Conservative Politics... How About Liberal Politics?

According to Webster dictionary, as an adjective, conservative means tending to preserve established institutions, opposed to change, moderate or cautious. When used as a noun, it describes a conservative person. Webster's thesaurus variously offers nuances on the word, such as traditional, reactionary, conventional, taking no chances, fearful, unimaginative and in a rut!

Apparently, there are so many implications, it's hard to know where to begin. Whereas you might like conservative politicians if they tend to preserve the established institutions, would you like the same candidate who is opposed to change? If you want to nit-pick, how about an unimaginative, reactionary, conservative politician?

In the past three years I've read a blog regarding on political blogs and I feel like they have really enhanced my understanding of current events. We live in such a conservative society that much of the real news of what is going on is censored by the mainstream media. Unfortunately, political blogs don't have the budget to do some of the things that the more mainstream news outlets do. They cannot have correspondents all over the world, for example, ready to report any event that happens. News analysis is a valuable service, and one that is completely neglected by the mainstream media. Thanks to political blogs, we can get beyond the the facile analysis provided by most of the news pundit shows.

But, of course, the problem with personal blogs is that they do not have the same standards of proof as some of the media outlets do. While most political blogs are at least as dependable as Fox news, when they are compared to legitimate media outlets, many of them falls short. This is why have to pick and choose carefully when you are reading blogs. Anyone can write anything they want on a political blog, and it is very hard for someone to call them on it.

Well, no matter what your political affiliation is, it probably isn't represented by the mainstream media. By trying to please everyone, the media – like the political establishment it has come to serve – pleases no one. For most Americans, until recently they just had to put up with this situation. Until the invention of political blogs, there was simply no good news analysis that didn't try to tow a moderate party line. No matter what ideological position you are coming from, you can find a political blog that is written for you.

As we look on the other side. You like the Democrats, the liberal candidates. According to Webster's, these liberals are tolerant, broad-minded and favor reform or progress. Hey, what's not to like? Now for other liberal connotations. If you favor the liberal politician, does this mean you abide by Webster's thesaurus and give your vote to the radical, wide-awake and rational candidate?

However, if you are to rely on the dictionary and thesaurus, one who favors conservative politics might be fearful and unimaginative. On the other hand, a conservative politician might be imbued with characteristics more favorable, such as one who is moderate, traditional and conventional. Yikes! What does it all mean?

When you also consider that the opposing parties hurl these labels like weapons and slurs against their opponents, you find that these words don't stand up to a dictionary. No wonder it's considered bad manners to discuss politics.

Unfortunately, whether you are a supporter of conservative politics or liberal politics, you need to thoroughly read between the lines of political speeches and assess the candidates' worth on what they say in no uncertain terms. Or is that an oxymoron?

The reason for this is as simple as the issue it raises is complex. More constant definitions of “liberal” and “conservative” inform that, simply put, a conservative believes in “maintaining the status quo” while a liberal believes in changing it.

After all, free speech is a right, and posting on the Internet is simply an extension of that right. People have just as much right to blog political fiction as fact, and rumormongers abounds. As always, it is up to you to separate the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately, none of the candidates seem to be caught saying the same thing twice. Positions can change at the drop of a hat. In the end, the labels essentially are meaningless.
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Liberal Media Noisy On Outsourcing: Stays Mum On Insourcing

Job displacement is unfortunate but inevitable. In a perfect world, no job would ever be lost. Business failures alone, costs millions of jobs.

Several decades ago, lifetime jobs were not uncommon. Technology and a global market have altered that situation, but also brought far greater opportunity.

In a study by the Organization for International investment, we learn that 6.4 million U.S. jobs, were provided by foreign companies, in recent years, all of these insourced.

These jobs have been a great buffer against jobs lost in manufacturing. The pace of these job gains has been greater than the pace of lost manufacturing jobs.

Pennsylvania’s Governor credits 400,000 jobs in his state to employment from foreign companies.

Toyota recently announced plans that will add 2000 new jobs in Mississippi. Hyundai will add plenty more in Michigan. Honda and BMW have been providing thousands more jobs in Ohio and South Carolina respectively, for several years.

The 2003 tax cuts reduced the cost of capital for business. The incentives have been a plus for businesses and workers, leading to many of these top insourced jobs.

Rising productivity has cost many jobs in many countries.

Similar to the United States, the typical country averaged losing 11% of its manufacturing jobs, before the Bush tax cuts. China topped the U.S. in that area, losing 15% of its manufacturing jobs.

As jobs were decreasing, manufacturing output was increasing by 38%. This has resulted in reduced prices for many of our purchases. Of course, reduced prices are good for all consumers, especially those with the least income.

Many economists believe the job market can remain quite healthy through 2007, if congress puts the nation’s health above politics.

The February 2007 jobs report combined with the rapid rise in inflation adjusted wages, revealed that the pace of workers gains in this expansion are well ahead of those in the highly praised Clinton years.

These wage gains suggest a tight labor market and continued wage gains. A strong economy creates net new jobs including those that are insourced.

If congress maintains the lower cost of capital, along with lower individual tax rates, it will be a big plus.

In the meantime let’s hope that many of the displaced workers, become the recipients of those high paying jobs provided by foreign companies.
Mick McNesby is a former tax advisor, consultant and negotiator. He was a frequent guest on political talk shows in Atlantic City, N.J., discussing the benefits of the lower cost of government. He can be visited at Conservative-Politics-Infofind.Com