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2016 Republican Party of San Diego County Central Committee Endorsements

Here are my endorsements for the Republican Party of San Diego County Central Committee, for the June 2016 ballot.  This is a four-year term and the members make up the governing body of the local party organization.  My criteria for endorsement are pretty simple:

1- I eliminate anyone with a potential conflict of interest in the endorsements process.
2- I favor incumbents who have a good voting record.
3- I endorse a few "first timers" who are established GOP volunteers and use good judgement.

My first 'condition" has caused me to eliminate some really good people from the process, a few of which are close friends.  It's not personal.  I think those elected officials are already serving the Republican effort in San Diego well.  I seek to expand the effort by bringing more volunteers into the governing process.  Note that I did NOT file for election.  I intend to remain active as a fundraiser for the local effort and don't want that bias on the Committee.  In short, I am practicing what I preach.  I'll have plenty of influence with the Committee but my vote would be biased.

71st Assembly District (East County):

Eric Andersen
Frank Hilliker
Jim Kelly

All three are incumbents, each a volunteer, and I don't know enough about the rest of the field to offer an endorsement.

75th Assembly District (Northeast County)

Joe Bologna
Delores Chavez Harmes
Clare Plotner
Debbie Lenson
Regina Roberts

Lee DeMeo is a movement conservative but he serves on two regional boards, one of which presents a conflict with the RPSDC meetings.    Debbie Lenson is a new member to the Committee and is a hard working conservative.  Regina Roberts is a dedicated activist for the Second Amendment and important leader in the Republican Party.

76th Assembly District

Tia Ballard
John Buell
Gary Felien
Sandy Waecker
Dan Hughes
Judy Rees

All good choices.

77th Assembly District

Jeannie Foulkrod
Elliott Schroeder
Lynette Williams
Tony Krvaric
Richard Rider
Carl DeMaio

Krvaric is a superb chairman and, while he may not run for re-election for Chairman, he needs to be on the Committee.  Foulkrod is the current Secretary and a long-time volunteer.  Williams is one of the most dedicated  volunteers we have.  Schroeder and Rider are first-time candidates but were heavily involved in the Republican Liberty Caucus.  Richard Rider is a warrior for Liberty.  Carl DeMaio is a great choice.  If he ever runs for office, he should resign his Central Committee position; I have no doubt that he would do that

78th Assembly District

Taylor Bloom
Monica Fay
Waskah Whelan
Julio DeGuzman
Dan Holstein

I served on and chaired this District for two years.  Incumbents Fay, DeGuzman, and Holstein are independent thinkers with years of experience; they should be re-elected.  Whelan was the County Chair of the Republican Women's Federated and Taylor Bloom is a rising and important voice in the County.  Jean Roesch is a long time committee member but missed a lot of meetings; she would be a good sixth vote

79th Assembly District-- I can only endorse Martha Doiron; I don't know nor recommend the other candidates.

SDGOP Meeting January 12, 2015-- Organizational Meeting and Votes

The Republican Party of San Diego County (RPSDC) met on January 12, 2015 to elect new officers, for a two-year term, adopt bylaws, and consider a standing endorsement resolution.

We adopted a standing rule to recommend against any and all tax increase ballot propositions which require a 55% vote.  The standing rule can be overturned, and RPSDC can recommend for a tax hike, under the following provisions:

1- ten of the sixty committee members must request the reversal, in writing, at least ten days before a monthly committee meeting, prior to the public tax-hike vote
2- a reversal of the standing rule must receive at least 2/3 of the committee members' vote.

This is an important taxpayer protection because it sends a clear message that the Republican Party of San Diego County is, by default and design, against tax increases....NOT LIMITED TO BUT INCLUDING a taxpayer-funded stadium for the San Diego Chargers.

Stated differently, if the San Diego Chargers attempt to build a new stadium, with taxpayer dollars, and seek a public vote, the Republican Party of San Diego County is, by default and design, against that proposal unless 2/3 of the Committee approve a variance in oour endorsement.

I think that sends a powerful message to those who would seek to tax county residents for a private business concern.  I LOVE the NFL but I dont think it's fair to tax my neighbors to support my weekend hobby in the fall.  I've made my position quite clear on this issue and chose to record my name in favor of the motion and the subsequent vote.

A slate of candidates was presented to the full Committee and was approved unanimously by all members in attendance.  I voted for every proposed officer for two reasons:

1- Chairman Tony Krvaric has experience, committment, and trust of the donors.  He has served as Chairman since 2008, had good and bad election cycles, and is an integral part of the center-right coalition in San Diego County. He works hard and is a committeed volunteer.  No other candidates were nominated and few on our Committee could measure up to Tony in this election cycle.

2- The rest of the officers were recommended by Chairman Krvaric.  No other names were nominated for consideration and I saw no need to challenge the team Krvaric assembled.  I've known each Officer for a number of years and want to give the Chairman the team he needs to be successful.

I resigned from the RPSDC Executive Committee last year.  Dan Holstein will be replacing me as a regional chairman on the Executive Committee.  I accepted Holstein's challenge to build out our volunteer precenict captain network for the communities og Solana Beach, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, La Jolla, University City, Pacific Beach, Mission beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, Coronado, Imperial Beach, Downtown San Diego, Hillcrest, North Park, South Park, and Talmadge.

I think the number one challenge, facing RPSDC in the next election cycle, is to rebuild our volunteer network.  We do very well on fundraising but our volunteer GOTV network has contracted in the past ten years.  I chose to take on that action-oriented role rather than try to shape endorsements on the Executive Committee; I think it plays better to my strengths.

Voter Guide for the November 2014 Election

Election Day is November 4, 2014 unless you are a died-in-the-wool, progressive Democrat.  I'd encourage progressive Democrats to be certain that you show up to the polls early on November 5th.

All kidding aside, here are my recommendations for the upcoming elections I care about.  The Republican Party of San Diego County (RPSDC) Voter Guide is here and my recommendations are mostly in line with RPSDC (with a few small exceptions).   Allan Bartlett posted his voter guide here-he and I are almost always in agreement (he has great picks for Orange County)

Number of + signs shows my enthusiasm for the candidate (scale of 1-5)

STATE OFFICES:

Lt. Governor:  Ron Nehring  ++++
Attorney General:  Ron Gold +++
Secretary of State:  Pete Peterson ++
Treasurer:  Greg Conlan +
Insurance Commissioner:  Ted Gaines ++
Superintendant of Public Instruction:  Marshall Tuck ++++
Board of Equalization:  Diane Harkey ++++
State Senate (38th):  Joel Anderson +++++
Assembly (71st):  Brian Jones +++++
Assembly (78th):  Barbara Decker ++++
Assembly (2nd):  Matt Heath +++++

FEDERAL OFFICES: 

52nd Congressional District:  Carl DeMaio +++
53rd Congressional District:  Larry Wilske  +++++


STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS:

1:     NO-absolutely not
2-    YES-  why not?
45:  NO-- why vest that much power in one person?
46:   YES--let market forces dictate how physicians practice medicine
47:   YES--the war on drugs is an abject failure
48:  YES--respect property rights and let the Indians develop property they own or buy

Statewide Judicial Offices  (read this explanation and recommendations)

LOCAL OFFICES:

San Diego City Council, District 6:  Chris Cate  +++++
Encinitas Mayor:  Kristin Gaspar +++
Encinitas Council:  Alan Lerchbacker +++
El Cajon Mayor:  Bill Wells +++
Escondido Council District 2-John Masson ++
Poway Mayor:  Steve Vaus +++++
Vista Council:  John Franklin +++++
San Diego Community College:  Donna Woodrum ++++
Miracosta Community College:  Dran Reese +++++
Miracosta Community College:  Elliot Adler ++
San Dieguito HS District:  Maureen "Mo" Muir ++
Encinitas Union  SD:  Jennifer Hamler +++++
Carlsbad Unified SD:  Sage Naumann ++++
Lakeside Water District:  Frank Hilliker ++++
Otay Water District, Division # 1== Alex Galicia +++++

I omitted offices I have little or no interest in.  I deliberately chose to not recommend candidates for Governor, Controller, Attorney General, and Escondido and Vista Mayors--read into that if you choose to.

