Posted on 07/08/2009 6:55:10 AM PDT by flattorney
The Washington State GOP is in a similar degraded, insider dominated state. In my congressional district a Ron Paul supporter got organized early and won the primary. The GOP establishment trucked in a RINO woman from the very edge of the district to run against him, and she lost. The “punishment” for this was that the county and state party gave ZERO support to the nominee. Their excuse was that the “Central Committee” had not endorsed him. Their reason for this was that he said he wasn’t sure he could support McCain.
I have stopped donating to the GOP both locally and nationally. Having Mel Martinez, a huge open border advocate as head of the RNC sealed that deal. The poor treatment of the local candidate (who was an airline pilot, BTW) just because he was supporting real Constitutional government not RINO policy ended my support of the local GOP party.
Because of the way the primary system has been reformed in Washington the only power the GOP has left is the purse. If we don’t support them they can’t do much.
Palin is smart enough to realize that the conservative route for elected office is the Republican Party.
But she is also smart enough to realize (through a multitude of attacks from Steele,Rove etc.) that the GOP Establishment/Rinos want nothing to do with her.
But she took on the Murkowski Machine in Alaska, so she has a little experience at doing this. Her power is in her monopoly of popularity among Republicans. On Scarborough, a poll showed 70% of GOP rank and file have favorable view.
That will translate into high demand and lots of appearances for 2010 midterms.
But if they screw Palin, the GOP will die. They will lose the base. They need us just like we need them.
To this point, the Party is performing miserably and turning its back on Palin...the only asset they have. They are failing...but it’s not too late, yet.
A fellow FredHead. That's all I need to know.
dittos to you and The Victor too
that inclusive statement is often a red flag
but I’m not in Minnesota although been there a few times and loved it
I see we are of the same opinion. I live in the Minnehaha section of Hazel Dell.
Sure looks that way to an outsider. You would think it would be a Red State. But I live in Connecticut so we can't cast any stones.
Any state that would actually ELECT the likes of Al Franken, in my mind, is truly a lost cause. The GOP coming back any time soon there would be like Teddy Kennedy being thrown out in Massechussets. Not going to happen for quite some time.
Minnesota, the mid-western Odd Duck of political consciousness.
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“Same with the GOP. I refuse to let the bastards win by running me off”
Amen to that!!
A third party is a loser, although I'd sorely love to join one called, "The Pit Bull Party".
We need to take our party back from the wimps and RINOS of all yellow stripes, so I think our best ticket is Palin/Cheney (Liz, that is)
It's a sad state of affairs when the majority of those left in our party today with any cajones are women!
You got it!!! bttt
You think he was actually elected? I don't.
“But would Joe agree with you? Much of what he spoke about was being more inclusive”
OK, I stand corrected. I agree with MOST of what Joe said.
I did not understand what he meant by “more inclusive”.
Please enlighten me.
B U M P
the above is for u too.
One of the advantages of being old is that nothing is new.
We’ve been here before (trashed by the Dems) and came back with a flourish. We can do it again.
What you suggest is a formula for giving the Left, exactly what they want and that is political domination, which they acheived for 40 years with the advent of FDR.
The only problem is that with this crowd, political domination could mean the end of the political and economic system, as we know it.
“If we don’t support them they can’t do much.”
Good point, Jack.
The fact that it (Franken’s election) was even CLOSE is enough evidence for me. Agree?
Palin/Cheney (Liz, that is)
I think I felt a tingle run up my leg.
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