Close It Out

The Idahoan has news on the battle within the GOP over closed primaries:

What may surprise you is that after three votes to close the primary, the leader of the state GOP is beating his own drum — one that supports open primaries. In fact, Chairman Sullivan is quoted in this latest story as being not just ambivalent about closed primaries, but most clearly opposed. He said: “My first question is, ‘What is broke? ‘Why do we need to change the rules?”

Mountain Goat Report opines:

Closed primary supporters fire back saying that Sullivan “doesn’t represent the Republican Party,” even though he is the GOP chairman.

When Sullivan as Chairman isn’t following the express will of the party’s membership and last year’s convention, they have a point. Larry Craig has also come out against closed primaries, though I think mostly sentiment on his part.

Some of this opposition I can understand. There are many folks who think that the Mountain Goat Report should have as much say in the Republican nominee for US Senate as I do. I disagree. I am a Republican, a Precinct Captain, a volunteer, and a member of that party. MGR is not and has no right to pick my party’s nominee and cancel out my vote in my party’s primary. Too much nonsense and tomfoolery has gone over the years with this open primary and made people do some mighty dishonest things and intruding into choices they ought not have made. Sorry, it’s our party and if you like our nominee vote for them in the Fall, but if you’re not part of the GOP you shouldn’t be choosing our nominee. The way it operates now is absolute sham and injustice.

Two Carnivals

The Carnival of Conflict and the Christian Carnival are up.

All That’s Left Is The Name Calling

On tonight’s podcast, we discuss the issues of the day, including immigration reform, the 2008 Presidential election, and more

First up is the disgraceful attacks by many Republicans, who have been engaging in name-calling to get their way, including Senator Lindsey Graham and Linda Chavez. For shame, it’s a game of trying to cast your opponents as bigots to get your way and will have drastic consequences. By the way, if only anti-Hispanic bigots oppose illegal immigration, does that make Robert Vasquez the anti-Hispanic Hispanic?

Meanwhile, another reason, sexual abusers love Planned Parenthood. (Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin.)

We’ll also discuss a couple interesting concept pieces: Do We Need Public Schools? and What do we do with those who are exonerated by DNA? Also you know you’re doing a good job when liberals give you death wishes when you meet on the street. (Hat Tip: Club for Growth.)

The Majority Accountability Project tells us about a moment of honest by a Democratic Congressman.

Fred Thompson is running for President starting in July or is he? Michelle Malkin’s post and Oval Office 2008’s headline sum up the sillyness over this whole situation as Thompson camapign/committee continues to generate news headlines over non-news non-announcements.

What’s wrong with Rudy Giuliani? Try a Libertarian and a pro-life conservative both debuting articles against him.

We talk about all these issues + our share of technical difficulties on the Truth and Hope Report. If this sounds like a show you’d like to listen to, click the link below or click to add us to your Itunes and I’ll bring you informative news and views right on your Ipod!

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Government Can’t Replace Family

Preschool funding is no substitute for families. No amount of money can replace the nurturing of parents.

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