Commenting on Karl Rove’s decision to use his Crossroads
organization to weed out those candidates (mostly from the teaparty) who are
not experienced in the ways of politics, Ben Shapiro of Townhall, complains about
this, asserting that Rove is no
conservative and wondering why Crossroads did not set out to train and
condition conservative representatives instead of working to exclude them from
the process.
Why didn't Rove and company tell the Times that they were
interested in training conservative candidates in media fluency? Why didn't
they approach the Tea Party instead, and offer their get-out-the-vote services
and electoral strategies?
Because, at root, there is a clash at the heart of today's
Republican Party. The Tea Party wants to change tactics. The establishment
wants to discard principle.
The question is whether this will be the party of Ronald
Reagan or the party of George W. Bush. The establishment opposed Ronald Reagan
in 1980; they backed George H.W. Bush, convinced that Reagan was too extreme,
not quick enough on his feet, no match for the more intellectual Jimmy Carter.
Thank God they lost. (go to Townhall.com for the full article).
