Bruce Ash - AZ National GOP Committeeman responds to some criticism of his latest radio commentary....
FRIENDS–
ON 1/15 I BEGAN A NEW RADIO OP ED PIECE CALLED “REAGAN.” I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE RESPONSE THAT HAS APPEARED IN SOME OF THE BLOGS BECAUSE IT WAS A DIFFICULT PIECE TO WRITE BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ON MY MIND FOR A WHILE. OTHERS ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO SAY THE SAME THING.
WHILE SOME OF THE REACTION IN THESE PAGES WAS NEGATIVE I FEEL IT WILL ULTIMATELY BE FOR A GOOD RESULT THAT THIS DISCUSSION TAKES PLACE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR MAIN CHALLENGES IN THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT KEEPING OUR MESSAGE RELEVANT AND CONNECTING WITH SOME VOTERS WHO DOUBT WHETHER EITHER POLITICAL PARTY CAN MAKE AMERICA’S GOVERNMENT WORK ANYMORE.
LET’S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT AMONGST ALL OF US WHETHER WE ARE POLITICAL FRIENDS OR FOES……..
I BELIEVE THE PRINCIPLES THAT RONALD REAGAN FIRST
STOOD ON EVEN BEFORE HE RAN FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA ARE JUST AS RELEVANT
TODAY AS WHEN HE FIRST SPOKE THOSE STIRRING WORDS IN 1964 FOR BARRY GOLDWATER IN
HIS LANDMARK TV ADDRESS.
READ GOLDWATER’S” CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE” AGAIN AND YOU’LL SEE THAT REAGAN AND OUR OUR FAVORITE SON WERE POLITICAL SOULMATES. THESE ARE THE SAME PRINCIPLES I THINK SO MANY OF US FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT NEARLY 50 YEARS LATER. WHO DOESN’T BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPTS OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, LOWER TAXES AND REGULATION,A STRONG ECONOMY , A STRONG AMERICA IN THE WORLD AND THE SANCTITY OF LIFE ? AMERICA IS A BETTER PLACE WHEN WE STICK TO OUR PRINCIPLES.
THE PREMISE OF MY RADIO EDITORIAL WAS NOT TO
DISMISS EITHER THE REAGAN REVOLUTION OR THE MAN HIMSELF.
RONALD REAGAN TOLD US THAT AMERICA’S BEST DAYS WERE IN FRONT OF HER AND THAT OUR COUNTRY ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD.THAT MESSAGE WAS IN STARK CONTRAST FROM THE MALAISE OF JIMMY CARTER AND WE BELIEVED HIM. THIS ELECTION OF 2008 IS 28 YEARS FROM WHEN RONALD REAGAN FIRST TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE.WHILE THE TIMES OF RONALD REAGAN HAVE LONG PASSED OUR NEXT REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT WHO TAKES OFICE IN 2009 WILL SUCCEED IF HE HAS CONVEYED A NEW MESSAGE OF OPTIMISM TO THE VOTERS.
MANY IN OUR PARTY ARE COMMITTED TO RE BRAND OUR IMAGE, OUR PARTY AND OUR MESSAGE TO REACH A WHOLE NEW ELECTORATE WITHOUT SACRIFICING WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL LIKELY NAME 1-3 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. WE MUST FACE AND SOLVE ISSUES SUCH AS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, BORDER SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM , TAX REFORM AND MANY OTHERS.
DO ANY OF US WANT TO SEE HOW A DEMOCRAT ADMINISTRATION WOULD HANDLE ANY OF THESE TASKS? I CANNOT IMAGINE THE DAMGE TO OUR COUNTRY FOR DECADES TO COME WHICH WOULD RESULT IF WE ARE NOT VICTORIOUS.
I BELIEVE WHAT I SAID IN MY EDITORIAL WAS IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS.THAT IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING TODAY. PERHAPS I COULD HAVE ARTICULATED MY WORDS TO PLEASE MY LISTENERS BUT THE MESSAGE WE SHOULD ALL HEED IS STILL THE SAME.
THE GOP MUST UTILIZE OUR CORE BELIEFS TO FIT THE
CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND CREATE A MESSAGE THAT GIVES CONFIDENCE IN
AMERICA’S FUTURE. WE ARE THE PARTY OF CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND COMPETENCE
.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT SAME “SHINING CITY ON THE HILL” WHICH BOTH RONALD REAGAN AND JOHN WINTHROPE BOTH SPOKE ABOUT .
AS YOUR GOP NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN I ALWAYS SEEK YOUR COMMENTS AND CRITICISM. IF WE ARE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE MUST ALSO BE HONEST WITH ONE ANOTHER.
OR WITHIN THESE BLOG PAGES.
BRUCE ASH
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
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