Tales from Mark Side: The Conservative Voice in Manatee County
Lots to look forward to in 2022 at the Manatee Herald. Here’s just a few
By Mark Young
I’m in no way whatsoever a, “This is going to be my year,” kind of guy.
It’s not going to be my year, and probably not your year either. Life works in cycles. The year of our Lord 2022 will be like any other year in terms of those cycles.
There will be good times and there will be bad times and chances are, you’ll look forward to 2023 like we all do every New Year with some semblance of hope that the next year will be different.
It will in some ways and it won’t in most. There will be times of joy and times of pain. Liberals will still be crazy and patriots like us will still be fighting to keep them from doing crazy things. It’s just life.
But there are going to be some exciting things coming very soon, particularly here at the Manatee Herald as we prepare to launch a new series of podcasts on both the news and opinion side of the spectrum.
We’ll have some exciting guests ranging from digging deep into local politics to celebrating some local residents who are doing amazing things.
Unlike other podcasts, I personally hope to use this new venue to take action, curb injustices in Manatee County, and yes, continue to expose the disease that is liberalism.
But we’ll have a lot of fun along the way so I hope you’ll join us when we kick off this new adventure, which I believe is coming very, very soon.
This year also will be a fun political year as we watch local, state and national liberals try to justify the incompetence of their leadership. We’ll see if they want to spin reality or be honest with Manatee County citizens ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Spoiler alert: they’ll spin reality.
In the meantime, local Republicans are gearing up for a fight of their own when we enter the summer primary season culminating with a big August primary election.
We’ll talk about that primary season a lot, to include several podcasts with the candidates, should they decide to appear.
I tend not to take a stand on Republican candidates during the primary season. I believe they all need to make their case with the voters on their own terms and let the best candidate win.
However, I will call out any signs of shadowy politics along the way. There is no room in conservative politics for playing dirty. Voters won’t stand for it, so if you are a primary candidate and have an inkling to sour the process, voters will hear about it.
If you want to play dirty politics, join the Democrats where you belong. Conservatives have no reason to stray from logic and truth when we are, and always will be on the right side of truth, justice and the American way.
We want leaders who have the best qualities to lead Manatee County into the future. It isn’t a popularity contest and it certainly isn’t a battle of the egos. If you are a Republican candidate at any level of office who puts your ego over your constituents, prepare to be challenged by we the people.
Republicans should know that an election to office is a humbling experience because the majority of voters have put their faith in you to do the right thing. So stay out of the swamp and remember that you are a public servant, not a public figure.
With that said, I wish this year’s field of Republican candidates the best in their campaigns. We want to hear your message and here at the Manatee Herald is where you can get that message heard.
As for the liberal primaries, well who really cares.
Let the political folly begin and I wish you all a happy, healthy and blessed 2022.
