Conservative of the Year 2011

Winner will be selected at midnight tonight (New Year's Eve):

Nominations

Tentative Rank	Name	Achievements	Comments
1	Governor John Kasich	led Ohio to enact conservative economic and pro-life legislation, and honored the star player who defeated LeBron James in the NBA finals	criticized the pink drivers licenses issued by Ohio, and didn't back down when liberals whined about his statement
2	Congressman Allen West	public stance against Obama and Democrats	one of the few in Congress who actually speaks the truth; could be a future candidate for president
3	Quarterback Tim Tebow	inspiring millions with his pro-Christian, pro-life attitude while taking his NFL team from last to first place	ducked a question about whether he supports same-sex marriage
4	Governor Sam Brownback	signed the best set of pro-life bills in the nation into law in Kansas, and has withstood liberal claptrap against him	could be a future candidate for president
5	Governor Scott Walker	standing up to the government workers' unions in Wisconsin	though pro-life, Walker achieved nothing on the issue thus is vulnerable to a recall in 2012
6	U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe	led Congress in rejecting the global warming hoax, and agreed to debate gasbag Ralph Nader on the topic	Inhofe is frequently the most conservative person in the U.S. Senate
7	Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli	continuing his challenge on behalf of Virginia to ObamaCare in the courts and stood up to liberals on other issues	seemed to do more in 2010, but remains a strong potential candidate for Governor in the next election
8	Russian President Dmitry Medvedev	signing "a requirement for abortion advertisers to inform women about the risks associated with the procedure, including the loss of fertility" - the first pro-life law there since communism	Despite being Christian, some claim his approach is neo-Stalinist
9	U.S. Senator Ron Johnson	filibustered Obama's liberal nominations for judgeships within the Seventh Circuit, forcing Obama to withdraw them.	has failed to vote against other liberal nominations for judgeships, even when fellow conservatives vote "Nay"
10	Joe Arpaio	his outstanding law enforcement abilities and for being a thorn to Eric Holder's Justice Department
11	Nephilimfree	persistent efforts to counter non-creation science on YouTube	Arguably does more harm to the cause with outlandish claims. Admitted that he peruses escort websites. However has recently allowed uncensored comments on his videos unlike some others and doesn't hesitate to respond to challenges.
12	Ron Paul	did well in the presidential race with his principled views	Though excellent on economic issues and pro-life, Paul supports the decriminalization of illegal drugs, and opposes a United States alliance with Israel.
13	Donald Trump	criticized Obama on key issues	folded and even abandoned the Republican Party after celebrities began criticizing him
14	Shockofgod	Pinning atheists with questions they have never been able to answer. Has challenged the leading YouTube atheists and Penn Jillette to debate him, but they have declined. Shockofgod and the PPsimmons YouTube channels have promoted the Question evolution campaign. Challenged the atheist Thunderf00t to debate the 15 questions for evolutionists and he declined.	Has been criticized by atheists for simply removing (rather than responding to) more complex challenges. Only allows censored comments on videos.