Posted by
stevo on Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:55:40 AM
This coming Election Day, the Democratic tide will most likely sweep away the premier defender of conservative family values in the U.S. Senate, Rick Santorum. It will be a dark day for those who admire this man for his principled candor against all opposition.
In the wake of this defeat, however, we may find ourselves embracing a surprising victor--Michael Steele in Maryland. Michael Steele represents a new breed of politician--more beholden to principle than to party. He is more conservative than he is Republican. If he wins, he will carry the torch dropped by the hand of the brilliant Santorum.
Perhaps Steele has come to represent a new age of politics--one that does not scrutinize demographics, polling, and party politics, but one that embraces issues as the true battlegrounds. The people will not be pandered to by tawdry political tactics, but will be won on the battlefield of issues and ideas.
As the sun sets on the too-short senatorial career of Rick Santorum, let us hope it rises with a new resolve and Steele.