A Cause for Celebration
Written by Sam on September 28th, 2007
Robert D. Novak scoops this weekend: “Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who was named general chairman of the Republican Party only nine months ago, has advised associates that he will leave the post as soon as somebody clinches the party’s presidential nomination. That probably will come after the Feb. 5 primary elections next year. When Martinez took the party post Jan. 19, it was expected he would stay on through the 2008 elections as the GOP’s principal national spokesman. Many Republicans now grumble that Martinez has been ineffective in that role, partly because he has been drowned out by the many presidential hopefuls. Kentucky lawyer Mike Duncan, who came on board with Martinez as chairman of the Republican National Committee, is expected to remain running day-to-day operations at national party headquarters for the balance of his two- year term.”
Ineffective? Try completely useless. I’m just going to be blunt here, Martinez sucks. He was placed there to be nothing more than a Bush lackey.
Now that they have a chance to fix this mistake, installing Michael Steele as the new RNC chairman would be the cure to what ails the GOP.
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This is great news. Now all we have to do is find someone to primary his sorry ass in 2010. If no one else will, and I’m still living in Florida then, I’ll do it on general principle.
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Press, thank goodness for people like you. And I’m not being sarcastic.
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I live in Florida and I can say first hand I am disgusted with the performance of Sen. Martinez. I had high hopes when I voted for him in 2004,now I wish I could take my vote back.
Jeb Bush, are you listening? Jeb for Senate 2010!