THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume X, Issue # 86, April 2, 2008
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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RISKY MISREADING OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY TURMOIL
By Christopher G. Adamo
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2008: PROLONGED DEMOCRATIC INFIGHTING BETWEEN
THE HILLARY CLINTON & BARAK OBAMA CAMPS & ITS IMPACT ON DEMOCRATIC CHANCES IN THE ELECTION -- ONCE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS NOMINATED ITS CANDIDATE, HOW MIGHT THE PARTY RESUSCITATE ITSELF VERY QUICKLY &
THEN GO ON TO WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? HOW MIGHT "MODERATE" (I.E., LIBERAL) REPUBLICANS
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH AN OUTCOME?
FULL STORY:
Rush Limbaugh is enjoying the ensuing success of his “Operation Chaos,” his ongoing effort to weaken the political
prospects of the Democrats by prolonging party infighting between the Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama camps. But,
despite Limbaugh’s exuberance, the Democratic Party is alive and well, and could, under the right circumstances,
resuscitate itself very quickly.
Sadly, many of the conditions necessary for such a scenario result from the collaboration of inexcusably gullible
Republican “moderates.” Willfully ignorant of past experience, they are again buying into the inane notion that partial
concession to fundamentally flawed Liberal principle is a worthwhile tactic by which to improve the political climate.
The latest such effort involves the hoax of man-made “global warming,” which has become one of the most effective
pillars of the Liberal/Democratic political machine. Having sought for years to establish some moral credibility amid its
hideous advocacy of human abortion, along with every other tainted tenet of the counterculture, the Liberal
establishment finally lit upon the “global warming” panic as a means of casting itself as the noble protector of humanity.
Predictably, many among the morally rudderless and perennially naive who claimed in the past to support Conservative
principles, are now signing on to this bogus bandwagon. Thus, they enable and empower a political movement that is
antithetical to virtually every facet of their once professed Conservatism.
A new advertising campaign promoted by the Green “prophet” himself, former Vice-President Al Gore, includes such
noted “Conservatives” of bygone years as Newt Gingrich and Pat Robertson. But, while the former Republican House
Speaker and Christian Coalition President believe they are acting in the best interests of the planet, in reality, they are
merely becoming pawns of the political Left.
Nor will their capitulation on such a defining issue actually lend any credibility to it in the long run. Rather, they will
merely succeed in bolstering the political fortunes of a thoroughly self-serving political party, at the cost of any
remaining standing they ever had within Conservative America.
In many respects, both have already mired themselves in just this manner, reaping dismal results that should have
forewarned them against trying again.
After winning GOP control of the House of Representatives in 1994 with his visionary “Contract With America,” Newt
Gingrich gained an incredible opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of Liberalism by doing battle with the
Democratic Party that, as a result of the Bill Clinton effect, had fallen into complete disrepute. Yet, instead of forging
ahead with a boldly Conservative agenda, Gingrich watered down his message with such insipid measures as “block
grants,” after coming under fire from the media and the Democrats, ultimately granting the notion that the goals of
Liberalism were inherently “good” for the American people.
Having conceded a defining principle of the issue, he was thereafter left with little other than a vain hope of merely
making the nanny state more efficient. In the end, Gingrich lost credibility as a leader and left the Congress, while
Liberalism and its many squalid programs survives and flourishes to this day.
Similarly, Pat Robertson attempted to ingratiate himself to the GOP establishment last year by endorsing the presidential
candidacy of Rudy Giuliani. But, rather than gaining any credence for Giuliani among staunch Conservatives, Robertson
merely showed himself to be morally ambiguous for his tacit endorsement of Giuliani’s pro-abortion, pro-gay philosophy.
Robertson’s support ultimately did nothing for Giuliani, though it destroyed any prospects for him to ever again be a
standard bearer among Conservative Christians.
The end result of this latest attempt by Robertson and Gingrich to build bridges with the environmentalist extremists will
be equally pitiable. Neither will gain any standing among the Liberal political class that uncategorically hates them. And
both will further alienate the Conservatives with whom they should have remained kindred.
It is a bitter lesson that committed Conservatives have long understood, but Republican political players refuse to
recognize. And it represents the abyss through which John McCain must successfully navigate, if he is to have any hope
of achieving victory in the presidential election this November. Thus far, however, he shows no inclination to even
acknowledge yielding to Liberal principle as a political liability.
Despite the seemingly devastated current condition of the Democratic Party, it would only take about two weeks for the
party to reassemble itself, once its nominee is firmly determined. At that point, the entire character of the evening news
will change. Expect no more stories of Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Hillary Clinton’s flowery fabrications, or any subject
that poses even a slight risk to the Democrats.
In contrast, John McCain can count on a degree of scrutiny that far exceeds anything he has ever experienced. Let him
make one false move or “misstatement” during that period, and the nightly news anchors will talk of nothing else until
election day.
McCain’s sole hope of enduring this completely predictable tsunami is one that he abhors. Were he to have cultivated
loyal support among Conservatives over the past few years, they would be on hand to strenuously counter any
fraudulent antics from Liberals in the media or among the Democrats. But John McCain believes, instead, that he can
build a coalition of disenchanted “moderates” from both parties.
Hence he seeks, among other misguided decisions, to garner supporters among the “global warming” crowd, which only
proves to the masses that the Democrats and their big government “solutions” to this concocted “crisis” have been
right all along. This, along with his criticism of the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainment camp, essentially legitimizes the
Democratic Party in its entirety. And, when the Clinton-Obama contest is settled, a dazzling public relations effort will
rapidly restore the standing of the Democratic Party presidential candidate.
At that point, unless John McCain’s momentum is built upon something more substantive than his current house of cards,
the seemingly commanding lead he presently enjoys may evaporate overnight.
Only true Conservatism, proffered consistently, honorably and unabashedly, will demonstrate sufficient contrast from the
ideology of the Liberals to propel Republican Party standard bearer across the finish line. If the GOP is to have any hope
of victory this November, it must loudly deliver this message to the McCain camp, assuming that it is not already too late
to do so.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition:
Elections, PACs, & Political Parties
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
Political Environmentalism Versus Human Progress & Prosperity:
Policy Issues Relating to Energy, Environment,
& Natural Resources
The Earth's Natural History, Global Climate Changes,
& the Future of Human Life & Civilization on the Planet:
Science, Ideology, & Public Policy
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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