Obama grasps what the Conservative Pundits don't!

During a recent interview with 60 Minutes, Obama was asked by CBS reporter Steve Kroft how the president sized up the field of Republicans vying to be his opponent in 2012. Obama's answer was candid : "It doesn't really matter who the nominee is gonna be," he said. "The core philosophy that they're expressing is the same. And the contrast in visions between where I want to take the country and what -- where they say they want to take the country is gonna be stark." Captain Zero was similarly candid before he was elected and no one listened to what he said! Hopefully conservatives and independents will listen this time. Remember the catchy slogan "Hope and Change" and his statement " I am going to... transform America".

The president couldn't be more right in his assessment -- a reality that I think is lost on many of us who are political junkies. Those for whom the world of politics is either their livelihood or at least an obsessive hobby tend to view issues through a different lens and apply a level of detailed inspection to them that average citizens simply do not. The conservative blogosphere is full of expectations of political purity when deciding the future Republican Presidential candidate.

For instance, most people watched only a portion of the recent Republican presidential debates, if at all. They care about their country and the direction it's going, but they are not the least bit interested in following the day-to-day drama of the presidential horse race. They immediately go to the bottom line, which for them is "anyone but Obama".

When the debates were over conservative comments were, "This is going to be hard. Contrary to the media template that has emerged about the "especially weak Republican field," the average conservative voter don't mean it is going to be hard trying to figure out which one of those candidates could possibly compete with Obama. No, when asked to clarify, they always reply, "It's going to be hard to figure out which one of them to support when they all are so much better than what we've got."

Maybe we all need to stop obsessing over the trivial differences in style or the substantive conflicts of specific policy between the candidates, most conservatives are looking at the big picture -- each of those Republican candidates represent a marked departure from the Obama (Captain Zero)regime. And I think that this is much more reflective of the hundreds of millions of eligible voters who will head to the polls next year?

However, to all those conservatives that complain about the baggage that both Romney and Gringrich carry I humbly ask: what principle do you hold that makes throwing Israel under the bus the best option? What principle do you hold that makes continuing to expand the practice of legalized child-killing the proper decision? What principle do you hold that makes the implementation and ingraining of ObamaCare into the fabric of our society a more noble choice? What principle do you hold that justifies allowing jihadists to gain control of the middle east? What principle do you hold that allows marxists to take over our government? What principle do you hold that would justify the denigration of our Christian beliefs? I could list many other things but I am becoming redundant.

Conservatives would be well-advised to make the case for their candidate and make every effort to get their friends and family actively engaged in this primary. Then promote said candidate vigorously, while keeping in perspective what even the president himself understands: that all six of the individuals on the recent Republican debate stage represent a fundamental shift in philosophy from the current occupant of the White House.

Considering that Americans are now facing double the gas prices since Obama took office, almost double the unemployment from what it was the majority of Bush's terms, double the debt, double the deficit, four times as many foreign countries under the thumb of the Muslim Brotherhood, fewer staunch allies who trust us, one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, more Americans than ever on food stamps, and the looming threat of a dramatic uptick in job loss as the president's own signature "accomplishment" from his first term (ObamaCare) is fully implemented, that's a reality that every conservative should be shouting from the rooftops.

Hat Tip to: Peter Heck E-mail peter@peterheck.com, visit http://www.peterheck.com/, or like him on Facebook.