The GOP Big Tent
I submitted this letter to the Boston Globe prior to President Bush and Sen. John McCain agreeing on language that would govern the interrogation of terrorists. I thought the underlying theme, just how huge the Big Tent of the GOP is, was reason enough to share the letter here.
Editor,
Mr. Rick Klein had it exactly right when he wrote, " . . . the fight (over the rules of interrogating terrorists) among Republicans has . . . highlighted deep differences inside the party. Democrats have largely stayed out of the fight, aligning themselves with McCain's proposal but otherwise delighting in the GOP's internal turmoil (Possible pact on terror legislation arises, September 20, A2)."
As a loyal Republican, I think "deep differences" on major, non-party-alignment, issues should be celebrated. Tolerating different opinions is the sign of a vibrant, robust Party.
I ask, of which party would you rather be a member? The Republican Party where you can have two great Republicans, President George W. Bush, the leader of the global war on terror, and Sen. John McCain, US Naval Academy grad, bona fide Vietnam war hero and as candid and honest a politician that has ever lived, each representing a different opinion, but both decidedly in the Republican Party? Or, the Democrat Party where Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who voted against the Great Satan (according to Gov. Howard Dean's hero, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela), President Bush, 90% of the time but who is no longer welcomed because he didn't agree with every opinion of the extremists that dominate the Democrat Party?
The Big Tent is the Republican Party; it simply cannot be questioned. (End of letter.)
I submitted this letter to the Boston Globe prior to President Bush and Sen. John McCain agreeing on language that would govern the interrogation of terrorists. I thought the underlying theme, just how huge the Big Tent of the GOP is, was reason enough to share the letter here.
Editor,
Mr. Rick Klein had it exactly right when he wrote, " . . . the fight (over the rules of interrogating terrorists) among Republicans has . . . highlighted deep differences inside the party. Democrats have largely stayed out of the fight, aligning themselves with McCain's proposal but otherwise delighting in the GOP's internal turmoil (Possible pact on terror legislation arises, September 20, A2)."
As a loyal Republican, I think "deep differences" on major, non-party-alignment, issues should be celebrated. Tolerating different opinions is the sign of a vibrant, robust Party.
I ask, of which party would you rather be a member? The Republican Party where you can have two great Republicans, President George W. Bush, the leader of the global war on terror, and Sen. John McCain, US Naval Academy grad, bona fide Vietnam war hero and as candid and honest a politician that has ever lived, each representing a different opinion, but both decidedly in the Republican Party? Or, the Democrat Party where Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who voted against the Great Satan (according to Gov. Howard Dean's hero, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela), President Bush, 90% of the time but who is no longer welcomed because he didn't agree with every opinion of the extremists that dominate the Democrat Party?
The Big Tent is the Republican Party; it simply cannot be questioned. (End of letter.)
posted by Zack at 7:50 AM
4 Comments:
once again, excellent points and observations...
what, no comment on Bill Clinton's
freakout on Fox News Sunday?
newsjunkie, my post today and your comment here passed in some wires.
newsjunkie, in my rush to address your question, I missed the opportunity to ask what you think. So, what do you think? Is the GOP the Big Tent? Was Clinton out of control? Do politicians impose their views? Don't go back and comment where I posted on these issues, but just please be prepared with your opinion the next time you visit this space. I want to know what you think. That's the other part of my blog; I run into so many people here in Massachusetts that don't think for themselves. They read the Boston Globe and parrot what they read. It's just too much fun when I engage such a person in a conversation.
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