THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VII, Issue # 137, June 23, 2005
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
THE DEMOCRATS' SHAMELESSNESS: IS IT A WINNING STRATEGY?
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS' LATEST PARTISAN POLITICAL PLOY: ACCUSING THE U.S. MILITARY OF "MISTREATING"
ISLAMIST DETAINEES AT THE U.S. NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY -- DISSEMINATION OF ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA
DERIDING AMERICAN MILITARY SERVICEMEN AS BRUTAL & ABUSIVE, WHILE PORTRAYING AS VICTIMS ISLAMIST TERRORISTS &
FANATICAL ENEMIES OF THE U.S.A.: GROTESQUE EXAGGERATIONS & OUTRIGHT FABRICATIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE THE
LATEST EPISODE IN AN UNENDING SERIES OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY ATTACKS AGAINST REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN PARTICULAR &
AGAINST CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS IN GENERAL -- THE POLITICAL LEFT'S GIVING AID & COMFORT TO AMERICA'S ENEMIES IN
ORDER TO ENABLE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO GAIN ADVANTAGE IN DOMESTIC POLITICS
FULL STORY:
It was only a few weeks ago that Liberals on Capitol Hill and in the
“mainstream” media were caterwauling about the raging corruption of U.S. House
Majority Whip Tom Delay (R.-TX). Since then however, the subject completely
changed to the plight of those poor, misunderstood “detainees” being held
against their will at Guantanamo Bay.
What events have ensued to cause this dramatic departure from the formerly
all-important matter? Certainly, no new “evidence” has been unearthed in the
Delay situation to either condemn him or shed further light on his
innocence. Yet, those on the political Left have suddenly and, it seems, completely
lost interest in getting any more political mileage out of their
vilification of Delay.
Perhaps, the Democrats recognize the danger posed to their own ranks by further
in-depth scrutiny of questionable travel arrangements (the heart of the
concocted “ethics” accusations against Delay). As it turns out, Democrats
are guilty to a far greater degree of the very conduct for which they
excoriated Delay. Apparently, we can now all rest easy, knowing that the
U.S. Congress is indeed able to withstand the sort of rampant corruption and
graft that, only a few weeks ago, threatened to destroy it.
The reality is that Democrats believe they have milked the Delay issue to
its maximum political benefit, and, therefore, it is time to move on to fresh
meat. But, while their attacks against the House Majority Whip amounted to
the character assassination of one decent and honorable individual, their
latest ploy dishonors and endangers the nation as a whole.
Assertions of “mistreatment” of detainees at Guantanamo Bay are, at best,
grotesquely exaggerated. At their worst, many are outright fabrications. Yet,
not only have the Democrats (with Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin being merely
one such example) continually echoed the charges, they only offered any
apologies for such egregious and anti-American rhetoric after they had
sufficiently saturated the airwaves with it.
Heinous and dramatic though it may be, this is only the latest episode in an
unending series of Democratic Party attacks against Republicans and Conservative
Americans in general. Many on the political Right believe that these attacks are
actually hurting the cause of Liberalism. But such may not be the case.
The hypocrisy of the Left knows no bounds. Who can forget how, during the
peak of the Clinton impeachment debacle, Liberals derided Ken Starr as a
“pornographer,” while exalting Hustler publisher Larry Flint as an
“investigator”? Now, it is the American servicemen who are derided as brutal
and abusive, while fanatical members of Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban are
portrayed as victims.
Such ludicrous audacity should entirely sink the Democrats. Yet, as always,
it is the reluctance of Republicans to hold wayward Democrats to a
worthwhile level of accountability, which allows the situation to persist
and fester.
If measured in terms of elections won and lost, it would indeed appear that
Liberal Democratic antics have proven, over time, to be counterproductive. However,
when judged from the standpoint of how each subsequent debate is defined,
and whose agenda is being steadily advanced (the real measure of political
power), an entirely different outcome is revealed.
For example, many Republican “Moderates” are already attempting to avoid the
Democratic Party/Liberal media hot seat by voicing their own concerns over conditions at
Guantanamo. Some, including that “ace in the hole” for Liberal Democrats,
Senator John McCain (R.-AZ), are even demanding trials for the detainees in
U.S. courts.
When Dick Durbin did finally get around to “apologizing,” it was clear that
his words were carefully crafted to deflect criticism, while not undoing any
of the damage he originally sought to inflict. But, why should he have felt
any compulsion to recant? If history is a guide, he can likely count on ever
increasing support from the "Moderate," i.e., weak-kneed, wing of the Republican Party.
We, as a nation, have so lowered the standards of decency that it has become
nearly impossible to call any action “indecent.” Will we now likewise lower
standards of patriotism to the point that no longer can we identify any
behavior, no matter how dishonest or helpful to America’s sworn enemies, as
“unpatriotic”?
How much aid and comfort must be given to the terrorists, and how much
American blood must be spilled as a result, before such a term is deemed
appropriate? Democrats may once again seek cover in the insipid and often
compliant responses of timid Republicans. It is imperative that Republicans
remain sufficiently resolved to prevent this from happening.
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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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