THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 130, May 21, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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THE DESPERATE DEMOCRAT FACELIFT
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO CAMOUFLAGE THE REALITY
OF THEIR LIBERAL LEFTIST POLICY AGENDA: THE MAJOR EFFORT UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE & REDEEM THE PUBLIC
IMGAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & ITS LEADERS, WHILE CONCURRENTLY TARNISHING & VILIFYING THE GOP, &, IN
PARTICULAR, THE PARTY'S UNAMBIGUOUSLY & UNABASHEDLY CONSERVATIVE WING -- MAINSTREAM AMERICA
INCREASINGLY REJECTING THE HYPOCRITICAL STATEMENTS & MINDLESS POSTURING OF BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA & HIS
FOLLOWERS
FULL STORY:
All is not rosy on the political Left. Barely four months into the Obama
administration and America’s grassroots is thoroughly fired up. Democratic Party
leaders, while largely pretending to ignore the effervescing public
sentiments or denying their significance on the nightly news, clearly are
becoming nervously aware of the situation. Once again, a major effort is
underway to change or camouflage the reality of the Leftwing Liberal agenda, since, in
its real form, it will only outrage and alienate a majority of the American population.
It is sad that, among the Republican political ranks, so little real
opposition has been evident. Grassroots Conservatives are waiting to rally
around any true resistance to the Liberal Leftist onslaught that is being
relentlessly advanced inside the Beltway. Last Fall’s eruption of enthusiasm
for Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was no mere anomaly, and it remains vibrant
to this day, despite media efforts to politically marginalize the
Conservatism she represents.
On the nightly news, the philosophies of Colin Powell and Arlen Specter are
heralded as the salvation of the GOP, despite the fact that both have
displayed consistent intentions of undermining and betraying traditional
Republican values. Of course the network anchors enthusiastically concur.
Those who want to be forever freed from the annoyance of an effective
opposition political party will surely resort to such drivel. Sadly, however, even some
blindly pragmatic “Conservatives” are accepting the premise that the Republican Party
needs to forswear its former principles of limited government and personal
responsibility (the inevitable byproduct of true morality), and further
embrace the Liberalism that thoroughly alienated it to the voters in 2006
and again in 2008.
Nevertheless, a few courageous individuals have decided to take up the
tattered banner of Conservatism, and, as a result, a true rallying is taking
place, albeit far beneath the myopic radar screens of the “mainstream
media.” South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Texas Governor Rick Perry,
to name a couple, are linking up with those on “Mainstreet,” demanding
accountability from Washington, and affirming the necessity of a drastic
overhaul of the bloated monstrosity that is the U.S. central government bureaucracy,
restoring some semblance of the constitutional scope and limits of the power of the central government.
Meanwhile, despite overwhelming media efforts to create a universal mindset
that assumes widespread popularity of the most despicable aspects of the counterculture, traditional
values remain intact and, in fact, are gaining ground among the general
public, as a direct result of the inherent ugliness of post-modern
alternatives. The targeting and attempted character assassination of “Miss
USA” contestant Carrie Prejean revealed the truly sinister tactics of the
same-sex “marriage” advocacy. And a May 15 Gallup Poll shows that pro-life
Americans now clearly outnumber those who support human abortion. The same
sentiments prevail when the topic in question is personal freedom, and its
scheduled eradication by the Socialist “nanny state.”
As a result, Democrats, with an eye towards the 2010 mid-term elections, are
realizing that they must undertake a significant image makeover. When
Liberalism is couched in vague and non-quantifying terms such as “hope and
change,” it may resonate with voters, particularly if the alternative
possesses all of the charisma of John McCain.
But once those platitudes are solidified into policies of massive spending,
hostile government takeovers of private companies, unfolding threats against
the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, with no sanctuary for
individual states (the Tenth Amendment was long ago relegated to the ash
heap of history), average citizens shake off their apathy and become
informed and involved in the political process. And this is a development
that the Democrats cannot withstand, and will not tolerate.
In response, a major effort is underway to improve and redeem the public
image of the Democratic Party, while concurrently tarnishing and vilifying the
Republicans, and, in particular, its unabashed Conservative Rightwing.
Obama has openly abandoned hot button issues, such as his former advocacy of
same-sex marriage, reverting to his campaign era stance in favor of
traditional marriage. At the same time, he is fervently reassuring the
public that he has no intention of releasing terrorists from Guantanamo Bay.
His absurdly hypocritical declaration that America cannot sustain the
current level of federal spending, is a seeming reaffirmation of fiscal
responsibility. Admittedly, it rings extremely hollow, considering that
Obama himself spearheaded the egregious and irresponsible spending spree.
His phony “stimulus package,” alone, cost the American people well over a
trillion dollars.
Even the controversial graduation speech at Notre Dame University, with all
of its predictable platitudes and crowd-pleasing banalities, was part of an
effort to recast the decidedly anti-Christian Obama as a “man of faith.”
Part of the oration involved a now predictable testimony of his own
spiritual journey, which, according to this version, began under the guidance
of Chicago’s Cardinal Joseph Bernadin. Of course, he changed the subject
before explaining how that road led to twenty years under the tutelage and
hate-filled venom of “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright.
Obama, arguably the most ardently pro-abortion partisan ever to ascend to
the national stage, exhorted the Notre Dame crowd to rise above division and
rancor, and to find “common ground” on an issue in which, by definition, no
common ground can exist. Admittedly, this effort was accepted by his
faithful followers, and will no doubt be invoked by the media as proof of a
kindred spirituality with mainstream America.
But mainstream America increasingly rejects such mindless posturing. Right
and wrong still mean what they always have. Efforts to create a disconnect
between Republicans and Conservatives, despite the frequent collaborative
efforts of traitorous “Moderates,” are clearly not working, particularly
when prominent Conservatives seize upon them as opportunities to reassert
their convictions. Former Vice-President Dick Cheney and radio giant Rush
Limbaugh are prime examples. Transparent Liberal attempts to marginalize
their views as “extreme,” accompanied by demands that “reasonable”
Republicans disavow them, have regularly backfired when they are instead
embraced enthusiastically.
Of course, the Pelosi scandal, in which the Democratic U.S. House Speaker has been
exposed in a deliberate lie regarding the CIA and its enhanced interrogation
techniques, could not have come at a more inopportune time for the
Democrats. It was Pelosi, after all, who popularized the phrase “a culture
of corruption,” when castigating Republicans for trivial and even completely
fabricated malfeasance, none of which involved the grave undermining of the
nation’s effort in the terror war.
So, despite the extent of the Democrats' ravages against this nation and its
Constitution, Americans should take heart. Chaos reigns among the morally
and spiritually bankrupt Liberal establishment. And no amount of cosmetic
surgery will be sufficient to restore its image.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics, Political Competition, & the Control of
Public Policy: Elections, Political Parties, Political Factions,
Ideologies, Special Interest Groups, & Political Corruption
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
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 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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