Paying it Forward on the Campaign Trail

Morton Blackwell says "A well run movement takes care of it's own." In the spirit of that maxim, it's very nice to see that George Allen is trying to help his former staffers find jobs. Kudos to him for looking out for them. I hope he is working the phones for them, too. If you are a candidate or a campaign manager, it's important to remember your team ... even after the race ends.

My good freind John Gizzi recently wrote an excellent column about his belief that conservatives are less likely to help their conservative friends find a job. His column opens up with the observation that, "Democrats get people jobs. Republicans take people's resumes."

John argues persuasively that this is one of the reasons that Democrat causes never die.

He also proves the point that: "Strong political movements succeed, in the words of Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner, 'not by subtraction and division but by addition and multiplication'."