Two thoughts based on my too-many years of activism on the periphery of politics.
For those of you who think that all older Republicans are from the Rockefeller wing, think again. I’m a conservative by choice, a Republican by default. And who do you think brought Reagan into the White House? We’re older and more experienced today, but we’re still conservatives. I think our candidates need to be younger, more vibrant yet old enough to have a track record. If we start dividing into young Turks and old guard, we will continue to lose. The Dummiecrats were smart enough to use their old sharks to elect a young non-entity. The target within our party is the RINOs, not the old-timers versus the rookies. For me: Go Jindal!
As for Michael Steele’s color. He would have been a wonderful choice if his skin was purple with orange spots and he had two heads. He was my first choice for the VP spot to offset the aging RINO who led the ticket. Not because he is black, but because he is a conservative (which McCain is most certainly not). Our new RNC Chairman is black, and unlike Obama, he isn’t confused about it, nor will he use it as a crutch. The first time they call him an oreo, he will hand the lefty punks their teeth, in a very gentlemanly manner of course. And by the way, Michael Steele is young by political standards. And to clear up any thought that I might be excluding Republicans based on race, creed, color or prior condition of servitude, the only thing that made me enthusiastic about voting R in the general election was Sarah Palin. Her lack of political sophistication was her weakest point, but her enthusiasm and common-sense conservatism were without equal.
The election of Michael Steele is the beginning of a long march back into power. And if we wince every time some race-baiting Democrat says his nomination and election were cynical, we’re dead. Throw it right back in their faces. What qualifications did Blecch Obama have for the nation’s highest office except that he’s black? Now THAT’S cynical.
