Palin is snubbed by Congressional Republicans

[muman613]

It doesn't look so good for Palin after this... I don't know why the party decided to treat Palin so badly. This is a shame. I never really liked Gingrinch, but he has grown on me...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/31/republicans-disinvite-palin-major-fundraiser/
Republicans Disinvite Palin to Major Fundraiser
Congressional Republicans Tuesday decided to ditch Sarah Palin in favor of Newt Gingrich for the critical House-Senate fundraising dinner in Washington June 8.


Sarah Palin is out and Newt Gingrich is in.

Congressional Republicans decided Tuesday to ditch the former GOP vice presidential nominee in favor of the former House speaker for the critical House-Senate fundraising dinner in June 8 in Washington. It's the marquee Republican event to raise money for GOP House and Senate candidates.

Just weeks ago, the House and Senate Republican campaign committees were giddy at securing the telegenic Palin for the dinner. But then things grew murky. At the time, the Alaska governor's office told FOX News that Palin was still considering the invitation and had not yet made a decision. Meantime, spokespersons for the committees insisted that Palin was scheduled and it was just a misunderstanding between the Alaska governor's office and Palin's political action committee, SarahPAC, that accepted the invite.

Sources familiar with the Palin snub fumed about how the governor handled this.

"She was a disaster," one Republican source told FOX News. "We had confirmation."

As for inviting Gingrich, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ken Spain said the GOP "decided to go in another direction."

"Speaker Gingrich is a leader," Spain added.

Another source familiar with the invitation indicated that the campaign committees were so incensed with Palin that they did not even bother to officially notify her that they rescinded the invitation.

Multiple efforts to reach Palin's staff in Alaska for comment were unsuccessful.

The decision to book Gingrich instead of Palin seems to be indicative of growing discontent in the party with the Alaska governor and her potential ability to lead the GOP. And it's the latest in a series of gaffes that have plagued her since the November.

Palin withdrew at the last moment from speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Washington earlier this year.

[RanterMaximus]

Gingrich is a cancer to the GOP.  If the Republicans fail with this arrogant man running the country, then all rational conservatives should boycott the party and become an island onto themselves.

[eb22]

The Republicans are going in a direction that's going to ensure a Democrat Controlled Congress in 2011 and 2012 and 8 years of Obamination.      The decision to elect Michael Steele as the head of the RNC demonstrates how far out of touch the Republican Party is with its Conservative base.        This coming after the disastrous Presidential campaign that John McCain ran.       The truth of the matter is the Republican Party needs Sarah Palin much more than Gov. Palin needs the Republican Party.     

[ag337]

The Republicans are going in a direction that's going to ensure a Democrat Controlled Congress in 2011 and 2012 and 8 years of Obamination.      The decision to elect Michael Steele as the head of the RNC demonstrates how far out of touch the Republican Party is with its Conservative base.        This coming after the disastrous Presidential campaign that John McCain ran.       The truth of the matter is the Republican Party needs Sarah Palin much more than Gov. Palin needs the Republican Party.     

I agree with you that the Republican Party needs Palin more than she needs them.
As I stated in a previous reply to an earlier thread about Palin, the Republican Party needs to get over themselves, their egos, stop behaving as spoiled children, and start flying straight putting the party on the right track in bringing back the basic Conservative beliefs and foundations that made the U.S.A. a Great Nation.

[eb22]

Very well stated,    ag337.      What you expressed is EXACTLY what the Republican Party needs to do. 

The worst part of the situation is in the U.S.,   there's no viable alternative  (  at least for the foreseeable future  ) to the Republican Party.       Regardless who the Republicans nominate against the likes of Barack Hussein Obama,   Hillary Clinton,    Joe Biden,    or any of the other horrendous candidates who emerge from the Democrat field,     I'm going to vote for the Republican.      There's a major difference though between voting for someone as the lesser of the evils compared to actively supporting a candidate  ( financially and promoting the candidate  )   because that candidate would make a positive difference for the U.S.,   Israel,  and Western Civilization.       Sarah Palin has great potential to do the latter.      On the other hand,   the vast majority of Republican Presidential and VP candidates in the last 50 + years with a chance of winning,   (   probably much longer than that  )  are the lesser of the evils.