Several weeks ago we invited Outpost readers to cast their vote for the 2012 Conservative of the Year and we had thousands of responses.  The results?  Check it out:

Of course given the battle-royal that Scott Walker had to endure, the results aren't surprising and are well-deserved.

Congratulations to Governor Scott Walker on being voted the Conservative Outpost's 2012 Conservative of the Year!

BernardGoldberg.com

Fighting the establishment doesn’t come naturally to conservatives. Playing by the rules, we don’t rage against the machine—we embody it. By contrast, liberals, so smug and high-minded, identify themselves as the undisputed guardians of righteousness: Hope, change, compassion, acceptance, tolerance. And cool, so damn cool. Now, that’s progressive.

Funny thing about conventional wisdom, especially when you’re the one defining it. Sometimes it just isn’t true. The left in America controls the Presidency and Senate, mass media, entertainment and academia; our politics, press, culture and education. Think about it. Beyond the vulgarities, ridiculing traditional values and exploiting the downtrodden—it is clear liberals have become the establishment they so loathe.

They are the “man.”  read more »