Posted by
W. Austerman on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:55:00 PM
Last week the new leader of the GOP, former Lt. Governor Michael Steele of Maryland, made his position clear on gay marriage, abortion, and the party’s legacy in his his interview with GQ Magazine
issues of life and family. Before saying “We are a party; we are the conservative party of this country. We are a party that values life, born and unborn. We value hard work, individual rights, and liberties. We value the individual-to go out and carve out a dream for themselves. We value free-market and free-enterprise solutions. We value smaller government. We think the less government in your life, the better off you are as an individual and a family.” he was asked why “so few nonwhite Americans support the Republican Party”. His response however seem contradictory to his description of the GOP saying “Cause we have offered them nothing! And the impression we’ve created is that we don’t give a damn about them or we just outright don’t like them. And that’s not a healthy thing for a political party. I think the way we’ve talked about immigration, the way we’ve talked about some of the issues that are important to African-Americans, like affirmative action… I mean, you know, having an absolute holier-than-thou attitude about something that’s important to a particular community doesn’t engender confidence in your leadership by that community—or consideration of you for office or other things—because you’ve already given off the vibe that you don’t care.” There’s a difference, Mr. Steele. The GOP’s position on immigration is necessary in securing our country. A country of different races, including your race that the enemy would not hesitate to kill because. Affirmative action has nothing to do with the keeping the War on Terror out of our own backyard. Conservatives are not here to offer something to all parties concerned. We are here to do what is necessary for our country. “offered them nothing”??? How about keeping “them” safe from terrorist attacks in the last 7 years, or cutting taxes for “them”??? And that’s not all. When the issue of abortion came up he was asked point blank “Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?” The answer, “Yeah. I mean, again, I think that’s an individual choice.” So much for “We are a party that values life, born and unborn”. So to sum it up in one word, SAD. This is why I don’t give money to the party directly. We’ve got Republican governors like Bobby Jindal of Louisiana talking about getting back to the basic principles of the GOP and its leader is talking like this??? HELLO???