hands the FUTURE of the GOP and it is colorful

It’s fairly sad, since I’ve always said that we just needed to get better at outreach. I think the actual problem, though, is not the base but the leadership–and other than fear or bigotry, I honestly cannot figure why they wouldn’t want someone who is solidly on their side of the aisle AND who would help expand the base.

I don’t know what the article you linked to, or of any other reports that somehow factor in Michael Williams skin color as a negative for some GOP insiders as your headline implies. I don’t know why you think race is a factor.

I’d love to get him into the senate, but I’d like to think our side of the aisle doesn’t have to make it about race.

The GOP has made some very stupid decisions regarding recruiting and endorsements, but to say that race is a factor in those decisons is not only wrong, but it is stupid. By saying it, you are perpetuating the media myth that Republicans are racists. You are doing much more harm to the conservative cause with that irresponsible headline than anything the liberals could do.

If she resigns, does Perry get to appoint a replacement to serve out her term, or does the timing matter? IOW is there some cutoff point between serving out the term and having to call a special election?

The ideal thing would be for her to serve a while – even until November – if that’s what it takes to allow Williams to serve until 2012. If she resigned now and Williams would have to face a special election or a Nov ’10 election, then it would be just as well to wait a bit in my opinion.

If you are defining “Senate Republicans” as every GOP member of the Senate, then it is probably not accurate to say “Senate Republicans” are begging Hutchinson to stay. For instance, I don’t think Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn are leading any charge to retain her.

If however, you are defining “Senate Republicans” are NRSC chairman John Cornyn, then yes, he probably is begging her to stay, because his ONLY goal is to increase the number of Republicans in the Senate in THIS election cycle, and you can’t possibly lose a Senate race in a state where there isn’t one.

in this linked Politico article. As a non Caucasian I read the concern is not about color but about fellow women leaving the Senate.

I also sense in Sen. Hutchinson a weariness. But for this health care takeover battle the Senator would be ready to yield up her seat.
In that point she is to be admired. Many in the Capitol marbled mausoleum seem to grip their power seats far too long.

Her voting record is not all that bad. She did, however, make her own bed. She promised to resign her seat if she lost to Perry. Well, she lost. Now she should do the right thing and fulfill her promise. And the GOP elitists should stand aside and give a rousing welcome to Mike Williams. His selection would silence the Demrat bigots once and for all. Hutchison’s time has passed. Texas and America need Mike Williams.

Needs to get out of local issues. Let the primary happen. If the voters of Texas want Mike Williams (which I hope they do), the deserve him.

Sen Hutchinson has served her state and country well. It is simply time for her to move on.

a Make it Michael petition to all on his mailing list yesterday which will be submitted to Perry. Perhaps you could put up a link to the petition for all Red State readers so they may sign it as well.

…unless she won the governor’s race over there.

Anybody can see that.

I think Erick is probably right in that the Beltway GOP is such a bunch of milksop weaklings as to pull something like he’s alluding to, but the Michael Williams question is beside the point. There has to be an opening for him to be appointed, and there won’t be one.

It is a real sign of the dysfunction of beltway GOP establishment that in a time where the GOP knows it needs to broaden its outreach to minority communities, they are spurning outstandingly qualified conservative candidates like Williams and Rubio. Ironically, of course, these two excellent candidates have been propelled by the Tea Party and DeMint supporters, you know the ones who are supposedly “extremists” and “racists”. Funny how that little narrative has not gotten traction in the media.

If KBH is to retire and Mike Williams replace her, it must be a seamless replacement. Lose a Republican at the wrong moment and voila, cloture and Obamacare.

I called my county GOP to inquire about becoming a precinct chairman, and the secretary said she would get back with me the next day to let me know if my precinct had officers in place and what ways I might get involved. She did not do it. I called ten days later and left a reminder message. Now five more days have passed and still no call.

Now their website has a notice of an upcoming conference with an open call to all precinct officers “and anyone wanting to become more involved in the upcoming GOP elections.” How absurd is this? Imagine my attitude if I have to just let them know I will be there and then I must proceed to get my information.

I think in both cases, it’s like this: If they won’t answer the door, we must kick it in.

It’s just as bad when we do it as when liberals do it.

