By Oscar Y. Harward
As members of the Republican Party enjoy the victories of the 2010 Elections, there may be a storm that may be arising from the more moderate wing of the GOP.
2010 Elections’ results within the overall national electorate provided Americans with a choice of supporting conservative Republicans of the Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party over the liberal Democrats Never Under Taxed (NUT) Party.
The TEA Party members and supporters are ordinary middle class Americans who feel that they are overtaxed and continue to watch unwanted and unneeded legislation that is ‘crammed down our throats’. The TEA Party supporters and a majority of Americans are seeking more Constitutional freedoms and Judeo-Christian values. The Democrats continue to discredit the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party on the issues. On these issues, the American electorate made their choices on November 2 and the more conservative TEA Party candidates won.
With all the elections results that are in, candidates endorsed by Sarah Palin won 62 and lost by 23. That represents a 73% win for TEA Party candidate supporters.
The Republican Party picked up some 680 seats in state legislatures with at least 19 states in total GOP legislative control. Republicans now control 55 State Houses and/or State Senates, compared to 38 for the Democrats. This represents the most total victories in state legislatures since 1928 and with total control of legislatures since 1966. Republicans won 29 governorships with a net gain of 3. 2010 is the year for 44 state legislatures to redistrict their own US Congressional Districts and all 50 state legislative districts.
Some more moderate members of the Republican Party are bickering and appear to have their minds “politically warped” with more conservatives elected on November 2. Sen. Lindsey “Flimsy” Graham (R-SC) and former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) seem to be opposed to TEA Party supporters although a majority of Republicans support the principals and values of the TEA Party.
It was “Flimsy” Graham who said he was going to “transform” the GOP. Remember, it was candidate Obama who said he was going to “transform” the United States. Several more moderate Republican Party Senators on Capitol Hill and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) endorsed more moderate candidates in the GOP primaries like Florida’s Charlie Crist against Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trey Grayson against Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Castle against Christine O'Donnell (R-DE) and other NRSC opposing candidates. Mike Castle represented arguably the most liberal Republican on Capitol Hill. “NRSC” leaders, as an extension of the Republican National Committee (RNC), should refrain from endorsing any candidates in GOP primaries unless there is justification for criminal and/or moral issues at hand. RNC Chairman Michael Steel should have made sure of refraining from all NRSC leader endorsements. If you wish to endorse candidates, resign from the NRSC leadership position(s).
The GOP US Senate leadership on Capitol Hill was faulty in allowing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to serve as a leader in the US Senate after denying the results of her loss in a legal GOP Primary Election and then announcing herself as a write-in candidate in the General Election.
Additionally, who is to decide whether any candidate for elected office is qualified, so long as they qualify as required by the US Constitution, whether it is former G.W. Bush, his Chief of Staff Karl Rove, or anyone else? Any of us may prefer additional experience or anything else, but no one should disqualify anyone who qualifies within our Constitution.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) endorsed Sens.- elect Rand Paul (R-KY), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and other candidates who have a desire to restore responsibility in stopping out-of-control wasteful spending. We must reduce the existing $13.7 billion national debt http://www.usdebtclock.org/. We must restore our social issues in legislation on Capitol Hill.
Americans have now granted the Republican Party all across America opportunities to restore our Constitutional freedoms, and our fiscal and social values. We must stop the out-of-control spending, reduce our national debt, and restore Judeo-Christian values into our livelihood.
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