DRAWING
A BEAD
Keyes' Run for Senate
Richard A. Pearson
Executive
Director, ISRA
The entry of Alan Keyes, a
Republican candidate from Illinois for U.S. Senate, into the race is giving
conservatives in Illinois a chance to be represented at last. The question is
will he be shoved aside as other conservatives have been in the past, or will
the entire party support him? The mutual support between liberals and
conservatives in a party goes by several names – in the Republican Party it is
called the “big tent,” and for the Democrats I call it “one big happy family,”
but ultimately, it results in “how to screw conservatives.”
Here’s how it works in both parties: leading up to the primary elections
liberals woo the conservatives; together they raise money and they get promises
of support. It shouldn’t matter whether a conservative or liberal candidate of
either party wins the election or is slated in whatever way, the particular
political party should stick together and win the day. When the primary
approaches and a liberal wins the chance to represent the party, the liberals
continue to invite conservatives around the campfire and sing kumbayah while
holding hands; in general, they play kissey-face. Everybody is under the same
“big tent,” or part of “one big happy family.” When a liberal wins in either
party, everyone must be the epitome of unity.
Conversely, when a conservative of either party gets slated or wins the primary,
all that kumbayah stuff comes to a halt. The liberals of either party would
rather kiss a frog than embrace their conservative brother or sister. This is
what has happened to the conservative Democrat Senator Zell Miller of Georgia.
For Alan Keyes this very same thing is happening right now in Illinois –
Republican liberals, such as former Governor Jim Thompson and Representative
Beth Coulson, are both denouncing Keyes and letting him swing in the wind. They
make my point exactly. Their goal is to sell out any one with a conservative
point of view. They do it by either outright denunciation or by quietly lying
down on the job. When these things happen, conservatives, and outdoorsmen in
particular, lose.
I urge you all to support and vote for Alan Keyes. I don’t care if you are a
Democrat or a Republican, Alan Keyes is the first chance outdoorsmen have had in
40 years in Illinois. Now is your chance to vote for someone who will represent
our interests. I say, do it! Vote for Alan Keyes.
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Richard A. Pearson
Executive Director, ISRA