I want Williams int he Senate as much as everybody here, but throwing a tantrum and putting out a headline that the GOP doesn’t want blacks in their caucus does not help our cause.

I don’t buy the “sarcasm” explanation. This is stupid. Michael Williams doesn’t need help like this.

I read the article and I don’t see it. You’re right about Rubio, and we’ll be able to rub that in their faces for a long time. But, this seems more like the country clubbers attempting to keep their little group together.

for clearing that up. That being the case, she could have resigned when she first indicated she might, last fall, and Williams would be senator now, assuming Perry is part of the game plan.

Exactly. Cornyn, McCain,et al, are more afraid of conservatives within their own party, than they are of the D’s. To them, Rubio & Williams are a threat to their power structure. Sad.

end. We are stuck with the power structure until enough conservatives take the ColdWarrior challenge.

Erick has 2 prongs to his pointy end of the stick:

1. Shame the powers that be on their Scozzafava tactics.

2. Further awaken people’s sense of duty to DO somthing about it.

We all have pointy sticks, Erick’s is just more visible.

And another thing, Erick would not need to be inflammatory if he didn’t know what I know. The hacks are busily looking for another self-funder, preferably female who salutes the flag while frenching the marxists.

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It’s not fair, but I understand that Erick is playing to win.

For the GOP, if the candidate is conservative, they will do EVERYTHING possible to stop that candidate from being elected….especially if he is not white. The first biggest sin for the GOP is to have a non-white conservative in office. The GOP would gladly welcome a non-white candidate if he is progressive left.

Williams is 100% conservative and of the highest quality candidate. He will vote conservative and stand by his vote. Rubio is also 100% conservative and will stand by his vote. This is main reason why the GOP chooses to not support either of these two candidates…..they are conservative.

The GOP leadership, in my opinion…..IS A DISGRACE. Both Cornyn and McConnell/McCain need to either start shifting their liberal/Huffington mentality…..or be removed from leadership positions….yesterday. Both are now at the point of causing a detriment to the country by blocking empowerment to conservative candidates…that many of us are fighting very hard for!!

Cornyn and McConnell/McCain have not gotten the message that the country wants conservative candidates. I plan to remind them constantly that we DO want conservative candidates…and won’t stand for their Huffington candidates.

Not ONE straw poll in Florida….NOT ONE….showed anything other than Rubio as the desired candidate …and by wide margins!! Yet, for the NRSC/Cornyn/McConnell(McCain), their candidate choice is still the progressive liberal who thinks ObamaCare should be approved http://bit.ly/R77sq

Texas has multiple factors to consider, however it is clear that NRSC/Cornyn/McConnell/McCain do NOT want conservative candidates. Williams is ABSOLUTELY the conservative choice, yet they stiff arm him, and make up excuses for why they are doing so, instead of finding solutions to EMPOWER him.

The NRSC needs to endorse both Rubio and Williams and they need to do it yesterday.

Just not conservative blacks. I give you two names. One was heartily supported by the GOP, the other……..not so much.

Michael Steele

Ken Blackwell

Thank you, that is all.

Terrorists only kill people. Politicians kill nations.

Given the current political climate, the emergence of the Tea Party, the public *screaming* for a 180-degree turn in Washington’s direction and your opinion (which I share) that the GOP’s consideration of Williams “…is really sick”, it’s difficult to discern just why the GOP continues to embrace RINOs and unapologetically thumbs it’s nose at the Rubio’s and Williams’.

Well, I don’t think the GOP gives a hoot about what we think of them and they don’t seem to be interested in mending their ways. It makes no sense… Unless they are secure in their financial backing and political support and are agnostic about our support.

Supporting RAND PAUL “10000000 percent” for no other reason than that the NRSC supports the other guy; boosting a no-name state senator in Indiana for Senate for no other reason than that the NRSC got a big-name candidate into the race; endless whining about every single thing the NRSC does; endless whining about every single thing the NRSC DOESN’T do; and now this DISGUSTING race-baiting post that will be SCREAMED FROM THE ROOFTOPS by every leftist media outlet from here to Neptune and attributed to the head of one of the Internet’s leading conservative blogs. CONGRATULATIONS, ERICK, YOU JUST DID THE DEMOCRATS’ WORK FOR THEM.

