By Karen Snelling
Post-Tribune CROWNPOINT --
A top official with the Lake County Republican Party claims the party
is self-destructing because of infighting. Peter Thayer, board
secretary of the county GOP, blames Chairman John Curley for failing to unify
the party. "The fighting strengthens bitterness, promotes
factionalism and weakens the party structure," said Thayer, of East Chicago, who
plans to run for the county chairmanship in March.
He points to last week's departure of longtime Center Township Assessor
Martha Wheeler as an example of internal riffs that have occurred during
Curley's tenure.
I don't know the inside workings of the Lake County GOP, but they've sure had their recent moments of foolishness. Any of our readers know Thayer? Like to do an interview if you can connect him to us. It's important that we have a healthy two party system in Lake County, and for the longest time it's been all one party, perhaps its the Republicans fault, more as we get details.
