New Year Wishes for 2010 and Beyond

            Liberals often accuse those on the right of only thinking of themselves.  They insist that we are heartless and unfeeling.  As I have said before, and will certainly say in the future, part of the reason I am conservative is because I have something to conserve.  I want law, order and good government for America because not only do I live here, but also my wife and children.  This land is my home.  If this country collapses in debt, moral decay or racial strife, everything I love will sink in the morass.

            So, if you are liberal look over the list of my wishes for the coming year.  Are they all that different from what you would wish for?    

1.  A world with no terrorists and Gitmo is just a fading memory.
2.  Efficient government that does not waste our tax dollars.  That would make my next wish possible.
3.  Lower taxes.
4.  Peace.  My family has a long military tradition.  In times of conflict people I know are often in harm’s way.  We pray for peace.     
5.  A balanced budget for me, everyone else and especially the federal government
6.  Real health care reform that would save us money and empower individuals and families.
7.  True statesman and women in Congress, not self-interested politicians.  
8.  Real education reform that doesn’t just protect unionized teachers, but actually provides a better education to students. 
9.  Racial and ethnic harmony.
10.  Finally I wish that we, as a nation, could come together and work to achieve these goals.

            What conservatives and liberals desire is similar.  The difference is in the method used to achieve it, but most Americans wish to achieve such things.    

            In a world where those wishes had been achieved there would be little need for this blog.  So, all you liberals, if you want this blog to go away help me accomplish those goals and I promise I’ll retire, tend my fruit trees and take long walks in the woods with my dog—and we will all be very happy.