We Can’t Stay on the Sidelines Any Longer

Last night I received a “noise issue” notice citing “loud pounding.” This, evidently, is the music I listen to. And of course, as I’m reading the email describing this disturbance my head is throbbing, not from the music, but from the sound of a dog yelping at the top of it’s lungs. The dog belongs to my next-door neighbor, the one who raised the complaint.

I’ve learned two things from this experience. One, although I must admit that I have a frightening level of numbness toward loud music, I’m not in my twenties anymore and probably should act accordingly (I just turned the big 30 last week). And two, my neighbors definitely don’t enjoy my taste in music. Spoon, Phoenix and the Avett Brothers are truly great bands. Trust me, you might enjoy listening to them even a bit louder than normal every once and a while also.

Now that they have made the first move, will I complain about the noise their dog has made since I moved into my apartment over five month ago? Probably not.  I’m too nice, I like dogs; I tell myself it’s probably a lovely dog – just lonely. Will I turn down my music? Yep, already have my earphones in. Is there a problem with this situation? You bet.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that I am doing exactly what Conservatives have been doing politically. When applying this situation to our current political dialog we as conservatives often find ourselves in a similar environment. We act “a little too nice” – we don’t stick up for ourselves and often let the other side get away with most anything. Now I certainly don’t mean that we should revert to belittling behavior or name-calling, our “movement” needs none of that and should call out anyone who might be promoting such destructive behavior.

However, we MUST hold others accountable for their actions, plain and simple. Sensationalist comments as the ones made yesterday on the House Floor have no place whatsoever in our political dialog.

How do conservatives stop this supposed labeling attempt by the other side? We stay focused on the principles that made this country great. We use the words of the other side as pure motivation to get our message out that principled leadership is something this country desperately needs at every level of government. And most importantly, we attend a Tax Day Rally tomorrow and take a moment and sign up for one of our Post-Party Summits or request an American Majority Candidate or Activist Training near you.

Our country needs you now more than ever and we at American Majority want to equip you with the tools to make certain that we can turn our message into results and prove the other side wrong once and for all.