No “gloom” here, David Yepsen!

 

Yepsen: Lift GOP gloom: Look to the future

I hear you, David Yepsen. The Iowa Brigade and Iowa Defense Alliance hears you, as well. While we would rarely agree with much of anything that you have to say, you are on target with the one paragraph shared here from your Sunday Register column.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081019/OPINION01/810190323/0/GETPUBLISHED03robots.txt

-        Get some new leaders and fresh candidates. Those who led the party into this mess aren’t the ones to lead it out. New ones will bring fresh energy, campaign skills and image to the party.

The GOP DOES need “new leaders and fresh candidates”. Since you brought the subject up here are some of our favorite names:

OPERATION TAKE BACK THE IOWA HOUSE

CHRIS HAGENOW (DISTRICT 59)

KENT SORENSON (DISTRICT 74)

ADAM VANDALL (DISTRICT 41)

RYAN RHODES (DISTRICT 45)

JAMIE JOHNSON (DISTRICT 9)

JANE JECH (DISTRICT 43)

LARRY DISNEY (DISTRICT 67)

AUSTIN LORENZEN (DISTRICT 18)

DOUG SMITH (DISTRICT 95)

STEVE SVEJDA (DISTRICT 64)

LARRY VOORHEES (DISTRICT 68)

AND

Christopher Reed, U.S. Senate Candidate

Oh, and Mr. Yepsen, Conservatives are alive and well in the Iowa GOP. As evidenced here on the Iowa Defense Alliance, we are speaking out, taking on the Democrats, party leadership, and the media. We are united in our goal to have a strong voice for issues that matter to pro-life, family values, and taxpayers who live in Iowa.

Thanks again for your interest in the Iowa GOP as evidenced in your long column of advice. We are looking to the future and we plan to be an important part of the discussion.  And one more thing: it’s not too late. We’re just getting started!