When Everything Isn’t Enough
Harry Reid is proving that the Democrats aren’t satisfied with owning huge majorities in the House and Senate and both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the next two years. President-Elect Obama hasn’t become President Obama yet. That hasn’t stopped Reid from clearing the way for making us more dependent on foreign sources of oil.
Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer are talking about implementing the Fairness Doctrine. Another priority is passing EFCA, which allows union organizers to harass and intimidate workers in their drive to increase union membership while eliminating a worker’s right to a secret ballot.
Tom Daschle has been appointed the nation’s first “health care czar”, which is a neat trick since he’ll soon be confirmed as the next secretary of HHS.
In fact, President-Elect Obama’s list of advisers is filled with czars. Daschle’s the health care czar. There’s a car czar, too. Carol Browner is the incoming energy czar, which means the Obama administration will make us more reliant on foreign energy while driving up gas prices and home heating bills. According to this Boston Globe article, President-elect is panning on hiring a czar “to stop nuclear and biological attacks.”
There’s no hint that the Democrats will act with any type of restraint. Power corrupts. Total power corrupts totally. Based on what leading Democrats have said, they’re planning a full assault on principles that we’ve held dear for our entire history. According to this article in the Hill, Chuck Schumer claimed “there is a strong need to allow workers to cast a public ballot on whether they support the formation of a union.” Sen. Schumer even defended the Fairness Doctrine:
Asked if he is a supporter of telling radio stations what content they should have, Schumer used the fair and balanced line, claiming that critics of the Fairness Doctrine are being inconsistent.
“The very same people who don’t want the Fairness Doctrine want the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] to limit pornography on the air. I am for that… But you can’t say government hands off in one area to a commercial enterprise but you are allowed to intervene in another. That’s not consistent.”
I agree with a portion of what Sen. Schumer said. I agree that it isn’t consistent to limit pornography but then argue against the Fairness Doctrine. They’re both First Amendment issues. If you think that the First Amendment is worth defending, which I do, then you have to be intellectually consistent. I oppose limiting free speech except when it’s speech that incites violence.
If the Democrats move ahead with EFCA, rest assured that alot of people will oppose them on it. People that don’t like unions will pressure their legislators to vote against it. There will be a high profile campaign against the legislation. I suspect that George McGovern will be featured in that high-profile campaign.
I hope one advertisment asks Sen. Schumer what compelling reason exists for casting “a public ballot on whether they support the formation of a union.” I hope he’s made a focal point for that legislation.
It’s obvious that the Democrats’ appetite wasn’t satisfied by their last 2 electoral victories. The list of things I’ve already mentioned is proof of that. Their appetite won’t be satisfied until they’ve constructed every possible impediment to the GOP regaining control of Congress or their state legislatures.
While I think the Democrats will make some significant mistakes, I think it’s foolish to rely on the Democrats’ mistakes to retake the US House and Senate or any state legislative majorities. I’d rather we recruited candidates who are conservative, articulate, hardworking and with the ability to connect with independents and middle class voters.
The day we recruit those types of candidates is the day we finish playing defense and start going on the offensive.
That doesn’t mean I think going squishy is the right approach. Quite the opposite. Gov. Palin is proof that candidates that articulate the conservative message in a way that makes conservative principles personal will attract independents.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog