Randy Pullen
I have been out of touch for a few days. On my first day back at blogging, I just had point out a rather ridiculous statement sent to the media last week by Randy Pullen, chairman of the Arizona Republican Party. Pullen said he wants Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., to apology for a comment made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the politics of the Iraq war.
Quoting from Pullen’s statement on Dec. 14: “At a press conference yesterday, Democrat US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said: ‘The [Democrat] grassroots are justifiably disappointed, and I am too, that we could not do something to end this war. The assumption that I made, that the Republicans would soon see the light… They like this war.’ “
Pullen went on to say: “It’s one thing for Harry Mitchell to campaign on protecting our borders and protecting our county and then vote to weaken our national security – that’s a matter for him to discuss with the voters of Arizona’s 5th District. But when he campaigns here in Arizona, and raises money here in Arizona, with a San Francisco liberal who is willing to say or do anything – including accuse Republicans of liking war – to get their tax-and-spend, surrender-at-all-costs majority re-elected, Harry Mitchell needs to apologize for the actions of his leadership.”
I can’t believe an elected official in the Republican Party, which is supposed to support personal responsibility, wants a congressman to say he’s sorry for another person’s comments. Mitchell would be completely justified in sending a response to Pullen somewhat along the lines of this:
“I’ll be happy to apology for Nancy Pelosi’s point of view, just as soon as Randy Pullen apologizes on behalf of all Republicans for President Bush’s statements that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had thousands of weapons of mass destruction poised to use against Western interests. Also, Pullen owes it to all Arizonans to say he’s sorry for the president’s mismanagement for the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, until he finally listened to John McCain and other like-minded critics who had correctly pointed out for three years that our armed forces were not deployed correctly to stop the violent attacks of the insurgency.
In addition, Pullen needs to apology for Bush’s claims that Iran was aggressively pursuing nuclear weapons as late as October of this year, essentially hinting that Armageddon was just around the corner. Of course, Bush’s own intelligence experts told him last summer that Iran had stopped its nuclear arms program several years ago, and that same information was released to the public only earlier this month.
We know the president doesn’t intend to tell anyone he’s sorry for these mistakes that had life-and-death consequences. So Pullen can live up to his own standards and apologize for George Bush.”
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