Conservatives continue to ask themselves "What next?" even as Obama is moving on from his victory over the American people in pushing his healthcare reform bill. Liberals answer to "What next?" is cap-and-trade, amnesty, financial regulation overhauls, and imposing a VAT tax. Fortunately, Sean Hannity's book could not have come at a better time. In his new book, Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda, Hannity lays out just what we need to do to stop the march towards socialism.
Hannity starts by describing Obama's past and present associates. From Jeremiah Wright to Van Jones, Hannity shows that Obama feels most comfortable with radical leftists and indeed surrounds himself with them. Guilt by association is a weak charge but the list of Obama's radical friends are too numerous to be anything but a conscious effort to surround himself with like-minded socialists. People like Marilyn Katz, David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett, Mark Lloyd, Cass Sunstein, Ron Bloom, Anita Dunn, Kevin Jennings, Harry Knox, Carol Browner, John Holdren, Kathleen Sebelius, Harold Koh, and Dawn Johnson only mirror Obama's own ideaology. From animals being protected by the Consitution to forced sterilization there is no cockamamie liberal idea too ridiculous for these Obama appointees.
Hannity then turns his attention to when conservatives have done right by America. The Contract with America, welfare reform and middle class tax cuts that occurred under New Gingrich's House show that Republicans really are worthy to be America's true conservative party. Hannity understands the frustrations that people have with the party, most recently in the example of DeeDee Scozafava, but urges conservatives to work within the party to revitalize it. As Regan asked "Is it a third party we need or a revitalized second party?" While the Tea Party is a great grassroots organization, Tea Party candidates would split the vote and squander the chance that Obama's unpopular policies have created. As a libertarian I agree with this characterization. Although the Republican party stands for some things I disagree with, I refuse to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If we get another McCainesque candidate in '12, I will vote Libertarian but if we can get a good conservative candidate, I will vote against Obama and for the Republican.
Lastly, Hannity lays out a plan for victory. It can be concisely stated as the same as Dick Morris's plan which I laid out in the last post. Defund the healthcare reform bill and repeal it before America gets addicted to yet another impossibly unwieldy entitlement program. Obama was not a sleeper or a Manchurian candidate as some claim, he told us exactly what he was going to do and he is following through on his promises. If amnesty passes, Carville's prediction of 40 years of Democrat rule could become a reality. It is crucial that we stop his progress in '10 and remove him in '12.
Hannity's book clearly lays out Obama's radicalism, points to when Republicans truly kept their promises with the Contract, and shows us what we must do to once again have a conservative Republican party. With the current climate in America, it is not merely a pipe dream to imagine that this can happen again. As long as this center-right country stays engaged we can halt the leftward drift of America and indeed the Republican party. It is always darkest before the dawn and we could truly have Morning in America once again.
Despite my previous reviews, I've never really had a rating system before. A 5-star system seems appropriate (even though if I take the time to write about it, it will probably be rated 5 stars!). I give Sean Hannity's book 5 stars. This book along with Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny should be required reading for any conservative revolutionary looking to put the current crisis in perspective and how to find a way out.
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