Cap and Trade is on the floor of the House today. Call this list of Blue Dog Democrats and tell them we’ll be watching. Tell them that if they vote yes on this huge tax we WILL remember and we WILL make sure that they don’t get reelected.
Check out the “Blue Dogs” website:
http://www.house.gov/melancon/BlueDogs/index.html. Their names, [...]

Posted on June 26th, 2009 by lloyd
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Building up the GOP for victory.

In order to win in the current political climate, we need to do what every good CEO, Coach, or leader does. We must set measurable goals, and strive to meet and exceed those goals in every candidate that we promote, and in every initiative we support.
There are 6 Pillars of [...]

Posted on February 6th, 2009 by lloyd
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Our Nation is known rightly in this world as the only nation that has successfully changed power many times without violence. Over the last 44 transitions we have used some combination of ceremony, pomp, circumstance and frivolity to encourage each of our new leaders to speak their mind, share their insight and lay out their [...]

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by lloyd
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The social conservative is a very misunderstood beast. They are demonized by the liberal left as the raison for the GOP’s demise. That occurs because the social conservative is a fundamental strength of our organization. Their position must be understood in context, so that the demonization that occurs in the media is neutralized.
Social Conservatives are [...]

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by lloyd
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Andy Burnham, the “Culture Secretary” of the UK has made some pretty bold pronouncements about regulating the Internet. Mr. Burnham says he is planning to negotiate with Barack Obama’s administration to enact “common cause” changes…
“The change of administration is a big moment. We have got a real opportunity to make common cause,” [...]

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by lloyd
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Tonight I had the opportunity to stop and think for a while on the phrase “Well Regulated Militia”. As usual, hopping through the forums makes for great opportunities to stretch your knowledge further, and reinforce some of the oft forgotten foundational elements of our Republic.
What does a “Well Regulated Militia” mean in the parlance of [...]

Posted on December 19th, 2008 by lloyd
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President Bush said in an interview on Tuesday “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system, to make sure the economy doesn’t collapse.”
Unfortunately for us all, Free market principles have long been left out in the cold in favor of massive deficits, tax and spend policies, and unrestrained fiat currency. President Bush can’t abandon [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2008 by lloyd
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According to a USA Today/Gallup Poll 82% of Americans polled would consider an American vehicle for purchase. 67% would do so, even if the company were in bankruptcy. (source)
This is great news for lawmakers, industry leaders, and union leaders. Those folks can allow any of our “Big 3″ to go through a normal bankruptcy proceeding, [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by lloyd
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I ran across a discussion going on this morning on the Facebook RNC forum. One of our new posters asked:
I have been trying to figure out why people seem to hate republicans mostly young people, its like they all hate Bush and love Clinton/Obama, even when giving facts about what they did.
One of our resident [...]

Posted on December 15th, 2008 by lloyd
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Unfortunately, governments do not produce things. People produce things. Government takes money from people and spends it on projects for other people in order to give the illusion of producing something. So now that ‘We the People’ are reacting correctly to an untenable situation of over consumption that cannot continue, the government steps in, and [...]

Posted on December 12th, 2008 by lloyd
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