The Armies of the Right

Political pundits were divided over the significance of Doug Hoffman’s successful bid to grab the “conservative” banner from Dede Scozzafava in the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District. Scozzafava withdrew after finding herself trailing badly in three way polls between Hoffman and Democratic Candidate Bill Owens. The National Review saw Scozzafava’s defeat as the “first Republican scalp” of the Tea Party Movement, itself a kind of insurgency within the GOP demanding a return to the principles of small government and low taxes. Certainly Hoffman’s candidacy seems like perfect evidence for the proposition that both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership are the same class of people divided by cosmetic differences. For one, Scozzafava was hardly the stereotypical conservative. The National Review wrote:

Her sympathies — pro-choice, pro-homosexual marriage, weak on taxes, sticking by the Teamsters and the SEIU on the “card check” program, which would deprive workers of a secret ballot in union-organizing votes — found her to the left of many Democrats and most Republicans. It was no surprise, then, that she enjoyed the support of such hard-Left elements as ACORN, the government-employee unions, and Daily Kos honcho Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga.

For another, she immediately confirmed the worst suspicions when she endorsed Democrat Bill Owens immediately after resigning from the race.

Long piece about the Tea Parties and the RNC efforts to "use" the energy of the movement.

Contrasts the top down Obozo strategy with the genuine grassroots dynamics on the right.

I felt it was worth the read.

What has the left terrified is that the right isn't just sitting down and playing nice with a party, they are actively attacking that party and forcing it to change.

Meanwhile, the lefties are crying that their guy isn't giving them what they want. But they're too scared of risks to their entitlements to challenge the party.

That's one of the advantages of being a conservative--I don't WANT anything from Washington, so they can't hold something hostage. I just want them to LEAVE ME ALONE.

2 posted on 11/06/2009 8:44:01 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity.-- Vladimir Nabokov)

“Leave Me Alone”

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That is also a Texas thing>

“Leave us alone to live our lives in peace and we will get along fine, if that is not satisfactory, we will deal with it.”

The article says more about the structure of the Left, but reflects well about the Right (Conservatives).

3 posted on 11/06/2009 8:46:58 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)

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