Michigan GOP Fired Up!
Everywhere I go, everyone I talk to…it’s all about November 2nd as we look to help turn Michigan around. A new Governor with a Republican backed legislature will insure fiscal sanity returns to Lansing.
And across Michigan, our activists, volunteers and candidates are taking our message to the voters!
Stay focused, help your local candidates, let your neighbors know…help is on the way!
Oakland County Precinct Delegate Training
I was please to join a great group of new and “old” precinct delegates from Oakland county as they prepare for this falls elections. Training is taking place statewide as Michigan Republicans get ready for one of the most important elections in our lifetime.
Get involved…help make a difference!
The Rout of Obamanomics:
The results of “Reaganomics v. Obamanomics”
“The Obama economic team ignored past history. The two most successful fiscal stimulus programs since World War II — under Kennedy-Johnson and Reagan — took the form of permanent reductions in corporate and marginal tax rates.”
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/07/the-rout-of-obamanomics
America: Why we must be free to fail
The social-promotion movement has turned much of our nation’s educational system into a global joke. Instead of demanding that students meet academic requirements that will prepare them for college or the workforce, today’s educrats find it easier just to pass little Johnny along, even when he is illiterate. When Johnny gets bigger and still can’t read, they pass him along again, sending him out into the world, which usually finds it has no use for him.
All this is done, of course, in the name of compassion. Armies of psychologists and other captains of the self-esteem movement wail that holding Johnny back until he is actually ready for the next grade will destroy his psyche. In the real world, self-esteem comes from mastering new skills and achieving goals. But the anti-failure forces have turned the idea on its head: They think they can give Johnny self-esteem first, and only later ask him to earn it.
This disastrous egalitarianism is now so entrenched that many of Johnny’s teachers are themselves products of the same social-promotion disaster. Naturally, flunking bad teachers — and booting them out of the schools where they don’t belong — runs afoul of ironclad union protections. Better that all students should just be passed along so teachers can keep their jobs.
Election 2010: Senate Balance Of Power:
Ten States Are Toss-Ups As Rasmussen Reports Launches Senate Balance of Power Rankings
Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power projections show that Democrats can probably count on having at least 49 Senate seats after Election Day, while Republicans will hold a minimum of 41. In play, however, are 10 Toss-Up races that are likely to be the major storyline of Election 2010.
The new frontier: ‘Covering’ conservatives
One solution, offered by The Washington Examiner’s Byron York: Hire a lot more openly ideologically committed — and fair-minded — reporters, but with one caveat: Have the conservatives cover the liberal beat and the liberals cover the conservatives. York rightly notes that a little ideological distance tends to temper the cheerleading. It’s a good idea.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-07-06-column06_ST_N.htm
CBS News Reports TSA to Block “Controversial Opinion” on the Web.
Controversial Opinions? “Obama-speak” ONLY? Welcome to 1984! An outrage we should all be concerned about.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009642-10391695.html
Spence Abraham’s new book: LIGHTS OUT!
Ten Myths About (And Real Solutions To) America’s Energy Crisis.
Drawing on the very latest thinking from experts in industry and academia, as well as his own time spent as Secretary of Energy in the Bush Administration and as a United States Senator, Spencer Abraham offers a fresh look combining myriad energy sources including nuclear, clean coal, solar, wind, natural gas, biofuels and conservation measures to help solve one of the most pressing problems facing America today: our looming energy crisi
http://www.spencerabrahamlightsout.com/
Are Changing Demographics in the U.S. Favoring Democrats?
Back in 2002, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira wrote The Emerging Democratic Majority, which argued that demographic trends over the next several decades were set to heavily favor the Democratic Party. In a new report by Teixeira, “Demographic Change and the Future of the Parties,” he revisits the trends he first described in 2002 and predicts an advantage for Democrats.
This is an important paper that should be shared with our activists and leadership.
http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2010/06/pdf/voter_demographics.pdf
RNC Rules of 2012 Nominating Process
The RNC Temporary Delegate Selection Committee has proposed a rule change for consideration of the RNC as a whole at the August meeting in Kansas. I was one of 15 members nationwide appointed to serve on this committee over the last year.
I have posted a copy of the rules change on my blog for your review. In summary, it moves the start date for the early primaries in IA, NH, SC & NV to February and all the other states are scheduled for March – June. It also states that any states that go before April MUST have some form of proportionality in their delegate allocation process.
There will be a lot of discussion and analysis of this proposal before the August meeting, so your comments and suggestions are appreciated.
http://www.thatssaulfolks.com/2010/07/01/rnc-2012-proposed-rule-changes/
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