It looks like every publication in America is running a summary of the events of 2010, but it seems to me the information we should glean from all that information should be: what did we learn? I don't mean what did all America learn, but what did we who live in Northeast Georgia learn? <br />
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First and foremost, we learned that every vote counts. And right behind that we learned elections have consequences. In our area, a good Republican organization combined with a strong Tea Party effort to put Nathan Deal over the top in both the primary and the general election. Second, it was verified that Northeast Georgia is at least 3-to-1 conservative. We have no use for big government at any level. We don't like deficit spending or government debt. We learned Progressive Democrats are socialists, even here in Georgia. <br />
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Even Washington agreed that small businesses are the greatest job creators in our free-market economy. We learned that many things being demonized by Progressive Democrats were worth while. We-the-people made it clear the Bush Tax Cuts were good; that Guantanamo is the proper place for terrorists; that immediate pullout of troops from Iraq and Iran was not an option; and that rich people are not our enemies. <br />
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But I think the greatest 2010 lesson for all conservatives...old line Republicans, Tea Party folks, even conservative Democrats who see fit to change parties...is this: if we stay active, and remain a force to be dealt with at the next election, then our voice WILL be heard, and we will make it impossible for Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Roy Barnes to push liberalism down our throats with midnight votes, and lame duck legislation. We learned a bitter lesson in the 2008 election; and we learned the answer in 2010.<br />
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This is Gordon Sawyer from a window on historic Green Street.<br />
