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Lisa Graas has a good post up on the Glenn Beck controversy at Palin Twibe, and it has all the links and references. Lisa is correct. The flap over Beck's remarks is a distraction, one those who love liberty can ill afford at the precise time when we have the Obamunists outflanked.

Beck is more libertarian than conservative. We can't believe how riled up that simple fact has made some conservatives. It's not like we didn't already know that about the guy. Have they forgotten that libertarians and conservatives are natural allies when the enemy -- whether one chooses to call it socialist, corporatist, or whatever -- threatens our liberty?

As for Beck's remark that McCain would have been much worse for the country than Obama, we think we know where Beck is coming from. Under McCain, the republic would have continued its drift toward socialism that began after Reagan's second term ended. It would have been a much more incremental drift than Obama's "pedal to the metal" towing of our nation to the left, and therefore the opposition to it would not have mobilized as quickly or as fully as it has under Obama. At least that's what we think he meant by it, as we're not mind readers.

Here's what we are sure of - he likes Sarah Palin, and she likes him. Sarah told her Facebook friends to tune in to Beck's expose of Obama's Marxist czars, so she thought that his efforts in that regard were worthy and very important. The two share more than the common bond of having children with special needs. They both love the Constitution, and they see Obama and his Obamunists as clear and present dangers to the Constitution and the republic. We are having a difficult time getting upset with anyone whom Sarah Palin considers is doing good things for the country.

We know Mark Levin was very upset over Beck's remarks. Levin and Sarah Palin also have a relationship based on mutual admiration, much like the relationship between Beck and Sarah. So where does that leave us? We find ourselves in the position of some other libertarian-leaning conservatives who are pleading, "Can't we all just get along?"

Really. Some of us need to go back to enemy identification class. It's easy to tell who the enemies are among us. Listen to what they say and write for the recurring use of DNC talking points. The enemy among us sound just like Leftist Democrats, however not based one just one remark. They parrot the liberal line early and often. As Stacy McCain has already pointed out, Glenn Beck is not the enemy. He's done invaluable work for the cause of liberty by calling out these audacious Obama czars (actually, commissars is a more descriptive term) to millions on the Fox News Channel. Mark Levin has also done invaluable work for the same cause by virtue of his excellent book, Liberty and Tyranny (the audio version of which we're currently enjoying on all six CDs), his radio show and his all too-infrequent posts on NRO's The Corner blog, which together are reaching more millions of Americans.

What is it about conservatives that compels some of them to deploy into circular firing squads at the drop of a hat? We're really getting sick and tired of it. The enemy -- our true mutual enemy -- is not found in our own ranks of conservatives and libertarian conservatives. We're not including people who fancy themselves conservatives but actually voted for or promoted Obama for the presidency when the chips were down. Regardless of what he said to Katie Couric, Beck has never made excuses for Obama, as have the likes of Peggy Noonan. He has not blamed Christians for the problems of the Republican Party, as have the likes of Kathleen Parker. He has not attacked Sarah Palin, as have the likes of David Frum.

In our opinion, conservatives and libertarians would be well advised to forget this small stuff and focus on the real tasks at hand. Mark Levin has given us an excellent conservative manifesto which we can use to attract others to our cause. Glenn Beck has identified some prime targets of opportunity which show how far to the left and authoritarian the true enemy is. Sarah Palin has shown what can be done with no more tools than a laptop and a Facebook account plus some basic research and a lot of determination. Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe have demonstrated what two energized young folks with $1300 and a camcorder can accomplish, and Andrew Breitbart has shown us how to support and promote their efforts. All of these people are fighters, and our cause needs all of its fighters.

Aren't the Obamunists more deserving of our time, energy and resources than those who are our own natural allies? Let's get over this petty bickering and take the fight to the real enemies of liberty.

- JP