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Backlash Against Bush Apparent in RNC
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jan 27, 2009 11:18pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jan 28, 2009 11:00pm |
| Description | Many Members Seek New Chairman to Steer Party in a Different Direction
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 28, 2009; Page A05
As they begin meeting in Washington today, many members of the Republican National Committee are focusing their ire against what they considered George W. Bush's anti-conservative policies and trying to dump the man he tapped to run the GOP.
With six candidates competing for the party's helm at the winter meetings this week, some committee members are determined to remove the current RNC chairman, Mike Duncan, who is seen as a candidate of the status quo at a time when they want to sever all ties to the former president. Duncan has held the office since 2007, when he ran unopposed after Bush chose him for the post.
Duncan "has never criticized Bush when the president was wrong," said Shawn Steel, an RNC member from California. "He's the agent of the establishment, and we need a change in personnel."
In a further sign that the group wants to signal its displeasure with Bush policies, members are expected to adopt an unprecedented resolution attacking "the bloated bank bailout bill" that Bush championed and demanding that the committee "take all steps necessary to oppose bailouts of industries, individuals or governments."
The resolution also calls for strong opposition to the stimulus plan before Congress, which it labels "President-elect Obama's public-works program." |
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