So Why Is Walt Minnick a Democrat?
Congressman Walt Minnick and his allies in the state’s press corps have done such an admirable job of portraying Minnick as a “conservative maverick”, it may be well to explore the question left begging: If Minnick is so conservative, so at odds with the leadership of his party – then why is he a Democrat?
It is probably fair to say that his years in the private sector and intellectual integrity have made him fairly immune to the anti-capitalist agenda which apparently drive Democrat leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. As a person who has managed successful companies in the private sector, Minnick has enjoyed firsthand the fruits of private property and individual initiative. In the first weeks of his term, Minnick’s voting record suggests that he does not share Obama’s obsession with eliminating the private sector as a major component of America’s economic future.
If one uses Congressman Mike Simpson’s voting record as a standard by which to judge “fiscal conservative”, then Minnick seems so far to meet that standard. So presumably, Minnick is a Democrat despite his disagreement with its position on fundamental economic matters.
And, we are informed by reliable sources, Minnick has been very aggressive in courting the gun lobby and Idaho gun owners. It is even possible that he will secure the endorsement of the NRA as that national organization seeks for Democrat support in the days of “Storm Obama”. So it can’t be gun control which inspires Minnick to tie his name to the Donkey’s tail.
That brings us to the heart of the matter – or perhaps we should say, to Minnick’s heart.
Based upon all we have seen from Minnick, it is fair to say that his passion for the environment and his heart-felt belief in the Democrat’s liberal social agenda explain his otherwise odd allegiance to the national Democrat Party.
Minnick has been a generous donor to organizations like the Idaho Conservation League. In fact, we are fairly certain he served for a time on its board.
We also know that Minnick has taken money from abortion providers – the guys who actually earn a fortune whacking babies while they sleep in the womb – so his radicla abortion politics are known, only waiting to be proven by his votes in coming months. Already he has voted to grant homosexuals special legal status, in defiance of Idaho public opinion.
While some Democrats will not be happy with Minnick’s fairly sane economic philosophy, we predict they will easily forgive that transgression because of his zealous defense of abortion-on-demand and the homosexual agenda. (In a speech at Pocatello a couple weeks ago, Minnick attempted to cloak his social radicalism by saying he believed in “constitutional and civil liberties”.)
The only question facing Idaho Republicans is whether they can find a candidate able to mount a challenge built around Minnick’s dangerous threat to Idaho families and the moral foundations of our communities.
Posted at 5/06/2009 12:17:00 AM Link to this article 
2 Comments:
When the Republican party looks for a challenger for the Idaho first they should consider a person that doesn't b*tchslap every woman in Idaho that has, or has had, breast cancer. Unlike the Rep candidates take they didn't ALL have abortions first. That was the level of insult coming from their last offering. This is a learning curve. The voters of Idaho will accept a great deal of incompetence in their representatives, 53rd in legislative clout behind 49 other states DC Am.Samoa and Guam) but downright slaps in the face is a bridge too far. Something to ponder...I'm just saying. When forty year long registered republican voters cannot stomach voting for your guy it means something.
The writer is presumably referring to public comments by former Congressman Bill Sali during legislative debate in the Statehouse.
During that debate, Mr. Sali provided members of the Legislature with a wealth of scientific research into the increased risk of breast cancer associated with abortion. The writer can, perhaps, be forgiven for misunderstanding both Mr. Sali's point and the scientitic data. The state's media and various abortion groups did their best to confuse and mischaracterize the scientific research.
The point is not that all post-abortive women will get breast cancer; and it is certainly NOT the case that all breast cancer victims have an abortion history. It is simply a fact that abortion is one of several risk factors associated with breast cancer - and women have the right to know those health risks.
Given the lethal nature of this disease, we simply cannot allow "political correctness" to silence public debate of scientific research.
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