Free Republic

Though we do intend to discuss issues, we're somewhat more out to discuss concepts. There are a million blogs out there that give a rundown of the latest daily news, but very few that discuss the state of conservatism or what those daily events mean to the greater movement. If we have a "hook" that would be it. Obviously this blog isn't for everyone, but we hope there will be something there for many.

At the moment, we're trying to establish exactly where we're coming from because some of our points and principles may seem a bit out of left-field to many conventional conservatives.

A legitimate question to be sure.
I'd first refer you to our bios which can be found on the left-hand column of the screen or follow these links:

http://politicaloverload.com/?page_id=10
http://politicaloverload.com/?page_id=8

Beyond that, we have both dedicated nearly all of our free time, our energy, and a considerable amount of money to advance the conservative cause. We are both long time members of a grass-roots non-partisan conservative organization known as the Young Conservatives of Texas. While our blog is not affiliated with YCT, we have both been seasoned by the political battles YCT is known for in the state.

While my focus and experiance is with campaign management and constitutional theory (including running my own campaign for the state legislature in 2004); my partner has focused on national security issues holding a M.A. in Defense and Strategic studies and serving as the Jane Mortensen Fellow at the National Institute for Public Policy.

In both of our cases, after all of our work for various conservative causes and national issues we both started becoming disenchanted with the direction of the conservative movement and the Republican Party around '03-04. After complaining among ourselves for some time we decided to do something about it and this blog is the fruit of that action.

Like I've said, though, we're both fairly young which is why we want to do what we can to stop our own generation of conservatives from jumping on the "big-government conservatism" bandwagon. Whether we're worth your time is obviously something you have to determine for yourself, but we'd certainly appreciate your patronage.

--Calhoun

Made my bones?