Krauthammer: Self-Indulgence

Charles Krauthammer has a few thoughts about those endorsing Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. Link here. He's going to get both barrels from me on the other side.

Link to youtube here

Krauthammer: The Palin endorsement, I think, is disruptive and capricious. Bill Buckley had a rule that he always supported the most conservative candidate who was electable, otherwise the vote is simply self-indulgence.

Baier: Now Jim DeMint, from South Carolina, also endorsed Christine O'Donnell.

Krauthammer: equally capricious and irresponsible. I'm not sexist on this. It's a big mistake. …

Dear Charles:

I saw the video, heard your remarks.

Now you hear this:

No more compromise. No more equivocation. No more dilution. No more weaseling. No more pro-gun control. No more pro-abortion. No more Olympia Snowes. No more Arlen Sphincters. No more Susan Collinses. No more Larry "wide stance" Craigs. No more Duke Cunninghams. No more Bushes. No more McCains. No more Viagra Conservatives who need "help" to stay true to principle. No more empty holsters. No more negotiation. No more retreat. Not one step back!

You show me a "conservative" who can't vote down on Elena Kagan and I'll show you self-indulgence.

You show me a "conservative" who can't vote down on Amnesty and I'll show you self-indulgence.

You show me a "conservative" who proposes Campaign Finance Reform and I'll show you self-indulgence.

You show me a "conservative" who supports Cap and Trade and I'll show you self-indulgence.

You show me a "conservative" who talks principles and votes pragmatism and I'll show you self-indulgence.

Following your logic, it's clear why the GOP nominated Dede Scazzofazzo for NY-23. How did she do in that race anyway? It's clear why the entire GOP apparatus was mobilized time and again through the last few decades to support Benedict Arlen in his primary challenges in Pennsylvania. And it's also clear why the GOP has been led by Viagra conservatives in purple pimpstriped suits. They are only interested in connecting to pocketbooks and not people-and certainly not principle.

In case no one told you this Charles, the age of Bill Buckley is over. We're dealing with people who make clear with their every act that they intend to destroy America. Presumably the British should also have voted for Chamberlain over Churchill. I mean they were both from the same party and Chamberlain having been elected as Prime Minister was clearly electable while Churchill had been in a political exile. Oh, and clearly Buckley's "wisdom" must have rubbed off on his son Christopher who endorsed Obama in the last Presidential election.

Pray tell, what is your stance on the self-indulgence of people like Charlie Crist who-beaten in a primary race then reneges on his pledge to remain in the GOP and instead run for US Senate as an independent-thus splitting the vote? What about Lisa Murkowski who flirted with doing likewise to retain her birthright to the US Senate seat in Alaska? Or how about the self-indulgence of the aforementioned Benedict Arlen? (I'm still laughing about that one.)

Let's take a brief diversion to Middle Earth for a comparison and contrast of leaders:
Denethor is the steward of Gondor charged only with keeping the kingdom until the king rerturns. But he has looked too many times into the palantir (seeing stones) and seen precisely what the eye of Sauron has wanted him to see. For this reason, Denethor is defeatist in his attitude and though he sees doom coming his way, he does little to prepare for it. Denethor's end is a direct result of this defeatist end.

Theoden, king of Rohan is under the spell of Saruman and is "counseled" by Grima Wormtongue. Theoden is my favorite character in Lord of The Rings. Maybe it's the change that Theoden goes through. From a compromised, controlled leader in the palm of the enemy, he regains his strength, regains his purpose, and regains his honor. You see iron will of Theoden come through in that he will fulfill his oath, defend his people, and regain his honor at any cost. In the movie especially, you get the sense that Theoden knows what it will cost. One of his captains says to him, "We do not have the strength to defeat the armies of Mordor." "No", he agrees. Then he utters perhaps my favorite line in the entire 4,508,151,225 pages of The Lord Of The Rings. "But we shall meet them in battle nonetheless."

Denethors like Krauthammer are overcome with a defeatist attitude that victory isn't possible so we'd better settle for tactical retreats and peace in our time. It is people like this that sacrifice great for the sake of good. Oh, and just for disclosure Charles, exactly what did you see when you looked into the palantir? Seriously, what did you and HusseinO talk about in your January 2009 dinner with him and other like-minded, empty holstered, Viagra conservative pundits? Or did you think we'd forgive and forget that?

Theodens like Christie O'Donnell are willing to risk defeat in pursuit of victory. I believe that the surge of the Tea Parties in our day is similar to the last charge of the Rohirrim at the armies of Mordor assailing Minas Tirith. If the charge fails, then we're all doomed.

Deneth-sorry, Charles, what you are saying is that while you blue-blooded RINOS expect people to swallow their principles (again) to vote for your pragmatism in September, you will take your pragmatism and go home before you'll vote for their principles in November (or any other time for that matter). Well here's what I say to that:

In case no one told you this Charles, had the GOP upheld their oath and did their jobs in 2001 when they controlled the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, then we wouldn't be in this f***ing mess now. You coddle them for failing to lead and condescend to those who would have them get out of the way so that real leaders might replace them. You sir have earned a trip to the cone of shame.

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