Posted on 05/15/2008 9:52:14 PM PDT by writer33
Make no mistake. Rush Limbaugh is “The Passion.” He is the passion of conservatism, the very pulse bounding through the veins of a nation. He produces conservative life with every heartbeat of his show, shaking the very foundations of liberalism.
He follows in the footsteps of giants, such as George Washington and Ronald Reagan, promoting the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He broadcasts affectionately trying to steer growing government towards the ideals of the U.S. Constitution.
It has been four years since I wrote that essay, an essay that was necessary in supporting of a man that had wolves nipping at his heels, most of which came from his own party, gleefully reported by the media that still loves to hate him.
But he continued to broadcast, boldly pronouncing the lies of liberals while asserting daily doses of the truth, a conservative truth. His indefatigable love of America gave him the strength to keep going, growing by leaps and bounds above all others.
Rush Limbaugh was back, and he continued to carry the torch of liberty, waging a war against those that would enslave Americans with growing government. He battled the lies and corruption at his doorstep, standing stronger than ever before.
Now he wages war in two different theatres. In one theater, he battles against an enemy that wishes to destroy America through asinine policies of excessive spending, growing government and socialism.
In the other theater, he faces an “insurgent” threat within his own party—a party, that in the 1920’s, ran on a platform against the League of Nations, high tariffs and a promotion of business interests.
This is the same party—the GOP—that between 1860 and 1932 allowed the Democratic Party to control the White House in only sixteen of those years, and it is the same Republican Party that embraced the principles of conservatism after Franklin Roosevelt’s election in 1932, aligning itself against the socialism of The New Deal.
After Roosevelt took office in 1933, ten Republicans in the senate lost seats, leaving the Republican Party with only 25 seats in the U.S. Senate. With an overwhelming majority in Congress, The Social Security Act of 1935 was passed despite the claims that it created class warfare, socialism and defied American tradition.
In 1936, the Republican Party split into two factions—the Herbert Hoover conservatives and the Alf Landon moderates. The Landon moderates, supporters of New Deal programs, defeated the Hoover conservatives, and only carried two states in the Roosevelt landslide with his moderate campaign. The landslide resulted in further losses for Republicans in the U.S. Congress with only 16 senators and 88 representatives to fight the New Deal coalition.
However, a new conservative coalition emerged in 1940, mixing alienated conservative Democrats with conservative Republicans through The America First movement. This was a movement that attacked the inefficiencies of the New Deal and a breaking of a third term for Roosevelt by putting America First. Republicans no longer ran a moderate campaign and picked up even more seats in Congress in the 1942 midterm election.
The Republican Party remained split into its liberal wing and conservative wing, taking it decades to make the South solid again, breaking the stranglehold the Democratic Party once held. It was broken by Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964.
But it wasn’t until 1980 when the realignment for America began, and by 1984, Ronald Reagan had removed the last traces of the New Deal, except the Social Security entitlement. The clear and concise conservative leadership of Ronald Reagan allowed Republicans to hold the White House for twenty of those twenty-eight intervening year.
It was only the moderate Republican, George H.W. Bush, which allowed eight years of Bill and Hillary Clinton through his increased taxation and lack of aggressive foreign policy in the Cold War.
Now, Alf Landon is running again, and this time in the form of Senator John McCain—a decidedly moderate Republican. A Republican that hasn’t seen a spending bill he doesn’t like. His indecisive leadership and liberal policies of appeasement will likely lead to further losses in the U.S. Congress.
We stand again at a crossroads, facing another contest between socialism and moderate Republicanism. Another Democratic candidate has more New Deal policies to offer us, and after 76 years, the moderate wing of the GOP has still yet to learn that conservatism and Americanism are inseparably connected.
For most of the country, it is not in our nature to hate the very country that has given us the freedom we so happily enjoy. We are not built for it, and we will not tolerate it. We love America and the spoils we work so hard to achieve. We love those that are willing to promote those ideals that allow us to succeed.
In short, we love freedom. It has made this country the greatest in the world, and it will continue to keep us the lone superpower. Regardless of who is in the White House, we will continue to promote conservative ideals to offer as a choice for Americans. In the end, we will win through to absolute victory, and we will aggressively advance our agenda with a zeal found only by those that love this great country.
It will not take decades, but it will return even stronger to once again vanquish the Alf Landon moderates of the GOP. It is with that confidence and with “Operation Chaos” that I am assured of its return.
I do not say this with any measure of hope. I say it with certainty. I say it with a bravado that was given to me by a man that made his television debut with a blue dot in front of his face.
I say it with the confidence and optimism of a Dittohead that is witnessing a historic event, an event which will guarantee the return of a stronger, more enduring conservatism. A conservatism bathed in the fires of its love of country, and those that drive it—the American people.
No, it will not take decades to regain control of the Grand Old Party, or eliminate the socialism that is likely to occur under a McCain, Obama or Clinton presidency.
If “Operation Chaos” does nothing else, it has shed the spotlight on the hatred of America in the Democratic Party, and the liberal policies of moderate Republicanism. It has made it very clear of what Americans are likely to endure in the next four years. But it has also enabled us to look to the future with an unprecedented optimism.
History is replete with wisdom, keeping in mind that in today’s modern era, nothing lasts forever, and with “Operation Chaos” conservatism will be had again. As Ronald Reagan looks down, I’m sure he’s smiling at every turn of “Operation Chaos.”
I have never been more optimistic than I am right now. With Rush on the radio, I continue to conquer day after day, living in conservative principles, consumed with the fiery notion of the gift of conservatism.
I rebuke liberalism and moderate Republicanism with special thanks to Rush Hudson Limbaugh III. I eagerly await another broadcast day of “The Passion,” the historical event, and the necessary nature of “Operation Chaos.”
Ping!
Sometimes it has to get worse, much worse, before it can get better. It’s going to get much worse. Let’s hope our writer is correct, and it will then get better.
It looks like we’re going to have to endure at least four years of worse before we get better.
No, we conservatives aren’t going away and we need reinforcing with articles like yours. Thank you for pinging.
You’re welcome, potlatch. Thanks for pinging the list.
Yes it will be a fun election year.
Thanks for reading, Mark. I do appreciate it.
The last few months have put some pizazz in Rush’s step, hopefully it’s affecting his golf game too... in a good way, mind you. ;-)
Yep. I hope that handicap is dropping. :-)
You’re welcome.
Yes, Out of the three “winners” we have I am hoping for McCain. With him we may have a better chance of some moderation with foresight and some fiscal responsibility.
It isn’t the greatest selection. We have to grin and bear it, and work on winning as much as we can.
It’s not insurmountable.
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I’ve finally got my new black “Op-K” t-shirt!
You offer an interesting analysis, but I’m unclear on one point: What do you think conservatives should do this year?
The issue, on which I think conservatives are divided, is whether the conservative renaissance would be helped or hindered by a McCain victory.
[I’ve finally got my new black “Op-K” t-shirt!]
I know! I told you that when I read of riots where you are, I’ll know you are out and about, snicker!!
Related thread:
Operation Chaos: Why Rush Limbaugh Was Right
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011242/posts
I think the conservative renaissance would be hindered with a McCain victory. It's only, in my opinion, going to be helped if there is no Republican in the White House.
That being said, I am never for a Democrat in the White House, but moderate Republicans still have too many liberal tendencies. Just my opinion.
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