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It's 2012, and I hope everyone had a great holiday and enjoyed ringing in the New Year, especially as it promises to be a truly interesting one on the election front! I hope you're enjoying BlogHer's "Why I'm Political" series, as I get to talk with women bloggers from around the web about what they're focused on now that the 2012 presidential primary season is in full swing. This month, I had the pleasure of talking with Kim Jossfolk, who writes the blog Just a Conservative Girl. She had some interesting things to say in the essay she contributed to Mothers of Intention, entitled "Michele Bachmann's Tea Party Caucus -- I Just Say No." You'll see from our interview that Kim has an interest in creating change by starting with the issues she sees in her own back yard.
Image courtesy Kim Jossfolk.
1. What motivated you to become political and/or go public with your political views?
I have always been pretty passionate about politics. I had an amazing civics teacher in high school who got us involved in the classroom. It was a presidential election year and we were all assigned a team, I was on a team for a Democrat; that is when I realized I was a Republican. I have been in love with them ever since. But I also would have to credit Glenn Beck as getting me more involved at this point in my life. I didn't watch his show on Fox News, but somehow saw he was doing something called The 9/12 Project. I rearranged my schedule to watch that first show and I have gotten more involved ever since. That is how I started blogging; someone I met through that told me blogging was a good way to organize your thoughts and help you formulate your point of view better.
2. What are the issues you most focused on now going into the 2012 campaign season?
What issue do you think is important that the candidates aren't talking about? While it is still very early in the political process for 2012, I can tell you that I am not happy with the crop of people running for the Republican nomination for president. I don't feel that any of them are willing to do what needs to be done to get back to the founders' vision of a limited federal government and stronger states' rights, let alone get our out of control spending in check. So I have decided that I am not going to concentrate much of my time on the presidential election and will look towards the Congress.
An acquaintance of mine is running for Congress, although it isn't my district, and I am still planning on working to get him elected. My state has one of our Senate seats up for grabs and that is going to be a close race, so I will do work for that race as well. I would have to say that the thing that I find so annoying is what we are willing to waste money on. I live just outside of Washington, D.C., so I know many people who are federal employees. The vast majority of them admit that their jobs are full of inefficiencies and they are unable to get those inefficiencies addressed. We don't spend the money we have wisely. We could do much more to help the poor and the needy and lower taxes if we didn't waste it on excess and fraud. We also need to get past whose fault the debt is. It is time we admit that both parties have spent this country to the brink of bankruptcy and it must be dealt with without blame and party rhetoric.
3. How do you connect your political views or activism with your role as a mother?
I think being a mom is political. There is no way around that. You have a vision of the world you want for your family. Regardless of where you may fall on the political spectrum, that vision is there. I want to leave a world that the next generation can thrive in. I have had many opportunities and I want those same opportunities to be there for them. I want to fix what is wrong, but leave what is right. I think one of the most important things the government can do for their citizens is to protect the family. The core of any country is family.
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