drmarkmedman
11-17-2008, 10:20 AM
letter to the editor printed in The Nevada Appeal.
GOP needs to return to roots
In response to Bill Raggio's comments about the need to reform the Republican party. I want to make something very clear. There was a national movement to do just that before the campaign season even started. What was the problem? It wasn't that the party has moved one way or another, in fact the message of the Republican Party, limited government and personal liberty, was not the problem at all. The problem was, and still is, that elected Republicans don't follow those principles, and people know it. They knew it two years ago when they purged the Republican majority, and they knew it this year when Obama won Nevada of all places. Republican leadership though, refused to accept this reality. They tried the same old tactics, and people are sick of it.
The Democrats are busy patting themselves on the back for a great campaign, when in reality, the only thing they needed to point out was the fact that they are not Bush. No one cares about anything else.
Ron Paul recognized this, and tried to bring the party back to its roots, but no one was listening. In fact, they did more than just ignore him, they sabotaged him at every turn, which, as it turned out, was like a sinking ship shooting torpedoes at the rescue boat.
Where do we go from here? Republicans better start by getting angry. We need to recognize that our leadership has been pulling us down the wrong path, and replace them at every level with people of integrity, who believe, and will act on our stated principles. Start by electing Ron Paul as minority leader in the House, and show people that the Republican Party is ready for real reform, and not just more rhetoric and lies.
PAT KERBY
GOP needs to return to roots
In response to Bill Raggio's comments about the need to reform the Republican party. I want to make something very clear. There was a national movement to do just that before the campaign season even started. What was the problem? It wasn't that the party has moved one way or another, in fact the message of the Republican Party, limited government and personal liberty, was not the problem at all. The problem was, and still is, that elected Republicans don't follow those principles, and people know it. They knew it two years ago when they purged the Republican majority, and they knew it this year when Obama won Nevada of all places. Republican leadership though, refused to accept this reality. They tried the same old tactics, and people are sick of it.
The Democrats are busy patting themselves on the back for a great campaign, when in reality, the only thing they needed to point out was the fact that they are not Bush. No one cares about anything else.
Ron Paul recognized this, and tried to bring the party back to its roots, but no one was listening. In fact, they did more than just ignore him, they sabotaged him at every turn, which, as it turned out, was like a sinking ship shooting torpedoes at the rescue boat.
Where do we go from here? Republicans better start by getting angry. We need to recognize that our leadership has been pulling us down the wrong path, and replace them at every level with people of integrity, who believe, and will act on our stated principles. Start by electing Ron Paul as minority leader in the House, and show people that the Republican Party is ready for real reform, and not just more rhetoric and lies.
PAT KERBY