- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 20, 2008
I've been reading comments on weblogs all over and whenever someone has an opinion about Kennedy's illness similar to my own, they are decried with, "we should be above that" and "we are conservatives and Christians so we shouldn't do that".
I respectfully disagree and gave my opinions over on Michelle Malkin's blog and reproduce that comment here, because I think it is very illustrative of what makes us different from liberals at a very basic level:
We are conservatives, yes. And many of us are indeed Christians, yes. It is because we are conservatives and many are Christians that we do react to this news different than those who are not jumping on the “..I would never wish this on anyone…” bandwagon.
I am a conservative, so I’m not a hypocrite. I don’t pretend I think one thing and then say another.
I am a conservative, so I believe in moral absolutes. A bad man is still a bad man, even if he gets a disease. Bad things happening to bad men is good.
I am a conservative, so I don’t eulogize criminals. It’s another assault on their victims.
I am a Christian, so I know that God is also not warm and fuzzy all of the time. If you believe He is, you should read about Ninevah, Sodom & Gomorrah, Jericho, and Noah & the Flood.
So please, stop with the self-righteous “we should be better than this” talk.
I would feel bad for Kerry, Obama, Clinton, Pelosi, and even Jimmy Carter.
I am a conservative, so I will not feel bad for Ted Kennedy simply because he’s a politician when I wouldn’t feel bad for Sirhan Sirhan. Their crimes are different, but their victims are still just as dead.
I am a conservative, so I believe all should be held to the same standard. Period.