I've had any number of people coaxing, prodding and begging me to run for any political office, especially on a national basis.
I've declined on the "true" basis, that I could never get elected as I do speak up for truth and conservative values and really do live my life accordingly, but no one really wants someone who is not willing to lie to their faces about all sorts of things that they will never, ever do once in D.C. and promise them something for nothing (well it's nothing to them but it's robbing someone else to "give" it to the others.)
Plus, I will never put my family through the meat grinder that is politics, especially today.
I care not one whit what anyone says about me, either to my face or behind my back but respect the privacy of my family who are NOT running. End of story.
Please refer this messge to Mr. Steele,
Dear Mr. Steele,
I appreciate your efforts to lead the Republican Party and the need for money. I am not sure the Republican party is for me. I feel like Ronald Reagan, who said he did not leave the the Democrats, they left him.
Mr. McCain seems like a nice guy and would be an excellent addition to a cabinet. However, he was a disaster as a candidate, because it was not clear what, if anything, he actually stood for.
That is also the problem with the Party.
It is no longer clear what the republicans stand for on important issues. When you have decided if you will be the party of smaller government, lower taxes, strong national defense, rational foreign policy, anti-abortion (or at the very least treating it as a question for the states), respect for the rights of individuals, and respect for the law (I am thinking of the Bush / McCain failure to enforce the existing immigration laws) I will consider re-joining and donating. Being anti-Obama is not enough.
Furthermore, the failure to treat Governor Palin as a respected leader of the party is abominable. But for Palin, the democrats would have taken 75% of the vote in the last election. The philosophical differences betwenn McCain and bama were not clear and were not properly publicised. Palin brought pricipled conservatism, vitality and excitment to the ticket. She should be the Party's 2012 frontrunner at this time, and the Party should vigorously defend her, at least out of a sence of gratitude. With out her, the Republicans would have even more embarrased.
If you and the rest of the leadership cannot understand why Palin is so popular with "the base," you should go get a real job.
Respectfully yours,
[name withheld to protect the privacy of the guilty]