Calling All Conservatives!

My devotion to private property rights transcends all my other political concerns by an order of magnitude, at least. Which is why I believe the resolution of the Cordoba House controversy must be resolved with the utmost duty and care to private property rights more so than as a nod to the right to freedom of religion. In this respect the mosque and Muslim cultural center should be built. I am not happy about the Center and I sympathize with the New Yorkers in particular who are opposed and unhappy about the perceived “insensitivity” of the Imam and Daisy Khan to this point of view. However, community unhappiness, sensitivity and personal preferences to the contrary of a private property owner should not be the standard by which private property is developed. That said, the political manner in which the opposition movement is articulating arguments against the center is flawed and disingenuous. Appeals to “moderate Muslims” are embarrassing and fall on deaf ears since “moderate Muslims” are in short supply and are not the driving forces behind this project. Opposition should be as follows: the United States is at war with Islam, we were attacked by jihadists waging a religious war against our constitution and modernity, sharia law cannot be tolerated as a parallel form of government applying to both believers and infidels as the Koran asserts, there is a growing population of Islamismists and about all these things Americans should be deeply concerned. No Republican running for office can be this honest and say these things and he or she probably won’t so – enough about the mosque. Focus on the election and the real things that conservatives can and should do.

How can Republicans avoid losing the mid-term elections? What is the most effective shot they can take at the Democrats? Spending, spending, spending, spending. Spending must be halted abruptly, forcefully, quickly and permanently. This is the roundabout contention of Constitutional Conservatives and should be the clarion call of conservatives everywhere. Chris Chrisite has written the playbook for Republicans and it is not necessary to do anything clever – just parrot what he is saying and promise the private sector that public sector has its head on the chopping block. Promise the private sector that the public sector employees will be forced to make concessions that are in keeping with the types of cuts that private sector employees have borne to keep their jobs; no costs of living increases, possible furloughs, and the responsibility of contributing to their own retirement accounts. This means taking on all public sector employees, teachers, law enforcement and the charming people who work at the Drivers License office.

Obama’s raison ‘d’être health care legislation must be exposed abruptly, forcefully, quickly and permanently in the style of Paul Ryan R- Wisconsin. All Republican candidates must vow to defund this boondoggle which has already shot past the CBO’s initial cost estimate by many billions of dollars and will be funded on the backs of Medicare patients. Michelle Bachman R – Minnesota, has formed a Teaparty coalition with 40 Republicans in the House of Representative and defunding health care is a unifying cause for this group. Many private sector employees who have health care through their employers or who pay for their own health care are already seeing increases in premiums. These hikes are in anticipation of “guaranteed issue” for the very sick and uninsurable and “minimum coverage” standards being forced on all consumers of private health care. Remember Obama’s promise to disallow the insurance industry to “race to the bottom”? As insurers are forced to cover more people with more uniform types of coverage rates will rise, because costs will increase. Consequently two things happen- providers leave the industry, paving the way for a public option, and health care will be rationed. Note the recent ban by the FDA of Avastin, citing limited benefits relative to costs. Prepare for all decisions to regulate cutting edge medication to be assessed by the Department of Health and Human Services as needing to offer the greatest good to the most. In 2012 privately insured employees should prepare themselves to be booted out of the private insurance system as their employers opt for the 8% tax in lieu of paying employees health insurance premiums as a benefit. Obama’s promise that “if you like your health care you can keep it, “ pledge is just one more lie he will have to atone for, if he is in fact a Christian.

Finally, tax cuts must be reinstated abruptly, forcefully, quickly and permanently. The point must be made that the deficits, past, present and future are not attributable in general to tax cuts and are not attributable to the Bush tax cuts specifically. For specific data to support this point refer to Bill Riedel’s piece in the WSJ, 7/13/2010, which unpacks the deficit myths of the Bush tax cuts. The moral argument can and should be made that excessive taxation to pay for the misdeeds of incompetent public sector employees creates a moral hazard. Further, as we see more federal dollars sent to states with the most flagrant misuse of public money it amounts to taxation without representation. Exactly how does a resident in Dallas, Texas get rid of the California legislature, which must come up with the money to pay for a $550 million dollar school in LA with a graduation rate of 50%? Simply stated all weak, knock kneed Republicans should look to the stalwart Constitutional Conservatives to be reminded of the legitimate role of government as stated in the Constitution which does not include, to the best of my knowledge, the power to diminish individuality and private property in order to create a world more to the liking of the Democrats.