The Centrist Republican Leadership Council

The Republican Leadership Council

Inspired by a drive to get back to the fundamentals of the Republican Party, Senator John Danforth, Lt. Governor Michael Steele, and Governor Christine Todd Whitman created the political organization the Republican Leadership Council, which advocates for the historic Republican principles of liberty, individual responsibility, and personal freedom.

RLC-PAC’s vision is a Republican Party that is unified by the basic tenets of fiscal responsibility and personal freedom, but that allows for diverse opinions on social issues by its members.

RLC-PAC members consider themselves True Conservative Republicans. Republicans who believe that our elected officials have a responsibility to their constituents to spend their money wisely. We believe that government should have a limited role in American’s personal lives. And we believe in a strong national defense.

The Republican Leadership Council PAC or RLC-PAC is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally conservative, socially inclusive Republican candidates at all levels of government. Governor Whitman also created a 527 to advance the issues that help define Real Conservative members of the Republican Party.

RLC-PAC is NOT defined by one issue. We believe, as you can see through our diverse National Board, that people who believe in the core Republican values can find common ground on social issues.

In the months and years ahead, we look forward to working with Republicans across the country to build a strong coalition of individuals who want the Republican Party to return to its traditional, fiscally conservative roots.

The Republican Leadership Council supports:

* Low taxes with balanced budgets;
* Strong national defense;
* Engaged foreign policy;
* Protection of the environment; and
* Less government interference in individual lives.

This is an agenda that the majority of Americans already support.

The responsibility of ensuring that the GOP follows the proper path lies with those Republicans who are willing to work to make it happen. Join us in reclaiming our Party and ensuring a return to the core values the Republican Party has advocated for generations.

Bravo to the formation of this Centrist GOP political organization. Hopefully this group can help offset the impact of the extremely conservative “Club for Growth” while becoming a magnet for other moderate conservatives. Perhaps the Republican Main Street Partnership and other prominent moderate Republicans will join up as well. I look forward to supporting them in promoting centrist primary candidates. If the National GOP also moves to the center I will also consider supporting their candidates in the general elections as well.

I can envision a collaboration of this new GOP group and the Democratic Leadership Council to promote the reform of elections and legislative cooperation.

This is a nice emphasis to the formation of the Bipartisan Policy Center mentioned in an earlier post today.