Greetings and welcome to Conservative Command!

This is the newest of conservative blogs, and it is dedicated to reestablishing the conservative movement and helping it prosper once again.  In the wake of Barack Obama’s historic victory, it appears that Republicans and their party are in retreat.  Obama won the election.  Republican candidates have lost congressional seats, and the Democrats are ever so close to a filibuster-proof Senate. 

But fear not. 

Here, at Conservative Command, we need to remind you that, despite liberals’ (and the media’s) depiction of the Republican Party as a dying, outdated breed, conservatism did not lose on November 4, 2008.  Consider the following:

• In Missouri, a proposal to make English the official state language won by a six-to-one margin.
• In Nebraska, a proposal to ban affirmative action won, 58% to 42%.
• A similar affirmative action ban lost in Colorado . . . on a 50-50 tie.
• In California, 52% of voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.  (Remember that California is probably the most liberal state in the union.) 
• Similar same-sex marriage bans passed in Florida and Arizona.
• A parental notification proposal in California won 48% support. 
• A proposal to outlaw abortion (except in cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother) won 45% support in South Dakota.

When conservative proposals appeared on ballots, people had no problem voting for them.  Moreover, remember that Obama ran as a tax-cutter and effectively convinced a majority of people that he would cut taxes.  (He won’t.) 

Thus, conservatism is alive and well in the United States.  

The problem with the 2008 Presidential election was that the Republican Presidential candidate (McCain) was not a conservative.  Indeed, the only conservative on the ballot was Sarah Palin, but a strong Vice Presidential choice isn’t enough to win the Presidency. 

Nevertheless, as support for the ballot initiatives and proposals listed above illustrates, conservatism is still thriving in this country.  It simply needs to be allowed to breathe.  It needs a leader who can articulate, emphasize, and explain conservative principles and, thus, ferment and coalesce that support. 

The only way for Republicans to make a comeback is to return to these principles.  I intend to lend my own voice to this movement and help reestablish conservatism.  The ideas of limited government, low taxes, less regulation, good fiscal policy, and a strong foreign policy are universal ideas.  What’s more, they have been proven to work.  We have to go back to those principles.

I hope you enjoy this blog.