Over the years we have continued to see government expansion and intrusion into the daily lives of the people. Despite the fact that many in power would express this as a bad thing, it has continued, nonetheless, and even accelerated over the decades. The question then is why? Why is it, in a country that is consistently described as center right, do the policies of the left so often prevail?
The answer is disturbingly simple. Conservatism, by nature, is reactive rather than proactive. Unlike Ronald Reagan and, to some extent, Newt Gingrich, conservatives do not actively seek out programs to cut back and downsize. Rather, they try to stop expansion when it is thrust upon them. The liberals and progressives believe in actively pursuing goals through government. So when the liberals want health care and the conservatives try to stop the expansionist program, they are taunted as the "party of no".
Then, eventually, along come the moderates who invariably seek a compromise. Rush Limbaugh recently said of moderates that, by definition, they have no principle, because you cannot agree to compromise a principle if you truly hold it. The more I think about that, the more clear it is to me that he was right. Once the moderates compromise, then the foot is in the door, and like all government programs and entitlements, the bureaucracy grows its power and money until suddenly, you find yourself with a single payor system with out of control costs, just like the welfare state expanded from helping people get by until they found a job to a way of life for a segment of society.
The left sets the agenda, the right does not, the moderates compromise and liberty withers on the vine. Conservatives have to start taking charge to set the agenda like Reagan did, or there will never be a chance to turn this mess around.
you finally explained the answer to the question " why stop,stop,stop but no alternative solution" thank you sir.
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