SDGOP Meeting April 14, 2014: Endorsement Considerations

The Republican Party of San Diego County met in April, 2014 to deliberate and vote on a consent list for endorsement in the June, 2104 and November, 2014 election. 

Our Executive Committee (of which I am a member) voted to forward Assemblyman Tim Donnelly's name for endorsement for Governor of California.  A majority of the Executive Committee voted to endorse him a week prior and that consideration was the first item on the agenda.  Chairman Krvaric, Assemblyman Rocky Chavez, and Vice-Chairman Nehring argued against endorsement.  I, and Caucus Chair Eric Andersen argued for endorsing Donnelly.  The full Committee rejected Donelly's endorsement motion with a majority vote.

A consent list was compiled which included incumbent Superior Court judges.  Two judges were removed from the consent list and considered seperately.  Those two incumbent judges were endorsed by the Committee with a majority vote.  I voted against the endorsement .

The Committee voted unanimously to endorse Barbara Decker for the 78th Assembly District.

Retired Navy SEAL Larry Wilske and school teacher Joel Marchese were considered for endorsement in the 53rd Congressional District.  I spoke on behalf of Larry Wilske and voted to endorse him.  Wilske was endorsed with a 2/3 supermajority vote.

Incumbent Poway Mayor Don Higginson and Poway City Councilman Steve Vaus were considered for endorsment.  I voted to endorse Vaus.  Vaus was endorsed with a 2/3 supermajority vote.

School Board Member John McCann and real estate broker Scott Vinson were considered for endorsement for the Chula Vista City Council.  I spoke on behalf of Vinson and voted to endorse him.  McCann was endorsed with a 2/3 supermajority vote.

Real estate broker Hector Gastelum and attorney Dan Smith were considered for endorsement for the Chula Vista City Council.  I voted to endorse Gastelum.  Gastelum was endorsed with a 2/3 supermajority vote.

Judge Pro-Tem Ken Gosselin and attorney Brad Weinreb were considered for endorsementfor Superior Court Judge.  I spoke on behalf of Gossenli and voted to endorse him.  Gosselin was endorsed with a 2/3 supermajority vote.

SDGOP Meeting November 11, 2013: Endorsement for CA 52nd Congressional District

The Republican Party of San Diego County (RPSDC) met last night to endorse a candidate in California's 52nd Congressional District (CD52).  The 52nd Congressional District includes the cities of Poway, Coronado, most of the City of San Diego communities north of Interstate 8, and most of the City of San Diego communities west of Interstate 5.  Please check the District map to see if you are registered in this District.

I am not registered in CD52 but, in my capacity as a regional chairman for RPSDC, I had an important interest in this race.  My "region" includes many of the City of San Diego communites and the City of Coronado.  As such, I spent a great deal of time intereviewing the candidates over the past six months.

The Executive Committee of RPSDC, of which I am a member, unanimously voted to recommend candidates for endorsement:  former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, Marine veteran and businessman Kirk Jorgensen, and trauma surgeon and businessman Fred Simon.  The recommendations to endorse were consistent with the endorsement rules and procedures passed by the Committee in January, 2013; a two-thirds vote from the full committee would be required for endorsement.

A motion from the floor was made to suspend the endorsement in this race. That motion was defeated.   I voted against this motion for the following reasons: 

1-Scott Peters, an independently wealthy trial lawyer, currently holds this seat.  A significant financial investment, from the RNCC, independent donors, and Republican voters, will be required to defeat his campaign for re-election,

2- Peters' record, for his short term in Congress, is abysmal.  He voted for Obamacare and increased and damaging regulations to the financial services sector.  He has no significant legislative accomplishments and votes the Pelosi/Reid agenda. 

