Honor or dishonor – that is the question!

(This is long but well worth the read- Admin)    Excerpt : This is a pivotal moment for the Republican Party and it leaders. Will they show leadership and return to their founding principles or will they ignore the voters one time too many, and see our state and nation continue its slide into complete socialistic control.  I am begging you to change your endorsement and give your support to Debra Medina. Together, we can all win!

When is it honorable to go back on your word? The immediate response is, “never.” However, I have been giving this question some serious thought recently. Sometimes we make a promise or pledge before we know all the facts, or what if the facts change over time, so that keeping our original promise, would actually work against our original intent?

Some examples: The young man asks the girl of his dreams to be his wife. Later he learns she has been unfaithful even during their courtship and has repeatedly lied to him about the fact. Should he feel honor bound to marry her anyway? I think most would say “No.”

Suppose one’s best friend asked for a loan to cover unexpected medical bills for his sick daughter and you promised to make such a loan on your next payday. Before payday, you discover the loan is not for medical bills, but for gambling debts. Are you honor bound to make the loan anyway? Again the proper answer seems to be, “No.”

Finally the football coach, after reviewing the films of the opposing team, plans a defensive strategy and promises certain players they will play in the next game. On game day, the other team lines up in an unexpected offense. Does the coach stick to the original strategy or does he make “adjustments.” Certainly he makes adjustments, even though some players may not get to play.

Certainly we all make “adjustments” or go back on our word, as we gain better understanding of the situation or gain more information. To continue doing something that would be detrimental to ourselves and to others would be considered foolish or even “dishonorable!”

Now lets apply this to the current political situation. Some people decided to run for governor on the Democratic ballot. Certainly they had supporters who believed in them and had promised their support. Yet recently when Bill White entered the race, was it dishonorable for some of their early supporters to indicated they would now be supporting White? Or was it dishonorable to their supporters for some of the candidates to withdraw from the race? Likewise, an announced candidate on the Republican ballot for governor withdrew from the race and pledged his support to Debra Medina, a candidate who he felt had a better chance of winning. Should this be considered dishonorable.? Not at all. If you truly want to win in politics, just as in football, sometimes you have to make “adjustments”

Now perhaps it would be the honorable thing to do for some of the conservative groups and individuals to reconsider their support for Hutchison and Perry. These candidates wisely went out seeking endorsements early and when many of these people made their pledges, it was based on the belief that these two would be the only viable names on the Republican ballot. Some people have even admitted that they were not necessarily happy with the candidate they are supporting, but they would have to vote for “the lesser of two evils” once again.

This year with the formation of the grass roots tea parties and the 9-12 events a strong anti-incumbent movement is sweeping the country, as well as Texas. These independent Texans even drafted their own candidate to represent their views and values. However, the media nor the Republican Party leaders has taken this candidate seriously. Most believed the next governor of Texas would be chosen in the Republican primary between Perry  and Hutchison, because the Democratic field appeared so weak.

Then a couple of weeks ago, Bill White entered the race and the political landscape changed. Bill White, as a popular Houston mayor, was term limited out of office. Since the office of mayor is not readily viewed as a partisan position, he immediately gains much anti-incumbent support against either Perry or Hutchison, each having held partisan offices for years! With his entering the race, two likely opponents have withdrawn from the race, helping to unify the Texas Democratic Party, while the two so called top contenders in the Republican party are engaged in a contest of who can run the most negative TV commercial. Also many Democrats are energized and their leaders “smell blood in the water” at the chance to run against either Perry or Hutchison. They believe they have an advantage, even in a so called “red” state because of the influence from the national party and from the influence of the Obama administration.

Supporters of Perry or Hutchison can hardly be described as energized. Sadly the negative commercials they are running against each other are largely true and their supporters are having to over look their shortcoming or try to make excuses. This is hardly a strategy by which elections are won.

Therefore is it time for Perry and Hutchison to rethink their positions and for their supporters to reconsider their endorsements? Perry could acknowledge that he understands the anti-incumbent mood of the voters and he would withdraw for the good of the party. He could use this action to show his appreciation to the voters for allowing him to serve as the longest seated governor of Texas. Hutchison could withdraw acknowledging that she has grasp the desire of the voters for her to finish her term in Washington and fight for the conservative principles of the Party there. This would allow the party to unite behind Debra Medina. With the support of the Republican Party, her ability to snatch the anti-incumbent and Independent voters from Bill White, the fact that many Democrats support her positions on abolishing property taxes, protecting gun rights and defending Texas and Texans from the intrusive arm of the Federal government, and some even view her Hispanic last name as favorably , these benefits would allow the Republicans to win “big time” in 2010 and lay the ground work for an even bigger win in 2012.

There is no doubt that a lot of the supporters of Perry and Hutchison had no idea that Bill White would the on the Democratic ballot for Governor. Likewise they had no idea that there would be a viable third candidate on the Republican ballot. So with the current information, would it be dishonorable for them to change their endorsements? Or would it be even more dishonorable to hand over the great state of Texas to more of the socialistic schemes like those we see coming out of Washington every day? This is the decision every Hutchison and Perry committed supporter must make. The future of our children and grandchildren, the future of Texas and perhaps our nation will depend upon their decision.

This is a pivotal moment for the Republican Party and it leaders. Will they show leadership and return to their founding principles or will they ignore the voters one time too many, and see our state and nation continue its slide into complete socialistic control.  I am begging you to change your endorsement and give your support to Debra Medina. Together, we can all win!

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