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Too Good For Us.By JGillman, Section News
Driving the point home about exposure, and the options we have, the United States Senate race in Michigan is becoming a prime example of all that is wrong in the Republican machinery's selection process. The elite attitudes that exist not only in the establishment Republican circles, are all too often exhibited by those who will be asking for our financial and logistical support in the coming year if successful in the primaries.
And while I recognize the value of Reagan's 11th commandment, there is a lesson that needs to be given. Yesterday, our local party chair talked about how we need to pull together to support and elect Republicans. Especially given the election's importance, and how badly we need to get rid of Obama. Most agree with that assessment. We need to rid ourselves of Obama, and all the legislative creatures who allow him to continue his destruction of our country. And to do so, it takes cooperation from our elected officials who fly under the Republican banner, and especially those who would presume to occupy particular seats in congress or the Senate, or even the presidency. Cooperation that certainly showed during the Herman Cain event a month ago. Mr Cain showed up, drew over 1200 folks from our tiny area of the world, and allowed the local party to get info from interested Republicans that will be oh-so-important in the year to come. Information that allows us to reach out and inform of special events, fund raisers, and get-out-the-vote efforts that can make the difference in any of several races when needed. We helped Cain, and Cain helped expand the party influence. We would do the same thing for a Romney, Gingrich, Bachmann, etc. visit, even if Cain were the top guy and still in the race. Its good to look at all of the messages, and let local Republicans choose who best represents their views. Frankly its the BEST way to advance the Republican vision. But apparently some of our politicians are too big for the party. At least our tiny part of it. More Below ~
While we as local party affiliates are going to be expected to pony up manpower and resources for the general election in 2012, it was apparently too much to expect the presumed front runners in the Michigan US Senate race to return the favor by participating in a simple exchange of ideas; a debate sponsored by the GT GOP in Traverse City last week.
The Grand Traverse County Republicans held a primary debate December 7, 2011. I have posted the videos on RightMichigan.com and here. Two chairs were conspicuously empty. Clark Durant, and Pete Hoekstra. The perceived rankings and ability to challenge the meat puppet Debbie Stabenow seriously in the upcoming US Senate race, appears to have rendered discussion of ideas moot. Why bother with the riff-raff when there are fundraisers to attend? Other candidates with low name recognition would merely siphon off a little from the glorious popularity that is so hard earned through the hawse-pipe of politics. Is this right, Mr Hoekstra? Especially when its "your time." I guess from a STRATEGIC point of view, lending credibility to those other unknowns might be counter productive, so ignoring an entire squadron of footsoldiers in the hinterland is OK.
Why bother with an argument in the realm of other folks ideas when all you have to do is effectively turn their microphones off? Or is there the other possibility that Hoekstra or Durant fear a round of questions emanating from some place north of (the safer) Ann Arbor, or southern Michigan campaign finance grounds? Who are they really? Why will they not stand on one side or another of those who would challenge THEIR ideas and not debate? Because to do so, would once again demonstrate the emperor's inability to dress appropriately. Clark has no political history, but is being backed by NPV Saul nowadays. Maybe we might find out his sympathy to that disastrous end. And the other guy? To be sure, Pete's record would certainly come into question. And by golly let us not assume for a minute that he would be willing to show off his political physique; which might be a grotesque hollowed out shell with a distended belly of big labor special interest. We see it here. We get it. Not a big enough market to worry about. Insignificant. Check. No position comparisons necessary up here anyhow.
But in the end, caution should be exercised. Some will only work to elect candidates who openly embrace the proper exchange of ideas, liberty and constitutional ideals. Not very likely the pompous spoiled son of political machinery that continues to deliver lip service and contempt for the supporting efforts of so many of us "little folk."
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