[Vision2020] Gary Schroeder dethroned

[Donovan Arnold]

Joan,

Gary and Tom cannot be in office and join the Democratic Party. In order to 
win the nomination you need the support of Democrats. Gary and Tom, because 
of their evil tactics in the last campaign, mistreatment of Democrats and 
members of MCA, would be unable to win. This would have been an option for 
them in the past, because of their voting records. However, you don't draw 
blood from Democrats and expect them to support you for their nomination two 
years later.

I for one would work very hard to stop either one from being nominated for 
any position in the Democratic Party. They have not served their time 
helping the party.

The other point is the fact that they are not Democrats, they are 
Republicans. If you actually look at the voting record of Trail, it is much 
more Republican than Democrat. Gary does vote more liberal, however, that is 
only because he knows he has to in order to keep his job. Neither one really 
believe in the Democratic Party.

I have never voted for Gary in the Primary because I am a Democrat and thus 
vote in the Democratic Primary. Nor did I vote for him in the General 
Election because  his behavior during the General Election was inappropriate 
and unbecoming of a State Senator.

Anyone that voted for Schroeder because he was Chair of the Education 
Committee voted for him for the wrong reasons in the first place. The only 
reason they gave him the Chair was so they could keep the District 6 Senate 
Seat. They don't need that seat anymore, so they are giving the chairmanship 
to another loyal conservative Republican. This doesn't mean Schroeder is not 
a Republican. It means he was balancing between voting what he and the 
Republican party believes in, and voting for what the people in Latah want. 
He failed to make that balance. I am really surprised though that the 
Republicans would be that mean to their own members. Nonetheless, that this 
how the Republican Party in Idaho operates. Schroeder made his bed, and now 
he must sleep in it. Trail, as I understand it, is leaving office in the 
next year or two.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: "Joan Opyr" <auntiestablishment at hotmail.com>
>To: "Vision2020 Moscow" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gary Schroeder dethroned
>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:42:26 -0800
>
>That is disappointing, especially as the chief reason I supported Gary 
>Schroeder (and endorsed him in the primaries) was because of his position 
>as chair of the Senate Education Committee.  I believe that Senator 
>Schroeder also heavily emphasized this fact in his campaign.  Oh well.  
>Looks like Gregg Vance won after all -- through the back door, as it were.  
>Moderate Republicans in this state might as well make the switch now to the 
>Democrat Party.
>
>What do you say, Gary, Tom?  Despite your compromises, your ridiculous 
>battle with the MCA, and a dirty, nasty, uncivil campaign that was unworthy 
>of either of you, you have been kicked in the teeth by the statewide party. 
>  Why not join with us, the moderate, reasonable citizens of Latah County, 
>your real constituents?  As far as I can see, you have nothing to lose and 
>your dignity to regain.
>
>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill London
>Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:26 AM
>To: vision2020 at whale2.fsr.net
>Subject: [Vision2020] Gary Schroeder dethroned
>
>     According to the Lewiston Tribune this morning, the Idaho Republicans 
>fired Gary Schroeder.  He no longer is the chair of the Senate Education 
>Committee.  He is now chairing some committee that deals with safer 
>subjects, like fish and game fees.
>     Schroeder had been a hassle and a pain to the Republicans for a while, 
>with his concerns for public education.  He has been replaced with a much 
>better team player who will not complain about charter schools sucking the 
>K-12 system dry.
>     Even ignoring the weirdness of the Republican dictatorial politics in 
>this situation, this latest effort at cleansing the Republicans of anyone 
>vaguely moderate brings to my mind the campaign rhetoric from the last 
>season.
>     The Republican candidates kept pounding out that mantra: Republicans 
>can better protect public education in Idaho because they have a place at 
>the table with the dominant party.
>     Maybe not so.  Schroeder just lost his big place at the table.  Trail 
>never had one.  These guys are already marginalized and they keep getting 
>bumped into a smaller and smaller margin.
>     Explain it to me again....how does any voter support public education 
>and the UI by voting Republican?
>BL
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