a mop editorial . . .
Earlier this month, in Alaska, the Tea Party backed candidate Joe Miller defeated sitting Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski in an open primary election.
At this time Republicans should be devoting 100% of their resources to defeating their Democrat opponents; but instead the Miller campaign has been disrupted by Murkowski, who announced plans to run as a write-in candidate.
Senate Republicans have in essence backed the renegade Murkowski campaign by failing to strip Murkowski of her post as the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, a move that would have sent a clear message -- the Republican party does not tolerate traitors.
My question, therefore, to the Republican National Committee and Congressional Republicans (particulary in the Senate) is quote simple. If you won't back Republican candidates 100%, why should I?
What the hell do you stand for, if you won't support the products of your own internal primary processes, and if you continue to give support to party traitors such as Ms. Murkowski?
-MOP-
