THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 92, March 27, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
WILL REPUBLICANS SEIZE THE MOMENT?
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS, & THE COLLECTIVIST NEW ORDER THEY SEEK TO ESTABLISH IN THE
U.S.A.: THE LIBERAL LEFTIST JUGGERNAUT THREATENING DESTRUCTION OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT, THE RULE OF LAW, LIBERTY & JUSTICE UNDER LAW, DUE PROCESS OF LAW, PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, &
THE FREE MARKET ECONOMY -- WILL THE VERY SERIOUS NATURE OF THE THREAT GALVANIZE GENUINELY CONSERVATIVE
REPUBLICANS & CAUSE THEM TO UNITE IN A DETERMINED DRIVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY & RUN
STRONG & PRINCIPLED CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTIONS OF 2010 & 2012?
FULL STORY:
It daily becomes more and more difficult for any but the most stalwart
Leftists to ignore or deny the grim visage of the “change” being inflicted
on America by Liberal Democrats. Like a script from a revolutionary
handbook, the key players in Washington, all on the Left, are shredding the
Constitution, while twisting and contorting current law, or completely
ignoring it when needs be, in order to further mutate this once-great nation
into a withered collectivist caricature of its former self.
The entirety of the contrived AIG executive bonus firestorm, as well as the
Liberal Democrat “solution” to it, are ideal examples of the New Order, and should
serve as a stark warning to those who cling to any expectation of freedom
and justice for themselves and their posterity. In contrast to the former
notion of “due process of law” Americans once presumed to have been their
inherent right, a new and appalling version of “justice” is being
instituted.
As has been stated many times in the past, the “law” serves a completely
different purpose in a free and just society than it does in a tyranny. In a
free society, it is applied equally to all, and, as such, constitutes a
framework of mutually established boundaries within which the citizenry can
live and flourish to its maximum benefit. Under tyranny, however, an elite
class, which exempts itself from the annoyance of such a framework,
nevertheless imposes its law on its subjects for the purpose of manipulating
and controlling them.
Congressional reaction to the fanned-flames of outrage at the AIG bonuses
clearly falls into the latter category. By passing a “tax increase” that
only applies to AIG executives who had received bonuses, the federal
government seeks to use “law” as a means to punitively and selectively
attack individual citizens who had done nothing other than to abide by the
terms of their own employment. Worse yet, by implementing this criminal
misuse of power “retroactively,” the Congress removed any and all legal
protection from any citizen whom it targets.
Yet, at the same time, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, a true law
breaker who was somehow excused from the same responsibility to pay his
taxes that every ordinary citizen faces, now holds the reins on a sum of
money that is counted not in the billions or hundreds of billions, but in
the trillions. Unfortunately, the complexity of his latest “bailout” scheme
causes most commoners to lose interest in the situation. But that complexity
is itself a foundational component of the ruse, intended to prevent
taxpayers from comprehending the degree to which they are being scammed.
In essence, Geithner is playing a shell game with the vast sums of money at
his disposal. His hope is to shift and switch the untold billions from one
financial organization to another, for the purpose of dissipating a focus on
the toxic liabilities of any particular institution. Yet, the reality of this
game is that, at the end of the day, the till will remain empty, and the
bill for all of the bad mortgages and other cascading obligations of the
current financial crisis will be compensated, once again, by the taxpayer.
This is graft and embezzlement on a cosmic scale, accompanied by a power
grab the likes of which have never before been witnessed in the “free
world.” And, if rightly confronted such arrogant conduct could serve as a
catalyst to ensure that its perpetrators, meaning the Democrat leadership
and committee heads in congress, along with all who have enabled them, are
politically tarred, feathered, and run out of town at the earliest
opportunity.
But, self-evident as this situation may be, it will require Conservative
leaders of impeccable courage and principle to face the tempest of Liberal
character assassins who will surely be brought to bear on any who lead such
a movement. Yet, the only alternative is to see Conservatism, and indeed
America itself, frayed and pummeled into oblivion.
Republicans capably faced a similar, albeit much milder, scenario, in the
wake of Bill Clinton’s election in 1992. Holding distinct minorities in both
houses of Congress, and operating under the shadow of a new and charismatic
president who was being sold on the nightly news in superhuman terms, the
Republican leadership pursued a strategy that highlighted the very
distinctions between their governing philosophy and that of the omnipotent
and newly energized Democrats.
As a result, on short order, the sinister realities of the Democratic Party agenda
began to emerge from the background noise of Washington politics as a
burgeoning threat to mainstream America. In response to this threat, the
famous GOP “Contract With America” was birthed and advanced during the 1994
midterm elections, allowing voters a clear option for the future of their
country from that promised by the Democrats.
Given such distinct options, voter reaction was severe. And the success of
this strategy was so profound that it took the Democrats a dozen years to
begin to pick up the pieces of their shattered political juggernaut.
Now, taking up their banner from where they were forced to abandon it in
1995, and with a ferocity that demonstrates their resentment over ever
having to soft-peddle their agenda as the minority party, Liberal Democrats,
once again, are advancing like a marauding army against traditional America.
And, once again, traditional America is clamoring for an alternative that
upholds and preserves, instead of disparaging and attacking, the great
principles on which the country was founded and from which it has prospered
and flourished.
Clearly, the time is right for bold and unashamed Conservatives to make
their case with the American people. From coast to coast, signs of a voter
backlash abound. The rash of grassroots “tea parties” cannot be construed as
anything less. Outspoken and unapologetic Conservatives such as Louisiana
Governor Bobby Jindal and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, despite being targets
of a vicious media onslaught, are more popular than ever.
In a manner that contradicts the supposed message of last Fall’s elections,
which were presented as a wave of Liberalism sweeping over the country, the
Liberal special interest group “Americans United for Change” is running
television ads targeted to pressure moderate Democrats to support Obama’s
grotesquely bloated federal budget proposal. Surely, if the nation were
actually embracing a Liberal Leftist or State Socialist philosophy on an overwhelming scale,
support for the measure would be a “given,” and no such ad campaign would be
necessary.
The true sentiments of real America contrast starkly from that which is
presented on the nightly news. Americans at the grassroots have absolutely
no desire to see their country dismembered, despoiled, and put up for
auction to cold and indifferent entities that have no stake whatsoever in
its future. On every ensuing issue from the current economic morass to the
selection of judges for the nation’s high courts, a confident and audacious
opposition that continually recasts the day’s debate in terms of traditional
and constitutional principles will resonate with the American people.
Against the ugly backdrop of present-day Washington, a GOP that returns to
its roots, and steadfastly remains there in spite of media scorn and
derision, can once again inspire and rally the people of the heartland.
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The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The American Political & Cultural Left:
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The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
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Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New
Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming. He has been active in
local and state politics for many years and is a managing partner in Best
American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an e-commerce business that markets
products exclusively made in America. His contact information and archives
can be found at www.chrisadamo.com
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