Can we bring back the GOP in 2012? Originally posted 12-18-08

Republicans unite! I set up this blog today as what I hope will one day be the definitive forum for young Republicans of all kinds. Despite our efforts, we still got destroyed in November. I personally think it’s because we were still using the same outdated model, the same old tactics and the same early eighties thinking we learned from our parents. It wasn’t the liberals that sunk the ship; it was our party not adjusting to change that was the iceberg. Didn’t we all get that Titanic sinking feeling as we watched on election night and days thereafter as election results were broadcast 24/7? Watching Fox News (the band that continued to play as the ship sunk) like befuddled passengers only wanting to hold on to their last shred of dignity before it all ends? Well, we now all see what the results were for being hostages to the past. From local, state, and federal elections we got our asses handed to us for one specific reason: Republicans believing that that if we believe something doesn’t exist: then it doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, most Americans decided that rising gas prices, a recession (yes…recession), job losses, failing public education, a horrific housing market……I could go on. But, what’s the solution? Us! All of us between 18-30 are the future of the party. From the younger members of that age range doing what they can do as they arrive to college in the fall; to the later of us with careers that not only give us chances to speak some truth to our coworkers, but also the income to donate to our party and support our local candidates. But, first a little background about me. I’m 29, an Account Manager by trade and a supporter of both the Missouri and Illinois GOP. I contribute to campaigns on both sides of the river (because I live in St. Louis and it’s less than a few miles from Illinois) whenever I can, and as evidenced by the debacle of the St. Louis public school system and the recent Illinois Gov. Blagojevich scandal, it’s pretty clear we have to get these Democrats out of office at every level of government. I encourage anyone who wants to take our party into the future, please post here early and often! And get everyone you know to start their own Republican Blogs if they haven’t already. If we’re not fully organized, united and funded by 2011, we can forget about winning anything in 2012.

Like fruit? Well how do you like these peaches! The Teflon Don pt.4

Today on my Republican blog: Breaking news! The Don has been impeached! The Illinois house has voted to impeach Governor Rod “The Teflon Don” Blagojevich. This sets the stage for a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out of office for corruption, abuse of power and his many other transgressions. With this vote today, Blagojevich has become the first Illinois Governor to ever be impeached. Congratulations Democrats, you finally found a way to be good at something: setting standards for f***ing up. The silver lining is that now the people of Illinois will have a chance to put someone in office who can fix the states problems. Don’t screw it up. Vote Republican. And Roland Burris: if I were you, I’d strongly consider turning down this appointment; because now no one will ever take anything you do in the Senate seriously. Is that how you want to spend the next few years? Democrats please stop embarrassing yourselves. I know it must be a requirement or something to be a Democrat, but you’re only making it easier for us to win in 2012. And I thank you for that. So to all my Republican blogs and bloggers, to all my Libertarian blogs and bloggers and to all my Democrat blogs and bloggers (Really? No, seriously…really?): let your voice be heard. And GOP in 2012!

Just Peachy: The Teflon Don pt.3

Today on my Republican blog: Yesterday an Illinois House panel voted 21-0 to recommend impeachment for Governor Rod “The Teflon Don” Blagojevich, which sets up a full House vote today. Charges of abuse of power? Mismanagement? Possible criminal acts? Trying to sell Barack Obama’s former Senate seat? Trying to extort campaign funds from Illinois politicians in return for favored appointments? I wonder how many House members woke up this morning with a horse head in their bed. It’s pretty obvious that the “Don” is not afraid to step outside of the lines once in awhile. Well, actually most of the time. Wait… actually all of the time. It’s 10:30 am right now in the great state of Illinois and luckily there’s been no news about any committee members cars exploding or any of them coming up missing. But it is still early in the day.
State Reps. Jay Hoffman, Tom Holbrook and Ron Stevens all said they plan on voting in favor to impeach Blagojevich. Hoffmann, D-Collinsville, said “I don’t see, with so many important issues facing the state, how the governor could possibly provide the leadership that is necessary to ensure that we address those important issues”. Well, at least a few Democrats are finally coming around. But what’s so funny is the fact that Illinois residents will probably vote for another Democrat for Governor this next election- and the corruption begins all over again. Same story, different names. One day you’ll wise up and put a Republican in office, and then you can get your state back on track. While I live in St. Louis, my family lives in Illinois and they’ve been frustrated with Gov. Blagojevich for years. That’s why I focus on Illinois politics: it affects me directly. We’ll get to St. Louis (it’s almost as ridiculous) later on this week. So to all my Republican blogs and bloggers, my Libertarian blogs and bloggers and my Democrat blogs and bloggers: let your voice be heard. GOP in 2012! And to all my Illinois Democrats: watch the news tonight; I have a feeling Mr. Blagojevich will be giving one hell of a press conference sometime today. You guys just won’t stop embarrassing yourselves.

