Jim Brown, OneNewsNow, 2/27/2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The new chairman of the Republican Party says the conservative movement is alive and well, but that it must become a revolution.
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is calling for a revolution of new ideas and opportunities that value the rights of the individual over government.
Steele delivered a rousing speech Thursday night at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2009 that implored conservatives to no longer let others define who they are and what they believe.
“Tomorrow we go forth and advocate for lower government spending — and then we make sure it happens. Tomorrow we go forward and advocate for ethics in government — and [then we] make sure it happens,” Steele urged.
And then to applause, he added: “Tomorrow we go forth and we advocate for the poor and those who are trying to lift themselves up out of poverty every day — without the help of government, but by their own two hands and the help of their neighbors and friends.”
Steele also issued a challenge to conservatives between the ages of 18 and 30.
“I’m charging young conservatives in this room and across this country — tomorrow morning to go forth as the champions of freedom; to go forth and defend that freedom and the freedom of every American to own their own property, to build their own business, to grow their communities, and to live free and die free without the government taking what they have worked for.”
Steele says the goal of the Republican Party is the “transformation of America from a philosophy that promotes dependence on big government and the politics of victimization to one of new hope and prosperity.”
Valuing the Individual Over Government
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is calling for a revolution of new ideas and opportunities that value the rights of the individual over government.
Steele delivered a rousing speech Thursday night at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2009 that implored conservatives to no longer let others define who they are and what they believe.
“Tomorrow we go forth and advocate for lower government spending — and then we make sure it happens. Tomorrow we go forward and advocate for ethics in government — and [then we] make sure it happens,” Steele urged.
Steele also issued a challenge to conservatives between the ages of 18 and 30.
“I’m charging young conservatives in this room and across this country — tomorrow morning to go forth as the champions of freedom; to go forth and defend that freedom and the freedom of every American to own their own property, to build their own business, to grow their communities, and to live free and die free without the government taking what they have worked for.”
Steele says the goal of the Republican Party is the “transformation of America from a philosophy that promotes dependence on big government and the politics of victimization to one of new hope and prosperity.”