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
Home Page   Main Menu   Recent Articles   Site Map   Website Index   Issues & Controversies
  Cyberland University   Political Science, Philosophy, & History: Lectures   U.S. Constitution
  American Constitutional Law   American Constitutional System   American Political System
  Conservatism, Liberalism, & Radicalism   How America Goes to War
  World War IV: Islamist Terror War Against the U.S.A. & the West

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.


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

-------------------------

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




Return to Top of Page

Go to the WEBSITE INDEX

Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Public Issues & Political Controversies


Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
Most Recent Articles


Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Volume XI, 2009


Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Subject Matter Highlights


Return to POLITICAL EDUCATION Homepage

CONTACT & ACCESS INFORMATION




LINKS TO PARTICULAR ISSUES & SUBJECT MATTER CATEGORIES
TREATED IN THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, U.S.A.:

Africa: Black Africa * Africa: North Africa * American Government 1
American Government 2 * American Government 3 * American Government 4
American Government 5 * American Politics * Anglosphere * Arabs
Arms Control & WMD * Aztlan Separatists * Big Government
Black Africa * Bureaucracy * Canada * China * Civil Liberties * Communism
Congress, U.S. * Conservative Groups * Conservative vs. Liberal
Constitutional Law * Counterterrorism * Criminal Justice * Disloyalty * Economy
Education * Elections, U.S. * Eminent Domain * Energy & Environment
English-Speaking World * Ethnicity & Race * Europe * Europe: Jews
Family Values * Far East * Fiscal Policy, U.S. * Foreign Aid, U.S. * Foreign Policy, U.S.
France * Hispanic Separatism * Hispanic Treason * Human Health * Immigration
Infrastructure, U.S. * Intelligence, U.S. * Iran * Iraq * Islamic North Africa
Islamic Threat * Islamism * Israeli vs. Arabs * Jews & Anti-Semitism
Jihad & Jihadism * Jihad Manifesto I * Jihad Manifesto II * Judges, U.S. Federal
Judicial Appointments * Judiciary, American * Latin America * Latino Separatism
Latino Treason * Lebanon * Leftists/Liberals * Legal Issues
Local Government, U.S. * Marriage & Family * Media Political Bias
Middle East: Arabs * Middle East: Iran * Middle East: Iraq * Middle East: Israel
Middle East: Lebanon * Middle East: Syria * Middle East: Tunisia
Middle East: Turkey * Militant Islam * Military Defense * Military Justice
Military Weaponry * Modern Welfare State * Morality & Decency
National Identity * National Security * Natural Resources * News Media Bias
North Africa * Patriot Act, USA * Patriotism * Political Culture * Political Ideologies
Political Parties * Political Philosophy * Politics, American * Presidency, U.S.
Private Property * Property Rights * Public Assistance * Radical Islam
Religion & America * Rogue States & WMD * Russia * Science & Ethics
Sedition & Treason * Senate, U.S. * Social Welfare Policy * South Africa
State Government, U.S. * Subsaharan Africa * Subversion * Syria * Terrorism 1
Terrorism 2 * Treason & Sedition * Tunisia * Turkey * Ukraine
UnAmerican Activity * UN & Its Agencies * USA Patriot Act * U.S. Foreign Aid
U.S. Infrastructure * U.S. Intelligence * U.S. Senate * War & Peace
Welfare Policy * WMD & Arms Control


This is not a commercial website. The sole purpose of the website is to share with interested persons information regarding civics, civic and social education, political science, government, politics, law, constitutional law and history, public policy, and political philosophy and history, as well as current and recent political developments, public issues, and political controversies.



POLITICAL EDUCATION, CONSERVATIVE ANALYSIS

POLITICS, SOCIETY, & THE SOVEREIGN STATE

Website of Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr.

Government, Politics, Public Policy, Legal Issues, Constitutional Law, Government & the Economy, Cultural Values, Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Military Defense & National Security, Geopolitics, Terrorism & Homeland Security, American National Interests, Political Systems & Processes, Political Institutions, Political Ideologies, & Political Philosophy

INDEX FOR THE ENTIRE WEBSITE

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA

An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis

Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor

Conservative & Free-Market Analysis of Government, Politics & Public Policy, Covering Political, Legal, Constitutional, Economic, Cultural, Military, International, Strategic, & Geopolitical Issues


Conservative Government Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity