Saturday, May 31, 2014

Liberal vs Conservative

In the last two days I have been called a “liberal” by two minor news outlets, which I find humorous and completely false.  It seems that my voting record of late is liberal in nature.  Interesting since these votes were all 9-0 votes, but my vote is singled out to be the liberal one.  It would seem that being a twenty year veteran, an avid hunter that has hunted in several different countries, gun owner and reloader, doesn’t count for anything any more.  They would have you believe that my eight years of service for I.C.E. in the fight against terrorism is something to be discouraged.  On the contrary, this is an effort to pigeon-hole me because I don’t agree with the ultra right wing.  Just because Attila the Hun and I aren’t bridge partners doesn’t make me a liberal.

I have stated before that I am for smaller government, fiscal responsibility, a stronger military, and I’m against anything Obama, Reed and Pelosi.  The fact that I don’t adhere to the theory that Secretary General Moon is knocking on my door trying to push Agenda 21, doesn’t make me a liberal.  Now certain elements of our community would love to paint me in that light, but it is for their own ulterior reasons that they do so.  It isn’t because it’s true or false. 

Now let’s examine this a little closer.  When I was running for office there were two options for the library.  One was $40 million and one was $30 million.  The option that I voted for was for $20 million.  The second aspect of that vote considered the Council Chambers.  If we kept the current chambers it would cost $3 million to bring it up to ADA (American Disability Act) standards.  This must be done because it is federal law, there is no choice here.  Let’s break it down further.  If little Johnny spent $40 million for a new library and another $3 million to refurbish an aging Council Chamber, that would be $43 million.  If little Joey spend $20 million for a new library and another $6 million for a new Council Chamber that would be $26 million, who would be showing the most fiscal restrain?  The vote was 9-0 and I’m the liberal, I’m also Joey, go figure. 

Now I have stood up to Open Carry Tarrant County.  This is a group that has been kicked out of Jack In The Box, Chick Fillet, and Chipotle.  They have been disavowed by Open Carry Texas, and distanced by the NRA due totally to their actions.  They have disrespected our laws, our Police Officers, and threatened several citizens to include a radio host.  My vote was to ban all weapons in Council Meetings and to not allow the distribution of literature in our busy thoroughfares.  The votes were 9-0 and 8-1 respectively, but my vote was the liberal one.  This post is simply an effort to illustrate that the press can print whatever they want and it doesn’t have to be true.  I am a Reagan Conservative, not a right wing whack job, and certainly not a liberal.

7 comments:

  1. Now they are suing the city over 1 of them. I predict another lawsuit coming over the red light cameras.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I'm hoping that the construction of a new library and opening the old location will spur some new development in North Arlington. It's been rather lacking over the last 20 years (at least since I've moved to here). We see other smaller communities such as Southlake, Irving, and Plano take off with commercial development while Arlington seems to lag behind. Most have predicted (which seems true to date) that AT&T stadium is not enough to spur additional development around it. Glory park fell through and there's no telling when the retail space in the Viridian will ever see action. It would be nice to have more options in our neighborhood without having to venture off to surrounding cities. Are there any real tangible retail developments in the works or can we just expect to see more apartments built?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. There are some opportunities in retail for North Arlington. Don't look for any huge shopping centers, but if you look down Lamar near Ball Park you will see new construction being built as we speak. These are shops and a new Rio Mambo. Glory Park is back in the discussion process, and of course the new Hotel is going to be coming up very shortly. There is also some progress being considered for the TXDOT property. None of these properties are going to be apartments. There is also going to be our first fortune 500 company coming to Arlington, and it will be in the north. And lastly another smaller hotel will be built on Lamar. So projects are alive and well in the north. What we really need to consider is filling up our current open retail stores. There are plenty of shop fronts that are vacant near the Walmart Neighborhood store.

      Delete
  3. Councilman Parker: I am happy to see that you are a true Reagan Conservative. It is my hopes that you and I can meet to get past our differences and help the city move forward as a Team. GOP House District 94 Nominee Tony Tinderholt

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mr. Tinderholt maybe sometime in the future we can. It is important for you to realize that the 1st Amendment cuts both ways, and was not intended for the most belligerent, or loudest individual in the conversation. Respect is earned.

      Delete
    2. You lost respect in Federal Court.

      Delete
  4. No, that is your perspective. We lost a decision in court. We will narrow the ordinance in all probability.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your comment.