Hilarious, In Name Only

Silly me, for all these years I have found it distressing that DuPage County was exclusively governed and represented by Republicans, whose views and voting records didn't represent mine. And to my awareness, most elected Republicans followed the George Bush/Karl Rove rulebook pretty lockstep.

But in my time in DuPage, I came to know a good number of decent, nice, everyday people who happened to be Republicans.

But it turns out I was wrong. They weren't good people, they were merely bad Republicans. At least according to a far-right winger named David John Diersen, who runs a website called GOP Illinois (http://www.gopillinois.com/). Seemingly, based on his response to OTDB Chair Bob Peickert's recent letter (published on this blog a few days ago) regarding State Senator Dan Cronin, in order to be a good Republican, you must be a gun-toting, anti-abortion, selfish, bigoted homophobe.

Well, to all you "Republicans In Name Only" to which Mr. Diersen so endearingly refers, I have but one thing to say: Welcome. We'd love to have you join us in helping to turn DuPage blue.

Since there is no good way to link to Diersen's post, I have provided it below. You might want to swallow your donut before you start reading.

-- Seth

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GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Diersen responds to Operation Turn DuPage Blue Chairman Bob Peickert

by David John Diersen

Operation Turn DuPage Blue Chairman Bob Peickert fails to acknowledge that "ONE PARTY" rule by Republicans in DuPage County has brought far greater prosperity and far greater safety than "ONE PARTY" rule by Democrats has brought in Cook County or anywhere else for that matter.

Peickert fails to acknowledge that many of DuPage County's most serious problems are caused by its elected officials and Republican party leaders who claim to be Republican, but who reject most if not all the Republican platform and who are in reality, Democrats. These RINOs blame all problems on conservatives and by their words and/or by their actions, they promote dependency on government, illegal immigration, abortion, homosexual activity, erosion of Second Amendment rights, etc. They demand blind loyalty to themselves and continue to argue that Scott Fawell and George Ryan are completely innocent and that conservatives have caused, are causing, and will continue to cause all problems.

Many of DuPage County's most serious problems are caused by RINOs who want to build patronage armies by promoting programs that attract people to the county who have serious health and/or financial problems and who lack education and/or job skills. Supporting the people who they attract, people who need/demand costly government services and who tragically, are far more likely to commit crime, is costing all DuPage County governmental entities more and more each year. In the past, people (like Dave and Karen Diersen who did not move to DuPage until 1978) did not move to DuPage until they could afford to live in DuPage. But now, people who could easily afford to live in other areas with a lower cost of living move here because they are attracted by thousands of extremely generous welfare programs - all promoted by Democrats and RINOs. A major reason why the cost of living is high in DuPage is the high taxes needed to support recent arrivals who have serious health and/or financial problems and who lack education and/or job skills.

Outrageously, some RINOs spend most if not all their time badmouthing real Republicans - outrageously, the more planks in the Republican platform that you support, the harder that you work to elect candidates who will advance the Republican platform, the harder they work to demonize you. Outrageously, some RINOs spend all of their time badmouthing me, badmouthing the GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I send out every morning, denigrating my credentials and accomplishments, trumpeting my weaknesses, ascribing evil motive and bad judgment to everything I do, and arguing that I never was, I am not now, nor I ever will be a member of the news media or a conservative leader. People who want to improve DuPage County should elect precinct committeemen, municipal officials, township officials, county officials, state officials, and federal officials who really are Republicans, not Democrats or RINOs. Republican Precinct Committeemen should elect party leaders who really are Republicans, not Democrats or RINOs.