Even Republicans don't trust the WV GOP

by: Carnacki

Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 15:30:00 PM EDT

Meanwhile, the party is still struggling to get rid of debt left over from 2004 and to get the rank and file excited about its presidential preference convention on Feb. 5, a date labeled as “Super-Duper Tuesday” because of all the states holding primary elections that day.

The state party is bringing in enough money to pay daily bills and keep the machinery operating, but many of those who have donated in the past “don’t trust the party anymore,” McKinney said.

Instead, they are still angry that 2004 party Chairman Kris Warner spent party funds to help the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of his brother Monty.

“Kris ordered stuff for Monty and billed it to the party,” McKinney said.

In addition, only 20 of the 55 county GOP organizations gave money to the state party last year, he said. “All some of them have done is have a Lincoln Day dinner and get their poll workers,” he lamented.

Republicans like to talk about personal accountability, but they never hold themselves accountable when they screw up. The West Virginia Republicans made Kris Warner their chairman and Monty Warner their gubernatorial nominee. McKinney sounds as if the Warners were appointed in a vacuum. They were not. The GOP party leaders played a hand in naming Kris Warner chairman and Monty Warner their party's gubernatorial nominee.

Why should the rank and file of the GOP trust the party's leaders? They haven't exactly done anything to earn their trust.