Posted on 01/23/2006 5:51:10 AM PST by mr_hammer
Farewell to the GOP, for now at least!
January 21, 2006
To: RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman
Subject: The return of my 2006 RNC Membership Card
It is with deep regret that I find myself writing this letter to you.
I did in fact receive my 2006 RNC Membership Card. I will not be renewing my membership and I am returning the card to you. If you care about the why, then please read this entire letter.
When I pulled the lever for our current President in the elections of 2000 and 2004, this is what I thought I was voting for.
Limited Government
I am at odds with certain aspects of the Patriot Act with regards to the access of all types of records and data that may be private and none of this governments business.
Very appalling also is the attempt of this government to access Google’s database.
Don’t bring the War on Terror into this, you had all the info in the world to nail the 911 hijackers, but the size of the bureaucracy prevented this government from doing so.
Equally disappointing is the bungling of communication that occurred during Katrina. I am not holding the Federal Government responsible for the suffering, but I am making the point that the more you grow the federal Government the less it will actually be able to accomplish.
A Reduction of Taxes and Simplification of the Tax Code
Although some progress has been made on tax relief overall the tax code as we know it is a mess. Let’s move to the “Fair Tax” specified by Congressman Linder and Libertarian Neil Boortz. This will go along way in helping remove the lobbyist influence over our tax code in addition to trapping a lot of currently uncollected revenue.
Giving in to the WTO with regards to expiring export taxes is a joke. What happened to a level playing field? How can the exporters of domestic services and goods compete when you tie their hands behind their backs? How can you encourage investment state side with policies like that?
Adherence to the US Constitution and Working to Up Hold it’s Values!
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The campaign finance law passed under this administration was an direct assault to our Constitution. This must be reviewed and repealed.
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.
The illegal immigration problem is at critical mass, but our President refuses to act forcefully in concurrence with our Constitution.
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
No greater assault on the Constitution and the ownership of private property can be seen than the Kelo decision. Where is the outrage from our supposedly Conservative controlled congress and Senate about this horrendous decision? What about the “Ownership Society” that is so often talked about in the halls of Washington? I cannot even convey the utter disappointment I feel over this.
A Strong Military
I do support the President on Afghanistan and Iraq, but do not support more butter than guns. Being able to afford a couple of hundred state of the art fighter’s is a far cry from where President Ronald Reagan had us a mere 20 years ago.
The Economy
Please, let’s not even go there. The only thing that kept things pointed in what appears to be the correct direction is Alan and the printing press. You want proof? Look at the price of gold and energy; they are the “real” international currency, not the dollar. The current administration and the previous one of Clinton did and are still living off of the economy and military of a real Conservative!
In closing, yes the Administration has done a good job in the Middle East and twenty years from now will probably be seen as a brilliant move in bring democracy there. I just hope we will be as free here at home.
If you need money to fund your mid term elections I suggest you go talk to the people the listed organizations below, because they seem to know what a Conservative should stand for. They are also getting all of my available funds in the future that is if the RNC does not change course.
Minute Man Project
The Gun Owners of America
Aopa
The NRA
Congressman Tancrado
United States Senate Candidate, John Mitchel (To replace the “RINO” Dewine)
Ohio State Gubernatorial Candidate, Kenneth Blackwell
National Right to Life Association
Free Republic.com
P.S. This may not be fact, but it is how I feel. You guys on the hill do not give a rat’s arse about the Constitution or the Son’s or Daughter’s of this Nation. The only thing that seems to matter is the amount of cash that can be jammed in the coffers and pleasing the Socialist One Worlder’s and I for one am sick of it.
He has some seniority built up (because he was a Congressman from 79-89) but gave it up for a position (Treasurer) under Dukmejian, which was never confirmed. This has nothing to do with being a conservative and everything to do with having personal power.
Umm, it existed. Thanks for proving the whole point. WAY TOO much bureaucracy and we have nothing to trim and hack it down. Now get back out there and argue against us some more.
