Why is the Republican Party attacking our two major presidential candidates?

Intellectual Conservative ^ | August 16, 2007 | Rachel Alexander

[SShultz460]

Why do you think everyone went nuts when Bush put Martinez in there?

duh

[Joe Boucher]

The R.N.C. is run by my senator Mel Martinez. This guy makes Bozo the clown look like a genius.
I wouldn’t give the R.N.C. a nickel much less a second thought.

[pissant]

They should be attacking them. For being a liberal and being a moderate flip flopper, repectively. Alas, the RNC is worse than they are.

[Badeye]

‘The party leadership is out of touch with not only conservative Republicans, but mainstream Republicans as well.’

Yes, they are.

[mewzilla]

So what is going on at Republican Party headquarters?

Snort. The suits running the GOP hate conservatives as much as the 'Rats do.

[Uncle Miltie]

The RNC is a waste of time, breath, money, and thought. Same with the Senatorial Committee.

Conservatives must re-capture (again) our party.

[TommyDale]

The GOP since Ken Mehlman and Mel Martinez:

[Lazamataz]

What is the Republican National Committee doing attacking the two major GOP contenders for president, Giuliani and Romney (who have no history as conservatives) for being too conservative on illegal immigration? The party leadership is out of touch with not only conservative Republicans, but mainstream Republicans as well.

Because Bush and company are liberal Republicans.

Quite the opposite of Ronaldus Magnus.

[VictoryGal]

These RNC people call me constantly begging for money. I tell them why they are not getting a single dime from me, and the nice person on the phone usually lowers his voice and agrees with me.

We are being betrayed by our leaders.

[Antoninus]

Bull cr@p. The RNC knows they're about a popular with the party base as the Hanta virus these days. By "attacking" Rudy and Romney, they're trying to make the most liberal candidates appear to be more conservative and thus acceptable to the base. Sorry, not buying.

The RNC sucks.

Abortiani sucks.

Mitt "John Kerry" Romney sucks.

Give me a conservative or you can forget about my vote, money, and support.

That is all.

[meandog]

The Republican National Committee chairman, Mel Martinez, has come out criticizing the GOP's 2 top candidates for president, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney for their positions on resolving illegal immigration.

I dunno, but I do know that if either get the GOP nod Hillary will win the W.H. and there will be a Tsunami of immigrants instead of a flood.

[mewzilla]

Related link....

My RNC Contribution

[quantim]

The party leadership is supposed to represent the party, not the interests of a select few.

This is what happens when a 'senator' is put in charge of something.

[Erik Latranyi]

OK, I found it.

Here is the exchange between Al Hunt and Mel Martinez:

MR. HUNT: Senator, two of your party’s leading presidential candidates, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney say that the immigration bill that you negotiated up on the Hill, that it would not secure the borders and that it would amount – the Z visas would amount to amnesty. Is that right?

SEN. MARTINEZ: Well, they are wrong on that and they are wrong in just criticizing. I wish that as presidential candidates, they would take the next step, which is to say, and here is how I would solve the problem.

MR. HUNT: Do you think either Governor Romney or Mayor Giuliani have done that?

SEN. MARTINEZ: No they haven’t, and I wished they would. Look, I’m impartial in the race because I also happen to be the general chair of the party, and I like both of
these gentlemen very, very much. And one of them who emerges as a nominee, whoever it does from our field, I think we’re going to have an excellent candidate. But at the same time, I have to say, on this issue they are falling short. I think it’s been too easy for too many people in the Senate and outside the Senate to simply criticize and find fault. No doubt that this is an imperfect product, but at the end of the day, what is your solution? What is your answer? This is a problem that – 12 million illegals in this country, a porous border, no national identification for work that can be biometrically verified – all of these things have to be done. The status quo is not good enough. And so whether a presidential candidate or a Senator, they need to take the step beyond criticizing and offering a solution.

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So, Martinez is criticizing them for not offering an alternative solution (when both have given provisions they would accept).

This is not an attack. This is a joke of an article, meant to create division within Republican ranks.

[southernindymom]

That is basically what I tell the solicitors that call me from the RNC anymore. I tell them that the RNC has gone off the reservation and are not representing their true base and I will not donate one dime. I donate to individual candidates that are truly conservative.

[Pietro]

The RNC is best seen in the reflection of a Mr. Gleason, their rep in PA, who refused to support the GOP candidate running against pig murtha.

the RNC in PA was defacto supporter of pig murtha!

[ontap]

GOP hits 2008 candidates on illegal aliens The Washington Times ^ | 8-16-07 | Stephan Dinan Posted on 08/16/2007 8:15:53 AM CDT by JKrive The Republican Party's national chairman scolded his party's two top presidential candidates this week for their tough stance on illegal immigration, even as both men moved to try to one-up each other in calling for stricter enforcement. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, President Bush's handpicked choice for party chairman, chided former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for opposing and mischaracterizing the Senate immigration bill Mr. Martinez helped craft. "It's about leading on the tough issues," Mr. Martinez told the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce in comments first reported in yesterday's St. Petersburg Times. "It was easy to say, 'This wasn't good enough, this isn't right, I don't agree with Martinez.' ... But at the end of the day, what is your answer? How would you solve this?" His criticism comes as illegal immigration has become for Republican candidates what the Iraq war is for Democrats: a chance to compete to take the hardest line. And just as with the Democrats on Iraq, the immigration debate includes veteran lawmakers, such as Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose earlier positions are coming back to haunt him among the party's base. (Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...

It was posted yesterday!

[Joe Boucher]

Ain’t gonna happen as long as the party supports RINO turds.