Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and lots of courage

Daniel Horowitz
RedState
7/31/2011

Over the past week, the Tea Party has been impugned and maligned with more ferocity than ever before. Amidst our push to balance the budget, downsize job-killing government agencies and programs, and preserve our AAA credit rating, we have been condemned as extremists, suicidal, and traitors. Sadly, most of these acrimonious ad hominem attacks were propagated by those who purport to share the aforementioned goals, but feel repulsed by our “intransigent” sense of urgency. Some have even regurgitated Democrat talking points suggesting that Reagan would be labeled a RINO by the Tea Party.

These writers and commentators who supposedly share our ultimate goals for limited government, yet condemn our tactics and sense of urgency, are lacking a sober understanding of the severity of our current predicament in relation to Reagan’s era.

As grim as the situation was at the time of Reagan’s inauguration in 1981, it simply doesn’t compare to the magnitude of our problems precipitated by the growth of the federal government, the insolvent debt, and rampant government dependency. Reagan came to power and fought for limited government in order to preclude the very eventuality that we are experiencing today. Today, in 2011, we are suffering under every pernicious effect of a tyrannical government; the magnitude to which Reagan did not experience, but presciently attempted to avert…

…Historically, the growth of government statism has been irremediable.  For every “100 yards” that they have advanced, our most successful counteroffensive has only slowed their rate of advance by a few yards.  Now, after 80 years of soft-socialism, and 2 1/2 years of hard-Marxism, if nothing drastic is done, the government will control our healthcare sector, financial sector, and many other large components of our once proud free market.  In other words, we are down big in the Super Bowl of socialism…

…Just as Obama’s failed presidency has provided us with unparalleled challenges, it has provided us with historic opportunities.  Obama, through his vivid demonstration of failed socialism, has been a more effective advocate for limited government than any conservative leader. ..

Read the entire article at RedState.

Related: Krauthammer: The winner is the Tea Party 

Boehner Power Point of deal added- Sunday Debt Limit Updates Thread  Boehner sent a Power Point to his caucus on the new deal.

Update: Co-blogger, Smitty, at The Other McCain isn’t falling for this deal:

Oh, and then there is Yet Another Committee To Ignore. Bollocks.
If the government wants to obey the will of the people and make cuts, then it should make cuts. This is just so much talking about cutting, while managing, I predict, to worsen the problem….

America, this Federal government cannot reform itself. Further ballot box revolution is required. The Ruling Class Progressives, of either the Democrat or Republican flavor, are Simply. Fricking. Useless.

On the other hand, via Dan Riehl, we know that these Progressive knobs will likely make the cuts in the ‘right’ places:

Update 2: At iOwnTheWorld, BigFurHat writes, “No Matter How You Feel About Tonight’s Deal…

… this is one thing you can walk away with and no one can tell you any different –

THIS MATTERED

Follow that link to one of the most beautiful sights you will ever see.

While so many of us think this deal is theatre, full of crap and warm smoke, others see it differently. The Wall Street Journal writes, The debt deal is a rare bipartisan victory for the forces of smaller government. Progressives like Stanley Greenberg cannot imagine why you are tuning out the Democrats!