Twice in the same weekend, I have been accused of being "indistinguishable" from the Delaware Republican Party. Once by a commenter on my post about the Ting-Protack debate I attended last week, and once by Dana Garrett, from whom the word indistinguishable was borrowed from. Well I am not paid or endorsed by the DEGOP. I have friends in the state organization, but given that Delaware's political scene can only be so big, I do not see this as a big deal, or even that amazing. I will also refer you to the disclaimer that appears at the bottom of every page on this blog:

"All Posts Reflect the Opinions of Jokers to the Right and no one else. Copyright 2004-2006. All Rights Reserved. Not Affiliated with College Republican National Committee or the Republican National Committee and corresponding state/regional organizations."

That disclaimer has been there for well over six months, and will continue to be there. Jokers to the Right will remain "fiercely independent," "fair and balanced," and any other marketing buzzwords you want to throw in there. I have never been compensated financially for any blogging I have done. That includes Delaware2006, which was formed by conservative bloggers in Delaware to be used as an aggregator for news and our opinions of the upcoming elections, providing an "open-source" alternative to the News-Journal and other news resources. To my knowledge none of us are under the employ of the DEGOP.

I have many issues with Mr. Protack, none of which revolve around the state party's attitude towards him. He is not a conservative, first and foremost, and he is a poor candidate. He has no chance of beating Carper, and would be a sad representative for Delaware in the Senate were he able to pull a Crazy Ivan and actually win both the primary and the general election. Even if Mr. Protack does manage to win the DEGOP nomination or the primary, I will not endorse or support him. There it is.

That's my statement.

Posted by Ryan S. on Monday, April 24, 2006 at 11:47 AM | Permalink |