Once again we are reminded why we like this lady. The purpose in linking to this article is not to advocate for Newt as the nominee, he has plenty to answer for, but to echo the call for truth and balance and objectivity as regards conservative standards applied to all the candidates from influential Republican leaders. Sarah Palin’s point in the last paragraph must be asked at every level . . .
“And I question whether the GOP establishment would ever employ the same harsh tactics they used on Newt against Obama. I didn’t see it in 2008. Many of these same characters sat on their thumbs in ‘08 and let Obama escape unvetted. Oddly, they’re now using every available microscope and endoscope – along with rewriting history – in attempts to character assassinate anyone challenging their chosen one in their own party’s primary. So, one must ask, who are they really running against?”
read the full article posted on Palin’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150516734848435
Almost as bad as what Palin describes is the tendency after the nomination process is complete, to take a back seat to the candidates. To have the Republican soul subservient to the nominee. And so the question becomes: Will state and local leadership stand up, find their tongue, pursue every honest avenue, actually participate in the great debate on the issues, . . . or . . . given what is at stake . . . hide behind the pathetic excuse that they exist essentially just to lick stamps for the nominees and let them do the talking on issues? We pray not the latter. But that is what we see. Even off the campaign cycle, during legislative sessions, or the summer, local leadership idles instead of even occasionally pushing the agenda or at least facilitating others from doing so. Unexamined by these people is the question . . . what does a Party exist for if not to pursue an agenda?
The synthesis of this is that Party structure must exist to push an agenda and push the candidates in furtherance of it, even correct them when they clearly depart from or insult or violate significant terms of “being a Republican.” To the extent that they involve themselves in pointing out the apostasies of one candidate for the Party’s nomination they should do so regarding the others. Party leaders at all levels should not dissociate themselves from the debate, only leaving it to candidates, they should directly oppose the agenda of liberalism, or facilitate others in doing so including using the Party’s auspices.
