Red County, Blue County

It's always a unique thing to turn a rural county from blue to red in political terms. You can do it through conviction and hard work and changing people's views. Or, you can simply play letter switch at the ballot box. Though Liberty County is red now, they are red with the some of the same players as when they were blue. Funny how that works.

"Back in the day we looked in closets and anywhere we could to run someone as a republican" is a quote I hear often. So, good, you changed your county from blue to red by using any warm body. But, does that really make you a conservative? Is the stance of state imposed vaccinations a conservative principle? Is intentionally working with the few Democrats left to see who can run for what to achieve an agenda a worthy goal? Is standing with Speaker Straus who defies the party regularly a conservative stance? Or is it the same old good old boy network now functioning under a different label? I don't take issue with the original tactics to achieve the goal. But, you now have it.........

People fear change. They always have and always will. But, I'm not selling Obama style change. I'm not even selling Republican Party change. I'm saying we no longer need 'warm bodies' here. We need true conservatives now. We need elected officials that are held accountable to the platform. Rather than perpetuate the system that always has existed, defend your majority now. Lackluster attitudes of a 'safe' majority are NOT a winning strategy. Ever. And as great as you came in, you can be removed. Look beyond the 'names' and find principled candidates and leaders and hold them hard to what you expect. Don't explain away bad votes or decisions because he's your guy or friend. You don't have to desert the party to do this. You simply need to find another republican who is wanting to act. And, they are indeed out there.