The conclusion of the 2010 CPAC convention should have set off alarm bells across the country.  Ron Paul (R –TX) won the straw poll with 31% of the vote compared to 22% for Mitt Romney.  What is discouraging about the poll is not the winner but the overall reaction accorded to him after the results were shown on screen.  Amongst the cheers were the unmistakable sounds of boos for the winner.  Obviously the crowd would have preferred Romney to win the poll as he seemed to receive the loudest applause when the rest of the names and vote tallies were read.

My question is simple.  What the hell are these people smoking at CPAC?  The only legitimate and true conservative wins the conservative straw poll and is booed.  This does not sit right, and it sure doesn’t pass the smell test.  Congressman Paul has been a long advocate of fiscal conservatism and has put forth legislative efforts to audit the Federal Reserve and correct our broken monetary system.  Why would “the base” be so upset with his victory? Maybe it is time to look at these so called leaders and really examine what they truly advocate.  Romney is supposed to have been the poster child for conservatism and business expertise but isn’t this the same guy who allowed universal healthcare to become a reality in Massachusetts?  This is hardly a conservative notch on the belt to bring to CPAC.

There were even more disappointments at CPAC.  Dick Cheney, as Vice President, saw the size of the Federal Government double during his two terms.  In addition to this conservative accomplishment, the national debt exploded during the same period.  Some may argue that revenues increased under W’s administration, but that still does not pass the smell test.  I ask you, my intelligent reader, if you were to get a raise at your job would it make the best conservative sense to go spend your additional money or simply save the money and continue to live within your means?  Obviously you know the answer.  Then there is Sen. Demint.  He finally made some real noise with his balanced budget proposal, but what took him so long?  Is it just the fact that a Democrat is in the White House instead, or is it pure concern for our nation’s fiscal irresponsibility?  Conservatism and fiscal responsibility have no truer champion than Congressman Paul.  His tireless efforts to bring attention to the fraud going on in Washington have largely been ignored and dismissed by many.  His predictions of the past are ringing more and more true everyday, and he was booed at CPAC.  Maybe now, as our country is on the verge of economic ruin, his warnings will ring loud in the ear of every American and we can finally replace the tired established “phony conservative” figureheads who have destroyed the meaning of the word.

Its is very disturbing that conservatives run around proclaiming fiscal responsibility but none have yet to actually practice it.  The one person who would actually implement policies to get us going in the right direction is constantly dismissed and ignored.  Hopefully with this straw poll victory, Congressman Paul’s message will be ignored no more.