The American Spectator

JUST IF
Re: Jeffrey Lord’s Stand and Deliver: Opposing Obama’s Court Nominee:

Well, Jeffrey Lord should know.  And I unreservedly accept his analysis in this matter.

He’s much too much a gentleman, however, to say it harshly, as it must be said in order to get through to some of our thick-headed Republican Senators who still believe that they can work with the far left on anything.

Why can’t our American politicians — from the top down — ever learn that we can’t fight barbarians with Marquis of Queensbury rules?  Well, we can, but they won’t, so the outcome will be inevitable.

If our Republican Senators see that the Obama nominee is a flaming liberal, they have to follow the lead of the Democrats and attack her liberal credentials [I can’t use the word “Bork” here] from the minute she is nominated, and to attack her into withdrawing, or attack her until the Proto-Dictator withdraws her nomination and sends up someone more moderate.

I’m not suggesting that they do anything illegal, immoral, or unethical.  Just follow the Democrats’ lead and expose her every weakness, highlight her every act of judicial activism, and quote with appropriate disgust her every anti-Constitution utterance.  And if she has erred in her life, expose that, too.

Yeah, I know.  I can hear the response that I’ve “pre-judged her.”  No, I haven’t.  I wrote in the conditional - “IF our Republicans see that the Obama nominee is a flaming liberal,” etc.  On the other hand, if they see that she is a moderate, then they can take the historical route and try to get at her judicial philosophy and  temperament, and judge her qualifications from there.

But we all know that she won’t be a moderate, don’t we?
— A. C. Santore

If anything good can come of the passing of Jack Kemp it is powerfully evident in this article. Conservatives must be galvanized to begin the difficult fight to reclaim relevance in politics. By remembering the steadfast commitment of Jack Kemp we can begin to take pride again in our beliefs. I think we’ve been back on our heels in the recent years, due to the accumulation of events around the world and doing our best to manage our own personal affairs. Do not be apologetic to your liberal friends. Be certain of your argument and polite in delivering your point of view, but never back off. Keep in mind folks like Sean Hannity, who is always respectful, but doesn’t flinch or undermine his argument by deferring to a philosophical opponent just to be agreeable.

We saw the lack of political courage over the recent decade, where the members to the right of the aisle in both houses shied away from the big fights, because their views were being pilloried by the CNN crowd and their political opposition. They got along to get along, squandered their opportunity for meaningful change and got creamed. Now begins the next great struggle. And if anyone thinks that is being melodramatic, just think how awful our great nation will be if the president and the congress are able to enact their wish list over the coming few years. We can’t begin to imagine what additional encroachments they can conjure against the American people and the organizing beliefs the Founding Fathers laid out for us. Start small if you must. I for one will plan on helping to defeat the Honorable Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, my home state, by giving time to his opponent’s campaign. Stuffing envelopes, making small but steady donations where possible, knocking on doors and whatever else it may take to make our change one step at a time. Many similar steps taken all over the country will add up to a meaningful difference in the next cycle.
— Bruce Love
Darien, Connecticut

HIS TIMING IS GOOD…TOO GOOD
Re: Peter Ferrara’s Is Obama Delaying Economic Recovery?

The one point I think is obvious, but unreported…is that he is timing the “recoveries” to time with the mid-term elections and his re-election. Probably just enough economic ‘hope’ to get him past those two events. Why else delay the money at all?
— Larry Thomas
Lilburn, Georgia

Obama has no interest in a recovery. Every move he makes is to solidify his presidential power.

If he can figure it out, and if we give him leeway, he will “bury” us (where have we heard that threat before). Obama is the first president to abhor America. On his inauguration day, he considers himself a Citizen of the World and America is merely one of his domains. If he were not so dangerous it would be funny.
— George Hall
Marietta, Georgia

RACE, STATUS: NOT CONSIDERATIONS
Re: David Hogberg’s To Heller and Back: