Op Ed submitted by a member

Alas, the once proud Mercer GOP fighting ship has now been run aground by a moronic fool, lesser known as “Captain Calamity”. Immediately upon assuming the helm, the proven course on the charts was purposely ignored. Foul orders were given to plow full steam ahead for the shallows.

Calamity ran roughshod over the proven fine traditions of working closely in unison with locally knowledgeable municipal organizations for the common goal of success. Instead of building up a well-trained ship ready for action; Calamity's petty personal hatreds fomented fervent descension and disorganization caused the willful sinking thereof. In the Military, the swift justice for such violations would result in a General Court Martial.