My vacation

That's right, sports fans... tonight is my last scheduled night at work until July 28th... thank God!

Then, it's off to the Jersey Shore for a week in a house on the beach with Mick the Lib and his family. I'm really looking forward to this much time off... it's been too long.

I'll take the laptop with me, but I can't promise that Internet access will be plentiful, so my check-ins will be sporadic if this part of the shore isn't wifi-ready.

I'd love to be able to rant alongside our Ryan... his texts and emails are beginning to make me think he needs to be on a 24-hour suicide watch with each Obama speech he hears... but it is simply too depressing to always rant about the failings and mistakes we are watching unfold.

My advice to Ryan (who already has a mountain of drama in his life, and doesn't really need to look for more from the liberals out there in political America) is to trust that moderate, mainstream America will come to its senses very soon and work to correct the mistakes being made now.

We have catalogued the mistakes we all feel the GOP and the conservative movement have made over the last 20 years, and almost all of them are failings to inform America about what WILL work to fix the problems, and why these fixes haven't been implemented in the past. That is what the "silent revolution" did in '94... and we haven't seen it since, not in fifteen years of history. It's time to get back into the saddle... and some are... so that the SOLUTIONS to America's problems are the focus, rather than the FAILINGS of the Obama Administration.

If we only focus on the failings, then a perceived success makes "us" look like idiots, and any lame-o with a drop of skill can spin that in favor of the liberals. Sun Tzu called it reacting to the enemy, as opposed to making him react to you. In politics, the best offense is NEVER a good defense... because perception is 99% of the game.

We've all disussed our favorite pundits... and the list is large and varied... but I have to say that Dr. Bill Bennett is one of my favorites, and one of the most successful on my satellite radio. He presents his "solutions" and opinions in a positive manner that can be contrasted to the Administration's efforts in clear and measurable ways. Hannity, Wilkow, Beck, et al typically rant against the policies and actions of the President that can, very easily, be seen as whining, complaining and bitching... just as Obhermann did prior to the election. Both Bennett and Church (a less positive and slightly more juvenile presentation of conservative politics) use a VERY detailed historical perspective to advocate their views... which I think is the SUREST way to success and understanding.

Conservatism NEEDS proof of its validity in today's world, and discussion and debate are the best means to achieve this. THAT is why our site is as good as it is... and more people need to understand that.

When are people going to get this?