Contrary to what many in the main stream media would have you believe, there is a conservative ideology that believes in a limited federal government and respects state sovereignty. Conservatives need to educate the American people about what conservatism really means.

A simple question: If everyone behaved in a manner that reflected conservative ideology would the country be better off? Conservatives believe in individuals taking responsibility for their lives but recognize that there are times when we need to help each other out. We need to help people who have serious disabilities that have no treatment or cure and we should help people who are down on their luck and willing to help themselves. We also need to hold people accountable for the decisions they make and never create public policy that encourages people to make decisions that are destructive to their own lives or to society.

If all people who are able to make responsible decisions do make responsible decisions, much of the debate between conservatives and liberals would become irrelevant.

On the other hand, if everyone behaved in a manner that reflected the democratic ideology would this country be better off? Governments that create policies to take from one group of people who are productive and give to another group of people who choose to be less productive are doomed to fail. Government programs that protect people from taking personal responsibility will grow because there is a segment of society that will always choose to make irresponsible decisions.

Healthcare is the perfect example: Millions of people don't buy insurance because they think they don't need it. When they get sick, they go to the hospital and get care but they will not ever pay for that care. Those who do have insurance will pay for those who choose not to pay through higher premiums or higher taxes. If it really is true that the person without insurance couldn't afford insurance then they are probably eligible for a state subsidized program to which they didn't apply. People who choose to avoid responsibility themselves should not be able to shift their personal burden onto the shoulders of those who do behave in a responsible manner.

Conservatism is the best hope for our country and for the world.

Romney has been changing the tide over the past couple of weeks. The early primaries have limited the ability of each of the candidates to really engage in an ongoing discussion about why he should be the one to represent the party. The clumping of primaries has limited voter access to information because there simply isn't time to engage in meaningful discussions. The debates are often just a series of sound bites designed to play on the nightly news.

Additionally, the media has clearly pushed for a quick pick of the most liberal candidate running. As Giuliani faded, the media shifted the news to boost McCain. The pundits’ never-ending efforts to push voters towards McCain have given him a whole lot of free advertising…

People who like Huckabee will hopefully take an honest look at his real chances to defeat either Democrat. It's not going to happen and the Democrats don't care about their collective desire to send a message...

If Romney can pull in a few hundred delegates today and then take conservative issues to the people in state by state primaries- the ideology that is necessary to sustain America will be kept front and center.

Conservatives should understand that if Romney walks away the voice of conservatives will be lost in this election.

McCain will take an early victory as an endorsement of his views, which are definitively more liberal than even moderate conservatives. His views may be preferable to those of the Democrats but they are often not the views of conservatives.

If Romney stays in, McCain will be forced to actively campaign across the country. McCain’s ideas may be popular in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut but they will not play as well in the Heartland. A state by state contest will require each campaign to build a grassroots mobilization of conservatives and that will bode well for Romney. It will also invigorate the Republican Party which will serve the party well in the general election.

Romney can win a war fought in state by state battles across this country. He can fight and he can win.

In the end, we should all be hoping he stays in because his mere presence will help to ensure conservative ideology remains at the core or the Republican Party.