Will the real MNGOP please show up?

"The time to fix this is now. Why? Time is not our friend. The sex thing will have to play itself out. But the stain on us will remain."

I don't know where to start. So let me begin by saying this. This bombshell news story, about the (alleged) sex trafficking of minors by two inside MNGOP players, is beyond shocking. All I have to say is this - if not for the biggest military SNAFU in decades happening in Afghanistan, the largest earthquake in decades hitting Haiti, and the continuing mess on the southern border - this story would have been front and center, headline news. That being said, enough people saw this story, where it really put an indelible stain on the Republican Party of Minnesota.

It pains me to say this, so please don't get angry if this hits too close to home. This MNGOP, has been a mess for years. From years of financial mismanagement, to being confused on how to support endorsed candidates, to insular "clubbieness", to this sex trafficking issue. This party, is suppose to be the party of values. Of financial integrity. Of opportunity and growth. This is suppose to be the party of Reagan and Trump, rolled into one. Instead, we are even making the DFL look good - and as we know, THEY AIN'T GOOD!

What I think we need to do right now, is have the state executive committee gather for a few days off-site and rebuild. When I say rebuild, I mean from the ground up. Come up with MNGOP 2.0, which has good (I mean great) and accountable management, sky high values, and blue sky vision. We need to be the polar opposite of the DFL to such an extent, we will be like a magnet for the independents. We have to go from being the "F Troop", to a Delta Force. Right now, trying to fix MNGOP 1.0, is like fixing up a house which is sinking in sand. We need to build MNGOP 2.0 on very solid ground.

If Minnesota Republicans want to see who can get us to MNGOP 2.0, all they do is look in the mirror. If we don't seriously fix our party, 2022 and 2024 could be a real mess. WE NEED TO RECLAIM THE MORAL HIGH GROUND. It is really that simple. We need to be the party of good, that does good things. That offers people a good future. We need to field good candidates. And we need to have GOOD management running our new MNGOP.

That is it. That is all I have. If I stepped on some toes, I apologize. The time to fix this is now. Why? Time is not our friend. The sex thing will have to play itself out. But the stain on us will remain.