I don’t like it when people claim to be politically moderate, as you might remember from my post “Stop Pretending You’re Moderate.”  Political moderates see themselves as open-minded, non-party affiliated, and independent-thinking.  I see them as flimsy, bandwagon-jumping political weaklings with few to no political principles.

Politically, I am guided by some important principles:  life and economic liberty are two crucial ones.  Understanding those principles with my advanced conservative brain helps me understand news that comes my way; for example, when Bush and Pelosi were talking about stimulus in early 2008, I didn’t like it.  (Note the independent-mindedness:  though Bush, a Republican, was in support of the idea, I rejected it on the basis of my political principles.  Also, since people from both parties supported it, I was non-party affiliated.  See how this works, moderates?  I use my brain to think and you use a moistened finger.)

There’s solid evidence that many “moderates” are stupid based on the last, oh – how many days has it been since November 5th, 2008?

Barack Obama won the popular vote by a 52.9%-45.7% margin over John McCain.  Obama started his administration with around a 65% approval rating.  Obama’s approval rating has dropped to 48% as of today, according to Rasmussen Reports.  That didn’t take very long.

Do you have any idea why this is?

Obama was a very popular candidate, but the more we see of his actual policies, the less Americans approve of him.  Health care ahs been a particularly devastating issue for him.  It’s great that we’re catching on, but I have this to ask:  where were all of you during the election?  Obama never should have been elected in the first place.  I chalk it up to the flimsiness of people in the “middle.”

For those of you who like to view yourselves as “moderate”:  it’s okay to be a conservative.  As James T. Harris says, the water is warm.  It’s okay to disapprove of black candidates and Presidents because you don’t agree with their policies, and it doesn’t make you a racist.  But actually be conservative, unlike Shelley Wynter – a “conservative” who said he was going to vote for Obama last year.