As the Republican National Convention approaches (I fly out in one week – to provide FR readers with live updated from the ground throughout the big event), I am starting to get excited about a week in Minneapolis with thousands of fellow Republicans, unifying around our nominee, and celebrating a political party, that for over a century and a half has stood for freedom, limited government, and family values. I’m excited to be a member of the California delegation!
As a strong conservative, I have to admit that I was more than a little bummed earlier in the week when I received a press release from the outstanding free-market group, The Club for Growth, in which they were expressing their disappointment that a whole host of real taxfighting leaders nationally for the GOP
I took the opportunity to go to the GOP Convention Website and look up the list of announced speakers – see the link below.
**There is more – click the link**
August 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I have had a slew of e-mailed comments on this commentary already (around 30). Many have felt that it was a bit overboard to plug in links to the bad votes/info on GOPers. In reflection, I think there is probably some truth to the notion that I am generally disappointed at my party’s shift away from a true limited government stance, and so it comes through on occasion, such as with the post, shine through. Perhaps a few dozen vetos in the first six years of Bush’s time in office would have our government smaller, and these kinds of posts more occasional.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Jon,
Obviously the truth hurts, thus the reaction to your post.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
The preliminary reports from the Democratic Convention indicate that 50% of the attendees are passionate about Obama, and 50% are passionate about Clinton. Meanwhile we, the Republicans, seem to be passionate about nothing at all. If Mr. Obama wins in November, it will not be because he is the better candidate, but because we allow it to happen. The only open question about John McCain’s candidacy is not whether he deserves to be our candidate, but whether we deserve him as our candidate, and our President. The sooner we answer these questions yes, the sooner we can get on with winning the election.