the LEFT and the Democrats are also moving decidedly to the LEFT! Creating a right that looks more like the center and forcing traditional Americans like myself out of the party and out of representation all together! What the heck am I talking about? Let me give you some examples. Let me point to some prominent members of the Republican party that are representing the American people.

“Seize the center!” Those are the words of California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger who in a Financial Times article says he thinks Republicans need to take the lead on issues like Health Care and Education reform. The Governator says he’s heard enough debate on abortion and gay marriage! He doesn’t want to talk about these issues anymore, and thinks Republicans need to move away from them! Meanwhile he willingly signs legislation that is anti-family. Just last week I discovered this story from WorldNetDaily.com and you may be aware of this already but let me brief you on it: the gist of this story is that a new law in California effectively bans in public schools anything that could be conceived as negative toward homosexuality and bisexuality. These restrictions apply to textbook curriculum, teachers, rules & regulations, and perhaps even the opinions of students! The problem is there are already groups saying that common things like the use of the terminology “mom and dad” and “husband and wife” are negative toward homosexuals. This is madness! The new law also allows for boys who feel more like girls to use girls bathrooms and locker rooms and allows girls to use boys facilities as well if they’re suffering from gender identity confusion! Click here to read the full article. Needless to say Governator Schwarzenegger is not a social conservative.

How about Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Gulianni? He proudly proclaims that HE IS THE ONE THAT CAN BEAT HILLARY! He also brags about how he won’t flip flop on issues. Fantastic! He’s a straight shooter! He says conservatives should vote for him because he’s a straight shooter. Wait a minute! Just because he’s a straight shooter doesn’t mean he isn’t aiming in the wrong direction! This guy remains ardently pro-abortion and anti-family. He supports a woman’s right to kill another woman or man (only fetus form) and he has no problem denigrating the traditional family by supporting gay marriage. What does he care about family life for? Isn’t he on his third or fourth wife? Which leads me to my next point, shouldn’t we want politicians of character in office? I’m not saying anyone is perfect, we’ve all made mistakes, but what if we’ve never owned up to them or sought recourse for our actions? Rudy may be great at fighting crime and he might make a good general in the war on terror, but do we really want him setting the moral agenda for the free world? I don’t think he’s qualified for such a role.

So what about John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson? They’ve all been trying to paint themselves as social conservatives but are they? A story in the Associated Press recently points out these interesting tidbits:

—Romney, a Mormon from Massachusetts, once backed abortion rights but has reversed himself on that issue and shifted to the right on others during his presidential run.

—McCain angered social conservatives when he called their leaders “agents of intolerance” in 2000. He hasn’t been a vocal champion of their core issues even though he has a solidly right-flank voting record.

—Thompson has drawn criticism for conflicting statements on abortion in his Senate races, his lobbying work on behalf of an abortion-rights organization and his opposition to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

As far as I can tell, the lone socially conservative candidate is former minister and Governor of the state of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee. Despite criticism by some because of comments he’s made on illegal immigration and a sometimes less than stellar record fiscally he remains on the top of my list because he is the one who will fight for the issues that matter most to social conservatives and traditional Americans.

What are the most important issues? Well they’re issues we talk about on the radio program every day: First Amendment rights. The right for people of all faiths including Christians to exercise their faith, voice their beliefs and opinions, and have the ability to worship and assemble peacefully. Some 90% of Americans claim to identify with Christianity, it would be a shame if the rights of Christians were taken away! But that is exactly what is happening as evidenced by our friends at the Alliance Defense Fund each week.

What else is important? I’d say a country that devalues human life, especially defenseless innocent human life is in big big trouble. We’ve got to fight for babies in the womb, we’ve got to fight against euthanasia which is just around the corner mark my words. (Try striking up a conversation with a liberal about population control and you’ll hear some pretty scary things come out of their mouths.)

Other priorities include the health and well being of the traditional family which is under constant attack by Hollywood and the militant homosexual agenda. The War on Terror (one of the great issues of our time) is also tied into these moral issues I’ve been talking about. (If you don’t think that the promoting of sexual promiscuity and homosexual relationships doesn’t inspire the radical Muslims you don’t fully grasp what we’re up against.) Finally how about preserving American tradition? There are efforts underway to destroy our constitution through judicial activism, and to discredit our country as a Christian nation, and to promote World Law over American Law.
We need a candidate willing to take up these fights. We need a candidate who will fight The Culture War. Who’s it going to be?

Chuck Norris says it’s Mike Huckabee. I don’t see many other options do you?