Open letter to the Illinois Republican Central Committee
January 12, 2007
As the Illinois Republican Party Central Committee goes through a soul searching reappraisal of how its past conduct caused the multi-year election failures there is finally a movement to eject National Committeeman Bob Kjellander, otherwise referred to as "Individual K" by the U. S. Attorney.
Hopefully Kjellander's ejection is imminent; he should not be allowed to escape at his convenience. Nor should the present members of the Central Committee believe that his ejection will expiate all their sins. Willing participants or dupes, the members of the Central committee, past and present, bear the responsibility for the unethical actions that have caused the rifts in the body politic. See the attached publications from the Champion newsletter, August 2003 "The Purge of MacDougal and Fitzgerald Hangs over GOP," and January 1998 "Splitting the Republican Party from Within." Note the long ago dates of these articles -- this internecine assault was obviously improper long ago.
"Individual K" isn't going to apologize for the ejection of Gary MacDougal as Chairman and the installation of Topinka, but the dirty execution of his ire was done by the then members of the Central Committee who should apologize for the slander of MacDougal, the opposition to the reformer Senator Fitzgerald and the slander of Jack Ryan, in particular. The list could be longer, and indeed includes all Conservative Republicans who were insulted at every turn.
It is the duty of the present Central Committee members to accept the responsibility and clear the decks by making their explicit apology. Then healing can begin.
Sincerely,
Jack Roeser
As the Illinois Republican Party Central Committee goes through a soul searching reappraisal of how its past conduct caused the multi-year election failures there is finally a movement to eject National Committeeman Bob Kjellander, otherwise referred to as "Individual K" by the U. S. Attorney.
Hopefully Kjellander's ejection is imminent; he should not be allowed to escape at his convenience. Nor should the present members of the Central Committee believe that his ejection will expiate all their sins. Willing participants or dupes, the members of the Central committee, past and present, bear the responsibility for the unethical actions that have caused the rifts in the body politic. See the attached publications from the Champion newsletter, August 2003 "The Purge of MacDougal and Fitzgerald Hangs over GOP," and January 1998 "Splitting the Republican Party from Within." Note the long ago dates of these articles -- this internecine assault was obviously improper long ago.
"Individual K" isn't going to apologize for the ejection of Gary MacDougal as Chairman and the installation of Topinka, but the dirty execution of his ire was done by the then members of the Central Committee who should apologize for the slander of MacDougal, the opposition to the reformer Senator Fitzgerald and the slander of Jack Ryan, in particular. The list could be longer, and indeed includes all Conservative Republicans who were insulted at every turn.
It is the duty of the present Central Committee members to accept the responsibility and clear the decks by making their explicit apology. Then healing can begin.
Sincerely,
Jack Roeser
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