After all, who am I to try to make people get involved? I would not have liked it if people forced me to get involved, way back when I had no desire. Also, I think, many people are still too complacent and/or apathetic… They may say things such as, The United States has been through hard times, in the past, and we have come through it. To some extent, they may be right. On the flip side, if people like me, you, and other conservative Americans, had not turned up the heat, big time, on these far-left liberals, God only knows what may have passed, and how taxes, health care etc. may look today.

It is natural for some to get mad; to a large extent, you (we) may be forcing people to think of things that are uncomfortable to think about. You must take solace in knowing that you did speak up and speak out, and leave the rest in God's hands. Everyone in life will suffer the consequences of their own actions, and inactions.

Keep in mind, after The Declaration of Independence was signed, there were still many loyalists to The King (crown) of England. The founders had to arrive at a point to where they peacefully acquiesced from the loyalists, and did what they thought was best for their future lives and security. I chose to focus more energy on people who are of like-mind with me.

I used to number among their ranks.  I can tell you that those people (if they bother to go to the polls) will just vote the party line.  They do this because they have been watching American Idol instead of Fox News (i.e. not keeping up with what is going on) and they do not know the candidates and therefore feel safer just voting along party lines; hoping the candidate will take care of them.

How do you get these people to care?  I feel it will only get worse as our education system will be working to push out more progressive liberals and "back-seat" conservatives don't join the ranks of us who are concerned, so that we can make a difference.

Consensus verses compromise