Thoughts On the Texas GOP Convention
I am finally able to post after returning from the Texas GOP Convention. I want to write about some of the impressions I got from the Convention while they are still fresh in my mind.
The Convention delegates selected their first black Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas in Dr. Robin Armstrong. The new leader is the first African-American to serve in his position since Reconstruction. I believe Armstrong will be an effective leader having been involved in grass-roots Conservative movement for the past eight years in Galveston. This flies in the fact face of the words of DNC leader Howard Dean when he said the only blacks at a GOP Convention were the cleaning crews. Shows what he knows.
There were several speakers including John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutcheson, Rick Perry, and many Congressmen and women. I came away from the Convention with several impressions.
First, Republicans stand united against illegal immigration. John Cornyn stated that he regretted he had only one vote against that bad Senate bill. Fortunately for us, the Senator has been appointed to the Conference Committee to merge the two competing bills.
Kevin Brady (R-TX) also had some strong words for Senate Immigration Bill. ‘Yes, the House will stand united against the Senate immigration bill. And No, I don’t know what the Senate was thinking.’ Brady also had blistering words for Senator John McCain saying ‘the Senator should know when he gets in bed with Senator Ted Kennedy, he can expect more than just sleep’. (Quotes are paraphrased-based on notes)
Governor Rick Perry is very much against providing illegal immigration with social services. He also spoke against the ‘catch and release’ program the government is now conducting. The Governor stated that the national government might as well play that South West Airlines phrase: “Ding, you are free to move about the country.”
Second, the Republicans support the War in Iraq, they support the troops, and they support the GWOT. They all understood why we are in this war; we were attacked. They also understand the way to win this war is to take it to our enemies. As Kay Bailey Hutcheson said, “Never Again!” Never again will we treat terrorism as a crime, never again will we respond to terrorist attacks with a few lame missiles, never again will we do nothing to defend this country while there are those who would do us harm. This is a war in which we are ‘fighting for our children’s future.” The Senator also stated that ‘the best weapon we have against terrorism is the American soldier.’ Amen to that.
Third, the Republicans stood united against gay marriage, raising taxes and activist judges.
As expected, one thing Republicans did not do was to distance themselves from President George W. Bush. And one thing Republicans never do is to leave God out. Of course I have to wonder if Democrats have something like a Prayer Rally? Doubt it.
It was a great weekend for conservatives. All in all, I feel good about the Republicans chances of holding on to their majorities in both the Senate and the House.
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