THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume VII, Issue # 5, January 10, 2005
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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THE MOST RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
IN THE UKRAINE & IN THE UNITED STATES:
TURN TO THE RIGHT IN BOTH COUNTRIES
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TWO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HELD IN LATE 2004, THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER &
THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN DECEMBER: HOW THE REELECTION OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH IN
THE U.S.A. & THE VICTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO IN THE UKRAINE SIGNIFY THE END OF THE
ERA OF LEFTIST POLITICAL ASCENDANCY
FULL STORY:
If the defeat of John Kerry in the November, 2004, U.S. presidential election wasn’t sufficient to convince
Leftists that their era of dominance is over, surely the hard fought victory
of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in December ought to do so. Challenging an
incumbent who leaned Left (and ultimately towards Moscow), many parallels
exist between Yushchenko’s victory in Eastern Europe and America’s
affirmation of its traditional values this past November.
In America, the attempted suppression of grassroots political participation,
through such seditious means as campaign finance “reform” legislation,
ultimately proved ineffectual, and in some cases, actually backfired on the
Democratic Party/Liberal Leftist media complex. The rise to prominence of 527
organizations, by which such venomous entities as “Moveon.org” asserted
themselves, ended as an exercise in futility for Liberals.
Despite having spent enormous sums of money to slander and discredit U.S.
President George W. Bush, the comparatively small investments of rival organizations, such
as “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth,” proved to be far more effective. Such was
the case for the simple reason that the Swift Vets were indeed armed with a
piercing truth against which the Kerry campaign, and Leftwing Liberalism in general,
was entirely defenseless.
In fact, it has only been through the systematic suppression of truth that
the Left has ever gained political traction, either in America or anywhere
throughout the civilized world. As alternative information sources become
more readily available to the public, the facade of Liberalism crumbles.
A prime example is “Memogate,” in which multi-billion dollar media leviathan
CBS attempted to pawn off fraudulent “military records,” ostensibly
discrediting President Bush. Ultimately the ploy proved to be a major
humiliation for the political and cultural Left, and for CBS in particular.
Where once such a ruse would have been carried out with impunity, this time
its bogus nature was quickly identified and made public. Now, those who
engage in such activity are forced to go on defense and backtrack from their
deceit.
The only means by which Liberals could ever hope to resume a dominant role
in American politics would be to honestly promote their ideas in a manner
that might persuade the population at large. But big government Statism and Socialism
and their corollary, societal decay, simply won’t resonate with an America
that cherishes its traditional heritage of liberty, individuality, and
morality.
Recent attempts by the Left to assume the moral “high ground” in response to
the devastation in the Indian Ocean, while generating much anger and
resentment, are neither persuading the American people of Liberalism’s
inherent superiority nor convincing them of the righteous benevolence of
Liberalism’s supreme shrine, the United Nations.
Rather than elevating such organizations, increased publicity is resulting
in an increased understanding of their inept bungling of major international
crises, and in some cases, outright corruption among their leadership. Once
again, close examination by an informed public quickly becomes
counterproductive to the Liberal Left agenda.
Over in Ukraine, intense public scrutiny of government corruption has
resulted in a dramatic shift in how that country intends to govern itself.
Attempts by the entrenched Far Leftist elite to strong-arm the recent election and
dictate its results have completely broken down, and the will of the people
now prevails. In this sense, the unfolding of events during Ukraine’s recent
election somewhat mirrors events in the U.S.A., though with an admittedly
Russian flavor.
Not content to merely destroy the reputation of pro-western candidate Viktor
Yushchenko, his political enemies succeeded in poisoning him with dioxin
during the campaign season. Fortunately, Yushchenko survived, though the
ordeal left him severely disfigured. But rather than undermining him, the
dastardly deed actually increased his public standing.
On Election Day in the Ukraine, rampant vote fraud, vastly eclipsing anything in the
U.S.A., yielded an initial “victory” for incumbent candidate Viktor
Yanukovich. Yet despite biased news reporting and suppression of the facts,
the public quickly became aware of the degree to which the democratic
process had been thwarted.
Major protests ensued, eventually resulting in a call for new elections by the
Ukraine’s highest court. Finally, a legitimate election was conducted in
which Yushchenko garnered 52 percent of the vote to Yanukovich’s 44 percent,
with the remaining 4 percent no doubt split between Ralph Nader and Pat
Buchanan.
Thus in the Ukraine, as in America, efforts by corrupt political machines and a
complicit media to fix elections failed, and those voices who spoke for the
people were ultimately heard. The rules have changed. The political Left,
which long maintained its iron-fisted dominance through fraud and
intimidation, is in retreat in Eastern Europe as it is in America.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition
American Government & the U.S. Presidency
Russia & Other Former Soviet Republics
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, & Other Leftists
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. Adamo maintains his own Internet website, which is located at
www.chrisadamo.com.
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