Being a long Republican, I arrived at that point in my political life where I found myself struggling to uncover the soul of the Republican party. I needed to find a message that was deeply meaningful to me, a truth that guided my ideology, that I could use as my own young republican mantra.
While talking with friends recently, most serendipitously, I happened upon it - what I think most encapsulates all that is good, righteous and conservative; the most quintessential grain of truth that I feel embodies the Republicans and everything that makes us great. That bit of truth, the zen of the GOP, is found in the simple phrase "Not my problem."
In three words all that is conservative is revealed, exposed in all its glory. Income tax cuts dismantling your social programs? Not my problem - there's more money in my pocket. Federal disaster area bringing you down? Not my problem - the ocean's not in my backyard. Pollution and toxic waste killing your kids? Not my problem - my grass is green.
Magnificence. A moment of celerity that will be recorded for the ages. Young republican brethren, hail our new slogan from the roof tops! Unite under a banner of self-righteousness and indignation!
And if you don't like it? Well, that's not my problem.