Ever Try To Pin Jello To The Wall?

I’ve been scratching my head for a long time now about something. A lot of people say they are sick of politicians. But most politicians seem to think we want politically correct double speak. In asking questions about principles and positions on issues, its like trying to pin jello to the wall.

Of course there are people who are running for office who are trying to “transform” our country and to “progress” our nation. They cannot tell us that they want to shred the Constitution, amass power, and create a socialist / fascist Eutopia, so they have to do their thing on the sneak.

But what about the politicians or candidates who sort of hint that they are not for such an agenda? Or the candidates who will privately state they are opposed to big government, for traditional values, and for moving the country back to the Constitution? Why do they sound like they have been put through a political scrubbing machine?

Is it because they just don’t know how to say it like it is? Or is it because they really are not for the things they whisper about? If a candidate is afraid to articulate principles and is not prepared to defend those principles to voters when running for an office, how are they supposed to hold tight to them when they are governing or legislating?

At this particular point in history, considering the state of our nation, if politicians won’t stake out some territory and attempt to change the national conversation, how can we expect they will have any skill to do so when they confront a school board, city council, county board, state legislature, or Congress that is filled with people who are for more spending, more government, and ultimately financial ruin?

I think New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in answering a reporter’s question about his “tone” sheds some light on the whole matter, and serves as an example to elected officials and those running for office:

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Shelli Dawdy is first and foremost the mother of three children whom she has taught at home via the classical method since removing her children from school in 2001. During her early years as a homeschool mother, she worked part-time as a freelance writer. Born and raised in the Iowa, Shelli and her husband moved to the state of South Dakota in 1997, attracted to its more limited government and friendly tax environment. In 2006, Shelli and her family relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska, when her husband’s employer offered a new position. She took a break from work and politics for a time, recognizing the need to focus solely on her childrens’ schooling with two now of high school age. Distressed by many things she was witnessing on the national political scene and disillusioned about the Republican Party, she decided to start writing again, this time online. Motivated to get involved with others at the grassroots level, she networked with activists on the social media tool, Twitter. She was involved in organizing the first tea party rallies inspired by Rick Santelli’s “rant” on CNBC in February 2009. Recognizing that activism should generate on the local level, she founded Grassroots in Nebraska in March of 2009. The group’s mission is a return to Constitutional, limited government, according to its original meaning. While the group has held several tea party rallies, it’s focus is to take effective action. Among its many projects, GiN successfully coordinated testimony for the hearing of the Nebraska Sovereignty Resolution, networked with other groups to ensure a large show of public support at the hearing, and coordinated follow up support to ensure its passage in April 2010. While working to build up GiN throughout 2009, she was asked to work as writer and producer of the documentary film, A New America, which lays out how Progressivism is responsible for how America has moved away from its Constitutional roots. You can see more of her work on Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN) and StubbornFacts