One of the topics likely to take center stage this summer is going to be the crowd that will seek to get the Republican Party nomination to take on Barrack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. I have no doubt that there will be a crowd as many sense Obama’s weakness and a country tired of the poor economy, big government spending, and Washington in general.
Recent events have highlighted the need for the Republican Party to take a closer look at what they stand for. Perhaps the most prominent example took place in New York State’s 23rd congressional district. Republican John McHugh resigned the seat to become Obama’s Secretary of the Army leading to a runoff election. The New York Republicans chose “moderate” Dede Scozzafava to run on the Republican ticket. Never one to miss the opportunity to get in front of the camera, Newt Gingrich endorsed Scozzafava with his fellow Republicans; House Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Eric Cantor, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, and Representative Kevin McCarthy, who is in charge of recruiting GOP candidates to run next year. The Republicans also reportedly spent nearly $1 million on her campaign.