I read through that Politico article TWICE and could not find a SINGLE DAMN THING that justified this childish swipe from you. You know why the GOP wants Hutchison to stay in the Senate? BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO RISK THE SEAT IF THEY DON’T HAVE TO, AND IF SHE DOESN’T RESIGN THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SEAT THIS CYCLE. There’s a reasonable argument to be had over this calculation, but to come out screaming “GOP DOES NOT WANT A BLACK MAN IN THE SENATE!” is so low-down and hateful that I refuse to waste any more time on any site run by the likes of you. (And yes, I read your stupid asterisked rationale at the bottom — seems like you’re having to do that a lot these days, doesn’t it? — and it doesn’t wash at all.)

Jesus, you post this directly over a post by TOM PRICE. If I were Congressman Price, or any of the other elected officials who’ve posted here from time to time, I’d be so embarrassed to be associated with this crap that I’d never write a single word for you again.

Sir, you are a JERK.

Bye.

Congressman Boehner is coming to Alabama District 05 to help fund raise for Congressman Parker Griffith, a Liberal Republican!

Youre right Erick, something stinks! There is a Conservative Republican named, Les Phillip who has raised more money, has more supporters, and a better ground game than all the challengers combined who is….

a black man! a veteran! a small business owner! an immigrant! and a true Conservative!

respected Alan Keyes, tossing him around like a rag doll to various venues where they think a black face will deflect charges of racism.

More minority candidates and members would help with real immigration reform, rational welfare law, and pro right to work movements. After all, the Reps. were the party of the “Negro” until FDR decided to “help” them so much.

This has nothing to do with Williams color…it’s about the Liberal Republican club in the Senate opposing a rock ribbed conservative in Williams case…as it was with Rubio…their minority status had nothing to do with it.

I hate the NRSC and the party establishment for playing this game. What they are doing is laying out a smoke screen for Kay. This will be her excuse for reneging on her promise….she’ll say she can’t resign because her colleagues begged her to stay.

This has everything to do with the moderates protecting their little club and nothing to do with Skin color and I don’t know what we gain by making it about that with all due respect to Erick who I agree with 99% of the time.

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

when we could have had Herman Cain. I met and talked with Herman Cain for 20 minutes or more and looked him in the eye. He really impressed more than the rich white guy, Johnny Issacson. I met Johnny Issacson and talked with him about 15 minutes, eye to eye, and asked him the same questions I asked Herman Cain. Johnny squirmed for 10 minutes when he realized I wasn’t there just to get my photo with him. Could not give a complete logical answer to questions that Herman Cain easily answered. Guess what, Johnny is now Senator, running for re-election and you still don’t know what or if to trust about him and Herman Cain is supporting Tea Party folks and has a radio show on WSB at night and there is no doubt where this great American stands! Just another convenient result between a white rich Republican and a black rich Republican? I suspect this can be answered the same way in Texas.

Can you see all the Republican Establishment backing Romney for 2012? Romney is totally a country clubber and elitist, and they want him in their club too! Are you going to support Romney like the Establishment want you too?

Conservatives have to be careful even with sarcasism. To make such an unsubstantiated statement when there is obviously no basis in fact for racism as the etiology only provides headlines for progressives to use in quoting out of context and does not further the cause.

The action should be to contact our leadership and Hutchinson and push her out or vote her out if she runs. Expose her progressive ideas and vottes and how she has been tied at the hips to liberal women’s issues time and again and fiscal irresponsibility.

Even discussing the race card only brings to mind the “everything-is-racist” mindset of the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP.

Articles such as this is only a shot to our own feet and certainly adds nothing positive. We need to fix the GOP and bring it into line with our core conservative principles but this is the vehicle that we have and it is the only vehicle we have to save our Republic from the progressives. Purge the progressives by all means but do not allow our enemies to have an unnecessary and unjustified opening for attack.

Rick Nelson

Now you are sounding like the left attacking Romney on his financial success and not on his stance on the issues. He is certainly not my first choice but is not a bad choice either when I look at his abilities and his track record and stance on the issues that are core to the conservative principles. It makes me sick to hear people criticize other for being rich and successful and it makes me angry when so-called conservatives do the same. Would you prefer abjectct failures in life become your President? We have one of those in the White House now.

The ad hominem attacks without regard to policy or any basis in fact are out of line.

… it is NOT funny.
Too many people only read/remember headlines.

Or are we supposed to vote against the liberal guy running to replace him? It’s sooo confusing. Am I supposed to vote against for somebody because of they are supported by the GOP or because of their race? Does establishment trump race? I need a handbook. Voting based upon polemic inspired angst, although emotionally satisfying, is hard!

I think I’ll cop out and vote, or support, the candidate best qualified. Now where do I register to vote for who Rick Perry will appoint if Kay Bailey Hutcheson resigns?

I have read a lot of this mish-mash about the GOP not wanting a black person in the senate. I live in Texas and if Mr. Williams runs for the senate, he has my vote. Who am I? A seventy-five year old who spent 23 years prepared to do what ever I was called on to do in defense of this Great Nation. Some of our alleged leaders should be ashamed of the way they are acting and Lord knows they should thrown out of office. I have a bumper sticker on my vehicle the says I LOVE MY COUNTRY, IT’S THE GOVERNMENT I’M AFRAID OF.

I have read a lot of this mish-mash about the GOP not wanting a black person in the senate. I live in Texas and if Mr. Williams runs for the senate, he has my vote. Who am I? A seventy-five year old who spent 23 years prepared to do what ever I was called on to do in defense of this Great Nation. Some of our alleged leaders should be ashamed of the way they are acting and Lord knows they should thrown out of office. I have a bumper sticker on my vehicle the says I LOVE MY COUNTRY, IT’S THE GOVERNMENT I’M AFRAID OF.

In my post I forgot to mention that I am caucasian. My service taught me to work with many different ethnic groups.

When Romney ran for the Senate against Ted Kennedy he was pro-choice (lots of videos to prove it), and pro-gay. Even Ted Kennedy said Mitt Romney had NO principles he stood on.

He was the Gov. of MA when the first state to have gay marriage was enacted. Yes, he verbally said he didn’t approve,but his actions showed differently. BTW, before he ran for Gov. of MA. Mitt Romney told the Log Cabin Republicans (pro gays) that he would be a better friend to them than the Democrat who was running as his opponent. He sure did, didn’t he.

He was Gov. the Romneycare which was the program Obamacare was based on. It has mandated healthcare which is NOT a Conservative position. It also grew the government which is NOT a Conservative position.

Mitt Romney is a RINO who is completely being pushed on all of us by the Republican Establishment. The last time they did that was McCain and that didn’t work out too good did it? The Democrats would have a field day with Romney and his flip flops just like the Republicans did with Kerry. The Democrats already mentioned that against Romney with their response to the Values Voter Conf.

Romney has decided to go after the Independents and the Moderates just like McCain, and this won’t work because he needs to get all the Republicans first. I guess he assumes because he ran as a Social Conserv. in 2008, he will have all their votes. Think again. Now we see him going for the Moderate vote. I wonder if he gets up each morning and decides then who he will be. We want a genuine Conservative candidate, and it isn’t Romney

Also just pay attention to who he endorses, they are all Moderate candidates. NY23 shows us that the Republicans want Conservative candidates (except in states like MA Scott).

That all people are going to be judged by their character and not the color of their skins

Obama is diametrically opposed to this idea. He wants to be judged by the color of his skin and not by his character because should anyone had look at his character; the truth of his real intentions and philosophy would have taken all the votes he got.

Obama is a communist pretending to be not religions, while practicing only one religion, his own, where he is his own god. What this does for him is to present him as a practitioner of every religion. No wonder he claims to be moslem and to be Christian and everything that he finds convenient to pretend to be.

The problem is his incompetence, because he is so entrenched in the idea of his own superiority that he chooses to ignore everything else that becomes obvious to the rest.

Democrats are playing with this poor character by utilizing him top push every sinister and corrupted idea they can figure will help them perpetuate control and power.

Only the people, while possible, can get rid of both, Obama and the Democrats, with the additional benefit that it will be a message for the Republicans that feel identified with this type of ‘democracy’