Posted on 10/22/2013 4:09:22 AM PDT by markomalley
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On his Monday radio show, conservative talk show host Mark Levin took aim at The Washington Post’s George Will, who in his most recent column pointed out the lack of will to compromise in Washington, something he says both the tea party and President Barack Obama have in common.
That call for compromise according to Levin an effort to “rationalize soft tyranny” by Will, which is in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
“I guess what I’m troubled by is I do not see a will to fight or even articulate a rational position by so many on the so-called right,” Levin said. “I view [George] Will’s column as trying to rationalize soft tyranny. That’s how I see it. I don’t know how much further we can go in the country toward centralized government. The government is now making decisions about our medical care. The government actually involved in virtually every aspect of our life in one way or another, to some degree or another. To talk about Madison’s document, the Constitution, as if we’re somehow still bound by it in many respects and in many respects we’re not, is to me absurd.”
“The individual is under attack,” he continued. “Private property rights are under attack. Capitalism generally is under attack. The Constitution is under attack, what’s left of it. These institutions are out of control in Washington. The fiscal situation — the federal fiscal situation is a complete and utter disaster and what’s going on is unconscionable. The monetary system is out of control trying to fund the fiscal system. We have politicians who are demanding more power. We have politicians who are demanding to spend more. I don’t see any governor on this. I don’t mean state governor, I mean governor like on a car. I don’t see any governor controlling this. And we’re told to tamp it down, to dial it back. Ladies and gentlemen, we don’t control anything. We don’t control the Supreme Court or the bureaucracy or the presidency.”
Levin pointed to the presidency of Ronald Reagan as a time when conservatives controlled the government and noted the prosperity of the 1980s.
“They do — one party or the other. We don’t control it. And when is the last time an unabashed conservative controlled anything in the federal government, other than Reagan? And look what happened — economic activity exploded, job creation exploded. Freedom expanded, not only in this country but other countries around the world. The Soviet Union was on its way to dissolution. And now the Republican Party — it has abandoned Reagan. It has abandoned the Constitution and it has abandoned conservatism. And we’re told to cool it, just cool it.”
Levin called Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer’s recent reference to the “McConnell rule”, which would allow automatic increases to the debt ceiling unless Congress disapproves them, is something that is in direct conflict with the Constitution and that should not be compromised on, as Will suggested.
“This is no joke,” he said. “This is nothing to ignore. The McConnell rule destroys Congress. So we have these temporary politicians willing to almost do anything to muscle through a situation with Obama, and Will is writing about compromise. Compromise with what, about what? There are certain things you don’t compromise. The Constitution is one of them. Slavery is one of them. And on and on and on.”
“Washington will not reform itself,” Levin added. “Why don’t you address that? Washington will not pull back. It’s got its foot on the gas pedal and it’s not letting up.”
George Will is NOT as smart as he looks...
Once again, Bravo Mark!
Unfortunately, there are so many kids steeped in the entitlement/redistribution mentality that it is getting to be nearly impossible to vote in anyone with a sense of fiscal responsibility. A crash may be unavoidable.
Mark’s comment about reform did not refer to voting in a new crop of politicians. Einstein’s definition of insanity applies.
Reform can only emerge from us through our states, in an Article V amendment convention.
Where is the compromise position between liberty and tyranny?
Would George disapprove of the unwillingness of the founders to compromise with the Crown?
A new crop of politicians, who are not bought by unions, big business, etc., would make a difference.
The situation we have now is a result of politicians positioning themselves to amass more power. With that set of politicians entrenched in Washington, I do not think that any constitutional amendment will help—they will just ignore it, as they ignore the rest of the Constitution.
We don’t merely need new politicians—we need to keep them at home. Let them do their business by teleconference, but keep them at home where their constituents have easy access to them and can constantly remind them that they are not elected to increase their personal wealth and power, but to represent the people.
George Will should just stick to baseball stats.
I wish Mark had his own tv show.
I wish he would run for Prez.
Now that would make for awesome debates! I’d vote for him.
One has come after him (George) whose typewriter ribbon he is not fit to change out, and his name is Daniel Greenfield.
This makes me sad. I learned how to write by reading George Will columns.
Will is a pretty smart guy, but nobody is as smart as they think they are. Over the years Will has been a tremendous spokesman for conservatism and has not shirked from carrying the conservative banner. But even George slips up from time to time, and I agree with Levin’s stance on the issue. However, I’m not throwing Will under the steamroller. Yet.
George Will is an elitist Northeastern twerp whose sole raison d’etre is to appear in the media as evidence that libs don’t hate ALL non-liberals.
He’s the new William Buckley, only way less scary because he’s not quite stupid.
He’s nearly a liberal.
Georgie Will is a moderate at best.
Pray America is Waking Up
He is one of the Washington Generals who puts points on the board, but, when it's all said and done, he is just a prop for the hard core commies to feign 'balance'.
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