Surefire Methods for Losing Political Struggles

Want to know the recipe for helping one's political opponents prevail? Just give in to their every demand and you'll see. Don't have a backbone and you'll see. Grant the opposition their every premise as if it were totally nonpartisan concept that works equally for both sides, and you'll see. Let one's opposition define what you may and may not say, and you'll see. Let the other side demand what you must do and you'll see.

How many conservatives and Republicans actually believe the left has sound political advice for helping Republicans' rule successfully? Anyone? How many think it wise to comport to whatever demand progressives lay at our feet, and that is the path to political success for anyone OTHER than progressives? Do progressives actually have the best interests at heart for Republican political success? If the answer is no, then why would anyone Republican in DC cave to any of their demands? Progressives are now in the political minority in the House, where the real power of law making and spending resides.

Republicans have ONE CHANCE to get this right. If they do not drastically cut spending, guess who will be blamed for it? Won't be progressives, I'll tell you that! Won't be Obama. It will be Republicans. Progressives know to again prevail all they need to do is play spoiler and keep spending high, deficits large and the national debt climbing and come election time in 2012 we will hear "Republican's rose the debt to "X" levels! It's all their fault!" Is there a single non-progressive who can read my words that doubts my accuracy in making this prognostication?

Progressives do not want Republican rule to be successful. It really riles me that Republican idiots ever buy into progressive demands, but the tone from the Hill at this moment is one of Republican's dancing to the progressive song. Republicans were sent to DC to stop Obama and progressives, NOT to agree with them. Despite mainstream media and despite the Tuscon tragedy, the citizens did not elect Republicans to cave into progressive demands.

I know politics is an ugly game. I get that we will have to raise the debt ceiling because time is growing short to act, so we must first raise the debt ceiling to remain solvent on paper and then we need to slash and burn our way through the DC mindset of spend, tax and borrow. Any failure will give progressives the fodder they need. Progressives know all they need do is play a waiting game, put up stumbling blocks, demand "civility" and a return of some form of the Fairness Doctrine, and lo and behold it will be 2012 election season and Republicans will have NOT done what they were sent to DC to do, and progressives will have their field day.

Of course progressives control most media so they will do their level best to preach the progressive talking points and demand that it's the citizens wanting Republicans to be more "civil." If only progressives would be, perhaps Republicans could return the favor, but no, they have media to influence the disinterested fool.

As I opened with, if you think progressives are actually offering constructive advice for sound Republican leadership, you are a numbskull of epic proportions. Buying into ANY of their demands will see Republicans wear the mantle of shame for not accomplishing what they were sent to DC to accomplish. I am truly shocked at the stupidity of my fellows. Really shocked and saddened.

Waiting in the wings are progressives who will scream "we can't cut spending because that will make the economy worse," as was forwarded late last week by a progressive politician. Can reader's see how this is a damned if you do, damned if ya don't proposition? Massive cuts in government will lead to TEMPORARY increases in unemployment for sure. But if we don't cut now there will be at best a temporary improvement in economy. We cannot continue to spend, borrow and tax. That IS NOT the path to economic prosperity except in Keynesian economics which are an across the board failure. Look at Europe to see our future if we go down the path.

See how it works? If we do cut spending, the left will scream "Republicans made unemployment worse!" If we do not cut spending the malaise will drag on and the left will scream "See, Republicans didn't fix anything!" See? Damned if we do, damned if we don't!

Conservatism takes thought. It isn't as easy as feeling and emoting. It takes an ability to understand history for its lessons and to not repeat the mistakes. The problem is the people in mass are not too bright. Individually people are smart but as the saying goes, "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." The larger the group the lower the common denominator to stupidity. Therefore, if we do not alter our path, history will repeat itself. Isn't this glaringly apparent?