Sunday, April 10, 2005
GOP Chair Fears Primary
Any Democrat will tell you that a true primary contest is a sign of party health.
Apparently, that's not so on the Republican side. In another quote from today's Houston Chronicle, the Texas GOP Chair expressed her distaste for primary competition.
"'The primary mission of the Republican Party of Texas is to elect to office those who hold conservative principles and will govern accordingly,' said state GOP Chairwoman Tina Benkiser, of Houston. 'I urge every Republican seeking office to put aside their personal agendas and do what is best for the party, the Republican family and its mission.'"
That's no surprise for a party whose artitect, Horace Greely, was a newspaperman with Karl Marx as his European correspondent.
Apparently, that's not so on the Republican side. In another quote from today's Houston Chronicle, the Texas GOP Chair expressed her distaste for primary competition.
"'The primary mission of the Republican Party of Texas is to elect to office those who hold conservative principles and will govern accordingly,' said state GOP Chairwoman Tina Benkiser, of Houston. 'I urge every Republican seeking office to put aside their personal agendas and do what is best for the party, the Republican family and its mission.'"
That's no surprise for a party whose artitect, Horace Greely, was a newspaperman with Karl Marx as his European correspondent.
