What I get from this excellent Henry Olsen article in NRO today, is that centrist Democrats will be apologizing for Obama and Pelosi for a good long time, and America won't (in general anyway) be buying it. In the meantime, they have also animated the Tea Party, which is essentially a revolt against Republican softness. It has as much to do with 'compassionate conservatism' as with progressive's view of social justice; maybe more. And with any luck it will become the defining movement of a generation.
anyway - this is a long piece but you will not think the time wasted.
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This is a really thoughtful analysis. Olson' focus on working-class voters belief that Democrats support “the little guy” and that Conservatives speak in language and propose policies that appear threatening is spot on. It is now about changing the Democrat Party "brand."
The Democrat Party is not the party of the little guy - it is the Party of Big Government. Big Business donates more to the Democrat Party than to conservative interests. Why? The reason is not a desire to make the world better. The reason is profit. Big donors, wherever possible, will point Big Government rulemaking, tax policy, environmental concerns or outright prohibition at their competitors to protect thier business position. Big Government solutions protect Big Businesses best.
Established businesses fear conservatism and less government because it opens them up to very uncomfortable competition. But the more competiton there is, the the more innovation, capital formation and decreasing prices you get. Everybody benefits, except for the ones who want to remain comfortably ontop of the pile.
Great essay and it ties in with my view of the Tea Party and entrenched politicians in general.
This is the most important election of my time. As I say below, our country's very survival depends on the electorate to come to their senses and stop this mad march to soviet style socialism.
"Finally, I want to once again address the past primaries and the future of our country in general. It is apparent beyond all doubt that the establishment on both sides are deathly afraid of the so called Tea Party (and thus the electorate in general) and they well should be! For those of you who prefer to live in a cave, the Tea Party from my view is not just about returning to conservative principles. The people who are aligning themselves behind this movement are looking for so much more. We are looking for men and women of principle! We want representatives that obey the will of the people, not their leaders or their own power lust! We want a return to the bedrock principles this country was founded on! We sure as hell do not want to be told we are racists, hate mongers or all the other names we are called just because we disagree with the direction this country is being taken. We believe in free speech, not "Obama says you will think and say as I want".
The Tea Party movement is many things to many people. To those in power, it is a threat. To those who believe in the hard core Marxist principles being espoused by this administration, it is a threat! For those who believe our country needs to subvert itself to the whims of Islamic Fanatics, or Euro Socialism or whatever else, it is a threat!
As such, there are way too many people who do not remotely understand what is happening here. Our fighting men and women, our forefathers who gave their blood and lives for this country, they understand! Unfortunately, the folks that have either had everything handed to them or instead have chosen to ride on the back of others instead of being responsible for themselves combined with the elected morons who realize keeping people reliant on government insures their power, they do not understand!
The Tea Party movement is not a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican party! A co-opted media led by a hard core left wing wanna be dictatorship government would want you to believe that it is in fact all about the Republicans. And they would be dead wrong! The Tea Party movement is a fight for the heart and soul of our country! It is a fight to return us to what made us the greatest country in the world! How sad that entrenched politicians on the right along with the garbage on the left cannot or refuse to understand such a basic tenet!
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