THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 165, July 29, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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WHY SARAH PALIN THREATENS THE "ESTABLISHMENT"
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY "INNER CIRCLE" & ITS OPPOSITION TO A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR SARAH PALIN IN THE
GOP: PALIN'S SINCERE PATRIOTISM, BASIC INTEGRITY, & COMMON SENSE AS THE FACTORS OFFENDING THE PARTY
"ELITE" -- THE DERISIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT PALIN REFLECTIVE OF THE TRULY SERIOUS CHARACTER DEFECTS OF
PALIN'S CRITICS -- SMALL-MINDEDNESS, GLARING HYPOCRACY, DISHONESTY, ARROGANCE, & ELITIST THINKING
CHARACTERISTIC OF THOSE CRITICS -- THE MINDSET OF THE AVERAGE BELTWAY INSIDER, WHETHER REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT: A MINDSET THAT IS SELF-INTERESTED & DISDAINFUL OF THE HOPES, DREAMS, & CONCERNS OF THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF HEARTLAND AMERICA -- PALIN, CONSERVATISM, & WHAT REAL REPUBLICANS MUST
DO IN ORDER TO WIN THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS OF 2010
FULL STORY:
The Republican Party continues to amass expertise in losing elections. Its
current reticence in getting behind the momentum of Sarah Palin, now the
former Governor of Alaska, unequivocally proves the point.
Many have postulated in vain as to why such an energizing presence in the
Republican Party has been soundly rejected by its “Inner Circle.” Yet, despite phony
attempts at eloquence and deep analysis, it is clear that, somehow, the basic
integrity and common sense that Palin exudes are themselves the offending
factors. All of that “of the people, by the people, and for the people,”
rhetoric may look good engraved on the monuments and surely sounds good in
campaign ads, but this is just not how things are done in Washington
anymore.
When measured against the current “Ruling Class,” Palin’s faults, or, more
precisely, those qualities about her which critics attempt to manufacture
into faults, are trivial, at worst. More pertinently, the derisive commentary
is far more reflective of truly serious character defects on the Palin critics' own part.
Sadly, many of these critics claim to lean to the political Right.
Some have descended to the level of finding fault with the unconventional
names Todd and Sarah Palin have given to their children. Certainly, such
small-mindedness is a matter of absolute irrelevancy to Palin’s nature, and
merely another indication of the desperate efforts to marginalize her.
It also reveals a glaring hypocrisy among those critics, with their
flagrantly selective powers of observation. In comparison, they studiously
avoided ever noticing anything unusual about the name “Hussein,” as if it is
a typical moniker expected for the average passerby on Mainstreet in Middle
America.
Not surprisingly, many of these same critics have been having a field day
ever since Palin’s announcement of her resignation from the Governorship of
Alaska. Somehow, by prematurely leaving a political office, we are told that
she has thoroughly betrayed the public trust and desecrated every worthwhile
American institution right down to motherhood and apple pie.
Yet little if any similar criticism was leveled at Hillary Clinton who,
during her waning days in the unelected post of “First Lady,” suddenly
recalled a “Jewish” heritage and a lifelong affinity for the New York
Yankees. And all of this happened just as she and the little man were making
a frenzied purchase of their dream home in the New York City suburb of
Chappaqua.
Apparently, in the world of the political insiders, it is just fine to
invent a residency in order to pursue political office and personal
ambitions under the flagrant pretense of “representing” the people of New
York in the United States Senate. Yet, it is political “heresy” for someone
to leave office, out of a sincere belief that their best interests and those
of their State are served thusly. Nevertheless, in doing so, Palin has proven
herself to be of a far higher character than any of her attackers.
Of course, no discussion of Palin’s detractors would be complete without a
mention of the Republican Party’s menopausal wing, as epitomized by former
Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan and Washington Post token Conservative
“pundit” Kathleen Parker. In their incessant efforts to derail Palin, Noonan
and Parker have descended to a level of discourse rife with shallow catcalls
and jeers. In telling contrast, Noonan had heaped accolades on Barack Obama,
while Parker supports the elevation of judicial activist Sonya Sotomayor to
the U.S. Supreme Court and excoriates the GOP for refusing to follow along.
Over time, a disturbing pattern of arrogance and elitism has revealed the
mindset of the average Beltway insider, regardless of political affiliation,
to be self-absorbed and disdainful of the hopes, dreams, and concerns of
real America. As a result, on one issue after another, although the people
of the heartland are steadfastly committed to their heritage and their
roots, elected officials obsessively seek to move the country away from such
things. Those entrusted to protect the rights, liberties, and property of
the common man are, instead, fixated on vast increases in the concentration of
power and wealth at the national governmental level, with the average citizen required to
pay the bill.
Throughout her public life, Sarah Palin has steadfastly opposed such
entities, and, in stark contrast to the mutual “back-scratching” corruption
that permeates Washington, has dealt severely with any breaches of ethics on
both sides of the political aisle. Rather than being “of the Ivy league” and
for her own ambitions, she has made the difficult decisions needed to
eradicate the facades and restore public confidence in the workings of
government in her state. And it is clearly this personality trait, and the
resolve to act on it, that makes her a hero to the citizenry, and a mortal
threat to the “Establishment,” regardless of the party affiliation of
particular members and segments of the "Establishment."
Having made a meteoric rise to national prominence on the heels of her
nomination as John McCain’s 2008 running mate, Sarah Palin became the
foremost target of the Saul Alinsky-style ACORN political attack machine. Her ability
to rise above it and advance the cause of Conservatism will signify the
ability of Conservative America to do likewise.
A recent Rasmussen poll shows that Americans still overwhelmingly consider
themselves Conservative. Sarah Palin can connect with that segment of the
population, motivate and inspire it to action. In such a political climate,
no excuses suffice for a party that professes to be Conservative, yet is
devastated at the ballot box as badly as was the case last November.
What Republican Party hacks seem unwilling to recognize, or perhaps have
become too jaundiced within the system to comprehend, is that Palin’s
success or failure will ultimately be their own. If real Republicans really
want to win in 2010, they had better start by recognizing what it is that
made, and continues to make, Sarah Palin an inspirational icon of
Conservatism.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
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Public Policy: Elections, Political Parties, Political Factions,
Ideologies, & Special Interest Groups
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
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Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
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Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo has been active in Wyoming politics for many years and
is a managing partner in Best American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an
e-commerce business that markets American made products including the
incomparable Abigail Adams Bedspread Set from Bates Mills. Contact
information for Chris Adamo, and his archives, can be found at
www.chrisadamo.com
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