Intentions Are Not Enough–AFP Summit

Blogging from the Americans for Prosperity Defending the American Dream Summit today, and listening to Isaac Morehouse with the Foundation for Economic Education talk about how to make a difference.  He makes a good point:

Intentions are not enough.

I think this is a hard lesson the conservative movement is currently learning.  Just wanting smaller government and less spending is not enough.  We have to act.  And more importantly—when we act, we need to be sure that the ideas we are acting on are not just significant to us, but correct.

By this I mean, believing sincerely in something does not make it right.  Believing sincerely that a particular tactical move will make a difference politically does not automatically mean that it actually will.

This is why it’s so important that we as a movement and as individuals experiment with our political tactics.  And when we’ve found techniques that work, we need to keep using them.

Allie Winegar Duzett is the author of How to Save America: A Tactical Guide for Practical Patriots.  Find her on Twitter for livetweeting of the event. Crossposting today at TruePoliticsUSA, Rightosphere, and Conservatives4Congress.