Conversations with Mom

Sometimes the best solutions are derived from good old-fashioned talks with your family. This afternoon I was having some Earl Grey with my mom, and, being the staunch conservatives that the Thompsons are, the conversation quickly turned to politics and the trouble with the GOP. She's frustrated, I'm frustrated, my wife is, and, actually, I have yet to meet someone who loves how Big Brother is accelerating our ruin as a nation.

We discussed what many Americans are infuriated over; things like Congress, the obamadent, the economy, Democrats, and the Republican Party. Specifically, my mom called the obamadent "evil personified". Don't say that about my mom--she's a very sweet and gentle Christian woman! We agreed that moderate to liberally-soaked Congress needs to be shut down and new conservative members need to replace them. We also agreed that once in office, there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats, especially after they've been indoctrinated.

One thing that came out of all this was a very simple truth: To win back the White House, all the GOP needs is a perfect candidate. I have compiled a short list of the attributes of a winning candidate (not in order of priority):

1. Age mid 40s to mid 50s
2. Attractive
3. Not Arab, Indian or Hispanic
4. Passionate about America and her people
5. If experienced in office, having a proven record of conservatism
6. Suggestions for solutions, not simply criticisms
7. Good moral character
8. If inexperienced, great intestinal fortitude and stamina
9. Not willing to change issue positions based on polls
10. Basing all decisions on Godly principles for the greater good

"Attractive" here means having a good physical appearance with no obvious features that easily can be characatured. It also means having no physical handicaps. This all seems superficial and cruel, but the truth is that voters associate success, strength and ability with attractiveness. If this were not so, then Bob Dole would have won and Hollywood would be staging eating contests and Western Sizzlin', Captain George's, and Old Country Buffet would be the hotspots of the stars. Also, if Franklin (Give-It-Away) Roosevelt could have been televised and Richard Nixon would not have been in 1960, each of them would have seen different election results.

Number three will, no doubt, offend someone of -- wait, let me guess -- Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. In this blog, "Arab" means "Middle Eastern", and for this for obvious reasons. After watching the GOP response to the obamadent's address to Congress this week by Piyush (Bobby) Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, I made this decision. Besides looking like a darker-pigmented Al Gore, he sounded like Kenneth from 30Rock and the whole presentation was, well, weird. It was like, "No, Mr. Donaghy, Ah din't invint th' innernit. It wuz mah great grandpah Guptah Singh Shankar." The fact that Gov. Jindal didn't lambaste the obamadent is appreciated, but to make a clear rebuttal should have included specifics of how the GOP plans will work. Tough enough to do given such a limited time, too much time was devoted to drawing similarities of Jindals to the obamadent's life.

Anyway, because Hispanics are being allowed to overrun U.S. jobs and language via illegal immigration, most Americans should have an attitude against an Hispanic President. For clarification, this blogger is not a redneck and has nothing against legal immigrants, as long as they stop entering our country!

The rest of the list is self-explanatory. These are the qualities of a winner. Perhaps the bigger point to make here is that today it is difficult to find someone who fits the bill and who wants to make the sacrifice for his country by running and holding office. Along these lines, please read my campaign reform blog.