Joe Repya: Why I'm leaving the Minnesota GOP

Twin Cities ^ | June 23, 2009 | Joe Repya

[AUH2O Repub]

HAHHAHAHA. I was too lazy to type in the full “Republican” or I would have had to come up with another name. I got it from the bumper stickers I saw in the 64 election when I was a little kid.

[MplsSteve]

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[Ron H.]

We need to fix the one we have.

Again, these are considered famous last words . We conservatives hear that refrain about every two years in one form or another after we lose either as a party or as a faction. Like many others I've heard it for the umpteenth and last time. Things for conservatives within the Republican Party just continues to get worse and not better. I for one have a big callous on my noggin from banging my head against their door for far too long. It's time to stop doing that.

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

not radical partisanship

What's that? If he means what I think he means, I haven't seen it. If anything, they haven't been partisan enough. Now I believe the CEO of Baja del Sol is the Party chairman, which makes me think we won't be hearing a word against illegal immigration, as before.

[Sistyelder]

I’m glad you posted this! And have thought for quite a while about a new party. It seems a new party is doomed to fail.... if we were in normal times. But we aren’t. The people in this country are going to be looking for something solid and good...and if Sarah does form a new party...I’m not so sure that party will fail?
The Conservative Party is a good name. I also had been thinking for a while... The ‘New Republican Party’ name. The main reason is...the name is known..and many disgusted people with the GOP just might relate to the ‘refreshed’ name and more importantly...the change in how the party is run. (kinda like New England...instead of England)

[WorkingClassFilth]

I left, too, Joe. I no longer care about 'pragmatic' politics nor am I idealistic enough to believe in a perfect world. I do, however, believe that principle is the only thing left we have to save this nation and I am sick and tired of RINO's promising to move the nation "forward" only to find them participating in shenanigans and legislation that a killing this country at breakneck speed. If an 'R' is principled with the ideals that built America, I will vote for them. If they are boiler plate pubbies, then I'll find another candidate to support - no matter how slim our chances. Better a few good men and women by your side that an army of weaklings and traitors.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Excuse me, but I don’t think you have a good measure of MN politics. The greatest frustration for any conservative in MN is finding a solid conservative that actually gets party support. Having been in lower levels (up to county level office and state delegate many times), I have witnessed party leaders advance and promote smoking bans, state health care, hate crimes legislation, gun control legislation, abortion and too many other policies that are anathema to conservatism, morality and traditional American ideals. In fact, I once witnessed Mark Johnson (Met Council and party hack extraordinaire)) argue with delegates in a heated fashion as to why we were selfish and short sighted in not endorsing a flaming leftist that had had years of ‘R’ support in campaigns. The candidate and Johnson left in a huff after delegates handed her a rejection. That was one small case in hundreds - time for a new vision, leadership and party. Let the dead bury the dead.

[WorkingClassFilth]

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