Posted by
Mike on Friday, November 06, 2009 10:21:42 AM
http://westernperspective.blogspot.com/
The Reagan presidency reconciled three elements that often seemed opposed
to each other. These were the social, fiscal and defense conservatives
respectively.
Today's world is much different than that of 1980
when Reagan began making his stump speeches across the country igniting
a wave of prairie fires caused by discontent with big government. But
the principles are the same. Limited government and lower taxes,
keeping the federal government at bay.
Today there is no central
national leader to lead the charge. Instead, the wave of indignation is
occurring spontaneously at tea parties and town hall meetings
nationwide. The lesson of November 3 is that Americans are reasserting
their God given liberty which transcends political categories. Either
the politicians will get on board, or they will face extinction in the
upcoming elections.
Those who view Doug Hoffman's showing in New
York's 23rd as a defeat completely miss the point of the reawakening
process. As in the days of Ronald Reagan, this is all about
redistribution, but not as Obama's supporters envision.