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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Craig Shirley :: Townhall.com Columnist
Heroes and Villains
by Craig Shirley
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Each remembers the refrain of Reagan: “No arsenal is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.”

The Founders wanted the House to be the safeguard of the people over that of the elites. Yesterday, the House---helped by conservative talk radio---lived up to the promise of the Founding Fathers. The Founders knew the wisdom lay in the many everyday people and not the few elites.

In the next two days, conservatives need to get on the high road and not make this about whether Nancy Pelosi is a mean b----- (that goes without saying) but instead formulate their own proposal that protects the American worker who supports this government---a plan that protects the productive members of society---not those who have abused it---both the elites at the top and the predatory borrowers at the bottom.

Predictably, they will be tagged with the “greed” smear but indeed, if anyone can be accused of greed, it is those who want the filthy hand of government to pick the pockets of everyday Americans to insure that no stock trader is left behind.

The elites are almost always wrong. They were wrong about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. They were wrong about the Soviet threat. They were wrong about Pol Pot and the Khermer Rouge. They were wrong about Ho Ch Min. They are wrong about public education, they are wrong about freedom and they are wrong about this bailout.

In all likelihood, they will lose in the end. But they will not lose their principles and as my friend Richard Viguerie correctly calls this a “Panama Canal moment” they may well be laying the groundwork for a resurgent and revived conservative movement.

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Craig Shirley is the president of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs and the author of a history of the 1976 campaign, Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started it All. He is now writing a book about the 1980 campaign, Rendezvous with Destiny.

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Reply # 1
Date: Oct 1, 2008 - 8:00 AM EST
Please Dont Insult Me With
your comment that the stalwarts of talk radio are heroes. Sean Hannity is a joke. The others are smart and sometimes enlightening, but to lump them in your article as heroes is stupid. They put nothing on the line for their opinion. They are in the entertainment industry...nuff said.
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Date: Sep 30, 2008 - 8:01 PM EST
EXPERTS NEEDED
This is the link to “Directive 51” that gives authority to the President to declare “Martial Law” to recover from a national emergency. It should stop the hemorrhaging on Wall Street and Main Street until the correct formula is applied by experts and not by politicians. (Below)

We have well known experts in business, economics, taxes, finance and law who could be selected to form a committee. The committee should be comprised of an equal number of members from each political discipline with no political or investment connections.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12 .html

1) This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy establishes "National Essential Functions," prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency.
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