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Last Monday night, I saw Karl Rove speak at Gibson Amphitheatre. During his speech, he showed what 40 factors are needed to win the Presidency.
He also had nothing to do with the 60 Minutes Story. In fact, he said, why should he worry about an Alabama secretary when he to worry about the 2004 election? Always let it be said that 60 Minutes will go after a Republican first, before analysing a Democrat.
And than on Tuesday, the great William F. Buckley, Jr. died.
In college, I started to watch Firing Line. I read his God and Man at Yale (proving Liberals will not allow Conservatives into the academy). Later, I discovered Blackford Oakes. To balance the miles of Nation articles fed to me in class, I would read National Review (the Corner is linked up on the Right). I am sad to say, I never got to meet the man.
Both men represent different parts of a the Political Sphere. Karl Rove is a mechanic; It is his job to win a Primary and a General. Oh, and Democrats, one unwritten law for mechanics is not to interfere in the other Parties Primary. Grey Davis broke that rule in 2002, and he paid a price.
Wm. Buckley, Jr. is an intellectual. He brought forth ideas. He kicked out the John Birchers and the Anti-Semites from the Republican Party. Even in 1950, Isolationism was anathema to the Republicans. If someone in the Democratic party did the same today, even I would respect them. But the Left has no Buckley. He built the Maginot Line of ideas the Republicans should carry.
Buckley begat Goldwater, than Reagan, than Bush fils. Karl Rove's job is to bring the intellectual debates to the masses. Without Buckley, there is no Rove.
In this Blog, I have cited how hate speech is the provenance of the Democrats and how the Daily Kos have allowed the Anti-Semites free reign in their blogs. I see myself as a bridge between the Buckley's and the Rove's. Intellectual debate is great, a line drawn of legitimate candidates is also good too, but the way to win is also important.
Will the Left find their Buckley? Will they kick out their isolationists and Anti-semites?
Until then, I stand in Buckley and Rove's shadow.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
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ReplyDeleteIt is true that Buckley arguements formed the bulwark,of the modern conservative movements. In a sense his arguments and positions formed a Maginot Line in terms of political thought in the sense that they served as a redoubt against the opposing force of liberalism
ReplyDeleteHowever, conservatives should be mindful that the Naginot Line by its very nature was flaweit defensd because of inherent defects in its design and construction, and that its defenses were ulrimately cirumvented, and its value negated by an opponent searched for the flaws and defects in the line and sucessfully exploited them in an unorthodox campaign.
If the conservatives rely only on the positions articulated by Buckley, Reagan, and Bush fils without giving due thought to the philosphies of moderates like Bush pere McCain, Chaffee, Zell Miller and yes even Jefords and Lieberman, then i fear that conservativism in its current incarnation will become like the Maginot Line obsolete ultimatlely following the path of the Federalists, Whigs and Progressives.
JSF, again with that lame "hate speech" crapola? Come on now. That guy who you just went to see talk knew a thing or two about hate, and he knew how to exploit it and turn hate into votes, but hate is OK when it's votes for your side. Oh, but those liberals say mean things on blogs! Oh noes!!!
ReplyDeleteNice post, I hope you had fun seeing Rove speak. What do you think about the Russian election? I'm not sure what makes a liberal a liberal anymore, but I am sure that part of it is feeling that speech is OK as long as I agree with it, or it attacks a conservative. Course conservatives sometimes go the other way. Please visit my friend's blog at http://www.lindabprez.blogspot.com and give her a nice welcome to the blogger community.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that Buckley arguements formed the bulwark,of the modern conservative movements. In a sense his arguments and positions formed a Maginot Line in terms of political thought in the sense that they served as a redoubt against the opposing force of liberalism
ReplyDeleteHowever, conservatives should be mindful that the Maginot Line by its very nature was flawed because of inherent defects in its design and construction, and that its defenses were ultimately cirumvented, and its value negated by an opponent searched for the flaws and defects in the line and sucessfully exploited them in an unorthodox campaign.
If the conservatives rely only on the positions articulated by Buckley, Reagan, and Bush fils without giving due thought to the philosphies of moderates like Bush pere McCain, Chaffee, Zell Miller and yes even Jefords and Lieberman, then I fear that conservativism in its current incarnation will become like the Maginot Line obsolete ultimatlely following the path of the Federalists, Whigs and Progressives.