It is interesting to watch from the sidelines. We have serious issues in our community. Some argue that we shouldnโt air our dirty laundry, and normally, I would fully agree. But because this is such a small community, one in which most people are already aware of the issues and the โdirty laundry,โ itโs impossible to escape it. So, is it better to hide it or confront it? Itโs far better to face it openly, especially when it requires the community to help with the very issues we face. We need to work together to correct the wrongs.
We must first look at the past, what happened a year ago, in November 2024. A strong slate of Republican candidates swept the local elections and won every race in our community. It was wonderful. There was real hope for conservatives. We fought hard to get this slate elected, believing things would change for the better. Many people dedicated time and effort to make that happen. But one year later, look at where we are.
We now have ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐โall while the public has grown increasingly aware of the bias within the council. Everything that has happened since last November shows troubling signs of corruption. This is simply unacceptable. If someone cannot see this as a problem, there may be no convincing them otherwise.
Some may dismiss this as another โSoros attackโ meant to turn our county blue – or one could recognize it for what it truly is: ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐. We must treat this as a lesson. Every single candidate must be thoroughly vetted and honestly evaluated by each PCP before being endorsed then paraded out in front of the community.
Even well-respected conservatives and former commissioner ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ have raised concerns about the very issues facing our commissioners. Are we now going to throw yet another well respected conservative under the conservative bus to protect a corrupt agenda? At what point do we stop and admit: ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉโnot only for our party, but for our community.
It is not just about getting elected. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. That begins with proper vetting of candidatesโsomething sorely lacking in the previous party administration.
The hypocrisy in all this is astounding. Certain party members are defending the commissioners in their recall, even though one of the allegations is that they โ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ.โ
These same people now criticize PCPs who have resigned, claiming they โwalked away from the people they represent.โ How can they say that while defending commissioners who gave away their own elected authority? The loudest voice among them is a PCP who was never elected – but appointed. ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
When a political partyโs goal is to elect honest conservatives, but it becomes so consumed by internal attacks that it can no longer function, it fails in its most important purpose. If these attacks continue and no change is made, the party remains hostage to its own dysfunction.
This is the very reason why many of us have resigned, we could no longer function as a party nor could we change it within. Itโs time for the community to hold this party accountable and demand real change from withinโbecause there is no viable future without it. This is why many of us have resigned as PCPโs and now work with United Conservatives to help educate the community on issues and candidates while promoting honesty and integrity within our conservative values.
