In my last piece(view here), I expressed (in a letter to RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman) my disappointment – utter disgust might be more accurate – with the lack of accomplishments of the Republican-controlled congress. Well, lack of accomplishments might not be completely accurate either…
Actually – as much as I hate to say it – I’m upset with the near-total sell-out of conservative principles by the current Republican Party.
In my letter, I told him I am withholding my support for the Republican National Committee. That includes financial support, as well as local precinct work. But with only nine weeks until the elections, what is a freeborn-American and a concerned conservative to do? Do I concede Congress to liberal control just to avoid RINO (Republican In Name Only) obstructionism?
I can just hear Ronald Reagan – with whom I celebrated an election victory a few years back – bring it into prospective. “Well… freeborn-Americans need more Democrats in Congress like Custer needed more arrows.”
Turns out my good friend Jonathan Garthwaite is equally frustrated and has suggested an answer in a recent column he wrote (full column).
So I checked it out…
Introduced last month, “Rightroots” is a viable alternative to the RNC. Of the 33 Senate and 435 House seats up for reelection, most incumbents are “safe” – between gerrymandering and the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Act, politicians have done a pretty good job protecting their jobs. But blogger-led Rightroots has identified 18 challengers who not only have a good chance of winning, but are deserving of fellow conservatives’ support.
Check it out for yourself here – look at the candidates, look at their opponents. Think Arlen Specter. Think John McCain, Lincoln Chaffee and the rest of the “Gang of Seven”. Then make your own decision.
I’ll tell you right now… I feel a lot better supporting Rightroots than I would have supporting the RNC. And knowing I helped make a difference, I won’t be kicking myself as I watch the election returns come the late-night hours of November 7!