the tea party nation president, judson phillips calling for a conservative takeover of the rnc, in part to, quote, rescue the party from those who would make this party socialist light. in an open letter to sarah palin, phillips makes his case. we need you as chairman of the rnc. you have shown in the past no hesitation to take on the establishment. you did it in alaska. if we end up with establishment control of the gop and their support for an establishment candidate in 2012, obama and the socialists will have won. phillips suggesting palin s current role as superstar would help the rnc with some of its financial woes. as the washington times reports, the rnc under the leadership of michael steele will enter the 2012 elections $20 million to $25 million in the hole. steele hasn t indicated whether or not he will run for reelection in mid-january, but he could point out that the rnc spent 75 times more on sarah palin s clothes than it did on
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