A Modern American Whig

After the 2012 election many conservatives such as myself went quite frankly into a state of mourning.  After spending a billion dollars Romney lost the election and the GOP failed to gain control of the senate.

I also watched in bewilderment as my state and local CA GOP  gave financial preference to establishment candidates and spent money they did not have on GOP versus GOP contests in the primary election. After the general election the CA GOP went from being the minority party in the state to being a minor party.

I and I sure others had  feeling that we somehow had failed as individuals that we could have done more.  I made two trips to Nevada to walk precincts.  Perhaps I could have skipped more time with the family and locked myself in the guest room so I could make annoying phone calls for Romney.
 
In retrospect as I watched the GOP convention several months ago  I was taken aback by the lack of utterance of two words over four days. The words Tea Party somehow never made it past the lips of Christie, Rubio, Mia Love, Walker or Romney.  Surely the GOP professionals who were totally in charge and knew what they were doing right??  I ordered a Romney yard sign and it never showed up and then I ordered a second one and it took five weeks to ship.  Surely this was not a sign of incompetence? I assured myself the signs were being shipped to where they were needed ... right?

But what ever doubts I had about the GOP were solidified when I watched the total lack of response by them as Allen West was being robbed due to election fraud in FL and when John Boehner proclaimed there would be no more Tea Party caucus.

I then started to think is the GOP relevant and do we need a new political party?   This led the historian in me to do some research on the old Whig party and why it ceased to be relevant.

The Whig party was formed to be in opposition to President Andrew Jackson and  the policies of the Democratic party to which he belonged.  The party ceased to be relevant when it failed to take a stand against slavery and with the passing of its most famous spokespersons Senators Daniel Webster of NH and Senator Henry Clay of KY.  The term "going the way of the Whigs" meant being obsolete or irrelevant.  In 1856 the Whig party was dead and the Republican party took its place.

The term Whig also means Patriot from its British party roots. If there is one thing us tea party people believe is that we are patriots.  It is not inconceivable to me that a new political party could arise simply in opposition to President Barack Obama and  the policies of the Democratic party to which he belongs. 

As an individual there is one thing I can do to gain the attention of the GOP. I plan on changing my voter registration to independent. This is more like a dating relationship where I am letting the other person know I am open to seeing other people and available to a new suitor. If millions of tea party people do this one of two things will happen either the GOP will come running back to us for our attention or they simply "will go the way of the Whigs."

As for now I am a modern American Whig are you??

Joey Porter

A Modern American Whig

After the 2012 election many conservatives such as myself went quite frankly into a state of mourning.  After spending a billion dollars Romney lost the election and the GOP failed to gain control of the senate.  

I also watched in bewilderment as my state and local CA GOP  gave financial preference to establishment candidates and spent money they did not have on GOP versus GOP contests in the primary election. After the general election the CA GOP went from being the minority party in the state to being a minor party.

I and I sure others had  feeling that we somehow had failed as individuals that we could have done more.  I made two trips to Nevada to walk precincts.  Perhaps I could have skipped more time with the family and locked myself in the guest room so I could make annoying phone calls for Romney.
 
In retrospect as I watched the GOP convention several months ago  I was taken aback by the lack of utterance of two words over four days. The words Tea Party somehow never made it past the lips of Christie, Rubio, Mia Love, Walker or Romney.  Surely the GOP professionals who were totally in charge and knew what they were doing right??  I ordered a Romney yard sign and it never showed up and then I ordered a second one and it took five weeks to ship.  Surely this was not a sign of incompetence? I assured myself the signs were being shipped to where they were needed ... right?

But what ever doubts I had about the GOP were solidified when I watched the total lack of response by them as Allen West was being robbed due to election fraud in FL and when John Boehnor proclaimeed there would be no more Tea Party caucus.

I then started to think is the GOP relevant and do we need a new political party?   This led the historian in me to do some research on the old Whig party and why it ceased to be relevant.
The Whig party was formed to be in opposition to President Andrew Jackson and  the policies of the Democratic party to which he belonged.  The party ceased to be relevant when it failed to take a stand against slavery and with the passing of its most famous spokespersons Senators Daniel Webster of NH and Senator Henry Clay of KY.  The term "going the way of the Whigs" meant being obsolete or irrelevant.  In 1856 the Whig party was dead and the Republican party took its place.

The term Whig also means Patriot from its British party roots. If there is one thing us tea party people believe is that we are patriots.  It is not inconceivable to me that a new political party could arise simply in opposition to President Barack Obama and  the policies of the Democratic party to which he belongs. 

As an individual there is one thing I can do to gain the attention of the GOP. I plan on changing my voter registration to independent. This is more like a dating relationship where I am letting the other person know I am open to seeing other people and available to a new suitor. If millions of tea party people do this one of two things will happen either the GOP will come running back to us for our attention or they simply "will go the way of the Whigs."

As for now I am a modern American Whig are you??

Joey Porter

Ending Barbarians at the Gates

The last year and a half has proved challenging both politically and professorially.  After I recovered from a knee replacement I have been managing 4 to 5 construction projects.   It takes a certain amount of energy and yes a small amount of anger to do a political blog posting. What little energy and anger I had were channeled given to the real world of politics and not just blogging about it.

But now is a time for reflection and ultimately what our nation needs is out of the box thinking.
Now is a time for a new blog and new ideas.  This is the last posting as the Barbarian.  I am starting a new blog called A Modern American Whig.  I welcome you to follow me there.