THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA

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Volume VIII, Issue # 24, February 1, 2006
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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HILLARY CLINTON, JUDICIAL FILIBUSTERS,
& OTHER PAPER TIGERS
By Christopher G. Adamo

THE KEY TO REPUBLICAN VICTORY & THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS' DEFEAT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS OF 2006 & THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2008: THE REPUBLICANS' TOTAL COMMITMENT TO & UNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSERVATIVE POLICY AGENDA, THEIR UNCOMPROMISING DETERMINATION TO SECURE THE APPOINTMENT OF PRO-CONSTITUTION JUDGES WHO UPHOLD & PROPERLY INTERPRET THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, & THE REPUBLICANS' RESOLVE IN REFUSING TO TYPECAST THEMSELVES AS THE PARTY OF THE INSIPID "CENTER"
FULL STORY:   The conventional wisdom is that Bill Clinton won his two terms as President by portraying himself as “moderate.” Yet such an appraisal of Clinton’s successes, if presented as the entirety of the situation, is fundamentally flawed.

Clinton did indeed downplay his unwavering devotion to the Liberal agenda, especially during the election cycles. But neither in 1992 nor 1996 did his charade gain a majority of the vote (and in both elections, turnout was historically low). Rather, his success resulted from the fact that his Republican opponents had typecast themselves in the insipid “Center,” and thus garnered even less from the electorate than did Clinton.

The senior George Bush won handily over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1988, when it was perceived that Bush would represent a continuation of the Conservatism of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan. However, right from his inauguration, Bush sought to distance himself from Reagan’s unabashed Conservatism. In the end, he succeeded, to Bill Clinton’s undoubted delight.

So, it is with great disappointment that, as America braces itself for the looming eventuality of another presidential election cycle, and with past lessons presenting themselves as patterns for success and failure, some Republicans seem determined to flounder and stumble themselves into a repeat of recent defeats. This need not be the case.

In a CNN/Gallup poll, released on January 24, 2006, Democratic Party Liberal politicians and their allies in the Leftwing media were aghast to learn that barely one sixth of the respondents to the poll were committed to voting for Hillary Clinton, if she should choose to run for President, while fifty-one percent say that they would never do so. Hillary’s fate ought to be sealed, and her presidential aspirations should go down in flames.

However, this interpretation of the polling data conveys only part of the story. She could not, at least at this point, convince a majority of the voters to support her, but neither did her husband ever do so. And he nevertheless succeeded in winning and serving two full terms. So, it is by no means guaranteed that her effort would ultimately fail.

In light of Hillary’s abysmal lack of popularity among the general public, it is indefensible that, among Conservative strategists and pundits, the prevailing thinking has been that she is nearly invincible, and thus the only possibility of defeating her is to run a candidate who essentially mirrors her.

For Republicans to allow the opposition party’s candidate to define their own nominee, as well as how they plan to run their race, is inarguably bad strategy. But planning to do so in response to an opponent who only garners support from sixteen percent of the electorate is the height of stupidity.

In light of past Republican presidential successes that bear a direct correlation to the Conservatism of the candidate, the last thing those on the political Right should consider is any vain attempt at moving to the political Left. Moreover, the same principles apply to the ability of the Conservative agenda to prevail in Washington on a day-to-day basis.

Consider Tuesday’s successful confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here again, a historically staunch supporter of the U.S. Constitution triumphed, despite a profusion of threat and bluster from the Democrats.

In the waning hours of the confirmation process, a vain attempt at a filibuster was attempted by John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. The fringe-filibuster effort was quickly turned back, and, in the final tally, Alito was confirmed by a margin of fifty-eight to forty two. Such numbers make it absolutely predictable that a post confirmation “spin” of the situation will no doubt be advanced by the party leadership.

This vote of less than sixty might be construed as a warning to Republicans that Democrats could indeed filibuster any subsequent candidate, were President Bush so “extreme” as to nominate another pro-Constitution justice to fill the nest vacancy on the Supreme Court. Instead, the real message, which should be loudly trumpeted by the entire GOP establishment, is quite the opposite.

Republican resolve, combined with a solid majority in the U.S. Senate, ought to ensure that, if a filibuster ensued, the socalled “nuclear option” would be successfully invoked. Thus, the real lesson of these events is that, if Republicans remain unshakable in their determination to overcome Democratic Party opposition, it will quickly dissipate into thin air.

For more than a dozen years, Republicans have been in control of their own political successes. Thus, they are culpable for their frequent failures and capitulations. Hopefully, this reality is finally beginning to dawn on them.


LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition

American Government & the U.S. Presidency

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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