Conservative Victory

Townhall.com ^ | March 30, 2010 | Rebecca Hagelin

[Kaslin]

I'm not sure how you can describe the largest expansion of government into the most private area of our lives as anything other than socialism. And "socialist" comes fairly close to describing the manner in which our national leaders recently behaved when they ignored the will of the people and voted to ram through a health care program that seeks to force every American to bow to the "wisdom" and mercy of government leaders to decide what is best for us and our families.

Sean Hannity, in his new book, "Conservative Victory" proves that this is just the latest in a series of blatant anti-freedom policies that the Obama administration and radical liberals have advanced. He also lays out how such policies threaten our families, our republic, and America's future:

"America's leftists have consistently betrayed their disdain for the military, for American exceptionalism, for capitalism and capitalists. But today they've taken their assaults to a new level. It's no exaggeration to say that our future as a nation of liberty and prosperity, and as the world's sole superpower, has never been in greater jeopardy. We are in a war for our national survival."

Hannity carefully documents how the Obama administration and the radical left agenda are quickly destroying our children’s future. From slowly dismantling our military and our military arsenals like missile defense; to driving families ever closer to personal economic crisis; to the government take over of critical private sector businesses; to chaining our children to the massive debt before they earn their first dollar– America, and especially our children, are in trouble.

Sean says it best, “The true key to conservative victory is to stay true to conservative principles; to convey the message clearly and powerfully; and to refuse to let liberals distort what we stand for and what is in our hearts.”

That’s it a nutshell: be true to our nation’s First Principles, and America will flourish. We know certain things are true, and we must not be afraid to defend them: That strong marriages between one woman and one man are the basic component of civil society; that there is intrinsic value in every human life; that workers should keep more of what they earn by the sweat of their brow; that we will remain free if we have a strong military and practice ‘peace through strength’; that lower taxes, smaller government, and free markets create economic prosperity and opportunity; and that America is a nation “under God”.

Sean brilliantly connects the dots between bad economic policies and their detrimental effects on the family unit. “We must not allow government to continue to undermine the nuclear family, as it has with welfare programs that provide incentives for people to remain unmarried, quit working, and produce illegitimate children. These are horrible results in the name of compassion. You don’t help people by destroying their dignity and their family.”

Sean’s terrific book outlines specific steps that must be taken if America is to be preserved, including seeking energy independence, securing our borders, and restoring free-market forces to the health care industry which will solve many of the problems with the system. Here are a few of my favorite steps, please read “Conservative Victory” for all of them:

- “We must be the party that protects religious liberties – which means opposing the efforts of secularists to suppress religious freedoms under a highly exaggerated and distorted notion of church-state separation.”

- We “must be known far and wide as the party that is committed to constitutional government.”

- We “must make the case that our constitution, along with our Judeo-Christian values, is the primary reason we enjoy greater liberties than any other nation in history – liberties that are inalienably bestowed upon us by God.”

A “Conservative Victory” is an American victory. I highly recommend Sean Hannity’s book as the way to get started on securing both.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Got no problem with Hannity, Beck, Levin...I just don’t like their books.

[drubyfive]

So “the largest expansion of government into the most private area of our lives” is conservative victory? Passing that health care bill was a feather in the cap for Sean, Rush, Glenn and Mark?

[ben.the.frank]

The Republican party, more than any other, is committed to constitutional government.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Herbert Hoover

“The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.”

“Menaced by collectivist trends, we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic. Democracy is the outgrowth of the religious conviction of the sacredness of every human life. On the religious side, its highest embodiment is the Bible; on the political side, the Constitution.” [1943 joint statement]

“This occasion is not alone the administration of the most sacred oath which can be assumed by an American citizen. It is a dedication and consecration under God to the highest office in service of our people. I assume this trust in the humility of knowledge that only through the guidance of Almighty Providence can I hope to discharge its ever-increasing burdens. I ask help of Almighty God in this service.” [March 4, 1929 inaugural address]

“What the world needs today is a definite, spiritual mobilization of the nations who believe in God against the tide of Red agnosticism. It needs a moral mobilization against the hideous ideas of the police state and human slavery. And in rejecting an atheistic other world, I am confident that the Almighty God will be with us.” [April 27, 1950 radio address]