{"id":240,"date":"2006-12-12T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2006-12-12T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citizennetmom.com\/?p=240"},"modified":"2006-12-12T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2006-12-12T19:01:28","slug":"wanna-join-the-mafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.citizennetmom.com\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Wanna join the Mafia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this morning’s News Sentinel<\/a>, Sen. Randy McNally likens his replacement as caucus chair to the replacement of Tom Hagen as the Corleone family’s consigliere. “We need a wartime consigliere,” he said.<\/p>\n

Terry Frank<\/a>‘s closing comments on the matter exemplify precisely what’s wrong in politics today:<\/p>\n

He refused to endorse several GOP house candidates here in his own district over the years, including the most recent GOP candidate, David Massengill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If McNally says this was truly a smack-down like he seems to intimating, then here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a real lesson from the Godfather. If you turn on the family, expect to being taken for a little car ride<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I fully understand the utility of political parties, but I draw the line at mafia-like tactics to force representatives of the people to toe the party line. We elect individuals based upon their individual qualities; I vote for individuals based upon their integrity, understanding of issues, willingness to listen, and ability to work with others. I’ve voted for Randy McNally every time he’s been on the ballot, and will continue to do so.<\/p>\n

Massengill is a caricature, and one who would have done precisely as Terry Frank and the other neo-cons dictated without ever thinking about the people of his district. He looked me in the eye over coffee one afternoon and told me that “we’ve got to focus on social issues like abortion and gay marriage to grow the party,” which is precisely the opposite of my priorities in government.<\/p>\n

Government should do only what people cannot do, or do well, for themselves.<\/p>\n

The mafia operating mode is how Terry Frank destroyed the Anderson County Republican Party — no room for views other than her own, no room for candidates except those equipped with the strings of a marionette.<\/p>\n

Thanks, but no thanks.<\/p>\n

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