Here is a recent interview with congressman Paul Ryan reflecting on the Rush/Michael Steele controversy and the importance of reform (Ala 1994) and ideas.
REINVENTING THE GOP
Paul Ryan: Let The Idea People Lead
Mar 7, 2009
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Paul is right in that we should ignore things that - well frankly, empower the left and have no constructive outcome. David Frum had wrote a column that was just as thoughtless as it was thoughtful where he compared Rush to Jesse Jackson. I don't always like Rush's tone myself but comparing Jackson to Rush is like comparing apples to oranges.
Rush certainly has had problems with his weight, with prescription drugs and with marriage but he has never, ever exploited his position as a de facto leader within the GOP to shake down businesses on behalf of conservatives as Jackson has for the left (especially himself). Every penny Rush has made has been through normal means such as book sales, fan paraphernalia, commercial sponsors for his program, etc. Things Jackson hasn't succeeded in at all. You can disagree with Rush over style or tone (as I certainly do often) or on finer points of policy but while Frum made excellent observations about all that is wrong about Rush, he did so in a magazine that is habitually unfriendly to Republicans and other conservatives (Duh!) while congressman Ryan chose the better part of valor, like a typical midwesterner and is politely ignoring it (remember Ronald Reagan's 11th commendment?) and focusing on solutions instead.
Thanks for showing leadership Paul. Ideas matter more than bombast and spin.
TTFN,
Jim
Rush certainly has had problems with his weight, with prescription drugs and with marriage but he has never, ever exploited his position as a de facto leader within the GOP to shake down businesses on behalf of conservatives as Jackson has for the left (especially himself). Every penny Rush has made has been through normal means such as book sales, fan paraphernalia, commercial sponsors for his program, etc. Things Jackson hasn't succeeded in at all. You can disagree with Rush over style or tone (as I certainly do often) or on finer points of policy but while Frum made excellent observations about all that is wrong about Rush, he did so in a magazine that is habitually unfriendly to Republicans and other conservatives (Duh!) while congressman Ryan chose the better part of valor, like a typical midwesterner and is politely ignoring it (remember Ronald Reagan's 11th commendment?) and focusing on solutions instead.
Thanks for showing leadership Paul. Ideas matter more than bombast and spin.
TTFN,
Jim
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