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went Democrat . Many Republican staffers feel that Romney was a drag on the Republican Party . That is not true , if anything the party was a drag on Romney . In the election Romney received more votes than the following Republican Senatorial Candidates : He did better than Connie Mack of Florida , George Allen in Virginia , Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin , Denny Rehberg in Montana , Jeff Flake in Arizona , Pete Hoekstra in Michigan , Deb Fischer in Nebraska , Rick Berg in North Dakota , Josh Mandel in Ohio , Todd Akin in Missouri , Richard Murdock in Indiana , and Ted Cruz in Texas . The question to ask is , where was the Republican Party ? There are two Republicans within the leadership that share some element of blame for 2012 . First is General of the Army , past National Security Advisor , and past Secretary of State ; Colin Powell . Secretary Powell is definitely in position to know about the fragile state of our national economy , the corrupt and miserable lowering of our diplomacy in the Muslim world , and the disgraceful neglect of the military over the past four years . Yet Secretary Powell openly campaigned for President Obama in 2008 and again in 2012 . Additionally there was Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey who showered President Obama with wet kisses and adulation just days before the election . With such ignominious leadership , we can hardly afford our enemies . Shame on one of my past heroes , and the fat boy too . These two stalwart leaders were not the only idiots within the Republican Party . During Tampa ’ s National Convention Roll Call of delegates won by individual candidates , state
by state , Ron Paul ’ s name was never even mentioned . What a petty and foolish maneuver . I am under the impression that Paul won Iowa , New Hampshire , and most likely Hawaii too . It doesn ’ t matter . What does matter is that we are people of integrity and we will go through life promoting gentlemanly qualities throughout life ’ s commerce . By all that is correct , Ron Paul should have been given his 15 minutes at the podium and HIS delegate count duly acknowledged . I personally know of three people that withheld their vote from Romney due to the ugly treatment given to Ron Paul at the Republican National Convention . Bad manners . I ’ ve grown accustomed to being on the wrong side of “ the media .” Not since the days of President Eisenhower has the media given any quarter to a Republican President or candidate . I had no idea of the extent of power a corrupted media could and did apply . Brit Hume , Fox News Director stated that in his lifetime he had never seen a political machine as potent and persuasive as the Obama machine . This organization has managed to get inside people ’ s lives in a myriad of ways that were never before considered . It is our standard to abide by the rule of law and a code of ethics in all undertakings . This doesn ’ t seem to apply to Obama ’ s people . Their work ethic is that there is no boundary that cannot be invaded and massaged . We have all heard stories of the misconduct and fraud that occurred in and about the many polling stations on December 6th . It seemed to have been particularly bad in Florida , Virginia , Pennsylvania , Ohio and Wisconsin ( all battle ground states ). The governor of each state has the responsibility to ensure the integrity of each ballot cast . We are constantly enraged about the treatment given various Amendments in the Constitution . But if the time ever comes when there is widespread doubt about the truthfulness of one ’ s vote , we will have gone way beyond the slippery slope of return . Imagine this . With the exception of Hawaii , every state that President Obama won DID NOT require a photo ID . However , just because we are in a legal , financial , moral , and spiritual mess , don ’ t quit now . Our participation in the governing process is needed now more than ever .
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