And I’m not sure what you mean at all by your second ‘graph. To whom are you referring? I’ve been a member since the formation of the Committee, and no one has EVER been expelled. Many have allowed their membership to lapse by failing to attend three consecutive meetings; a few have even resigned in various fits of pique, only to reappear when they wanted something from the GOP. But no one has ever been expelled.

And you call that “rebuttal,” “Batson”? I don’t confuse “rebuttal” with the plaintive, peurile bleatings of a fellow college alumnus embittered by the fact that he is even more of a non-entity today than he was twenty years ago.

One would have thought that you could tell the difference.

You ousted an independent candidate from the committee because he sent a fundraising letter that contained derogatory information about his Republican opponent. Did you forget…rules apply to everyone, including you?

Silly me, I thought that in situational ethics things had to be remotely comparable.

I’m further amazed to learn on this thread that a Delegate filing suit regarding legislation is equal to a party leader singling out one party member and trashing him.

What, Kopko couldn’t even get Steve Chapman to run? Oh, that’s right, Chapman “lives in Manassas” now.

You are welcome, “James”, for a rebuttal to your constant emissions in defense of Kopko, Gill, etc. which smell like they manate from the lower-terminus of your gastro-intestinal tract.

Run along now James. The DeathStar won’t build itself, you know.

As for the comments, I didn’t comment at all on Kopko’s action. I commented on the situational ethics of those attacking him.

I knew the local Democrats habitually ate their own but I didn’t realize the local Republicans were equally carnivorous. Your local chair really appears not only to lack leadership skills of any sort but also common sense.

With the D’s in disarray, we had a chance to pick up so many seats, but instead we lost the 51st, more than likely have lost the Clerk of Court, and now it looks like with the backlash of the 50-worst Convention over and done, ANY elected official associated with the Faisal campaign is in the race of his life - Ken C. is being outraised BIG TIME and Corey S? Well, I would say that he is on borrowed time as well.

Thanks for ruining the wet dream, Kopko, of Republican victories in the VA House and Senate!!! All you had to do was the right thing and now bashing a fellow-Republican ON THE PWCGOP website - inexcuseable!!! A TRUE leader would publically praise Nohe but BEHIND THE SCENES admonish him of his errors.

Having said that, I don’t even know the individuals involved. You are getting a fairly unbiased opinion here. I wouldn’t participate in either party if you paid me George Bush’s salary. However, I have been around the block a time or two and for any county committee chair to bash the party’s own candidates publically is probably the dumbest thing I have ever hear of happening. Why not just get out a nice silver platter, and carry the election over to the Democrats, on said platter?

For the record, from the phone calls I have gotten, the local Democrats hate their local party chair also and will not even say his name. You would think he was Voldemort or something. I would be taking advantage of that situation rather than devouring your own.

Nice situational ethics.”

James,

You couldn’t be more WRONG! The Party Chairman’s duty is to provide the method of nomination, and to get Republican nominees elected…PERIOD. It’s not his job to favor one candidate over another, prior to nomination, or to publically criticize the legitimate nominee, regardless of his own political views.

FURTHERMORE, the Chairman should NEVER make a decision to criticize a nominee on his own. If the committee wants to pass such a resolution, fine. That is the will of the committee, and the Chairman is only expressing the will of the committee. Looks to me that this, as in so many other cases, the power-drunk Kopko is chosing to act solo. This, along with his public outbursts during the Davis/Hurst debates, brings great discredit to the committee. Kopko should be removed.

Your bias is showing again. How can you extol Delegate Marshall for filing suit on Tuesday, then on Wednesday blast Kopko for taking Marty to task for his advocacy and support of the NVTA tax package.

As to it being “absent any apparent direction from the committee”, I guess you have forgotten about the resolution adopted on May 21. I’m no great fan of Kopko, but don’t expect me to buy into your crap if you’re not going to mention all the facts. Besides, Marty is a Republican of convenience, at least on tax issues, or do we need to revisit the issue of real property tax increases he has supported in the past or last years “compromise”.

Lastly, Mitch, given your man-crush on Marty, neither your comments nor alleged concern for the PWCGOP can be taken seriously.

Mom