Whoever called the Thomas / Benham discussion a 'slugfest' is a little sheltered.  I was so excited to watch a 'slugfest' between the two.  The blogger said it was even better than the Obama / Clinton debate.  Well, this blogger got one thing right...Thomas and Benham were on the news.

I saw Cong. Thomas clearly explain two of the possible options for the road project.  Benham seemed a little uncertain of her statements.  Cong. Thomas is right.  We need those roads.  He got us the money to do it.  Here we have a chance to get this road stuff done without raising our taxes (like Delano) and we have some people out there trying to keep the project from starting up.  Come on!!  Lets do this before we can't.

I have been extremely busy researcing which of the presidential candidates is the best choice for our country.  It did not take longer than the first five minutes of the first Democratic debate that I knew our Democratic choices were not the best for our country.

I found that many of the Republican candidates have excellent credentials and experience, yet I found myself confused as to which one would be the best choice for our country.  I quickly found that many Republican leaders in our community jumped on the Rudy Giuliani bandwagon.  I found this particularly confusing because Giuliani hardly matches the typical profile of what a Republican represents.  McCain's views on immigration and free speech fall short of the Republican standard.  Huckabee's tax increases are hardly a Republican standard.  Romney's inconsistent stands on abortion and same-sex marriages removes any certainty that he is a true conservative.  The only candidates who clearly represent the Republican principles and values are not being supported by the influential political figures because they are seen as incapable of winning the general election.  I see a common trend of voting for the person who can win, not the person who is the best choice.

So many people are abandoning their principles so they can say their candidate won.  Well, I would ask them, what do you do when your winning candidate signs liberal bills?  Will you be happy when your canidate raises taxes?  What do you do when you finally realize that your candidate is not much of a conservative at all?  Well then you have a problem.

You can never abandon your principles.  The once great Republican Party has very few representatives running for President of the United States who really represent the Republican principles.  We need to remember and return to the counsel of our parents: always remember who you are.  Let's reexamine the candidates and start supporting those who truly share our principles and values.  This is the only way to truly win.