A deprivation afflicts our citizenry. This is a deprivation of genuine faith that deforms the natural human yearning for something eternal and beguiles the souls arrested by the pleasure principle in the belief that any suffering or hardship is the consequence of capricious and malevolent forces, forces that seem to experience less suffering and take comfort its delegation. Thus, it is a selfishness that proceeds from envy. We should experience no surprise to find a carnal sense of justice to inhabit the sentiments of a population so afflicted. This video demonstrates the madness that invades the consciousness of an otherwise reasoning people when the cult of personality replaces the natural yearning for an eternal faith and tilts our combined hopes toward the product of a super-human’s design. The children here are receiving edification of their consistency in thought. No child with a birthright to freedom should be subject to such stifling exercises.
Fitting for Feet and Mouths
On separate occasions, President Obama has used the analogies of foot amputation in one instance and tonsillectomy in the other to describe problems with physician reimbursements. From an objective review of these two clips, there’s no mystery why illusions to issues involving feet and mouths seems to be of particular interest. Some might say, Freudian.
Cominski Field? President Obama Botches Name of Home of His Beloved White Sox
An diligent student of Marxist philosophy must frequently confuse a name of Irish origin like “Comiskey” with an amalgamation like “Cominski.”
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Liberty Amidst A Chicken Dispute
In nearly every tidbit of news, one can find the innate desire for freedom. What strikes me most about this chicken issue in Salem, Oregon is the way the chicken owner has sought liberty for herself in pursuit of a sustainable lifestyle. Yet often we find the champions of sustainability are the first to infringe on the liberties of others who may choose a purportedly less sustainable lifestyle. Therefore, we realize that each of us desire liberties in the particular, but we often have trouble accepting liberties in the universal. In other words, there is a lack of maturity to most folk’s sense of liberty. If I expect to be free, I must afford the same to others. Natural Law has gifted us with variety of thought and ability, and we explore these gifts early in life to define ourselves and our worth. Stifling their natural expression by arbitrary regimentation serves to undermine the greater prosperity and happiness we would achieve if left to pursue what we were born to do. Otherwise, the chickens, in a very different sense, may certainly come home to roost.
Should the DNC Hire Obama’s Debby Smith?
Writing about President Obama’s townhall meeting concerning health care (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_health_forum), Phillip Elliot of The Associated Press noted that one of the featured individuals appearing with the President was also a volunteer with one of the DNC’s affiliated organizations. Debby Smith was thrust into the national spotlight as a cancer patient who typifies the ills of the U.S. health care system. Might President Obama and the DNC’s sense of benevolence seem more genuine if Ms. Smith’s circumstances were cured by qualifying for the DNC’s group medical benefits as an employee? We may be certain that employees of the DNC enjoy medical coverage due to their strident promotion of universal healthcare. In this way, President Obama and the DNC leadership could truly lead by example.
Who’s Ready For a Third Political Option?
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” -Sir Winston Churchill
History is rarely made by those who adapt themselves to the status quo. Isn’t it ironic that, considering our revolutionary inception, that we have resigned ourselves to oligarchical rule? Where is the spirit of individualism that was the order of the day in past generations? My hope is that it quietly awaits renewal.
Today, I’ve heard Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) discuss the moral obligation to ensure that all people have health insurance. I also heard Republican Presidential Nominee, Senator John McCain, discuss the need to reduce America’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons (http://www.johnmccain.com/involving/petition.aspx?guid=46fc9952-ebb3-49ea-bdc7-6537fee1399f) as a means of averting our standing and up-start adversaries. And lastly, the Leiberman-Warner Climate Change Bill (http://author.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed050508b.cfm) works it way toward drastically increasing energy and commodity prices and manipulating your behavior. None of these examples demonstrate a government dedicated to preserving the preeminence of the individual, but rather the collective.
So, what are we to do? The Conservative Movement inside the Republican Party is fractured. Of course, some were only along for the ride. Momentum attracts finge elements with isolated interests. Once momentum appears lost, these elements are attracted to the next speeding passer-by. However, for those of us who remain convicted by a core set of principles that we most readily associate with Ronald Reagan, we remain full of antipathy for the Republican Party and engaged in analysis to identify the sources of failure. Many of us are analyzing third-party options only to discover disenchantment with every advance in our knowledge of these. While our options are limited to the Libertarian and Constitution Parties, we see isolated interests so prevalent in each that their viability is impaired.
So, here are some observations:
- Libertarian Party – Power in government should not be pursued as a means to drug legalization only. Paranoia is prevalent enough.
- Constitution Party – Do I believe that life is precious without regard to its conception? Yes. Do I believe that abortions can be ended two weeks after the next Presidential inauguration? No. Disciplined measures toward this goal is the only viable option.
- For both of these – The Presidency should not be the first goal. To each’s credit, these parties do have elected officials in local and state governments. However, the idea to shoot straight for the Presidency belies their respectability and demonstrates their tendency to isolate their concerns. These should first fill county commissions, school boards, and mayor’s offices, then state legislatures and governor’s offices, and finally Federal offices. A legitimate third party must swell from the local, through the state level, to the Federal level. Otherwise, it is doomed by oligarchical chicanery.
So, will I ever be a proud Libertarian or a Constitutionalist? Unlikely unless there are significant changes. However, there is a natural affinity between each group’s broader conceps. One might even say a symbiotic relationship. A combination of the best ideals of the Libertarian and Constitution Parties would solidify a legitimate third party option. It is the heart of the Reagan coalition, if you recall. Although I admire their principled conviction on certain matters, success will only follow a recognition that our current political environment denies seats at the table for those who hold certain convictions.
Right, wrong, or indifferent, our principles will only advance if we undertake the effort to make our own “long march through the institutions” and emerge on the other side victorious. Can something called a Conservative Movement accomplish this? The name impedes its prospects. Are we Conservatives? If so, what are we conserving? Is it liberty, freedom, individualism, or all of the above? We might consider harkening back to a time when those we admire most frequently referred to themselves as Sons of Liberty. Though that era’s coloquialism may not work in a multicultural world, its inspiring to reflect on its essence.
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