Posted by
dieneces on Friday, October 03, 2008 12:37:09 AM
The words that may blot-out conservatism came from the mouth of a vibrant, pretty, charismatic rising star in the republican party. Many pundits immediately said that she won or tied Sen. Biden. That may be true, but the winner is liberal-socialism. the loser - Reagan's legacy.
Tonight the true perpetrators of our current economic trouble will forever be obscured for most people. This fact stems from Gov. Palin's delcaration: Wall St.'s greed and lack of Government oversight caused our current dilemma. In case you didn't notice - that's exactly what Obama and Biden are saying! In case you didn't notice - that's what Mccain is saying! And in case you didn't notice - it's not true! Say it ain't so Sarah!
Without our party leadership beating the drum against GSE's, against high tax, against regulation that makes all of our products are services more expensive - we will will watch Reagan's phoenix finally burn-out. That fiery bird lit the path and lead the way out from Ford's republicanism to a period where it coalesced with conservatism. Tonight, Sarah Palin tossed a cold bucket of water on those dim embers that remained, and lead the way back into the dark.
Indeed, she was in a position to do this, Mccain wasn't. Mccain has never liked conservatism and conservatives have never liked Mccain; but with her, conservatives have fallen in love with a fiery upstart who is more heat than light. In this aching desire for someone who has a presence like Reagan, they have embraced someone who doesn't have the same convictions about free-markets.
This will have major consequences going forward: if free-markets are to blame, then markets shouldn't be free; this defeats the single most important tennant of conservatism. After all, what is freedom without opportunity?
Perhaps I'm wrong, perhaps overreactive, perhaps weary from political bombardment; but if she has done what I suspect, we need to take a moment tonight. We need to realize that Reagan's vision, work, and legacy have been lost in this present darkness - buried alongside that great man. The only difference: while I believe that Reagan is looking down on us tonight, there is no heaven for ideas; however, ideas can be revived.