I can now speak my mind…

I’m sure the great success of the Republican Party last November was due in part to the energy and the outreach efforts of Chairman Robert Graham.

I’m also convinced that the reason that Republicans from Arizona are turning away from the party and becoming Independent is because they are sick of the unhealthy, rude, vindictive and unprofessional behavior of a segment of the party.

I have just stepped down from the program chair of the Fountain Hills Republican Club. Some people have vocally stayed away because we had “become too liberal.”

I declare that is bunk and a ridiculous fallacy. All that a reasonable individual needs to do is to check back over the last two years and examine the diversity of our presenters.

This segment of the Republican Party that I refer to has much in common with the Democratic Party. The Democratic definition of compromise is to do it their way. This segment of the Republican Party is that if you don’t agree 100 percent with their views you are a RINO.

The party that I joined when I proudly became a naturalized citizen was the party of less government. Many of those (I say many and not all) who wear their supposed Christian values on their sleeve are some of the most un-Christian people I have ever met. My relationship with God is none of your business.

If they wish to call me a RINO behind my back that is their mistake, but I will term them HYPO (hypocrite) to their face.

I am still the optimist and I will continue to focus on working to elect Republicans, even though I may not agree with every decision they make. I hope that the silent majority of Republican Party and those Republican Independents will do likewise.