The Mother of All No-Brainers

 

The Mother of All No-Brainers

David Brooks (The Mother of All No-Brainers) writes about a normal Republican Party, and he goes on to state; "If responsible Republicans don't take control, independents will conclude that Republican fanaticism caused this default. They will conclude that Republicans are not fit to govern." Exactly right! The present crop of Republicans is bereft of responsible leadership as reflected by their titular leader's statement that" The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one term president." They are not in the Senate or the House to compromise and pass legislation. They are there to defeat President Obama's attempts to have government work for the benefit of the American people.

At other times the Republican Party stood for Civil Rights and was the first to support the Equal Rights Amendment. The 1964 Civil Rights legislation would probably not have passed if it had not been for Republican Senator Everett Dirksen. Robert Taft, Mr. Republican, stood in the Senate and denounced our internment of the Japanese – the only one to have the courage to do so at a time of national fear of invasion and hatred of the enemy. Another example of statesmanship was President Dwight Eisenhower's warning of the military- industrial complex; a warning unheeded by subsequent national leaders. These men were committed leaders of our country, not just leaders of the Republican Party. These are the kind of leaders needed to "take Control" of the Republican Party and work for the best interests of the country. Unfortunately, they're dead.

Harry E. Berndt

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Webster Groves, MO 63119

Phone: 314-962-1749

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