It’s no secret that America’s conservative party, the Republican Party, has not been conservative in some time. Though many conservative voters are disappointed by the recent liberal behaviors of many Republican leaders, I must remind them that Bush has been exactly what he said he was, a “compassionate conservative.“
Now we know, he meant a generational family conservative, who like too many congressional Republicans, has been far too compassionate towards leftist notions and policies…
As a result, America’s conservative party is on life support today and people are scrambling in search of a quick fix. There is no quick fix… It took years to wreck the party to this degree and it could take years to rebuild it, in case anyone is still interested in that effort to begin with.
The Next RNC Chairman
Six people have tossed their name in the hat for Chairman of the Republican Party and so far, I’m not sure I see a winner in the lot.
We should begin by eliminating the current RNC Chairman running for re-election, Mike Duncan.
His home page states, “I am proud of RNC accomplishments in fundraising, technology, and grassroots over the past two years.”
Where was Mike during the 2008 election cycle, in which Democrats raised over $750 million for the most unqualified candidate to ever seek the Oval Office, while Republicans raised only $367 million in support of war hero John McCain, the RNC nominee, despite the fact that 70% of Republicans voted against McCain in the primaries?
This statement and the results of the 2008 election should be enough to eliminate Mike Duncan from the race for Chairman of America’s Conservative Party. His track record as RNC Chairman is no better than Obama’s nonexistent track record as Senator.
That leaves five other foolishly willing but questionably qualified candidates…
* Saul Anuzis—Current chairman of Michigan Republican Party
(Campaign Web Site: http://www.anuzisforchair.com/ )
* Ken Blackwell—Former Ohio secretary of state
(Campaign Web Site: http://kenblackwell.com/ )
* Katon Dawson—Current chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party.
(Campaign Web Site: http://www.katondawson.com/Home.html )
* Chip Saltsman—Former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party and former campaign manager for Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign
(Campaign Web Site: http://www.chipsaltsman.com/ )
* Michael Steele—Former Maryland lieutenant governor and current chairman of GOPAC
(Campaign Web Site: http://www.steeleforchairman.com/ )
Because I am not yet convinced that any of these fine people are any better than the other, I listed them in alphabetical order, so as not to mislead anyone into thinking that I feel good about any of them…
They are all fine people with good intentions and at least some level of qualifying experience for the job they seek. In this way, they are all anti-Obamas…
But are they in any way prepared to stave off the coming leftist slaughter of American principles, values and freedoms, headed our way after January 20th, let alone capable of resuscitating the only near-term hope for a conservative movement, the Republican Party, looking forward?
* Isn’t Ken Blackwell a Republican leader from Ohio, which has become a solidly DEMOCRAT state on his watch? Isn’t Ohio one of the states now demanding a taxpayer funded financial bailout?
* Didn’t Chip Saltsman help elect Sen. Bill Frist and Gov. Don Sundquist, two of the most disappointing Republican politicians in modern history? Tennessee won Republican control of congress for the first time since the Civil War, only after Chip moved on to help Mike Huckabee lose?
* Katon Dawson became South Carolina Republican Party Chairman in 2002. He has become known as the “affirmative action Republican of the South” for his unsuccessful efforts to attract black voters to the GOP. He suffered statewide Republican losses in 2006. I applaud his decision to preserve South Carolina’s “first in the south” primary status in 2008. However, his state went on to make John McCain the sole survivor for the RNC nod, later proven to be a huge mistake.
* Michael Steele, another “affirmative action Republican” from Maryland, who lost his bid for US Senate in 2006 to Ben Cardin, 44% to 55%. On a personal level, I like Steele. But where is the evidence on his résumé that suggests he has what it takes to turn around a floundering national party to conservative success?
* And who is Saul Anuzis? Other than being one of few Republicans smart enough and bold enough to call for Ron Paul to be eliminated from RNC debates in 2008, what has he accomplished that makes him uniquely qualified to lead the resurrection of a dying party?
Listen, it’s quite easy for me to sit here and criticize all of these people, since my name is not in the hat at all. I assure you that if my name were in the hat, people would sit and criticize me too.
But they would not criticize me for not being conservative enough to lead the effort to resuscitate the conservative movement by returning it to traditional conservative principles and values. And that is the main problem with all of the current candidates for RNC Chairman.
Like I said, Simple, but NOT Easy!
Resurrecting America’s Conservative Party is as simple as resurrecting traditional conservative principles and values rooted in maximum personal freedom and liberty, dusting them off, resetting them at the foundation of the party platform and reminding people why they are the only principles on earth that have ever universally provided the greatest degree of individual freedom and prosperity.
But doing so is not easy. It’s so hard to find people who still hold these principles and values dear, and who are also willing to brave the sewer of American politics, even for the purpose of draining the swamp and cleaning out the sewer.
It’s a dirty, thankless task and no decent individual in their right mind would want the job. So, guess who does want the job?
Not Easy, but Damn Necessary…
Like it or not, the conservative party will have to reinstall its founding conservative principles and values and stop trying to out-liberal the liberals, or it will suffer more losses.
Are any of the people currently running for Chairman of the RNC qualified for such a task? And if not, when and where will the RNC find someone who is?
Traitors to American principles and values will take unbridled control of all branches of the federal government on January 20, 2009.
Which of these RNC candidates is best prepared to fight the coming battles? Honestly, I have no idea at this moment.
The question is not what, but who?
* The RNC must reset its platform to a wholly conservative agenda; because they can never out-liberal the liberals and they can’t win elections trying to…
* The RNC must reset its primary process to reflect the will of conservative voters, not New England liberals
* The RNC must pander to its foundation, not to people across the aisle or people who don’t know what they stand for…
* And, the RNC must lead by example, not by political trickery via half-hearted rhetoric aimed at people who will never vote Republican anyway
This much, we know… But who is suited to lead this charge in a very real way?
I have lots of questions, but very few answers. Anyone have any viable answers out there?
If you do, I’ll write about them!
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