The GOP “Leadership” needs to wake up and smell the coffee… Or they will be replaced…

She’s pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-card check, pro-tax and spend, in bed with labor unions, and has been endorsed by DailyKos.com.

I’m not referring to Nancy Pelosi or Barbara Boxer. I’m referring to New York State Assmblywoman Dede Scozafazza, the Republican nominee for Congress in New York 23rd CD.

More liberal than many of her Democratic colleagues in the Assembly yet termed a moderate, Scozzafazza is about as moderate as George Soros and her nomination represents the most asinine Republican pick since Rick Lazio ran against Hillary in 2000.

Opposed in the special election on November 3rd by Democrat Bill Owens and the Conservative Party’s Doug Hoffman, Scozafazza’s nomination is a classic example of the political astigmatism and poor memories of the New York State Republicans.

The 23rd and this country as a whole are politically center right and generally reject political extremism of liberal candidates such as Barack Obama unless they successfully cloak that philosophy in rhetorical vagaries, such as Barack Obama did.

Last November’s election . . .

(Read the rest at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1281)

Suffice it to say that I am really looking forward to reading Sarah Palin’s book and I’m hopeful that she is candid and names some names.

I’m quite convinced that Sarah Palin was intentionally sabotaged on the various invitations, to just make her look bad, and on the fundraiser itself, they tried to push off that Ryan TARP-supporter guy from Wisconsin as a “Palin substitute” because he’s got sex appeal and has some conservative credentials (other than TARP). He was given the spot of introducing Gingrich which was supposed to go to Palin. There was a certain “unnamed” GOP Senator from a “battleground state” who dissed her in comments that night………I could go on and on and on with this. I’m telling you, I’m not having any more of it.

There was a great article at Politico today regarding the Hoffman endorsement where several people were quoted. Palin was extensively quoted from her Facebook post………and it ended with an **anonymous** GOP “insider” whose opinion means nothing to me. Why should it? He/she won’t add his/her name to the comment. Why are they afraid to add their names to comments about the grassroots who have been alienated?? These weasels need to go NOW or the party is going to go down with them.

They all need to have some humility and RESIGN because the trashing has come from them “anonymously” every time Palin gets some good ink. We are not amused by calls for us to “play nice” with the GOP when they are clearly out to destroy her and the momentum of the grassroots conservatives under her leadership.

Sure, they didn’t choose Scozzafava, but a six-figure donation??? Please. *URP*

Nothing personal. I love ya, Dan, but no more for me…….until I see what Palin is going to do. Can’t wait for Palin’s book.

Show me the 70% of the GOP platform (that is, the official GOP platform as voted on at the 2008 convention) that Scozzafava has expressed her agreement with during this election cycle. If she hasn’t commented on an issue, you can’t count it as agreement.

I eagerly await the results of your exhaustive research… or your desperate Rockefeller Republican spin, whichever you decide to give us.

And every Republican part is played at by a John McRainman or by a Lindthay Graham.

That said… if I have a choice between two cars driving towards disaster, I’ll take the one driving at 10mph over the one moving at 70, every time.

No candidate, unless you run yourself, is going to represent you 100% of the way. It’s absurd to posture that allowing someone diametrically opposed to your views is better than voting in someone who agrees with you 70%, 60% or maybe only 30% of the time.