When I post statements like that, I post from facts. Simple research from historical tables from the OMB budget clearly shows Clinton spent less on the HR Superfunction (social welfare of various sorts) as a % of total spending and Bush has spent way more than Clinton. Also, Bush has spent much more than Clinton on global welfare. The best measurement to always use when speaking of spending is the % of spending on a specific category as a total of all spending. That way, you can compare one era to another as it gives you a built in inflation adjustment. Comparing raw dollars spent is useless. It is no surprise to most since so many have reported it with factual backup that George Bush is more liberal than Bill Clinton if we speak of straight fiscal/social issues/spending.
Now get back out there and argue against us some more.
Please explain "us". Who is "us" and can I have a list of "us", please?
Really?
Read this to feel much better about the Republican Party.
Where Did the Democrats' Big '06 Go?
By John McIntyre
Somewhere between President Bush’s Veterans Day’s speech last year when he personally fired back at Democrats who had been continually suggesting that he had lied the country into war and the December 16th New York Times revelation of the NSA wiretapping program, the outlook for the 2006 elections began to shift.
Many of today’s pundits are getting side-tracked by the Abramoff scandal and are missing the change in the political terrain. While the Abramoff mess is indicative of much of what is wrong in Washington, it is not the earth shattering political typhoon that is going to wipe out the Republican majority in Congress. There is just no evidence that this issue is galvanizing the public in a way that will cause them to vote out incumbents who aren’t directly caught up in the Abramoff fraud.
This isn’t to say the Republican majority in Congress, particularly in the House, hasn’t lost its way to a certain degree over the last four years, and the Abramoff story does serve to make this point. But Republicans appear to recognize that they have strayed and need some fresh blood in their leadership if they are going to 1) accomplish what they came to Washington to do in 1994 and 2) continue to remain the majority party.
Ironically, in many ways the success of the Democrats and the media in demonizing leading Republicans has worked to help the GOP hold on to power. Gingrich’s departure in 1998 helped the party put a different face on their majority and removed a big public negative. DeLay’s current troubles and his having to step aside are providing Republicans with another chance to rejuvenate their majority. They would be wise to take advantage of this opportunity.
A Shadegg victory in the race to fill DeLay’s leadership post would be the most bullish for GOP prospects because it would signal the clearest return to the spirit of 1994 and a break from the business as usual mentality of the last 2-4 years. But even if Blunt ends up holding on to win, he carries significantly less public baggage than DeLay.
If Republicans are smart they would do more than just make cosmetic changes on private travel and focus on the serious problem of earmarks and out of control spending. At the end of the day, Congress will pass some kind of lobbying “reform” which should be enough to provide members the Abramoff cover they are looking for.
This brings us to the Democrats and their prospects in November. Back in the fall in the aftermath of Katrina, with the White House asleep in defending the War and then culminating in October with the disastrous Miers nomination, the Democrats were dreaming of House chairmanships and Speaker Pelosi. Given where things stand today, let’s just say those expectations need to be extremely dialed down.
In December, as the NSA wiretap story was unfolding and the debate on the Patriot Act was ongoing in the Senate, I suggested that Democrats had walked right into a trap with their relentless attack on Bush and the War:
“Not recognizing the political ground had shifted beneath their feet, Democrats continued to press forward with their offensive against the President. They’ve now foolishly climbed out on a limb that Rove and Bush have the real potential to chop off.”
On Friday, Karl Rove began to saw that limb off. In a speech before the Republican National Committee, Rove made it clear what the Democrats can expect in 2006.
"At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views on national security….Republicans have a post-9/11 worldview and many Democrats have a pre-9/11 worldview. That doesn't make them unpatriotic -- not at all. But it does make them wrong -- deeply and profoundly and consistently wrong."
The left will scream foul that Republicans are challenging Democrats’ patriotism, but those complaints didn’t save Max Cleland’s senate seat or get John Kerry elected President. Why the Democrats continue to focus their attacks on national security related issues (Iraq, wire-tapping, Gitmo, and torture) is beyond me. I suspect a big reason is the Howard Dean/Moveon.org/DailyKos influence that is becoming increasingly more mainstream in the Democratic Party. And while this influence may bring increased grass roots energy to the Democratic side, it also leads to Democratic politicians in Washington losing touch with where the average American is on these fundamental national security issues. The NSA wiretapping story that the left pounced on as some kind of Nixonian crime is likely going to turn into a complete public relations debacle for the Democrats.