And yet you keep rolling on: Turn off the lights pt.2

Today on my Republican blog: First off, if it seems that I only write about midwest politics; it’s because I happen to live in the region. Metro-east Democrats (Missouri and Illinois alike) f***ing up daily are really all I see when I watch my local news (thank you KTVI, KMOV and KSDK). So to everyone reading me around the country and around the world; just know that I have a front row seat to all of this madness. But back to my original point: Roland Burris and the Senate Democrats continuing to embarrass themselves for yet another consecutive day. For those that don’t know, today Mr. Burris testified before an Illinois House committee, saying quote “I can before this committee state that there was nothing…legal, personal or political exchanged for my appointment to this seat”. Hmm. That’s a very interesting statement; considering that your campaign donations to Illinois Governor Rod “The Teflon Don” Blagojevich somehow led to almost $300,000 dollars worth of state contracts to your consulting company. And you expect us to believe that nothing suspect is going on with your appointment? Stunning. Threre has to be a better use for the tax dollars being spent to pay for this soap opera. How do we stop this? Wait a minute…I just figured it out; and you can probably guess what my solution is for 2012. Democrats: enjoy your next 4 years of perpetual scandals- the Republican Party will be back soon. So once again, to all my Republican blogs and bloggers, to all my Libertarian blogs and bloggers, and to all my Democrat blogs and bloggers (way to start your year off): let your voice be heard. And GOP in 2012!

Democrats: Turn off the lights!

Today on my Republican blog: Democrats…prepare to turn off the lights. As little kids, most of our parents would tell us to turn off the lights when we exited a room. Please allow me to play your father for a quick minute. While all of us Republicans can acknowledge that you’ll be occupying the White House for the next four years- you’d better start learning where the the light switches are. Nothing against Barack Obama, but the Dems are already f***ing up seven days into the New Year. What other nonsense do you guys have planned during Obama’s term as President? Today, Roland Burris said he expects to join the Senate “very shortly”, after talking to Democratic leaders and working out some outstanding legal issues. And the craziest part about this story comes in two parts: #1. after all of this grandstanding over the past week, the Democrats have decided to support Burris’s appointment… #2 Judicial Watch, a supposedly conservative group, has actually sued today to have Burris seated on the grounds of constitutionality (I couldn’t make this up if I tried). And I almost forgot- the Senate still has a $1 trillion dollar stimulus package to vote on while this circus is going on. Stop it. Before you think I’m being too harsh, remember this: Burris gave more than $20, 000 dollars to “Teflon Don” Rod Blagojevich’s campaign fund and then somehow received more than $290,000 in contracts from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Sounds kind of suspicious, right? (Google it). And now, what has Mr. Burris “purchased” himself? A seat in the Senate. Hmm. So once again, to all of my Republican blogs and bloggers, to all of my Libertarian blogs and bloggers, and to all my Democrat blogs and bloggers (get ready to turn out the lights in 2012): let your voice be heard. And a special thank you to Conservatives First and The National Black Republican Association. Thanks for your support. GOP in 2012! Stay tuned for pt.2

