Recently I conducted a discussion on Fiscal Ethics in Politics.  A gentleman chimed in on the importance of the current GOP candidates’ views, practices and ideologies when it comes to fiscal matters; he currently supports Rick Santorum.

Views, practices and ideologies that Santorum could not be made clearer to a potential voter concerned with America’s fiscal condition.  It would be pleasant to think he simply did not know Santorum voted more than 50 times for budget and debt ceiling increases while never once voting for a budget cut, but it is not practical to assume such a thing.  Nor does this make sense; fifty plus votes to increase spending against no fiscally conservative votes is not a representative of a candidate one might find buddied up with the Arizona Tea Party  - yet, there he was.

Hell, even Obama voted against debt ceiling increases.  Granted, his tune has changed since he has been in the White House, but doesn’t it scare you to think, Obama, of all people, was a better representative of potential fiscal responsibility than are some GOP presidential candidates?  Do you not find it alarming candidates of such contempt for fiscal prudence can routinely nestle up with the most "fiscally conservative” elements of the Right?  The disconnects are not only everywhere, they exist in the most fundamental pillars of the entire American two party system.

While we can rightfully question both Santorum’s and Obama’s fiscal efficacy as president; it is more about how freely politicians such as Santorum and Obama can change their stripes.  Listening to Obama a few short years ago – spending would NEVER increase under his watch while a debt ceiling increase was viewed as a legislative act of cowardice strictly reserved for politicians with the most contempt for American prosperity.  Though once critical, Obama now serves as a visage of American economic destruction while the Right offers up "front runners” that will only worsen the Bush / Obama economic conundrum.  Yet, Romney and Santorum have found support in voters that once understood America’s plight is marred by irresponsible spending.

If I were to say that I was Asian, in time, I would be Asian as far as Conservative voters seem to be concerned.  All I have to do is say, "I am Asian” long enough and I will be both perceived and accepted as an Asian American – no matter how Black I actually am.  I know this to be true because Santorum has re-defined himself to be a fiscal conservative and has been accepted for his new political persona in fiscally conservative circles.  Newt says less government is the answer, but refuses to address his support of health care mandates.  Romney, well Romney, like Obama has tried to be all things to all people; a Second Amendment supporter who hunts moose (I mean Elk) that turned into vermin (I mean varmint) that strongly supports GUN CONTROL.  All three of these candidates are now supported by conservatives that support fiscal prudence in government, a smaller, less intrusive government, and constitutional rights.  ??? The problem I have with this is simply one of principle.

If I say that I support less government and say I am supporting Newt; I am thus supporting big government.   If I say I support a fiscally responsible government and align myself with Rick; I am standing in defense of the continued spending increases of both the Bush and Obama Administrations.   If I say I support the Second Amendment rights of Americans and support Romney; I am clearly in support of gun control laws.  It is just that simple.  The time has come that the Right must identify and call things as they are – not how we want others to think they are while we try to convince ourselves of the same.  It is a level of dichotomy that will in time crumble the Right and enable Progressive directionality of the entire nation.

Look at it this way.  America’s economic downfall led to key elements of the Left to demand Obama’s acquiescence from the 2012 Presidential bid.  It was not until Republicans asserted their policies that Obama again found favor within the Left.  The fact of the matter is inconsistency is the only consistent trait being demonstrated by GOP front runners.  The only thing that could have made this worse is exactly what has happened: Conservatives supporting this lesser Republican greater cause at their own expense.

The stigma is defeating Obama at all costs.  Those costs just happen contain the loss of all conservative efforts to further a faltering sense of Republicanism.  This is of course a sense of political opposition to the Left – not the much needed critical assessment of the Republican political elite who now foster an agenda not dissimilar to the Progressive’s agenda to redefine American constitutional theory.  What we collectively fail to realize is by supporting this Republican philosophy of stopping Obama’s reelection by means of Republican order only is to fully enable Leftist agendas against the citizenry in that Republican political intent better likens socialist order than it represents conservative values.

What’s worse is that Americans continually call for a restoration of constitutionalism and conservative values, but refuse to vote for it while making excuses for leaning against their own voting agendas.  If this is the way of the American voter, the founders’ intent for America will be forever lost.

Conservatives must insist upon conservative values as a separately existing element of any larger Republican order.  In doing so, the Republican political machine will weaken and either completely succumb to Leftist influences or return to the conservative’s bidding.  The threat of a split votes leading to the reelection of Obama should simply be ignored.  The fact of the matter is Romney’s, Gringrich’s, or Santorum’s election will only continue what Americans say they despise about Obama’s rule.  In the end, this is the fact; we forget how similar Obama has been to Bush and deny how a given front running GOP candidate will only mimic the fiscal agenda of Obama.  Since this is actually the case, why is the threat of an Obama reelection so ominous to conservative voters?

Obama is essentially reelected in philosophy with election of any of these GOP candidates. 

Stop falling for the Republican only nonsense and insist upon conservative values you have been calling for.  Stop being manipulated into being a hypocrite.  Stop making excuses for not supporting your own voting values.  It is no longer an argument of a lesser evil to defeat Obama; it is about awakening the conservative voter that has been so blinded by Left versus Right, they can no longer see the problems that actually face our American future.