GOP problems mount

The GOP is acting like an alcoholic who knows in his head taking another drink will only exacerbate the problem, yet goes ahead and orders a double.

The party cannot raise money, has a presidential nominee who runs as a liberal and its infrastructure is almost completely built upon extreme evangelicals who wish to impose their personal religious beliefs upon us all.

The following quote from an anonymous southern state party chair regarding a secretive meeting in Las Vegas recently sums up the problem: “That’s a real problem with the Republican party that they went to a casino on Palm Sunday,” said one GOP state party chairman, who refused to come due to the timing.

“Here we are the values party,” the chairman added. “You’ve got to walk the walk here. If you don’t, you’re going to lose. You can’t disaffect your base.”

Guess what genius…this is why the real base is disaffected. You won’t attend a meeting in one of the fastest growing cities in America, in what was a dark red state because there is gambling in the area…ooohhh.

Evangelicals have indeed taken over the Republican Party to the point that many of us no longer will participate in party activities (much to their delight I suppose). I personally hold no grudge against those who worship, but am beyond frustration at their desire to mix religion with politics in this day and age.

Why can’t the GOP have a meeting in Las Vegas? Does this also mean Biloxi, Tunica, Branson, Atlantic City and New Orleans will be off limits to Republicans? When does the hypocrisy end…after four years of HillObama maybe???

GOP state parties are in dire straits
By: David Paul Kuhn and Charles Mahtesian

At a time when the GOP presidential nominee will need more assistance than ever, a number of state Republican parties are struggling through troubled times, suffering from internal strife, poor fundraising, onerous debt, scandal or voting trends that are conspiring to relegate the local branches of the party to near-irrelevance.

In some of the largest, smallest, reddest and bluest states in the nation, many state Republican organizations are still reeling in the aftermath of the devastating 2006 election cycle, raising questions about how much grassroots help the state parties will be able to deliver to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.

The state party woes are especially ill-timed since McCain will face a Democratic nominee who may be considerably better funded and organized, and since Republicans will be facing an energized Democratic party that is shattering primary election turnout records.