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November 24, 2006
Last night, my friend Dr. James Dobson appeared on Larry King Live and explained how, from his perspective, the Republican leadership blew it in 2006.
But he didn’t stop there. As reported in a story at NewsMax.com, Dobson also addresses the allegations of former White House aide David Kuo, who claims in his recent book Tempting Faith that President Bush and his aides used and abused the Christian Right. “The man doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” Dobson says, explaining why and setting things straight.
Even so, as the headline implies, this is not to say that Dobson is happy with things as they are. He particularly singles out former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (now Chairman of FreedomWorks), who has recently raised ire by calling Dobson and his followers “thugs”. “Dick Armey is an economic conservative, he’s is not a social conservative. He doesn’t like to talk about marriage and about the unborn child, the sanctity of life and things like that. He wants to talk about smaller government. We believe in smaller government, too. We’re economic conservatives, too, but we’re also social conservatives, and he’s not.”
In short, Armey likes the benefits of social conservatives’ presence, but doesn’t want to have to count them an equal part of the overall conservative coalition. This is idiotic (all the more so out of such a brilliant man): without social conservatives a Republican majority would be impossible, and indeed, this year that fact became all too clear yet again, as millions of social conservatives who voted in 2000, 2002 and 2004 stayed home. It is even more short-sighted still considering that the vast majority of Evangelicals are not merely social conservatives but economic, defense and gun-rights conservatives as well.
Jim Dobson, even in his apolitical days, has done more for conservatism than a thousand David Kuos or Dick Armeys. His points are dead-on, and illustrate one of our key reasons for being: America needs a new, better conservative movement, and a renewed, reinvigorated Republican Party. Evangelical Christians are absolutely essential to that. They can make a difference, but a positive one only if they show up. And if they’re smart when they show up, they can run the table, to their own and all their allies’ benefit.
We mean to make it happen.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.