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It's Your Party, And You'll Cry If You Want To?
By Selwyn Duke
November 6, 2006
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4. There will be efforts to raise taxes and institute wasteful, inane programs and politically correct policies.
5. We will be subjected to an endless barrage of witch hunts, investigations of the Bush administration animated by vindictiveness and designed to cripple traditionalist initiatives.
6. There will probably be an effort to resurrect the "Fairness Doctrine," a mislabeled piece of legislation that would force talk radio to give liberals equal time. However, it would target only conservative dominated talk radio, while ignoring the left's hegemony in the more influential mainstream media.
This is just a sampling of the socialist agenda elements that will be pushed by the liberal Democrats, should they seize control of the houses. And this brings me to my next point.
Some say they don't trust Bush, as he has betrayed conservative principles. Okay, fair enough. But then, why in the world would you trust him to stand firm against an aggressive, relentless Democrat legislative branch bent on effecting leftist policies? Are you sure that he won't be cowed into signing even more liberal legislation? You must think he is quite the man.
We would do well to remember that the Republicans may be a disappointment, but they're our disappointment.
So, voting Republican this November isn't about being a party animal who imbibes ideology-spiked Kool-Aid. It's about quieting that siren and not mistaking perturbation for perspicacity. And it's about understanding that the perfect should never be the enemy of the good. It is said that while Ronald Reagan adhered to certain immutable conservative principles, he understood politics well enough to realize that sometimes you have to settle for half a loaf.
This sounds a lot better to me than stale crumbs and impending starvation. And I'd expect nothing else from the let-them-eat-cake liberals in the party of the uncommon man.
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