Posted on 09/18/2009 7:26:33 PM PDT by cpforlife.org
What's next, is Steele going to welcome gun control candidates into the party? Candidates advocating for higher taxes and spending?
In a September 3rd interview, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told a surprised Columbus Dispatch reporter that he would lead the charge of pro-abortion GOP candidates if abortion is a value in their community. Columbus Dispatch Senior Editor Joe Hallett asked Steele "if there is room in the party for a pro-abortion rights candidate "
Hallett quoted Steele's reply:
"There absolutely is, there absolutely is The key thing right now-and I think this is true for Republicans across the country-is to have leadership that reflects the communities I live in, where we're from. As we get ready for the battles that lie ahead from this district to all the districts surrounding the state, that you're going to find those candidates emerge and rise up who reflect those values in those communities, and that's a very important step for the party to take, I think, and I'm looking forward to help lead that charge in the future."
There are two glaring problems with his statement. First, the official Republican Party Platform states: "We oppose using public revenues to promote or perform abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it." Steele has thus flagrantly violated his own Party Platform by agreeing to fund the campaigns of GOP candidates who advocate abortion.
Second, the Platform touts itself as "The party of ideas, rather than a mere coalition of interests." But Steele's comments encourage candidates to be influenced by special interests in their communities rather than Republican principles of life, lower taxes, and smaller government.
It appears that Steele has forgotten that America elects representatives, not merely agents of puppeteer constituents. The words of the father of conservatism Edmund Burke in his 1774 speech at Bristol are more important now than ever: "Your Representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion."
This time, Steele is "lead[ing] that charge" of GOP candidates who refuse to protect preborn babies. What kind of pastel-colored GOP candidate will he welcome next? What if a candidate's community wants to give citizenship to illegal aliens , higher taxes, universal healthcare, and more government programs?
During the Jan. 4, 2009 RNC debate for the Chairmanship sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform, Steele revealed that he did not own a single firearm. Could this mean Chairman Steele will use RNC donations to welcome advocates of gun control next?
Yes.
Yes I am.
I am saying that Conservatives did not support McCain.
There are more Republicans than Democrats in many of the states McCain lost. He ran against a socialist and that still didn't keep him from losing many of the states Bush won in 2004.
McCain lost all of these states (which had previously gone at President Bush):
North Carolina
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Iowa
New Mexico
Virginia
Florida
Indiana
Nevada
Ohio
McCain had trouble raising money to the point that local races were starved so that the GOP could fun his campaign.
McCain didn't have enough campaign workers in most states.
President Map Election Results 2008 (^).
Spend a few minutes with that map, running the bar between 2004 & 2008. See all those states which were red in 2004 turn blue in 2008? Those pretty colors represent conservatives who didn't support McCain.
Conservatives did not support McCain.
Why fight the enemy when you have become them?
1)The Conservative stance on Abortion
2)The conservative stance on Gays
3)Conservative opposition to Immigration
Of course, these same geniuses, I sure, would have said the same thing going into the Republican gubernatorial primary in Virginia, where social conservative Bob McDonnell emerged victorious. Yet, despite the emergence of a hardcore socially conservative college thesis, he currently maintains a comfortable lead in the polls.
And, never mind, of course, all polls in recent months show a swing in the pro-life direction with Gallup showing a majority being pro-life.
The country-club, blue-blood types are real losers are the national level.
Crap, crap, crap, crap.
This has been totally debunked.
What a disappointment Steele has been for life. Sad.
Thank you for Obama, Sotomayor, his communist czars and his socialist agenda. Thank you. I appreciate your help in this fight for our freedom. With allies like you, who needs enemies?
Believe in NOTHING .. You will believe in ANYTHING
So much for integrity ... cchoice words for the likes of you .. I will not waste my breath. Keep giving us Arly Sepctators ...
Believe in NOTHING .. You will believe in ANYTHING
So much for integrity ... cchoice words for the likes of you .. I will not waste my breath. Keep giving us Arly Sepctators ...
The GOP had better dump this clown.
Won’t happen, the (R)s have to have a black man to offset the (D)s black man.
It’s a balance thing.
The Republican Party is absolutely useless as a vehicle for advancing conservative interests.
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