Congrats on being a (brief) voice of sanity Lurker.
This new tack of "Obama shouldn't be taking vacation" is among the very lamest of the attempts to smear the president. Not only did the previous president take
almost three years of vacation, it has been demonstrated that people need to take vacation in order to keep functioning at their optimum. Many companies, including my own, take measures to ensure that their employees take their vacation.
Besides, this is hardly a "critical time" where something must be done immediately. Heck, Congress is not even in session.
Talk show hosts must be desperate for things to slam Obama about.
I wish the folks who say these things wouldn't be branded by the liberal media as "conservatives." They are not "conservatives," they are (1) stupid, (2) full of s***, (3) effin' nuts or (4) a combination thereof. These three criteria come from the late George Carlin. Real conservatives ought to strive not to qualify under any of the three Carlin criteria.
Real conservatives do not make up facts, nor do they try to pass off opinion as fact. On the contrary, real conservatives base their opinions on the facts ... and they are always willing to learn new facts and to learn whether a fact previously believed was in error.
Real conservatives consider hypocrisy and double-standards to be evils, and strenuously avoid them.
Real conservatives do not oppose all changes to the status quo; rather, they tend to oppose changes unless they are supported by a proper showing of need and a probability that the proposed change will make things better.
Real conservatives place principle over loyalty. If an ally makes an error, a real conservative will not perpetuate the error in the name of loyalty to the person in the wrong.
Real conservatives do not believe that government is evil; rather, they believe that government has its place. Consequently, every proposed law must be supported by a justification that it is government's place to institute such a law.
Real conservatives favor liberty for everyone, not just for themselves.
Real conservatives recognize that with legally enforceable rights come legally enforceable responsibilities. This means that responsibilities attach to all rights, including Second Amendment rights.
Real conservatives support financial responsibility, not just of government, but of their own houses and companies.
Real conservatives support accountability, including criminal accountability, for wrongdoers. No favoritism should be given merely because the wrongdoer is a white collar criminal rather than a blue collar crook, and no one should get a break merely because of who his friends are.
Real conservatives do not idolize any anyone. They recognize that even the greatest leaders were imperfect, and that a principle is not necessarily just merely because a great leader uttered it.
Real conservatives support long-standing (some would say traditional) notions that financial success is best derived by honest, hard work; that one’s reputation for integrity must be maintained; that trustworthiness is a virtue; and that courtesy is for everyone.
Real conservatives do not belittle the poor merely for being poor. They are reluctant to help those who are freeloaders, but they have sympathy and charity for those who become poor through circumstance.
Real conservatives feel that personal responsibility is of exceptional importance in all aspects of life, including sexuality. One must recognize that acts have consequences.
Real conservatives do not seek government favoritism of their religion… or of any religion. Taking a stand on religious issues is not government’s job.
Real conservatives understand that military action has a place, but military action is not a viable solution for many problems.
Real conservatives are tough on crime but they do not wish to let the desire for toughness exceed the need for justice.
Real conservatives do not obstruct progress for the sake of obstructing, nor do they obstruct for petty purposes.
Real conservatives understand basic economics, including the notion that the free market in some circumstances will not be self-regulating, and that one legitimate purpose of government is to supply benefits that the free market cannot provide.
So many of the so-called "conservative" leaders and celebrities today do not apply these principles. Instead, they say stupid things, they put forth ideas that are completely full of fertilizer, and they propound insane nonsense. These folks are not "conservatives."
