J.C. Watts On “Change” in Washington

We need more politicians like J.C. Watts.  Of course, I’m bias because Watts is a small town,  conservative Christian from Oklahoma, and a former OU Sooner quarterback, but his political analysis is sharp, his character is unquestionable, and his leadership is sorely needed.  Watts is an ordained Southern Baptist minister (like Mike Huckabee), who became a political star in the 1990’s, seving 8 years as U.S. Representative from Oklahoma’s 4th district.  Prior to that he served as a state Corporation Commissioner from 1990-1994.  As a Congressman, Watts held the title of Chairman of the Republican Conference, which made him the 4th highest ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives.    

Watts is a fiscal, military, and social conservative, who also happens to be young (51) and black….making him a liberal’s worst nightmare.  Once in the 1990’s he famously took on Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton by calling them “race-hustling poverty pimps” who preyed on the inner city poor.  Watts was maligned by the left….but cheered by many common sense Americans, from both sides of the politcal spectrum.  At the apex of his political career, J.C. Watts chose NOT to run for re-election stating his desire to spend more time with his wife and 5 children.  At the time he said that his children would only be young once….and he needed to be there for them.  It took tremendous humility for Watts to step out of the limelight for the sake of his family, but my hope is that perhaps he now considers it time to step back in.

Since 2002, J.C. Watts has been running several business and consulting firms, in addition to doing political commentary in both the newspaper and TV.   A combination of his executive experience in business and as a former Corporation Commissioner, experience as a leading Congressman, and most importantly as a genuine man of God who is young, strong, conservative, and yes black make him an ideal candidate for political office….maybe even Vice-President of the United States.  If John McCain gets the nomination, which is likely—it would serve him well to pick a young conservative to stand by him against the likely candidacy of a Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.  And speaking of Obama…..

J.C. Watts’ latest column in the Las Vegas Review Journal addresses the idea of “change” in Washington.  Of course “change” is the mantra Obama keeps spouting….though he has no real plans or ideas about how to “change” Washington, it doesn’t matter. Obama is a pretty face and a good chearleader who has Oprah and Hollywood in his hip pocket.  Obama isn’t going to change anything.  Because as Watts points out, the current system in Washington is so overburdened by entitlement programs (welfare, etc.) that a large percentage of our tax dollars are already committed to causes that no one can really stop.  Furthermore, Watts states that both Democrats and Republicans talk a pretty good game on the campaign trail, but both sides are firmly entrenched within the “Washington way” and don’t dare cross their fellow party members.  Washington is corrupt and broken in many ways, and Barack Obama isn’t going to change that, nor does he really want to since he is now apart of the establishment.  Obama won’t tell you the truth about Washington….but J.C. Watts will.  May God give us more like J.C. Watts.  Or even better…may God give us J.C. Watts back again.  The country needs him.  (To read Watts’ entire column on the problem with Washington, click here.  For more information on Watts, I enourage you to read his memoir entitled:  “What Color Is Conservative: My Life and My Politics“)

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