The American Spectator

Reader Mail

(Page 5 of 13)

") in Reader Mail's Richard Viguerie Weighs In : /p>

Richard Viguerie should be one of the last people in the world to invoke the name of Ronald Reagan to bolster his case. Viguerie was a harsh and constant critic of President Reagan during his eight years in office. Gadfly Viguerie went so far as to compare the Gipper to Jimmy Carter!!!

It is not surprising that he disagrees with Jeffrey Lord when, like 2006, he was a major contributor to Democrat victory in 1986. Criticism of a conservative Republican President is nothing new for Richard Viguerie so his vitriol against President Bush that benefits Democrats is no surprise.

p>If Mrs. Bill Clinton finds herself undeservedly residing in the White House after the 2008 Presidential election she will owe Richard Viguerie and his type of "conservatives" a big thank you for their help. If individuals like Pat Buchanan and Richard Viguerie are the future of the conservative movement Democrats can rest easy as they appease terrorists, raise taxes and promote their radical social agenda. br> -- Michael Tomlinson br> Jacksonville, North Carolina /p>

Jeffrey Lord comments: "I do blame conservatives for walking into a general election voting booth ... knowing something as important as Roe v. Wade is at stake... and deliberately taking a pass because the GOP candidate is imperfect."

What Mr. Lord is criticizing is actually a moral stand. Unlike Liberalism, conservatism is not a religion. Protestantism and Catholicism are. If both main candidates are unchristian in their outlook then a vote for either of them will rightly be seen by psephologists as an endorsement of liberal politics. The terms "Democrat" and "Republican" do not come into it.

The best way of seeing this -- other than following the obvious logic of conscience -- is to observe the zeal with which liberals operate. Has the Democratic Party budged an inch on Roe v. Wade, despite losing control of all three branches of the government at one time or another since 1973?

One would have thought that atheists would have had more reason to be "pragmatic," since they have relatively little time to make a change. Instead, they have an almost millenarian confidence in the "progress" of American society from Christianity to Liberalism, and their commitment shows. This is why John Kerry could authentically proclaim in his 2004 concession speech: "America always moves forward" (i.e. towards what conservatives recognize as total moral and political corruption).

topics:
Taxes, Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, Business, Religion, Catholicism, Protestantism, Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, United Nations, European Union, NATO, Africa, Socialism, Conservatism, Immigration