Today’s Glenn Beck show was significant in every respect. Glenn Beck has made it clear in the past that he detested the Republicans in Congress as much as the Democrats, but defecting to a third party seemed out of the question. After today’s show, there is little doubt left that Beck will support a third party in the 2012 election.
The fear is that if a substantial third party emerges from the 2012 primary, the party will siphon enough support from the Republican party to secure the Democrats victory in the 2012 general election. Beck cites Republican support for RINO Dede Scozzafava in the New York 23rd district special election to symbolize the corrosion of the Republican party. He also mentioned Newt Gingrich as one of the supporters.
My conclusion: I think that Beck pinned the tail on the donkey and I would support a third party if it meant a return to true conservative values. The appeasement thing has to stop. Glenn Beck seems to represent the ‘give me liberty or give me death’ attitude, while Gingrich represents the old way of appeasement and compromise. And as much as I like Gengrich’s approach to foreign policy, his political tactics make him out to be a nuance of true conservatism, much like the rest of the Republican party. Scozzafave was not his only offence. Teaming with Nancy Pelosi to promote climate change awareness and parading around the country with Al Sharpton to support education reform are just a few of his political crimes.
If a third party emerges, I do not think that it will endanger true conservatism. Conservatives are tired of the knock-off store brand Republican Party candidates like CINO John McCain who finds it an honor to be “mentioned in the same sentence” as Ted Kennedy. I wonder if Mary Jo Kopechne felt the same?
No, conservatives are not looking for Obama-lite, we are looking for an entirely different substance. Even if Obama wins the presidential in 2012, Republicans will most likely have a hold on the House and Senate at that time, allowing the system of checks and balances to secure our constitutional freedoms like the founding fathers intended. This is what happened in the Clinton years. Despite the popular notion that Clinton enacted fiscal responsibility (which was made evident by government budget surpluses), Clinton was forced to do so because he took office during the Reagan political paradigm. Because Clinton’s tenure existed during the Reagan political paradigm (and because of a Republican controlled congress I might add), it did not matter what his views were — he was forced into becoming a moderate.
I do not have the link but, during an interview, Clinton was complaining about opposition to Obamacare and said something like “It’s the same thing they did to me while I was in the White House. They forced me to conform to their views.” So I am not so quick to praise Clinton (like Beck did on today’s show) for his achievements in reducing spending.
But If Obama is not defeated (like Clinton was in 94) on healthcare, it won’t matter who is elected in ‘12 or if Republicans take control of congress. For conservatives in politics, undoing a single-payer universal health care plan will be like trying to start a fire underwater. The battle will forever be fought on the Democratic Party’s home turf of entitlement and big government.
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