Back in October, Marcy Stirman wrote a letter to the editor that ran in a Tuesday’s edition of the Alamogordo Daily News. In the letter that was entitled, ”Why I’m a Republican” and listed 16 reasons for her party affiliation.

The list ends with Stirman saying Obama is ”a Muslim socialist.” She also wrote, ”I believe war is a fact of life and we should always win.”

She also wrote in this letter that, ”I believe Muslims are our enemies.” The chairwoman of an Otero County Republican women’s group defended the letter that she sent. That didn’t sit well with the rest of the board of Republican Women of Otero County.

The head of the Republican Women of Otero County refused to resign after calling Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama a “Muslim socialist.” Otero County GOP chairwoman Sassy Tinling says that when Marcia Stirman refused to quit, the rest of the board of the Republican Women’s group gave Stirman their resignations. Tinling also says the county GOP executive committee disassociated itself from the GOP women’s group. The New Mexico Republican Party says Stirman doesn’t speak for them and her comments don’t reflect GOP values and beliefs.

I find this very heartening to hear. Marcia should step down and resign after making such dreadful comments. But it doesn’t seem she has the good grace to be ashamed.