The more things don’t change
Tonight I should be at the RPCC platform meeting/convention, but given the limited value placed on input from the party’s rank and file members, I figured it might make more sense to work a little bit later and hit the keyboard when I got home. If somebody has an update on tonight’s RPCC meeting, please let me know. In absence of that report, here’s what I think happened…
A small and slightly vocal minority murmured their displeasure at not having the opportunity to offer amendments to the rambling and likely to never achieve success “platform” pushed forward by the RPCC’s platform commitee. A vote was had and of course the measure passed by a large majority of votes from people who didn’t have any idea about what they really were voting on. Like I said, if somebody has a different report, please let me know.
And so it goes.
The more things don’t change, the more they stay the same. In the case of the local GOP cabal - the small-minded folks that desperately cling to the leadership of a party that struggles for any sense of legitimacy, remains unwilling to consider news ideas.
But it’s not just the local GOP that exhibits this lack of change mantra.
Monday night the national Democrats offered their party’s presidential candidates up for a unique experiment in American political theatre - real Americans asking questions of the candidates through the wonders of YouTube. The result - novel questions that addressed the issues most Americans struggle with everyday coupled with the same old rehashed campaign-trail tested responses from the candidates.
What did we learn on Monday - nothing changes (including Conman Dennis Kucinich’s ridiculous attempts to pander to anyone who will take him seriously by supporting reparations for the subsequent generations of formerly enslaved African Americans).
Finally, I’ve been away for a week - and so apparently has FRED Thompson. Wasn’t he supposed to be announcing his much awaited candidacy in July? Will it ever happen? Could he instead be Chuck Hagel on steriods and suddenly call the media to a hastily arrangede press conference only to tell us he is announcing that he has nothing to announce?
The more things don’t change… oh well.
Wendell,
I would have to say your sentiments is why more central & executive committee members were not present.
I had to plead with two people to NOT leave the meeting as the evening proceeded. Their remorks pretty much mirrored yours. And from the PAST, it is understandable….
We had the platform tabled. Pretty sure the vote was 57 to table, 54 to keep going.
Some told me this was a tremendous victory on our part.
I feel it was only the first of many small steps in pointing our local party in the “right” direction.
I stand corrected King - helluva an effort, you and all those who made the additional effort on Wednesday to attend should be commended!
[…] The other day I posted about what I perceived to be the futility of attending a CuyCo GOP Central/Executive Committee meeting to discuss a proposed party platform. My senitments were that it was already a done deal and that the folks who opposed the platform (mostly because they wanted to offer amendments, etc.) wouldn’t be given the opportunity to make changes - boy was I wrong. […]