It is written : No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
This Rubicon was crossed by one of our GOP State Committee persons this summer.
David Chung resigned his position with State Republican Party in order to devote his time to the Gubernatorial Campaign of Christian Chung.
I applaud his decision, but it saddens me in a way to take special note of someone merely doing what is the Right Thing to do.
It is my opinion that Party Officers should be strictly neutral during primaries and fiercely partisan during the ensuing election
One would hope actions such as his would be taken for granted but in recent years we have seen them more in the breach than being followed.
Indeed this very issue was part of the Question and Answer session during the election of Mr Chung's replacement.
Incidents in recent years were mentioned of State Party Officials taking part in Partisan Primary Campaigns and what is far worse going so far as to ACT AGAINST the candidate elected by Republicans during the General Election.
If find the former deplorable and the latter abominable.
We should as members of the Republican Party of Iowa INSIST that those persons elected to represent us on the County, District and State Level,
In Fact represent US, ALL of us and not their own desires.
I feel they have given up that right when they took on the responsibilities with which we have entrusted them .
If they have a compelling reason to support one particular candidate during the primary, or even on a matter of principle to oppose that person elected by Republicans, they should follow the example of Mr Chung and
RESIGN their position in the Party.
Now as to our other recent example? Those who actively work to DEFEAT a Republican Candidate during the General Election?
THEY should follow the example of Arlen Spector.
Specter Switches Parties
By Carl Hulse
If they should be unable to do so?
Maybe we should help them?
Updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 3:11 AM CDT
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