THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume IX, Issue # 229, December 7, 2007
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE REVEALS THE ARROGANCE
OF AMERICA'S "RULING CLASS
By Christopher G. Adamo
AMERICAN POLITICS, ARROGANT POLITICAL ELITES, & U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: REFUSAL OF THE BELTWAY
POLITICAL ELITES TO FACE THE REALITY OF REAL AMERICANS' ADAMANT OPPOSITION TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S
PERMISSIVE POLICY, AS REGARDS THE MASSIVE INVASION OF THE U.S.A. BY ILLEGAL ALIENS -- DEMOCRATIC &
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS' UNSATISFACTORY RESPONSES TO AMERICA'S DISCONTENT OVER THE
GOVERNMENT'S INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTY TO MAINTAIN U.S. BORDER CONTROL -- A REFLECTION OF THE
NATIONAL POLITICAL ELITES' UNRESTRAINED ARROGANCE & THEIR VERY LOW RATING OF THE INTELLIGENCE LEVEL OF
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN VOTER
FULL STORY:
Intermixed with Hillary Clinton’s many disparate stances on illegal immigration are the occasional, very revealing statements
that say far more about her character in general than about her transient and flexible beliefs. In one recent statement, she
expressed her surprise at the vehemence of real America in its opposition to the massive invasion of illegal aliens.
According to Hillary, such fiery opposition was nonexistent only seven or eight years ago which, incidentally was when she
and her husband occupied the White House. So, what brought about this change? Without missing a beat, she postulated
that the reason is, of course, the worsening economy under Republican President George W. Bush, which has made
Americans, when looking for jobs, feel competitive pressure from those who breached the border.
No doubt Hillary was a bit off her game, since she was unable to bring Iraq, Guantanamo, or water boarding into the
discussion. Yet, from what she did say, two things are glaringly evident. First, she will not hesitate to offer a completely
bogus and irrelevant analysis of any situation in hopes of gaining a political point or two. And secondly, she outwardly
rejects and thus disparages the real reasons offered by those who are displaying their anger over this issue.
Try this for subtlety and nuance, Mrs. Clinton. Most Americans love their country, revere its heritage, and hope to pass its
blessings of bounty and liberty on to their children and their children’s children. They have no intention of sitting idly by
while their nation is “Balkanized,” and increasingly takes on the attributes of the third world in its everyday life. They are
outraged by every incident reflective of a “banana republic” in the workings of its local, state, and national governments.
Of course, such a blast of reality would never be compatible with the standard operation of the Clinton political machine.
Thus, while Hillary may occasionally land on the right side of the illegals issue, as she did in the Las Vegas debate, where
she was finally coerced into opposition of driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, her heart clearly is not, and never was, for
taking sufficient action to stem the invasion. If elected, she will not abate the crisis.
Unfortunately, Senator Clinton is hardly alone, nor does the Democratic Party hold a monopoly on the border issue. Some
of the worst displays of arrogant disdain for real America, and detachment from its plight, have occurred on the
Republican side of the aisle. Consider, as perhaps the most outrageous example, a statement made by Arizona Senator
John McCain in the recent CNN/Youtube Republican debate.
For starters, McCain reiterated the falsehood that last Summer’s amnesty bill, once known as the “McCain-Kennedy bill,”
did not entail amnesty. So, all of those American imbeciles, who were fired up at the prospect of a fast track to legal status
for possibly twenty million illegal aliens, should have been at ease, since the bill offered a token “hoop” or two on the
road to full citizenship. Somehow, the pathologically cynical among us refused to buy into the ruse.
Nor did Americans take the bait offered by the bill’s proponents that promised a border fence as part of the package. But
McCain offered a telling explanation of why Americans refused to trust their government, an explanation that says far
more about McCain's contempt for average Americans than the explanation does about his political exploits. In his world,
people did not trust the government as a result of its handling of Hurricane Katrina, corruption in Congress, and
unfettered federal spending. The list was astounding by its one notable exception.
The single item absent from the list was, amazingly, the U.S. government’s abysmal handling of America's border security.
This subject is hardly rocket science. Is it really beyond McCain’s comprehension that Americans do not trust their
government’s promises of securing the border because of their government’s abominable unwillingness to secure the
border? Perhaps the better question is: Does John McCain really think Americans are that stupid, and can be so easily
dazzled by his stunning oratory as to be ever after unable to connect these glaring dots?
In a perverse sense, the Arizona Senator actually did give the answer to this seemingly deep mystery. By responding
with such an abject insult to the intelligence of the American people, he exhibited the unrestrained arrogance of the
“ruling class” in Washington and how it views real America.
Much of the remainder of the field of presidential “wannabes” in both major political parties, either currently or through
much of their past political careers, have openly aided and abetted the invasion of illegal immigrants. And, while their
explanations for having done so are varied, the end result of their actions is the same. Each has, to some degree,
sacrificed the future of America on the altar of political pragmatism and service of self.
Perhaps, they now regret their former stances, as some are given to express. But, whether that regret is based on a real
concern for the future of the country, or a realization of the political price they may pay, is anybody’s guess. Past
experience says that the cynics win this one.
Clearly, among such people, the desire for a permanent “underclass” of uneducated and pliable illegal immigrants is
merely an extension of their belief that the rest of America is, in reality, not much different. All of us out here in the
hinterlands, whether legal citizens or illegal bondservants, only exist for the empowerment and pleasure of those
enlightened individuals back inside the District of Columbia.
And, if America wants anything different from its leaders, it had better say so during the upcoming election cycle in no
uncertain terms.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
United States Immigration, Assimilation, & National Security Policy:
Immigration into the U.S.A., Legal & Illegal Aliens,
& U.S. Border Control
American Politics & Political Competition:
Elections, PACs, & Political Parties
The American Nation & Its Common National Culture:
Political Culture, Patriotism, & American National Identity:
The Basic Values, Beliefs, & Traditions Characteristic
of American Society & Its Civic Culture
American Nationhood & American National Sovereighty:
The United States of America as a Single Sovereign Nation-State:
Potecting & Preserving American National Independence,
America's Common National Culture & Identity,
& American National Interests
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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