A lot of discussion starting today is going to focus on what’s next for the Tea Party movement, both nationally and here in Nebraska.

Tom Becka of KFAB has been constantly referring to the Tea Parties as ‘political masterbation’ because he does not seem to think there is a goal for the parties. Thus, all we are doing is just venting our anger and not willing to do more.

We need to prove him wrong.

First and foremost, the http://nebraskateaparties.com will continue. As events are planned supporting the conservative cause in Nebraska and Iowa, please let me know. I will be putting up a contact form here shortly to communicate to me when events are happening so I can get them up and posted on this website. This includes things from the 9:12 Project, Minutemen, Nebraskan Advisory Group, Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom and other organizations.

Second, we have a mayoral race in three weeks between a liberal Obama supporter in Jim Suttle and Hal Daub. Even though you may not like his personality, or you may not like some of his politics, but Hal Daub is who needs to be supported in this two horse race.

Third, more nationwide events are planned. July 4th is the next major nationwide event. I hope the 9:12 Project and other organizations step up to the plate to improve on what we just saw on April 15th and join Don’t Go Movement, Top Conservatives on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics, and other national organizations that worked hard, including helping to send press releases to our own local press, and who set up groups such as netcot.ning.com and dontgo.ning.com.

Fourth, become more involved individually. Join Twitter, where much of the national planning took place. Listen to conservatives on Blog Talk Radio, including myself, who talk about the issues beyond just the major radio networks. As the ‘fairness doctrine’ comes into being, it is the Internet that will become the place to listen to the conservative voices such as Pajamas TV, the BCast, and the like.

Lastly, we need to look to 2010 and Ben Nelson. Senator Nelson attacked our tea party on the Lincoln television station website article. His statement was filled with lies about where the organization came from, and repeated the liberal lie that we were not upset at Bush. Nelson needs to be sent a very nice message that reads ‘Sit Down. You are no longer our Senator.’

Newly elected chairman of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, tried to distance himself and the party from the speech of Rush Limbaugh’s at CPAC Saturday.

On Friday, few if any Congressmen took part in the various tea parties around the country. No Senators participated that I am aware of in the protests against Obama’s tax and spend policies.

 Of course, neither group nor the chairman of the RNC at the time (Mike Duncan) ever said a word about the wasteful spending underneath the Bush administration, either.

This is why the Republican party is in so much trouble, and why the three organizations planning the tea parties: Top Conservatives on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics, and DontGo Movement are poised to do the the Republicans like what MoveOn.org did to the Democrats. For a number of years, now, we fiscal conservatives have been blatantly ignored and taken for granted. As the tea parties have shown, taking us for granted is at the Republican party’s peril. 

For years, the Republicans have spent their way into a hole, and then the Democrats led by Obama, Pelosi, and Reid have decided to not only drill that hole deeper, but all the way through the world. Suddenly, the Republicans start talking about fiscal responsiblity. Yet, over 40% of the earmarks in the proposed boondoggle of a budget are Republican. You can’t have it both ways.

Over the next few years, Republicans as well as Democrats in power and allowing this garbage to happen are going to be forced to answer to a rising tide of opposition from the center-right fiscal conservatives. We may not be successful at first, but then neither was MoveOn. We don’t have millionaire backers like MoveOn has, but what we have is conviction and the moral high ground the Republican party sacrificed through the Bush administration.

We were told to shut up during the Bush administration, and some have told us to shut up this time.

That won’t happen ever again.

Rick Moran, over on The Next Right website, posted an article complaining about the set up of this year’s CPAC and the fact certain individuals such as David Brooks, Peggy Noonan, and David Frum were not invited to speak at the conference. He then goes on to state the panels being held won’t help conservatives gain back control.

I wanted to respond to Mr. Moran there, but decided my own blog would be better as I could write a lot longer, and edit as needed.

I think there is a lot of confusion in Mr. Moran’s mind as to what CPAC is, what it isn’t, and what really caused the problems that resulted in the United States electing Mussolini Jr. 

Let us first be honest with ourselves. There were three reasons the Republicans lost this last election: George W Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama. You notice who I am not including on this list. The fact she was on this list was the reason McCain got as close as he did. I know many, many people who voted McCain because he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. That always seems to be overlooked by the Palin bashers out there.

George W Bush – In 2000, GWB expoused conservative values, fiscal responsibility, and having charities do more of the job in helping people. In the end, we had people asleep at the wheel, increasing government spending to astronomical values beyond what was needed to root out terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Did we need the Medicare reform backed by Bush? No. Not at all. What has No Child Left Behind got us but more bloat in education and more stupidity? While the Left may blame the military for the deficit, reality is Bush became as much a wanton spender as any president has ever gotten until Obama’s numbers put him to shame. Point is, Bush started us down the path of Socialism by emulating Europe’s ‘compassion’. Republicans in the House and Senate did not oppose him. They were either complacent, or else were ordered to shut up. That’s why a purge was needed, and is still needed, in much of the upper echelon of the Republican party leaders. Yes, Peggy Noonan and the others may have gotten caught up unfairly in this, but they were the ones forcefully advocating what Bush was doing, so now they are saddled with the burden.

FYI, I supported Bush until the Medicare garbage came about. I still supported him to the end on the war on terror, but then I’ve been particularly keen on that issue for many years prior. 

John McCain – Thank you New Hampshire and Iowa for giving us the wrong candidate at the right time. If John had run after Reagan was president, instead of George Sr., he would have won easily. Instead, he got in when the country wanted a younger, more energetic candidate that related to a younger demographic. McCain lost the day he mentioned he did not use a computer. I realize there is a medical issue that prevents him from doing so, but that was not the answer the public was wanting, at least the younger public. By implying he was out of touch with the 21st century, he lost a lot of votes. I honestly think he did not lose votes on any of his stands on issues, and I know he gained votes with people on the right who were shaky on him by picking Palin. 

Barack Obama – In this day, looks count more than substance. Obama’s election proved that, as many who voted for Obama still do not realize the fact he was fingered as the most liberal member of the Senate. Now, his hope and change rhetoric is being put into action, and the hope is we all hope he gets a clue and the change is how much we’re going to have in our pockets to pay for food when we’re in the Soviet-style food lines. However, he was the slick media candidate, supported by the sycophants who wanted to report on the first black president. People wanted a change from Bush, and McCain did nothing to differentiate himself from Bush’s policies of spending like he should have. So, we got the candidate that I keep comparing to Mussolini. We are plebes, serfs, proletariat, or slaves to Obama’s ‘enlightened’ government that, as per my last blog post, is leading us into a new Dark Age.

People cheered for Odoacer too after removing Romulus Augustus from the throne of Rome.

So, conservatives need to get back to their roots in order to formulate a plan to reverse what is happening. I believe the conferences and the like at CPAC are a first step towards that. We’re still only a few months out from being defeated, and Rome was not built in a day. Bashing Saul Anuzis, the most adept at social media of all the RNC state chairs, and Michelle Malkin, who is the most adept conservative media pundit at social media shows either a bias by Mr. Moran, or just plain lack of knowledge as to the contributions both are making even as I type this.

If Mr. Moran wants a conference that will be more ‘meaty’ towards using social media to take back this country, I would suggest he attend RootsHQ 2009 in September. http://rootshq2009.com is the URL, and will focus completely and how to use technology to right the ship.

But in righting the ship, people are going to get tossed overboard. If the Noonan’s, Frum’s, and Brooks’ of the world want to get back on the deck, they are going to have to swim back towards fiscal responsibility and help us, not just whine about not being included, or whine about Palin, or compliment the man dedicated to destroying capitalism who was elected president.