Chris Sununu’s anonymity and envy of Rand Paul – Washington Examiner
The Rockefeller wing of the Republican Party is alive and well in Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH). The ski resort CEO and rugby jock is the latest Trumpophobe to be the darling of the legacy media.
Sununu is the kind of guy who was born on third base and thought he hit a triple. As such, he feels that despite being a governor of a state of 1.4 million people (less than my hometown of Philadelphia), he thinks he has national influence. It is worth noting the state of Kentucky has a population three times that of New Hampshire. It is also worth noting that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has 73 times the amount of followers on X (the social media website previously called Twitter) than Sununu.
So not only does he have the hubris to believe that his endorsement of fellow Rockefeller Republican Nikki Haley matters, but he dares to say that nobody cares about what Paul says? Sununu should take a look in the mirror. If obscurity and ignominy were Olympic sports, Sununu would be a gold medalist many times over.
So what is driving Sununus fervid devotion to Haley? A fealty so great he casts aspersions at Paul on national television? Well, for one thing, Paul has been very vocal about his opposition to Haleys candidacy for president. Haleys campaign is receiving the support of many wealthy donors, including Democrats. Sununu does not seem to mind this.
A deeper dive into the differences between Pauls support for former President Donald Trump and Sununus support for Haley reveals the schism in todays Republican Party. They are the differences between the business-as-usual GOP and Trumps drain-the-swamp GOP.
Sununu represents the halcyon days when Wall Street and business lobbyists ruled the Republican Party. They are not concerned about social policy. All they want is to be free to make their profits. They are careful not to offend anybody because this might create animosity and animosity is bad for business.
For example, Sununu went against his own partys legislators and signed into law bills affirming transgenderism. He signed in June 2018 a bill prohibiting licensed practitioners from any practice that attempts to change a persons sexual orientation or gender identity or makes an effort to reduce a persons attraction toward the same gender. That same month, Sununu also opposed Republicans by signing a bill prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations against transgender people. A year later, he signed a bill prohibiting discrimination in school participation because of gender identity. Moreover, in 2019, he signed a law that expanded the definition of gender discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation.
According to a June 1, 2023, press release by Planned Parenthood New Hampshire, Sununu touted the fact that he was a pro-choice politician (even though he was not adequately pro-choice for the abortion-loving Planned Parenthood). Contrast this to Pauls unabashedly pro-life stance. Paul has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee. Ironically, Haley, like Sununu, used to be strongly pro-life but has now moderated her stance.
But the real difference between the Kentucky senator and the Sununu/Haley faction is foreign policy. Paul represents the wishes of the average person who pays the taxes that fund the wars and who provides for the lives that are lost in war.
Among Pauls reasons for opposing Haley is her praise for the United Nations and the people who run it, saying that she repeatedly praised the U.N. Secretary-General (former president of Socialist International) and declared that they think alike.' Furthermore, Haley disagreed with Trumps decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and Afghanistan and defended continued U.S. presence in both places.
While Sununu wants to pretend he has the gravitas to influence voters in favor of Haley, his background suggests otherwise. Sununu is not a serious person. His support for Haley is meaningless.
The difference between the two is quite simple. Sununu was the CEO of a ski resort. Paul founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, an organization that provides eye exams and surgeries to needy residents and their families.
Pauls pro bono patients care what he thinks and so do others. Sununus opinions do not have the same influence. Many more people care about the Kentucky senators views than those of some obscure politician from New Hampshire.
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