The Republican Party Has No Room for Traitors

Dear readers...it will be short and not so sweet today...and just a note to say that I'll be here tomorrow, Sunday, with a special US election blog. But today, let's talk turkey...as Americans say. It is no secret that the Republican Party spans a wide spectrum of political opinion and philosophy. The old moderate-liberal wing of the GOP (think Taft, Scranton, Rockefeller) often disagrees with the newer conservative wing (think Goldwater, Reagan, Bush son) about social issues and even about the size of government. But, the truth must be, as Reagan liked to say - the 11th Commandment is to speak no evil of other Republicans - and this week that commandment was shredded. By Michael Bloomberg and, shockingly, by Chris Christie. It is not that the GOP wants to muzzle its members. But there are rules of play...and Bloomberg and Christie broke them. The conservative wing of the GOP supported Bloomberg's candidacy for Mayor of NYC. It also supported Christie's run for the governorship of New Jersey. Both won. They won because conservative Republicans swallowed hard about issues such as abortion, size of government and family values, and worked hard for their election. Neither Bloomberg nor Christie would have won without conservative GOP support. And what was the thank-you from the two moderate-liberal winners? They spit in the face of the conservative core of the GOP. They turned on their benefactors to heap praise and an endorsement on the most radically leftist President America has ever had. This amounts to political treason. I hope no Republican ever again supports or votes for either Bloomberg or Christie. They have proved that loyalty to ideals and adherence to core values is for them of utterly no importance. And tbe best answer to their treason is to vote for Mitt Romney - a man of principle and honor. The GOP has room and welcome for a great range of ideas and philosophies. But there is NO room in the GOP for traitors.