3- The RPSDC endorsement will be necessary to co-ordinate the resources required to defeat him.

The Committee interviewed and deliberated about the three candidates:  DeMaio, Jorgensen, and Simon.  The Committee voted to endorse Carl DeMaio with a 2/3 majority.  I voted to endorse Carl DeMaio for the following reasons:

DeMaio has a proven record of government reform.  While he was defeated in the City of San Diego Mayor's race, he outperformed his opponent in an overwhlemingly high number of San Diego communities which are in CD52.  DeMaio's fundraising effort is off to a great start and he has secured endorsements from Congressman Issa House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, and most significantly, Congressman Tom McClintock. 

Solana Beach/ Del Mar Get Out The Vote for November 2012

From the Republican Party of San Diego County:

The election is weeks away and the time has come to get out the Republican vote! Our candidates depend on us, from Mitt Romney to Carl DeMaio and nearly one hundred local Republican candidates! Are you up for it?

The money has been raised, the candidates vetted, the door hangers have been printed and now all that remains is an ALL OUT PUSH to visit every Republican in our county IN PERSON to remind them to vote!

IMPORTANT: This Saturday at 10 AM is our first deployment so please visit the Republican Victory Campaign HQ nearest you to make phone calls or walk a precinct! Can our Romney-Ryan ticket count on you this Saturday?

FALLBROOK

130 N. Main Avenue in Fallbrook [map]

Contact: Barbara Stevens via email or call (760) 940-0902

 

ESCONDIDO

237 W. Grand Avenue in Escondido [map]

Contact: Don Burgett via email or call (760) 745-1104

 

OCEANSIDE/CARLSBAD

3355 Mission Avenue in Oceanside [map]

Contact: Tony Trejo via email or call (619) 405-7488

 

RANCHO BERNARDO/POWAY

16935 W. Bernardo Drive, Suite 208 in San Diego [map]

Contact: Clare Michal via email or call (858) 876-8436          

 

MIRA MESA/MIRAMAR/KEARNY MESA

7939 Silverton Avenue, Suite 806 in San Diego [map]

Contact: Chelsea Cuellar via email or call (858) 255-0299

 

SANTEE

10152 Mission Gorge Road, Unit B in Santee [map]

Contact: James Jeffries via email or call (619) 722-0530

 

CHULA VISTA

884 Eastlake Parkway, Suite 1620 in Chula Vista [map]

Contact: Alex Gonzalez email or call (619) 549-9828

Note: These HQs are generally open weekdays and Saturdays so if you cannot come at 10 AM on Saturday, feel free to come by any time when it's convenient for you. If you want to make sure someone will be there, just call or email first.

FOR PRECINCT WALKING ONLY...
...you can contact the Community Leader for your area directly and work with him or her to pick up precinct walk materials. If your area isn't listed, just go to the nearest Republican Victory HQ!

SOLANA BEACH/DEL MAR

2010 Jimmy Durante Boulevard #220 in Del Mar [map]
Contact: Brian Brady via email

 

VISTA

615 Cabezon Place in Vista [map]

Contact: Amanda Rigby via email

 

SAN MARCOS

Contact: Mike Hansen via email

 

ENCINITAS

Contact: Jerome Stocks via email

 

SORRENTO VALLEY/TORREY PINES

11300 Sorrento Valley Road #105 in San Diego [map]

Contact: Joann Carlisle via email

 

LA JOLLA/UTC

Contact: Jim Fox via email

 

CARMEL VALLEY

4710 Plummer Court in San Diego [map]

Contact: Christie Walsh via email

 

CLAIREMONT

4327 Mount Hukee Avenue in San Diego [map]

Contact: Shirley Kaltenborn via email

 

TALMADGE/COLLEGE AREA

4688 Winona Avenue in San Diego [map]

Contact: John Cuthbertson via email

Note: These are individual Community Leaders so please do not just show up, but make arrangements with the individual listed. If you can't reach someone or your area isn't listed, just go to the Victory Campaign HQ (see above) closest to you.

