March 19, 2024

Weeds dominate Republican field

Joel Wormley

Newton

As a member of a family which, patrilineally, has been Republican since Mr. Lincoln’s time, it pains me to see that weeds are dominating the Republican presidential candidate field. Not only do the top three candidates in the polls violate Mr. Reagan’s commandment, they violate the Mosaic commandment against bearing false witness. They do, however, adhere to Mr. John Erlichman’s dictum that the appearance of the truth is more important than truth itself. Perhaps there are Republicans who wish to reprise the Nixon Era but this old peasant is not one of them.

If the Republican Party wished to defeat Mrs. Clinton, they should convinced Mr. Sanders (an Independent) to run as a Republican, not as a Democrat. Since that is no longer an option, I recommend that the Republican Party of Jasper County select Mr. Herb Scott as their candidate. Mr. Scott is well known among Jasper County Republicans (and many non-Republicans, as well) as a gentleman and a scholar with more common sense, more common decency, and more concern for his fellow citizens in one little finger than the three top poll cats combined have in their entire beings.

Mr. Scott might chose to not compete for the US presidency if nominated or might not win if he did compete, but the nomination of a good, respected, and selfless individual would, at least, make the point that the party of Abraham Lincoln is not to be a refuge for carpet-bagger ego-maniacs.