Hi, this is TheCandidConservative with today’s minute on standing for something…

For a glimpse into one reason for a fast fading American Dream, look no further than a growing indifference to principle. The current tug-of-war between Congress and the White House offers a perfect example.  Conservative Republicans, and per this party’s stated principles there should be no other kind, are being roundly chastised for standing firm on their “no tax” pledge.  Republican opportunists are being praised for a willingness to “be flexible” and “put the needs of the country first.”  In other words, people willing to abandon their word are good and people standing for their word are bad.  How do you sustain a healthy culture on that kind of backwards thinking?  You can’t.  What you can do is play practical politics and keep kicking the can down the road until America falls off a real cliff.  Real Republicans should be congratulated for standing for something.  Political opportunists should not.  Besides, spending and entitlement expectations, not revenue, continue to be the driving problem. 

I’m Dr. Carl Mumpower and you just spent a minute with a candid conservative…