Sometimes When We Talk Politics, We Are Really Talking About The Culture

Roger Hedgecock at Human Events posted an article today about the 'culture wars.'  Mr. Hedgecock believes:

"Underlying all politics is the culture. It is changing. The dominant liberal culture has yielded division and decay in American society--and a government-directed economy destroying our standard of living. The rejection of liberal culture has begun; the rejection of liberal politics will follow."

The examples Mr. Hedgecock cites of the progressive culture include driving Christianity from the public square, Planned Parenthood fighting for abortion rights, the ACLU fighting for the right to burn and desecrate the American flag, and civil rights morphed into race-based preferences.

The progressive agenda in 2010 has reached a point where much of the general public thinks it has gone too far.  Mr. Hedgecock cites the examples of the Ground Zero Mosque being touted as an example of America's religious freedom at the same time the liberals sued to remove a cross in a remote area of California's Mojave Desert and sponsored hate crime legislation that would put Christian pastors in jail for reading Biblical passages condemning homosexuality.

There was further hypocrisy in the healthcare debate regarding federal funding of abortion.  In 2008 liberals promised federally-funded abortion.  When the healthcare bill was being debated, Representative Bart Stupak and some other Democrats demanded that the ban on federal funding of abortion continue.  Promises were made, an executive order issued, and the issue was supposedly put to rest.  Later it was discovered that:

"Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was given the power to write regulations governing required coverage in all health insurance plans under the Obamacare bill. A notorious pro-abortion advocate, Sebelius prepared to require abortion as a covered procedure, with federal funding for those who could not afford it."

This was another example of liberal culture moving forward over the objections of many Americans.  Mr. Hedgecock points out:

"Americans by 60-70% want this "reform" repealed. Obama and Co. won the legislative battle, but lost the culture. Now they are losing the politics as well."

Culturally, America tends to be center right.  The northeast leans left, as does the west coast, but the Americans who live in the rest of the country tend to be center right.  That is why President Obama is losing the support of the majority of Americans--he is governing from the extreme left.  As Americans, we do not seem to be very good at finding middle ground.  Hopefully after seeing the disaster the policies of the left have been we will move right.