Recent questionaire about my run for Central Committee- Monica Gaither

I recently had a gentleman contact me with a few questions and thought I would share my replies.

I definitely welcome these request.

1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

I am a native of Mexico City, MX. My grandfather was an American lawyer for the American Embassy in Mexico City, met my grandmother and had a few children. Lived in Mexico for the rest of his life but when his children were old enough, he sent them back to the states to boarding schools so they could get a better education. Due to that, my father grew up very “Americanized” and though he went back to Mexico after graduating from a military academy in Kentucky, married my mother and had a family, he eventually ended up moving back to the states. I basically grew up in Irvine, CA and I fondly remember my upbringing in Orange County. I lived there my entire adult life. In 2004, I opened up a import/export business and leased a warehouse in Otay Mesa, SD. Because our business grew so much, I made the decision to move closer and been in San Diego since summer of 2005. In 2009, I lost my business due to the economic crisis (and some mistakes made by the partnership, against my will) and found myself unemployed for a year and ½. I have been working full time again since Oct of 2011 and it certainly has been a humbling, but also eye opening experience. Having my own business, I realized first hand for the first time how government is not small business friendly and how this out of control bureaucracy has choked the growth of our economy and the American Dream. I want to change that, because I truly believe that America was built on innovation, small businesses and the liberty for each individual to pursue their paths and dreams. (please know that my stance on immigration are- come here legally, like my family and I did, and be a model citizen, cherish the gifts this country is giving you and teach others to do the same).

2. What are the duties and responsibilities of the central committee?

This is a summarized list of main duties and responsibilities: Attend Monthly Central Committee Meetings to give advice and consent to plans and activities of Officers and Directors, act as chief fundraiser for districts, organize district-wide candidate recruitment drives, especially in unaffiliated areas, work on leads in unaffiliated counties, and aid Executive Director in new county affiliation, ensure that local party plans are carried out, and maintain activity over long term, act as information liaison between County Chairs and RP headquarters. Vet local endorsements of any candidates wishing to run under the party.

3. Why do you want to be on the central committee?

I feel that the parties have lost their way. I don’t have a problem with difference in ideology. That’s what diversity and America were founded on. However, I do have a problem with the lack of values and honesty that has plagued our political parties. At least in my party, I want to restore principle and ethics and bring back an honest system that will help ALL Americans prosper. Not just the friends of law makers. Regardless of the ideology that Americans choose, we MUST bring back honesty.

4. What specific ideas do you have that will make the SDRP more robust and successful in its mission to elect conservatives to public office?

First and foremost, I want to make sure that anyone in the party understands that this is the party of Small and Limited Government, Individual Liberty and Constitutional Laws. This means that those of us vetting and endorsing candidates MUST understand our Constitution, respect it, follow it, and uphold any candidate that comes into our party to know it, respect it and follow it.

5. Any ideas on how to attract youth/minorities to the party?

Yes, as a minority, I know that most minorities are most likely yearn for freedom. However, our party has not been the best at reaching out to them. When I speak to Hispanics, it is clear they agree with the principles that our Founders put forward. We come here for that very reason. But the media and the liberal machine, along with public education, have certainly helped them feel like victims and give out "freebies" in order to get votes. I would like to spread the message of liberty and self-reliance to those that come into this country, as well as those just “liberating” themselves from their households; and teach them how to become productive adults (or productive citizens, in the case of immigrants) and to make them understand that government dependency is nothing more than modern day slavery. The same dependency they leave their homes or countries for. Unfortunately, there are “Conservatives” that have also contributed to this “enslavement” of people by growing the federal government and debt, regardless of what our party stands for. It’s time to teach our communities that we can, and should, take the government out of our communities and once again, start believing in each other and help each other and our country prosper. I believe in my heart that we are kind and generous people and that we do not need to be forced to be good people.

