Thus, the party of war and tyranny must never allow itself to stray too far from the goal of subjugating all of its subjects, foreign and domestic.

For the most part, Conservatives were ignoring the domestic front. They remained glued to their televisions, spectating the war (probably on the Fox News Channel). Only a few became unglued when they heard Bush II had crossed the National Rifle Association.

Psychologically, most conservatives lingered abroad, happy to contemplate the "liberation" of the Iraqi people from their totalitarian government, at least until such time when General Garner establishes ones of his own. To them, Bush's betrayal seemed to matter less. "Our" enemies had been vanquished, that was the important thing. Saddam Hussein was our enemy because his violent, hereditary regime had forcibly expropriated the wealth of his nation and people in order to enrich himself and a small group of political supporters. Why, he had even shot and gassed political dissenters - his own people! Finally, his regime was going to be replaced with a democracy like ours. This was a good thing. On that, the Democrats and the Republicans agreed. On that, even Fox News Channel and Cable News Network agreed; the music each channel played in the background while they covered the war seemed harmonious. It had the same "savage, barking rhythm [...] resembling the beating of a drum." as in Orwell's, 1984.

These same conservatives did not seem particularly perturbed by the inconvenient fact that no "weapons of mass destruction" had been found in Iraq. Perhaps they were satisfied by the media's more convenient explanation(s) that the weapons had been moved to Syria, or had been destroyed moments before the invasion. Whatever, this was an inconsequential matter (at least for them). So was the fact that the administration had failed to capture or otherwise account for the person of Saddam Hussein. Maybe he was hiding out with Osama bin Laden. But none of that seemed to matter now.

What was important was the "we" won the war. "Our" war against Iraq became successful because we liberated the Iraqis, just as "our" war against Afghanistan became successful because we liberated Afghan women.

With all of "our success" abroad, who could be that angry about Bush II's betrayal in supporting a semi-automatic gun ban? And, again, given "our success", who could be upset about Bush II re-appointing Mr. Greenspan for yet another four years, so he can round out a nice twenty-one year term as our nation's favorite central banker? True, over that time period, the Fed's monetary policies, combined with "free trade", pretty much wiped out family farm production and manufacturing. But let's look at the bright side: we won't have to pay too much for Iraqi oil, and we can always buy the food and goods we need from any old Third World country, as long as it's OK with the United Nations.

The temptation to resort to bitter sarcasm should be resisted. Please forgive the author's succumbing, in light of his exasperation with what could be called, loosely speaking, the conservative mentality. While resistance to change can be a sound and rational philosophy, it also can be carried to pathological extremes.

Such is the case with conservatives now. The party of war and tyranny, flush with yet another "victory" abroad, has returned home for a mopping up operation on our Second Amendment rights. Why are conservatives unable to see that it is the same government making war abroad that is taking freedom at home? That to support a tyrant and a thief abroad is to welcome tyranny and theft at home?

Not too many more mopping up operations will be necessary. The Republicrat's incremental assault on our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms is picking up speed. We are one to two federal elections away from having a militia that can muster only with our forefathers' muskets. At that point, the rest of our Constitution and our remaining freedoms will be a strictly academic affair.

My Christian friends, the time has come, indeed the time is late, for changing our strategies and tactics. Now, Conservatives must become Counterrevolutionaries. Wait longer, and the time will be too late.

It was just before our Lord was seized by the chief priests and officers of the Temple that He said to His disciples:

"When I sent you out with no purse, or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"
"They said, "Nothing"
"He said to them:
"But now, let him who has a purse, take it, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one."      [...]

And when he rose from prayer, he came to his disciples and found them sleeping
Luke 22:35-43

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