A Voice in the Wilderness In Defense of "Mere Conservatism"

Tea Party Rally In South Central Los Angeles

When you think of "South Central," names like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube come to mind, not Michelle Bachmann and Andrew Breitbart.  While neither Bachmann nor Breitbart were in attendance this past weekend, the Tea Party movement they proudly represent made it presence (and disdain for the NAACP) known at a rally in the heart of Los Angeles.

Some of the anti-Tea Party protestors who showed up expressed their blunt opinions and specifically addressed their, shall we say "disappointment," with fellow black Americans who have the nerve to endorse limited government and fiscal responsibility.

Alright, so this is less than a fair sample size. I admit that.

But, and this is a big "but," we heard the same rhetoric coming from the 20-year pastor of our current president.

Somehow liberal pundits are always able to deftly parse the subtext of any comment a conservative, Republican, or libertarian makes regarding limited government and lower taxes.  They make inferences and take massive illogical leaps to make their primary point: the Right = racist.

More than anything else, my heart breaks for these angry, confused, and wildly mis-informed people.  Barack Obama is one of them.

The day we move past the white guilt that suffocates our society, the day more prominent black men like the president actually begin to use their platform or pulpit to call the African-American community to account for their own actions, will be a blessed one for those lucky enough to see it.