The El Alamein Elections of November 3rd, 2009
November 3rd, 2009
67 years ago, November 3rd, 1942, was the beginning of the end of the Second Battle of El Alamein. By November 4th Rommel was in retreat from Montgomery’s forces.
On November 10, 1942, Winston Churchill said of El Alamein,
I have never promised anything but blood, tears, toil, and sweat. Now, however,
The bright gleam has caught the helmets of our soldiers, and warmed and cheered all our hearts….
…General Alexander and General Montgomery fought it with one single idea. they meant to destroy the armed force of the enemy and to destroy it at the place where the disaster would be most far-reaching and irrecoverable….
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
This year began with the inauguration of a president who quickly began to extend the power and reach of the federal government as his programs and policies dealt severe blows to the economy. He developed a shadow cabinet of power-wielding czars without accountability, committed to radical leftist ideology.
Citizens slowly began to awake with concern about taxes and spending in the stimulus bill and growing consternation over the White House programs and personnel. On February 15, Keli Carender of Seattle organized a grassroots protest and on February 19, Rick Santelli in his rant cried, “This is America!” and called for a Tea Party! Momentum grew as Tea Party protests started taking place across the nation. A national Tax Day Tea Party was planned. As the government proceeded with the takeover of two of the big three auto makers and the bullying of banks, more citizens became outraged.
The Tea Party protesters were ridiculed and defamed, but they continued to make their signs and show up: veterans, grandparents, children, moms and dads, and students. 4th of July Tea Parties came with their emphasis of our heritage of liberty and the reminder that our nation was founded as a Constitutional Republic.
Then came the August Town Halls protesting the massive government debt and the proposed takeover of the health care industry. YouTube came into its own as video after video was posted of citizens confronting Congress, revealing the breadth and depth of concern and anger over the fiscal irresponsibility and political overreach of the Obama administration and the Democrats. On September 12th the Tea Party movement marched on Washington, D.C., and hundreds of thousands of Americans protested the programs and policies designed without regard to liberty and fiscal and moral responsibility.
Yet still Democrats moved ahead with arrogance, trying to bluff their way to the most massive government grab for power in the history of our country. On the other side of the aisle Republican party leaders also ignored the concerns of the grassroots, but this time in NY-23, citizens and conservative leaders were able to wrench the direction of a campaign and bring to national prominence the concerns of citizens who will consent to be governed, but who will not be ruled.
So here we are, with even NPR saying: Coming Tuesday: ‘A Referendum On The President’.
Today is the end of our beginning. May today be our El Alamein!
It may almost be said, “Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.”
In What men may do, we have done. Moe Lane wrote that today is a prologue to 2010:
…today is the day that we start to take back that which was ours.
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Crossposted to Be John Galt and RedState Member Diaries.
H/T: BBC, The Churchill Society, Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, The Corner, NPR, Wikipedia, RedState.
Written by INC
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Watching Jon Corzine go down in defeat tonight was a sweet moment.
Not only does this prove that those who use political power to enhance their own profile will eventually fail, it absolutely confirms the sentiment in one of the nations bluest of blue states is no longer one of status quo as long as one has a (D) following their name.
As for Virginia, that win was all but expected but the margins were far greater than most predicted (how sweet it was). These races sent a clear message that voters are no longer taken in by hopey, changey campaign rhetoric rather, they expect those entrusted with their vote to listen and act upon the wishes of the electorate.
Conservatives long journey back began tonight. Now we all have a responsibility to do our part to see this is only the beginning of the climb up the steep hill.
I echo what both INC and Sue have said; INC in the post and Sue in the comments.
Last night was the most exciting night politically for me since I saw Newt Gingrich sworn in as Speaker of the House and since the election of George W. Bush was finally confirmed.
Victory is indeed sweet, but let us not be so complacent that we let this slip away from us.
NY 23 win by Owens wasn’t such a disappointment as the Conservative, Hoffman, was not even a resident of the district and the hand-picked candidate by the party leaders was as good as a Democrat anyway, so either way if she had won or Owens won it was a liberal vote.
The party needs to understand the people should decide their candidates even for special elections and not let it be decided in a pizzeria by 11 people.
The tea party movement is still going on with a trip headed to Orlando right now. People are fed up with the way our country is being run and anyone who is a part of it is at serious risk of being unemployed next year, along with the rest of the regular people who are out of work even now due to their policies.
Blaming Bush no longer works and we will hold their feet to the fire to take responsibility for the actions they take to ruin this country we love so much.
Yes, conservatism is on the rise again, but let us not forget there are places in the Northeast that we will never get a conservative because they can’t be elected there. We still need those people at least for organizing purposes when we take over Congress once again.
I soooooo look forward to next year’s mid-term elections when I will have a chance to participate in the bloodbath the Democrats will experience, and I look forward to the day Plosi and Reid are settled comfortably in their estates in their home states.
Next, comes Obama and we’d better be ready for this golden-tongued rascal.