Friday, September 18, 2009

Futher comments on the role of the RLC


There has been a terrific amount of traffic here over the last two weeks, with a couple posts (namely this one) turning into heated conversations about the role of the Republican Liberty Caucus. I thought rather than taking a hard position, I would open back up the conversation here and offer a few links to those wondering what all the emotion comes from.

Does the Republican party need a new fresh approach?

National Republican Liberty Caucus

Indiana Republican Liberty Caucus

"The Republican Liberty Caucus exists to promote individual liberty, limited government, and free enterprise within the Republican Party by promoting these ideals among Party officials and its various organizations, identifying and supporting candidates sympathetic with these ideals, and promoting Caucus membership among Republican Party registrants, officials, and officeholders.

Many of our members serve actively in their local Republican Party organizations and several of our members have been elected and re-elected to political office."


A few comments prior to releasing the elephants, it would be nice if the debate revolved around what's best going forward and not necessarily what was rumored to have happened in the past. Secondly, I know we have many Democrat readers who may be dismayed to see so much single party chatter here lately. Let me challenge our Democrat friends to engage and offer suggestions and thoughts as well. I continue to wait for even one region Democrat activist to take my invitation to write here regularly with us ...



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