THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 133, May 28, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
CHENEY, LIMBAUGH, & THE LIBERAL PAPER TIGER
By Christopher G. Adamo
COLIN POWELL AS A CONCEALED LIBERAL LEFTIST CONPIRATOR & TROJAN HORSE OPERATING WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY: POWELL UTILIZING HIS REPUBLICAN PARTY AFFILIATION AS A STRATEGIC POSITION FROM WHICH TO
UNDERMINE THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT & ITS PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA -- POWELL & OTHER SOCALLED
"MODERATES" AS CLOSET LIBERALS WORKING TO SUBVERT & EVENTUALLY OVERTHROW TRADITIONAL AMERICAN
CONSERVATIVE VALUES & BELIEFS & TO EMASCULATE & DESTROY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AS THE PARTY THAT
SUPPORTS THESE VALUES & BELIEFS -- RINOS ENDEAVORING TO ISOLATE REPUBLICAN LEADERS FROM THE GOP'S
PRIMARY BASE OF SUPPORT (NAMELY, TRADITIONAL, CONSERVATIVE AMERICA) & THEREBY ELIMINATE EFFECTIVE
OPPOSITION TO PUSHING THE U.S.A. DOWN THE RADICAL ROAD AWAY FROM CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY & MARKET
CAPITALISM, TOWARD A LEFTWING MAJORITARITARIAN DICTATORSHIP & A THOROUGHLY STATIST OR SOCIALIST
ECONOMIC ORDER
FULL STORY:
If the Republican Party does intend to incorporate the ideologies promoted
last week by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, it should first change
its mascot from an elephant to a horse, specifically of the Trojan variety.
Despite the seemingly impressive credentials that Powell proudly touted in
defense of his “Republican” authenticity, his singular purpose has been to
find the most advantageous strategic position from which to undermine the
Conservative agenda. And that place is within the Republican Party.
Powell, after all, was a four-star general, and, as such, is an expert in
effective strategizing. But military prowess does not automatically equate
to universally sound judgment or worthiness of character, as history’s long
string of good generals who became horrible rulers clearly proves. Colin
Powell did well in the military, where the ultimate right/wrong decisions
were made above his level, and his purpose was simply to competently
implement such orders. Since that time, however, association with him has
consistently proven to be a liability to those on the political Right who were foolish
enough to seek any benefit from him.
Lately, he has been on a tirade, excoriating any members of the Republican
Party who have the audacity to hope that the Party might actually stand for
something. From Powell’s perspective, “victory” for the Republican Party means
abandoning anything that might cause discomfort to “Moderates” (read: closet
Liberals) like himself. Or, in what he no doubt believes is a cunning effort
to advance his own cause, he suggests that the Party should include both
high and low standards, knowing full well that, if it attempts to do so, only
the low standards (which are his) will prevail.
The particular targets of Powell’s political attacks have been former
Vice President Dick Cheney and radio colossus Rush Limbaugh. Powell
castigates them for their adherence to a “narrow” Conservative
philosophy that, by definition, excludes Democrats from the fold. And he is not alone
among prominent public figures that claim loyalty to the Republican Party, while
sharing such sentiments about Conservatism and Conservatives. He has lately been joined by former Pennsylvania
Governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Obviously, Powell has a
strategy, or, more accurately, is a key element of somebody’s strategy. And,
with Ridge’s participation, the pieces are beginning to fit.
Barack Obama’s immersion in America’s Leftist subculture included a major
influence from Saul Alinsky, an avowed Leftist who was famous for his book,
Rules for Radicals. In it, Alinksy explained how to subvert and eventually
overthrow a culture through coercion, intimidation, and subterfuge. A
cornerstone of this methodology was to “isolate” opposition leaders from
their base of support. Once this was accomplished, a new order could be more
easily implemented, espousing any manner of ideology at first, but
ultimately leading down the desired course of the subversives.
For this ploy to work, Alinsky understood that such marginalization of an
individual or individuals would require the cooperation of “useful idiots”
among the targeted organization, who would be motivated either by treachery
or cowardice. The Liberal Democrats have found and abundance of both
qualities in Powell and Ridge respectively.
While Colin Powell has increasingly shown an ultimate loyalty to the
Democrats, culminating in his precisely timed endorsement of Barack Obama
just prior to last Fall’s presidential election, Ridge reflects the flawed
thinking of Beltway insiders who have been so thoroughly shell-shocked ever
since the 2006 elections that they are willing to accept the advice of their
political adversaries on the nightly news. Of course, the GOP lost ground in
the last two elections because it has been “too Conservative.” Everyone says
so.
Thus, as Barack Obama continues to dismantle real America, Powell, Ridge,
and their kind have little to say in opposition to the outrage. Apparently,
the fate of the country does not warrant any “divisive” or “inflammatory”
language. In contrast, the disapproving words of Cheney and Limbaugh, or
their willingness to publicly declare who is and who is not on which side of
the line, indeed, represents a transgression that needs to be confronted in
the harshest of terms.
The end game, in accordance with Alinsky’s stratagem, will be to eventually
convince GOP insiders to blame the Conservative voices of Cheney and
Limbaugh for any discord within the Republican Party, followed by an
assumption of the “moral high ground” that insists everyone put aside their
differences and work towards party “unity.” This means of course that the
voices of Conservatism must be silenced. Amazingly, the supposed neutral
ground and commonality of ideas will henceforth completely accommodate the
agenda of the current administration.
This particular Liberal assault on the very heart of the GOP has been
underway for months, and it would therefore be excessive to presume that the
Liberals accurately calculated that these events would unfold just as Obama
announced his radical choice of Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter on
the U.S. Supreme Court. Nevertheless, the timing could not be more optimal for
Obama and the Liberal Democrats. With the very fate of the U.S. Constitution
hanging in the balance, of course, the only proper response of the Republican
Party is to yield to the cheesy politics of race and gender tokenism
(Sotomayor is a woman of Hispanic descent) and pursue a policy of
“bipartisanship” and “inclusion.”
As has frequently been the case ever since 2006, the Republican Party has
yet another grand opportunity to stand firm in its convictions, and, by so
doing, reveal in stark clarity how dangerous and un-American is the agenda of
Obama and the Democrats. If Republicans remain true to their Party’s
professed principles, this outlandish nomination should be assessed strictly
in terms of a battle for the integrity of the Constitution and the critical
need to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”
By resolutely warning of the potential for damage to U.S. constitutional law, and
to America as we know it, at the hands of such an activist jurist, Democrats
could find themselves on the defensive and even some among their ranks would
be reluctant to support her confirmation. Though her ultimate defeat is
highly unlikely, a controversy of this magnitude could prove to be
politically costly for Obama.
Conversely, if the moral and philosophical clarity of Cheney and Limbaugh
can be successfully relegated to the backwoods of “extremism,” in deference
to some ostensibly neutral “middle ground,” Republican Senators might
believe they can evade criticism by voicing a few insipid platitudes of
“concern” over Sotomayor’s radicalism, while ultimately voting to confirm
her. In so doing, they would once again be falling into the Liberal/Democrat
trap of allowing Liberalism to advance with their help and participation,
thus empowering their enemies, while alienating the Conservative base, which
would amount to a “win/win” for Democrats. It is this very outcome on which
Obama is betting everything.
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Ideologies, Special Interest Groups, & Political Corruption
The American Political System:
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The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
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Liberalism
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Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
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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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