Posted on 07/03/2010 7:22:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
NRO has several dozen writers, some like Sarah Palin, some like Mitt, and some may not have a fav yet.
One or two writer are not all the NRO writers.
Hell yeah! Add my name to that letter. I proudly support Willard Mitt Romney for Chairman of the RNC. Go Mittens!
Likely so!
Are you volunteering to be my typist?
:)
But then politics have changed. The conservative part of the base never questioned him about his views on abortion, social issues, and all sorts of things as they have done to Steele.
The RNC never was the point of questions like this. The emphasis was always on the job of the RNC to raise funds and help candidates win.
This new political atmosphere is very damaging to the GOP and I have a good idea who and what is fomenting all of this and it's name is DNC.
Romney would be a great RNC chair.
love it but as soon as steel gets the jack boot, he will start trashing the repubs as racists. You dont think so? Everything is upside down already, my take is he will be a dem by the next day.
Sarah 2012
I nevere due typoos......
The DNC?????
No, it's the Mitt Romney & Meg Whitman wing of the RINOs, those who some of us believe intentionally sabotaged Governor Palin & McCain, so that they'd have an opportunity to run again in 2012.
As for FR, I know things aren't going that well when the notifier is dead and there is no sign of recovering, LOL!!
I wouldn’t be snide in any communication about Romney being RNC chair. It’s really the place he should be.
Mitt does have great TV hair, but as RNC chair, he could undermine conservatives and direct RNC campaign support to other RINOs.
Barbour’s doing great work now with the RGA as well. I don’t think he himself has a prayer as a candidate for president, however—and I hope he doesn’t jump into the race.
Willard Romney! Sounds official!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
‘Sarah Palin for RNC Chair’ Chatter
By Stacy Drake
After news hit that Michael Steele had ‘stepped in it,’ in regards to comments he made about the war in Afghanistan, many are calling on him to resign his post as the Republican National Committee Chairman.
Personally, I take exception to what Mr. Steele said that has landed him in so much hot water. He tried to write off Afghanistan as another one of Obama’s failure’s. He said, “has he not understood that, you know, that’s the one thing you don’t do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan? Everyone who has tried, over 1,000 years of history, has failed.”
That war is far from over and it did not start on Obama’s watch. I do not think it is productive to try to score political points off the backs of our men and women in the military, the same way the left did under Bush. The goal is to win in Afghanistan, and to win as a nation regardless of who is occupying the White House at the time.
Whether or not Mr. Steele steps down or is asked to do so, is still up in the air. Now the internet is buzzing with speculation and suggestions. One topic I have seen talked about much is the possibility of Governor Palin taking over as the head of the RNC.
Most notably, in this snobbish post over at NRO by Kevin D. Williamson titled, “An Idea for the RNC: Dump Steele, Hire Palin”
Re: Steele and the RNC: Allow me to chime in with my usual observation on this subject: This is a job for Sarah Palin. Palin would be a much better RNC chairman than presidential candidate or freelance kingmaker. She’d raise tons of money and help recruit good candidates, i.e., she’d excel at doing the things Steele should have been doing instead of appointing himself Republican pundit-at-large.
A Chairman Palin would help set the right tone for the Republican party without having to get herself entangled in the minutiae of policy-development, which has not been her forte. Sure, she’d be polarizing, but so is Barack Obama, and these are polarized times. And it’s one thing to have a polarizing party chairman, another to have a polarizing candidate.
Anybody disagree?
I do! Not that I disagree that Palin would do a better job as the RNC Chair, but I happen to think she would make a great presidential candidate, and I happen to know for a fact that she is a fine “freelance kingmaker.”
Mr. Williamson then goes on to say that while such a job for Governor Palin would be good due to her ability to raise money for them, it would keep her away from the “minutiae of policy-development” which he says “has not been her forte.” Are you kidding me? What an utterly ignorant, yet typical response from a GOP establishment type.
Perhaps Mr. Williamson is unfamiliar with Governor Palin’s many public statements, both written and spoken in regards to all the issues facing this nation today, “minutiae” and all.
In fact, just last week she was praised by many, even within the GOP establishment for the recent speeches she has given. She posted the details of her fantastic appearance in Virginia to her Facebook page, if Mr. Williamson or anyone else from the establishment is interested in educating themselves on Governor Palin’s actual positions. Feel free to check them out here, guys.
I have no idea what the future holds for the leadership of the RNC or Michael Steele. I also don’t pretend to know what Sarah Palin would do if offered the position. That said, I do know that this has been another instance where GOP insiders have exposed themselves as willing to use Sarah Palin for fund-raising, yet downplaying who she is and what she stands for. The RNC is treading on thin ice right now.
After years of selling out to positions supporting bigger government and more spending, the base has still not returned to the party in the numbers they should have. Treating Governor Palin with a lack of respect and an honest assessment of what she brings to the table will not help them any further. At this stage, I don’t believe the RNC deserves Governor Palin’s leadership, but that is just my opinion.
Update: Kathryn Jean Lopez also weighed in at NRO here
Realistically, big business plays both sides of the aisle. Romney would do better than most others and private citizens like us already donate directly to individual candidates and I’m not changing anytime soon, are you?
Sarah would be great. How about Karl Rove? He would really make the lib’s heads explode.
I definitely agree. I think Mitt’s the guy for the job!
FR needs a stimulus all right.....don't tell the notifier.........
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