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” ― John Adams

I hope this gives you a little bit more of an understanding of who I am, what I stand for and what I want for our country.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Monica Gaither for 78 Assembly District Central Committee

Dear Patriot,

Thank you for being so concerned about your country.

The first thing I would like to tell you is that, though I am fascinated by it… I can say that I truly hate the political arena. Isn’t that the case with most Americans?

Unfortunately, because of that attitude, most Americans, not only do not participate in politics, but are quite unaware about the details that go into it, so they either end up not caring at all, or they care but they unfortunately support rhetoric, on either side, that they think are truths.

I was born in Mexico City, Mexico and came to this country when I was 8 years old, loving the idea of American freedom and what America represented. I grew up in Irvine, CA in the 80s and *I AM* a "Reagan Baby", always listening to my dad say, "Those damn Democrats, all they do is want to keep raising taxes". At that time, I understood that taxes "were a bad thing". However, I only knew they were bad because my father said so.

I spent most of my 20s and early 30s trotting along, like most people do. Caring…yes, about living as an adult with new responsibilities and just trying to get by and advance my career. Still…thinking taxes were bad, but never putting much thought into the why. I supported the war against those terrible Middle Eastern countries that were "out to get us" and also, lovingly, caring about the whales and all the other small critters out there and about our poor trees and our environment. I donated. A lot.  Of time and money.  And with this, I thought I was doing my part.  But I never really thought about the implications behind what I was supporting.

In my late 30s I started my own business in my small one bedroom apartment in Orange County. Two years later, I moved to San Diego due to the incredible growth we had.  Three years later, I found myself owner of a business that was stationed at a 10k square foot warehouse in Otay Mesa, 20 plus employees and owned two 54 ft semi-trucks that crossed the border every day to deliver goods to 80% of the luxury spas and hotels in Cabo and 20% of other resorts in Mexico, including Cancun, Mexico City, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, etc etc.

THAT is when I started paying more attention to politics because now I had real money to worry about. I *HAD* to.

What I found was not pretty.

I found out about all the bureaucracy that a business owner has to deal with. Constant headaches is an understatement. I think I spent more time dealing with governments, than actually chasing more business.

In early 2008, I had a strange feeling in my gut. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but something was going very wrong. I tried to warn my partners but they wouldn't listen and we lost our business. I found myself unemployed for 1 year and 1/2 and with a lot of questions.

I wanted answers. I needed to know what had happened to my American Dream.

In searching for answers,  I revisted work from Dr. Ron Paul, then a presidential candidate, and began to find answers.  Among my findings, I stumbled across a book title, "THE LAW", by Fredric Bastiat and suddenly, I understood that taxes were not necessarily bad…but the way they are collected is bad…and immoral. I also started to understand how they were being used and how we were being tricked into thinking they were being used in good ways. THEFT is NEVER used in good ways.  I also started to understand that the Democrats were well intended...they just don't realize what the proper role of the Federal Gov is and have no clue about the unintended consequences that arise from their "soft hearted" decisions.

I began researching and educating myself more, not only on the way politics work in this country, but also on Austrian Economics and with the principles of our founders and our amazing Constitution. I also found that both parties had been plagued by special interests, out of control government spending and growth.

I realized that MY America didn’t exist anymore. MY beloved Republican party that stood for small and local government, individual rights (individual freedom), less taxation and Constitutional principles was nowhere in sight.

And I want them back!

Please help me restore the GOP to a party that has elect candidates that will be locked into the principles that made this country great; that is, sound money, small and limited government, protection of small businesses and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  Each individual is supposed to have that in America. 

As a member of the San Diego Republican Party Central Committee, you can rest assured that I will push for a more Constitutional, more responsible and ethical local-government and will do anything within my Constitutional powers to hold the Republican Party to those principles.  At a local level, I will continually rail against excess spending and respect of our Constitution and Individual rights.  Most important, unlike others, I will not forget that I am there to serve YOU…The People.

