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Rick (Tyler - Newt’s Spokesman),
I saw Newt on Greta’s show last night and I have something to say about his comments about the 10th amendment that the speaker left out.

The people of New York were no more asked for their consent to the choice of a couple of party leaders than the voters of Florida were for the US Senate race in 2010. Almost immediately after making his announcement to vacate the Governors seat to run for the Senate, Charlie Crist was “anointed” by the NRSC as their man. Never mind that an accomplished rising star in that of Marco Rubio had announced months earlier of his campaign to seek the seat. With the primary vote still more than a year away at the time, the NRSC was making the primary decision for us. So where does the NRSC fall on Newt’s argument of the 10th as he articulated on the show last night?

The overriding message that everyone in DC needs to be waking up to is that party label politics has taken a huge shot to the jaw in their propensity to say one thing on the campaign trail to doing just the opposite once they enter the ring of hell called the beltway. You can thank the Republicans who dithered away the trust that the voters gave them with the stunning results of the ’94 elections. The Contract With America slowly went from a brilliant piece of history to a footnote of promises that were not adhered to for much more than the first half of the 104th Congress. What we the voters saw was more and more principled representatives being seduced by the Georgetown hobnobs and a stupid desire to throw away their principles for the faux adoration of the media class.

Then last year, a political newcomer came upon the scene promising all sorts of “Change”. It was a message full of all kinds of flowery speeches and bombastic assertions that fed upon the discontent many outside the beltway were hungry for. To most the feelings of hunger were too strong to over ride the logical question of what that change is composed of. There were those of us who tried to warn those who were thinking with their stomachs but their mistrust of the political class was strong enough to tune us out. Now just one year later, that hunger has turned to starvation and the reality that promises alone are not going to fit the solution. The only thing left is principles and those with a record of principled conservative values that brought us the Reagan years are being sought out as a means to turn the tide.

Then came the bail-outs under George Bush. Almost immediately, the vast majority of the people were against it and stayed that way even though the political class were calling for it, to include Newt. Even when the details showed plainly it was a bad idea, the speaker continues his support all the way through passage. It was only after the election and during the stimulus debate did anyone with the R label begin to question their support for the bail-outs. We The People were speaking loudly and the political class did not listen. So are we stupid again?

Going for the “label” in Maine resulted in Snowe and Collins. Gregg in New Hampshire, Jeffords in Vermont, Chaffe in Rhode Island, McCain in Arizona, Martinez in Florida and the list goes on and on for career politicians for the R label who strive only for bipartisanship over principle. Do we ever see or hear about any meaningful bipartisanship over principle moves by their “friends” on the other side of the aisle? Nope, just the now common sport of typical Potomac Back Stabbing.

The “label” mentality has ruined the manufacturing base of our country as evidenced by the malaise in Michigan and other steel belt states. We have given the career R politicians the benefit of a doubt and now that benefit has run out. All we are left with is doubt that anyone with an R behind their name is going to fight to bring this country back to the left of tyrannical rule as formulated by our founders of a limited government beholden to the people. Instead we are seeing nothing more than a good ole boys network that has slowly moved continually left of center to a people beholden to an ever powerful and oppressive government.

I will continue my registration as Republican as it is the only means I have in effecting any changes to the party, but if the party continues to move away from me just as the Democrat party did in the middle 70’s, options are still there to be drawn upon. Until then I will contribute to candidates and not the party.

Best personal regards,