On Monday the "Tea Party" president, Judson Phillips and many Tea Party supporters urged Sarah Palin to take over as the chair of the debt-ridden Republican National Party.
They offered two reasons. One was her pop-star recognition and the second was her fundraising ability -- a major issue for the RNC.
What in the name of Hades were these people thinking? There was no way in hell this woman was going to take a job raising money for anyone but herself. Remember this is the woman who resigned in mid-term as the governor of Alaska to personally cash in on the fact that McCain thought she could be vice president. And "cash in" she has. What with two books she "wrote," reality show appearances, speaking engagements, dragging her daughter onto "Dancing with the Stars," she has accumulated mega bucks, making the abandoned governor's position look like chicken feed. Again, I ask, why do her Tea Party supporters think she would give up her personal quest of money for the sake of the GOP?
This is part of Sarah's response: "...the primary role of the RNC chair seems be that of fundraiser-in-chief, and there are others who would probably be much more comfortable asking people for money than I would be, and they would definitely enjoy it more." One cannot quarrel with that, she is much more comfortable and adept at amassing a personal fortune
By way of a footnote: the "Tea Party" insisted throughout the mid-term elections that they were neither Republican or Democrat. So why is it that they are now so concerned about the Republican National Committee? Me thinks the Tea Party was not telling the truth back in September and October.
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