THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume XII, Issue # 60, April 28, 2010
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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DEMOCRAT CABAL DANGLES BAIT FOR UNWITTING REPUBLICANS
By Christopher G. Adamo
DOMESTIC PARTISAN POLITICS & AMERICA'S TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES: THE POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN
DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS DURING THE CURRENT PERIOD OF SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A HALF-YEAR BEFORE THE
PIVOTAL 2010 FEDERAL ELECTIONS -- THE BEST COURSE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: REMAIN FIXED ON A
PROGRAM OF REAGAN-STYLE CONSERVATISM THAT TOUTS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION &, IN DEFERENCE TO ITS NOBLE
PRECEPTS, PROMISES TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE DAILY BEING INFLICTED ON THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC
BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY
FULL STORY:
With more than half a year yet to go before the pivotal 2010 elections, the
Democrats are clearly in a panicked election mode. Every news story, every
major speech, and every mass mailing makes reference to the fact that the
Republicans are unbending in their opposition to the Liberal agenda, with
the accompanying threat that this will be the basis on which the Democrats
win big in November.
Yet, beneath the phony veneer of outrage over the intransigency of the GOP,
lies a desperate attempt of the Democrats to attain bipartisan consensus on
anything. Those on the political Left know full well that therein lies their only hope
of avoiding an electoral bloodbath in the Fall of 2010. So, they continue to denounce
their Republican rivals on a host of topics, always hoping desperately that
some naive Republican may get cold feet and cross the aisle. Thankfully, it
has not happened yet, but, Democrats, in their desperate straits, have no
alternative except to keep trying.
The painful lessons for Republicans over the past three decades seem to have
finally sunk in. On every occasion in which they ever attempted to cross the
aisle, find “common ground” with Liberal Democrats or “end the rancor” that
ostensibly disillusions so many people and dulls their interest in politics, the Democrats gain
both the political and philosophical high ground, appearing as principled
leaders, while their duped GOP counterparts are left in stunned amazement,
facing the wrath or indifference (both of which are politically costly) of a
demoralized Conservative grassroots.
So, in the current climate of an energized Conservative groundswell, and
with no other viable strategy, the Obama/Reid/Pelosi political machine is
resorting once again to the Democratic Party's standard ploy of appealing to the “Centrist”
leanings of wobbly Republican political hacks. The issue in question may
vary, but the tactics are the same.
“Obamacare,” touted as the gleaming jewel of Democratic Party hopes and aspirations
for America, ought to be worn as a badge of honor by every “courageous”
Democrat who braved the hostility of constituents and diligently dodged any
constitutional impediment to its implementation. But why then, if it is
indeed such a gleaming moral and political Democratic Party victory, should its
originators be willing to share any of its glory with the opposition? This
manner of thinking would certainly not explain the latest ruse of the Democrats,
which is an attempt to involve Republicans in the “fixes” now deemed
necessary to defray the abominable expenses that the bill’s supporters are
lately admitting will inevitably ensue.
According to recent assessments, the former Congressional Budget Office
numbers, which claimed that Obamacare would not cost over a trillion dollars
(as if that degree of thrift was itself some emblem of fiscal virtue on the part of
Democrats), are off by a factor of three or more. So how do the Democrats
address this unfolding budgetary nightmare? By fervently soliciting
Republican involvement in a “Mend it, don’t end it” fix. Thus, they hope that
all participants will thereafter share culpability for the monstrosity of
Obamacare.
If even a single Republican were to be drawn into this cesspool, the
reaction from Liberals in the media would quickly be to affix blame on the
entire Congress, thereby diluting political injury to any who truly deserve
it. So far, however, the Republicans are remaining steadfast in their
unwillingness to become entangled.
On, “Cap and Trade,” another front of the same political war, Democrats
scream loudly about the unwillingness of Republicans to join in this noble
venture to rescue mother earth from the brink of annihilation. But, again, as
the details of the “Cap and Trade” grand plan become known to the public,
opposition to it -- and, in fact, outrage at any who would dare to advance it --
grows exponentially.
This bill would unleash every imaginable demon of an out-of-control
government, from the taxation of struggling industries to the intrusion of
federal “green compliance inquisitors,” onto every aspect of American life.
From the production and purchase of manufactured goods to the buying and
selling of private residences, the former freedom of Americans to engage in
private business transactions would be trampled. So, of course, Liberal
eco-fanatics on Capitol Hill would want the burden of public backlash to be
shared with participating Republicans, were any to be found.
Not surprisingly, the recent Democratic Party obsession with amnesty for the twelve
to twenty million illegal aliens, while embodying every malicious tactic
from the Liberal Leftist playbook, is once again being characterized as an appeal to
those in Washington (translation: Could even a few Republicans bail us out
on this one?) to “do something” to address this dire situation. However, the
public would likely be even more energized on this issue than it was by
Obama’s obsessive quest for medical socialism. And the last thing the
Democrats can endure is an undistracted public that recognizes them as the
source of such betrayal.
So, like clockwork, Obama is pulling out the race card in hopes of
intimidating the less stalwart members of the GOP into giving him and the Democratic
Party cover while they decimate American sovereignty in a quest for more
Leftist-leaning votes. In a logical twist of absurd proportions, he claims that
opponents to his anti-American plan, including the State of Arizona, where a
serious border security bill was finally passed into law, are somehow
themselves acting counter to the American spirit. Democrats' political propaganda mailings likewise
tell us of those contemptible bigots on the political Right who outrageously want to
keep America for Americans.
Ultimately, what is really evident here is that the Democrats have no hope
of gaining traction with the American public based on the merits of their
agenda, between now and the mid-term elections. Thus, their only chance of
minimizing the impending losses is to break the bonds that have developed
between the Conservative grassroots and a Republican Party that is
increasingly willing to stand with the people of the American Heartland.
Clearly, the best course for the Republican Party at this point is to remain
fixed on a program of Reagan-style Conservatism that touts the U.S. Constitution and,
in deference to its noble precepts, promises to reverse the damage daily
being inflicted by the political Left. As for Obama, Reid, Pelosi and their media
lapdogs, let them all continue trumpeting the reasons why we need to send
them packing at the earliest opportunity.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
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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
Conservatism
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Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
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Liberalism
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Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
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Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who has been active in Wyoming
politics for many years. Contact information, along with his archives, can be
found at www.chrisadamo.com
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