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Show -ill,- j The rights of the 'New Right' There has been an inordinate amount of talk about the influence of the "New Right" in the Nov. 4 election and what conservatives want from Ronald Reagan and the republican U.S. Senate. The National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC) has been the most vocal, along with the American Conservative Union, the Moral Majority and others. They all are lining-up to collect the spoils of .war. Unfortunately, this wasn't a war, it was i..an election, for.which tho.consrvai.iw-s should humbly accept credit lor .the role they played, but no more. Instead of modesty, we have NCPAC's Terry Dolar threatening the President-elect and his transition team with political mavhem if thev don't do exactly as told": From this observers point of view one could constructively say. "Gee, Terry, thanks for providing the forum,' the enthusiasm, the manpower, and, yes, even the money to give us a much needed, and apparently desired, change in Washington, D.C. But listen. Fella', you didn't elect these candidates, can-didates, the voters did, so, if you don't it Rill llendrK - mind, could you step down from the soapbox and tone down all the demanding rhetoric For all their supposed political sophistication, the thing these folks don't understand is they are only a part of the political process. They have served their so-called "noble" purpose and they should he satisfied (hat I hey have turned the Republic over to the people of I heir choice. But, at the same lime, nothing is more repugnant to ihe voters than candidates who If ';! a "' unhea Ithv obligation to one wwcol din "I -mt-vt O-.rri.i; ri-i ( v o f,'no twrj j. i.:: .r'-si (ii oi'p to !he exclusion l 0!' '" eieciroaie. Perhaps the best advice for ihese louKh talking conservatives was ottered ot-tered by one of NCPAC's followers after the election. "Thank goodness ' NCPAC was there, hul if the committee wanted to control the office why didn't one of them run for it. I doubt very much that the new While House will r!" anything of tensive, so why add nioic pressure to the other problems Reagan has to solve." The "Gurus" of the "New Flight" may be hurting themselves more than they know. |