The Teflon Don pt. 2: Roll-on Burris

Today on my Republican blog: There came a time in all of our lives when we realized that certain things were just fantasy; no matter how hard we tried to believe otherwise. The tooth fairy, leprechauns and dragons come to mind for me. Unfortunately, the liberal mindset doesn’t operate in that fashion. If it wasn’t enough to have continued to associate himself with “The Teflon Don” Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris has taken to calling himself a “United States senator” and has flown to Washington for the convening of the Senate- even though Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev, said “Burris would not be permitted to take his seat because Burris has not been certified by the state of Illinois”. Hmm. Mr. Burris, your whole party is against you-please stop this nonsense. There are no amount of press conferences you can hold to convince us that all of your campaign contributions to the governor didn’t affect this appointment. Let that fantasy go. So to all of my Republican blogs and bloggers, to all of my Libertarian blogs and bloggers and to all of my Democrat blogs and bloggers (you should be ashamed), let your voice be heard! PS: Anyone in St. Louis, Chicago or Atlanta; contact me! And GOP in 2012!

Gov. Blagojevich: The Teflon Don

Today on my Republican blog: Happy New Years to all my fellow Republican bloggers, my Libertarian bloggers and even my Democrat bloggers (I know you read me too). True to form, your party has managed to squeeze out one last scandal before 2009 rang in. Case in point: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on Dec. 30th, appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill the senate seat once held by Barack Obama. But that’s not even the most interesting part of the story! At the end of the press conference to announce his appointment, Gov. Blogojevich turned to reporters and with one statement illustrated the literal textbook definition of hubris: “Feel free to castigate the appointer but don’t lynch the appointer. I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing.” I am not making this up; go to youtube.com and type in his name and you can see the video footage from WGN in Chicago. So to my Democrat bloggers: Can one of you please explain this to me? With less than 48 hours left in 2008, your party managed to fit in one last scandal? Seriously? Hours of wiretaps confirming his pay to play politics? Trying to sell a senate seat? Years of allegations of wrongdoing? This guy must truly believe he’s the teflon don…or he’s got brass b*lls. Here’s a fun fact: Burris gave more than $20,000 to Gov. Blagojevich’s campaign fund and Burris’s consulting company has also received more than $290,000 in state contracts from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Don’t believe me? Google it. If this is how the Democrat Party ends the year, what chance do you have against us in 2009? Let me answer that one for you: NONE! I told you on my first post, the Republicans are coming back strong! We’re getting ready everyday to take the country back in 2012. So to all my Republican bloggers, my Libertarian bloggers (move to the right a little), my College Republicans (what’s up Wash U), my Missouri Republicans, my Illinois Republicans and all Republicans around the United States- let’s make it happen! Happy New Years! And get on your blogs!

My New Years Resolution? Remain Resolute!

Today on my Republican blog: I’ve made my list of new years resolutions and I could only focus on one: remain resolute. I know we had a bad year, but the silver lining is that we can now regroup and prepare for 2012. So to my fellow Republicans, on 12/31/08 at 11:59pm… get ready to go! 2009 is the year we start rebuilding and focus on making a real change in our local, state and federal government for the next election cycle. I’m certain the Democrats (as proven) will make a myriad of mistakes, bad decisions and outright scandal in the next 2 to 4 years – so we should be ready to attack on all fronts. So once again, I hope that you’ve all had a merry Christmas; I hope you enjoy your new years eve; but remember: Jan 1st is go time! So get on your Republican blogs, your Libertarian blogs, your Democratic blogs (prepare your rebuttals), and lets get ready for 2012!