I am not a constitutional lawyer, but it seems clear that there is a gray area as to whether the President’s policy breaks the law. In the post 9/11 world the public expects - in fact, the public demands - that their Commander in Chief do everything in his or her legal power to protect the American people. So when a President gets counsel that he can legally monitor international-domestic communications involving al Qaeda suspects and when he consults with the appropriate leaders in Congress, the only political damage will be to those politicians who demand this type of program be stopped.
We’re a long way out from November and, as the last three months have shown, the political field can change quickly. But Rove tipped the Republicans’ play book when he highlighted the 2006 agenda: national security, the economy and the courts. National security is clearly a winner for the GOP. Economic growth has been booming the last three years and unemployment is below 5%. In the courts the confirmation victories of Roberts and Alito help maintain the energy of the conservative base while sapping the spirit of liberals who realize the federal judiciary is slowly slipping into conservative control.
These are three issues of substance that matter to voters, and if the Democrats are going to give themselves a shot at taking back either the House or the Senate they are going to have to come up with something more substantive than “A Culture of Corruption.” Otherwise, Democrats may end up looking back on the 2006 elections with the same sense of disappointment they now feel over 2002 and 2004.
John McIntyre is the co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics.
Please include me on your list.
Thanks.
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To: Alia
SwankyC: Don’t bring the War on Terror into this, you had all the info in the world to nail the 911 hijackers, but the size of the bureaucracy prevented this government from doing so.
Me to SwankyC: Explain this, above, to me. Gorelick's wall exists or it doesn't. What do you think? Does it exist? Did it exist?
SwankyC to me: Umm, it existed. Thanks for proving the whole point. WAY TOO much bureaucracy and we have nothing to trim and hack it down. Now get back out there and argue against us some more.
303 posted on 01/24/2006 9:12:08 AM EST by SwankyC (1st Bn 11th Marines Semper Fi)
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I asked him what he meant by "us". Who was the "US" he was referring to. Just write to SwankyC and ask to join his ping list of "us" since he says there is a group organized (in FR) to fight against Bushies, Republicans, er whatnot.
Oh, one other thing. As for the democrats, such as the likes of Zel Miller. I am truly sorry for you. No sarcasm here. Your party has been hy-jacked by the mentally insane!
California: Presidential Visit Fills Davis' Coffers
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The fund-raising lead Lt. Gov. Gray Davis, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, holds over his Republican rival, Attorney General Dan Lungren, grew by about $3 million last week. President Clinton attended four Davis fund-raisers – two in the Bay Area and two in Los Angeles, including a $25,000-a-plate dinner hosted by DreamWorks executives Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. Davis holds a slight lead over Lungren in the polls. Both candidates are expected to spend a combined $40 million before the November election.
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Also during Dan Lungren's race for governor, "whiteness" became an issue in the SF Bay Area. Fascist/Socialists were posturing "whiteness" as an "identity".
NAACP charged Dan Lungren as having received "campaign funds" from curious Christian groups -- that is... WHITE IDENTITY Christian groups filing their contributions as "Christian" groups.
Next thing I saw? Dan Lungren standing up and against abortion. Being pro-life.
The far left and far right were in heaven over what they concertedly did to Dan Lungren.
So, no, I don't perceive that Dan Lungren is "resentful". And no, I don't think he's about "personal power".
Actually, you did ask for a list. I don't know if you really expected an actual list or not, but I wanted to be sure you include me.
Just be sure to spell my name correctly.
Thanks.
May I be included on your "not-a-Republican-Kool-aide-drinker ping list, please?
Thanks,
Designer
I have no idea of what or whom SwankyC meant by "US". And so I asked who or what "us" he had in mind.
No, im not spinning. Did the wall exist or didnt it? What do you think?
"us" is whomever it was that posted this in the first place and or those that dont just swallow everything Republicans dish out without questioning it. I was innoculated against "my guy syndrome" a long time ago.
Sorry, I posted without seeing this. Just look back a few posts.
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