Unbelievable that the more Rob McKenna campaigns for Washington State Governor, the further left his positions are. It’s almost as if he is a secret plant for the campaign of Democrat Jay Inslee.
He has claimed to disagree with homosexual marriage. Then come out against the Boy Scouts of America banning homosexuals from their leadership ranks, ignoring the huge scandal of the early 1990’s where homosexual males had molested young boys over the years.
He fought to ensure homosexual activists received the names, addresses and signatures of everyone who signed the R-71 petition opposing the so called “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law.
Early on he distanced himself from very successful Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker and has stated that Washington State public unions have nothing to fear from him, adding that he feels collective bargaining is their right, even as we in the private sector continue to tighten our belts that they are reluctant to do.
The more we hear from him, the more he sounds like a liberal Democrat, not a conservative Republican.
And now, to add to his liberal credentials, he reiterates support for abortion rights.
He told reporters for the Olympian, “I support a woman’s right to choose under the laws made by the people of this state. I think they are the right laws. I don’t think those will be affected in any way by what is happening nationally.’’ Asked if he supports the national GOP platform, he replied, “I support the laws we have in our state which provide a woman with control over reproductive decisions.’’
I may disagree with the parties’ platform on opposing abortions in the case of rape, but the truth is, very few abortions performed are the result of rape, incest or a possible deformed child. By and large, the overall majority of abortions are simply a matter of convenience.
But I do not outright reject the entire platform or even the position against abortions. Just that one segment of it.
Clearly now, Rob McKenna has come out in full liberal support of ending a human life from womb for any reason whatsoever.
McKenna gives us an excellent example of why Republicans perform so poorly in Washington State elections. The WSRP continues to front weak moderate liberal candidates in hopes of attracting Democrat votes, primarily in King County. They ignore and distance themselves from conservative voters throughout the state who are tired of holding their noses to vote for a liberal in hopes they might change or be slightly better.
Liberal Democrats will vote for Liberal Democrat candidates no matter what. They have no interest in voting for anybody with an ‘R’ behind their name.
In the meantime, conservative voters are disenfranchised, realizing they receive no representation, no matter who wins.
The Republican Party faithfuls will vote for Rob, but it should be apparent to the WSRP by now that there are not enough party faithfuls to carry the day.
With Rob McKenna seeking the liberal vote, be prepared to say congratulations to Governor-elect Inslee in November.
