Some may sneer at Keyes for his rock-solid moral stands and pounce on whatever they think his shortcomings are as an excuse to dismiss his views but the absurd comparison to Hillary Clinton (because Keyes moved to a state just to run for office) serves to undercut the assumption that Keyes doesn't deserve to be heard.
Alan Keyes rightfully characterizes what the American people have done by electing an Alinsky Marxist as president and a congress dominated by leftists, both salivating at the realization that finally, they can make their long-anticipated move to change our beloved country from a land of free people, seeking and finding their own destiny, to a land of people subjugated to the now all-powerful government.
Mr. Keyes sounds a serious warning about what may well lie ahead for America and yet, all some posters can do is try to kill the messenger and generate cynicism by inferring Alan Keyes is 'the same as Hillary Clinton'. It's unfortunate that we can't simply accept the truth of what Alan Keyes - who isn't running for office - warns about, without arguing between ourselves why he lost an election in a state where the Democrats have superior numbers. In the 2004 election for the U.S. senate, Barack Obama received 70% of the vote - and 40% of registered Republicans voted for Obama.
This loss, easily predicted, is now laid at Keyes' feet. Alan Keyes, in his piece, admits to being 'lost in the political wilderness' ever since, meaning, no doubt, that he is considered 'untouchable' by Republican bigwigs, those geniuses who helped give us John 'maverick' McCain as 'our' 2008 presidential nominee.
Whether or not you like Alan Keyes personality or agree with his stridently pro-life stands or want to quibble about his political self-sacrifice in the 2004 Illinois senate race, he is stating a clear warning and needs to be paid attention to, not treated as someone who isn't worthy of our respect because he lost a hopeless senate race in a 'red' state, almost 5 years ago.
Well said, Jim.