Armey puts moralists in their place... sort of

Why is it that the only really GOOD politicians are only that way AFTER they leave office?

Seriously! Bob Barr was a moralistic politican when he was in office in the 1990's as part of the "Republican Revolution". Then after he leaves office he not only remembers things like personal liberty and freedom, but he actually joins the "dreaded" ACLU!

Well I guess we now can include former House Majority Leader Dick Armey in that same category.

Armey was one of the key leaders of the "Republican Revolution" until he got more or less bossed out by the corrupt SOB Tom DeLay. Now he runs his own little special interest group pushing for things like individual freedom and less government.

Well it seems Armey wasn't happy with the dictatorial tones of the bible-thumping freedom-hating moralists that are throwing thier weight around in the GOP. Specifically, he targeted God Squad leader James Dobson of the wrongly-named "Focus on the Family" and said that he and his fellow freedom-haters are the reason why the GOP are losing ground in America.

True to his dysfunction, Dobson thought he would take Armey to the woodshed with a scathing rebuttal posted on the Fox News website. But it was Armey's rebuttal that really took Dobson and his ilk to task for their sins.

Here's a snippet...

The very real tragedy of the past 60 years is the ongoing expansion and intrusion of the federal government into the traditionally private sphere of American life. Activist judges are clearly responsible for much of the damage, but just as corrosive is the expansion of the federal bureaucracy into education, welfare, and health care and retirement. The result is that private, social decisions once left to individuals and communities are now under the control of Washington powerbrokers. Our cultural debate has become politicized.

In fact, the specific demands constantly made by Dobson and his gang in the name of “values voters” feel a lot like the group identity politics employed by the left wing that every conservative should abhor. The politicization of the culture war cheapens the political participation of millions of Christians by turning us into just another “special interest” group to be appeased by meaningless symbolism.

Meanwhile, the growth of government spending and regulation continues unchecked.

What Armey doesn't realize is that the so-called "culture war" is just a fraud. It's a Trojan Horse scheme designed to cover up the real purpose, which is to seize power and control of society and transform it into a theocracy.

Armey also doesn't realize that so-called "activist judges" aren't destroying either society or the government... they're trying to stop the abuses of an over-reaching government, egged on by special interest groups from both liberal AND conservative sources. And yes, that includes the special interest groups run by people like James Dobson.

You want to get rid of "activist judges"? Then stop seizing power! Stop using government to solve every minor misstep. Stop using government as your personal mob enforcer. Stop using government in your dysfunctional attempts to "save families" and "save children" and "save" institutions that don't need saving! Stop giving these judges a reason to do their jobs!

Armey thinks that the only way the GOP can survive is by keeping the "big tent" around. But he doesn't realize that people like Dobson ALSO want that "big tent" around... but only as long as it is a big REVIVAL tent.

It's a pity that Armey doesn't get it completely, but at least he's starting to. Pity it didn't happen while he was in office.