By Rick Moore

The political seismographs were going nuts the night of January 19 with Boston being the epicenter. This election marked the beginning of a conservative political tsunami sweeping across America in 2010. Facebook was pinging like a pinball machine, and people from Boston to Oklahoma were celebrating in the streets as well as Twitter. One message on Twitter that seemed to be ubiquitous reads, "If you like the Scott Brown wave, wait for the people's Tsunami in November 2010."

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts did stage an uprising by soundly defeating an entrenched Democrat, who previously earned 78-percent of the statewide vote in an attorney general race, by five full points. Brown turned this race into a referendum on the out of control government spending and deficits in Washington and defeated his Democrat opponent in the bluest of blue states. A state where only a year and a half ago, Barack Obama carried Massachusetts by 26 points. But, the site of the Boston Tea Party became the site where the people launched the "Scott heard around the world" 237 years later with a 31-point reversal from the 2008 presidential race.

This same conservative message will carry true into the Oklahoma elections. A fiscally conservative message such as Governor Mitt Romney's 10-point plan: (1) Freeze stimulus funds that has not been spent and redirect them it to immediate, private sector job-creation priorities. (2) Create tax incentives that promote business expansion and hiring. (3) Prove to the global investors that finance America's debt that we are serious about reining in spending and becoming fiscally prudent by adopting limits on non-military discretionary spending and reforming our unsustainable, unfunded entitlements. (4) Close down any talk of carbon cap-and-trade. (5) Tell the unions that job-stifling "card check" legislation is off the table. (6) Don't allow a massive tax increase to go into effect in 2011 with the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. (7) New spending should be strictly limited to items that are critically needed and that we would have acquired in the future, such as new military equipment to support troops abroad and essential infrastructure at home. (8) Install dynamic regulations for the financial sector -- rules that are up to date, efficient and not excessively burdensome. But do not so tie up the financial sector with red tape that we lose a vital component of our economic system. (9) Open the doors to trade. (10) Stop frightening the private sector by continuing to hold GM stock, by imposing tighter and tighter controls on compensation, and by pursuing a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers. Government encroachment on free enterprise is depressing investment and job creation. If we apply conservative principles to our fiscal policy, we can throw the brakes on this train of out-of-control spending on the federal level and improve our state budget position.

In Oklahoma, James Lankford is running for Congress in the fifth district, and would make positive conservative changes in Washington. Friends of Lankford will tell you that he is a man of faith, a man you can trust. As an employee of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, Lankford served as the Director of the Falls Creek summer youth camp for the past 15 years. Each summer parents, including myself, would trust Lankford with our most prized possession -- our children. Lankford would organize a staff of 150 people to host more than 50,000 during the summer.

But, Lankford understands this election is more than position of faith.

"This race is not about power or position," said Lankford. He continued, "It is a passion for our country and the freedom to worship and live our faith. I would be overjoyed to see every Oklahoman know the joy of following Jesus Christ like my family. But, government is not the church and the church should not be the government." Lankford understands fiscal conservatism: "Spending is out of control, way out of control. We must stop recklessly spending our children's money. Our grandparents would have never spent their children's or grandchildren's money to make themselves happy."

It's been said that you can tell a person by his friends. Take one look at Lankford's Campaign Co-chairs and you will have no doubt that he is in good company. Gene and Jo Downing, Steve Green, and Frank McPherson of Oklahoma County. Downing is President and CEO of Downing Wellhead Equipment,Inc.; Green is President of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.; and McPherson, now retired, is the former Chairman and CEO of Kerr McGee Corporation. Ralph and Wanda Hill of Pottawatomie County. He is a retired educator and she is a retiree of Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. Randy and Susan Kemp of Seminole County. He is a family physician who owns Seminole Medical Clinic. David Gillogly, former President and COO of Express Personnel Services, will serve as Finance Chairman. Serving as Prayer Chairman will be Tom Eliff, former pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, Del City.

If I were to compare James Lankford to other politicians, I would say he most resembles Sen. Tom Coburn.

Fiscal conservatism is the key to winning every race in Oklahoma this year. People have absolutely had enough of these maddening liberal policies that amount to little more than having someone's hand stuck in your wallet.

Improving government services is an important item on the 2010 Oklahoma House Republican Agenda. However, leadership should constantly refer to Governor Mitt Romney's 10-point plan as an example of fiscal conservatism. If fiscal conservatism is revitalized the tsunami will overtake Oklahoma as well.