CHAPTER 7
(Capitulo 7—Portuguese)
?I voted Democrat because I believe that people who cannot tell us if it will rain on
Friday, can tell us that the Polar ice caps will melt away in ten years, the oceans will
flood New York and disaster will be everywhere, but we can stop it if we drive a Telstra,
eat only vegetables, love a Religion that hates us, and do what we are told to do.?
anon A Conservative in Profile First, keep in mind the terms Conservative and Leftist
describe how one reacts to stimulus about Government. They are not words which well
describe other focuses of life. This was true of the founders as well. George Washington
and Thomas Jefferson had slaves. Many believe Thomas had an affair with one of his
female slaves and had a child by her. Ben Franklin was a womanizer. John Adam was too
religious. Thomas Paine was too vocal. Each was different. On politics they were
basically the same.
The leaders, such as Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Madison, Adams, and Hamilton
were well balanced when it came to politics. They lived reality. They were not dreamers
of things they knew would not work. They, and each of them, had heaps of common
sense. If they had not used common sense they would have come up with a type of
government led by themselves. They knew they had to create something which would
provide Liberty and Freedom to the people beyond their lives. They knew they had to try
to prevent the collection of power in the Federal Government. They knew that if they did
not, their heirs would suffer. To this end, they divided the Federal Government power
and built in checks and balances. Of course, they could not envision the speed with which
we do everything now. They walked, rode horses and traveled in buggies. On water they
sailed. There were no airplanes, no telephones, no telegraph, and no television. Their
news came from word of mouth and tabloids. They lived a much more deliberate and less
cluttered life.
A Conservative is more than anything else a realist.
Being Conservative does not mean you are a saint. A Conservative can be just as much a
sinner as a Leftist, but when caught, he or she generally admits their failing. Leftist
seldom do. A phrase which shall burn forever is, ?I never had sex with that women? …
President Bill Clinton. Do not forget Edward Kennedy, the Lion, who left a young girl to
die in his car and then denied it. In reality, he was a beat up old alley cat without social
redeeming features. Not the Lion his leftist followers called him.
The list is endless.
As a realist, a Conservative sees life as it is and sets about doing those things to cope with
the weakness and strengths that confront him. A Conservative is not a good manipulator
of facts to suit their purpose.
Characteristically, the Conservative founders did not suffer noticeable neural disorder.
Their social development was good to best. Their communication skills were on point
