I am sick of politicians who refuse to take a stand, who don’t want to come out too strong one way or another in fear that they might alienate a certain group or lose favor with too many people, and in turn, lose their seats.

I am sick of career politicians who go to law school and straight into Washington DC, having never worked a real job a day in their lives.

I am sick of the fear to offend.  I am sick of the need to please.

Millions of people love Rush and Levin and Hannity.  But you hardly ever hear a politician speak the way they do.  I realize that it’s quite different being a public servant to the people and a radio talk show host interested in ratings.  But one of the reasons these conservative celebrities are so loved by their audiences is because of their strength in their opinions—whether right or wrong, they stand where they stand and they’re not afraid to tell you.  If you disagree, fine—no skin off their backs.  They don’t care.  They’re not scared of losing their audience or getting fired because they respond to the people—they give the people what they want—and, therefore, they are rewarded with great ratings and ridiculous salaries.

But these politicians, on the other hand, are scared of losing their jobs.  They won’t take a stand because they fear you’ll vote them out of office, so instead they appear meek and use vague and ambiguous terms.  They lack integrity and fortitude and strength.

Well, we demand more from our public servants.  Take a stand and we’ll either vote for you or we won’t.  Stop playing some political game.  Stop straddling both sides of the fence.  Pick a side, take a stand, and let the chips fall where they may.

2012 is coming.  It’s less than two years away.  A lot can happen in that amount of time.  But I fear who will emerge as the front-runners, and eventually the only runners, of the republican ticket.