The Dumbing down of the Republican Party

Today on my Republican Blog: This morning I happened to be thumbing through today’s issue of the paper and I noticed two very interesting letters to the editor. While this paticular rag is well known for its anti-Obama stance, they also choose to print a second letter that perfectly expressed what a lot of us moderate Republicans have been feeling for years. Lets start with the first letter: this “alleged” republican wrote that he feels Barack Obama is directly connected with the Gov. Blagojevich scandal; I suppose based on some secret knowledge he has, that apparently wasn’t available to any of the law enforcement agencies that have been investigating the governor for years. He then brought up all the usual knocks against Obama (Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright, Tony Rezko, PLO, he’s really a muslim, etc); the usual far, far, far right wing blog material that makes us all look bad. But the most abhorrent aspect of his tirade was the fact that he kept referring to the president elect only as “Hussein Obama”. See, this is the reason I hate telling people I’m a Republican; because then I have to spend the next 30 minutes explaining that we’re not all ignorant, ill informed, disrespectful and slightly racist individuals. You can disagree with a man’s politics, but the ridiculousness that I’ve heard coming from a small minority of my party on blogs, radio, and television is just disheartening. If you don’t like black people, then just say that. But don’t do it under the guise of being a Republican. Don’t you get it? That’s what’s wrong with our party. Since the southern strategy of the 1960’s our party has resigned itself to courting the lowest common denominator for political gain. Don’t believe me? Remember the 2004 elections? All the Bush-Cheney bumper stickers? I used to make a habit of asking random people with said stickers what they knew about either Bush or Cheney. I’d say only about 10% could tell me anything relevant about them. And what’s even worse is when I would direct them to the RNC website or to their local headquarters to get more information and maybe volunteer; almost all said no. And think about the War in Iraq. Most of my family is military and I have several family members and friends serving our country in the middle east; also a few that lost their lives protecting our freedom. It’s easy to get a magnetic ribbon from a gas station and put it on a car, but when I would ask if they would like to donate to the many charities that help our troops at home and abroad; that offer was also declined. It’s like all you have to do to call yourself a Republican is oppose Abortion, Gay marriage, be Christian (while still hating all minorities and everyone different than you; because that’s what jesus would do) and basically make sure the poor and middle class (you) do your best to make sure the rich (people you will never meet in your life) get richer. It’s shameful how far we’ve fallen. The second letter I can sum up very succinctly. To everyone out there under 30, remember when your grandparents first discovered you were interested in politics? The stories they’d tell you about some of the great Republican leaders of their time? When being an intellectual, college educated, productive citizen was actually a good thing? When being patriotic meant enlisting, volunteering or donating to the cause; rather than having a bumper sticker or a magnet or wearing a lapel pen? When making sure growing the middle class was more important than making it harder for people to reach that level? When we prided ourselves on our great industrial complex as opposed to supporting sending jobs overseas? When it was more important to make sure that all men had equal rights as opposed to the Dixiecrats (google it), who would kill, imprison, and oppress those that looked different than them? Or for that matter, had a different religion? We used to be a Grand Old Party. And it’s up to us young Republicans to bring those days back. So, go to your Republican blogs, start your own blog or link to mine and lets get our party back where it needs to be.

Can we bring back the GOP in 2012?

Republicans unite! I set up this blog today as what I hope will one day be the definitive forum for young Republicans of all kinds. Despite our efforts, we still got destroyed in November. I personally think it’s because we were still using the same outdated model, the same old tactics and the same early eighties thinking we learned from our parents. It wasn’t the liberals that sunk the ship; it was our party not adjusting to change that was the iceberg. Didn’t we all get that Titanic sinking feeling as we watched on election night and days thereafter as election results were broadcast 24/7? Watching Fox News (the band that continued to play as the ship sunk) like befuddled passengers only wanting to hold on to their last shred of dignity before it all ends? Well, we now all see what the results were for being hostages to the past. From local, state, and federal elections we got our asses handed to us for one specific reason: Republicans believing that that if we believe something doesn’t exist: then it doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, most Americans decided that rising gas prices, a recession (yes…recession), job losses, failing public education, a horrific housing market……I could go on. But, what’s the solution? Us! All of us between 18-30 are the future of the party. From the younger members of that age range doing what they can do as they arrive to college in the fall; to the later of us with careers that not only give us chances to speak some truth to our coworkers, but also the income to donate to our party and support our local candidates. But, first a little background about me. I’m 29, an Account Manager by trade and a supporter of both the Missouri and Illinois GOP. I contribute to campaigns on both sides of the river (because I live in St. Louis and it’s less than a few miles from Illinois) whenever I can, and as evidenced by the debacle of the St. Louis public school system and the recent Illinois Gov. Blagojevich scandal, it’s pretty clear we have to get these Democrats out of office at every level of government. I encourage anyone who wants to take our party into the future, please post here early and often! And get everyone you know to start their own Republican Blogs if they haven’t already. If we’re not fully organized, united and funded by 2011, we can forget about winning anything in 2012.