This June 5th, I ask you to vote Monica Gaither for Central Committee in the 78th District of San Diego and help me restore the GOP….because principles matter.

Respectfully Yours,

Monica Gaither

Memberships:

Republican-Liberty Caucus

Oathkeepers of America

Campaign for Liberty

LOLA (Ladies of Liberty Alliance)

Stop Taxing Us- Meetup Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Hate The Playa, Hate The Game

Limited-government conservatives recognize that people make good incomes FROM the very regulations and taxes government imposes on free citizens. 

Our federal tax code and federal register of regulations are vast, cumbersome, and sometimes contradictory.  Businesses spend hundreds of hours, of what could be time inventing and producing products, finding or servicing customers, and hiring and training new employees.  Businesses spend money, which could otherwise be used for reserach and development, marketing, or training, to hire attorneys and accountants, to comply with the heavy hand of government.

I talk about how the Clinton Adminsitration provided mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio that opportunity, over of SDROSTRA:

Government quite literally “creates” jobs, non-productive jobs but jobs nonetheless, when it arrogates power reserved for free citizens.  Government provides opportunities for entrepreneurs, to make money, by being the solution to those government impositions on free citizens.

We see this in military contracts and municipal bond issues. Consultants make fortunes by securing miltary contracts for private companies or for securing bond issues for investment banks.  If the consulting firm is majority-owned by women and/or minorities, the fortune can be even larger.

Prior to casting the stone at any of the mayoral candidates (all of whom benefited from our growing government), consider how pervasive the government's reach is into your line of work.  Personally, my industry, mortgage banking, has been nursing at the federal teat for decades.

Imagine how productive we could be, if we simply did four things:

1. cut occupational licenses in half
2. cut the federal register in half
3. cut the corporate income tax to zero
4. eliminated the federal jobs associated wit that extra taxation and regulation

We'd be so busy making money, opening businesses, and hiring people, that we probably wouldn't worry that we STILL hadn't cut the size and scope of government enough.  It would be a heckuva start though.

When Country Club Republicans Reject New Republicans; Republican Candidates Lose

Why would an incumbent Republican Central Committee member, want to alienate a group of conservative activists, who registered 450 new Republicans last Friday night (and 15-20 new Republicans weekly)?

To wit, courtesy of the incumbent:

You need to face up to the realities the rest of us have had to face about what is most important about this election. There are no illusions about Romney here - I haven't heard one Romney supporter say they ARE A ROMNEY SUPPORTER - only that he is about A B O!

We do not have any candidates at the top yet that can be considered a REAL candidate that represents us. WE all will have to work to get those people up into the high levels of government whether as Governors - Senators, or House Reps - in order to field a viable candidate for President. We will NEVER be able to do that if we lose THIS election!

As for the insinuation that Ron Paul supporters somehow have cornered the market on "honor and politeness" I take offense. There is that arrogant/groupie delusion of grandeur that offends EVERYONE when it comes to dealing with Ron Paul supporters. Step off the pedestal - GET REAL - and stop wasting time that you, your country and your fellow citizens are rapidly running out of to DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS TRAIN WRECK!

Well, there you go!  The problem is that constitutional Republicans are TOO passionate, about registering Republicans, whom can vote for endorsed local Republican candidates.  Of course, this is illogical thinking at best and an exhibition of insecurity at worst.  I've been involved in center-right political activism since I was in college and have found it best to build coalitions rather than to scare away enthisiastic new Republicans.

I'll admit that new activists can be overly enthusiastic in their advocacy but I'd rather have 500 people, voting for Comprehensive Pension Reform and conservative judges, than sitting the election out.  The incumbent's orthodoxy seems to be challenging her ability to work with Republican of all walks of life.  We used to call people like this "country club Republicans" in the Reagan years and we took great delight outhustling them.

The Republican Party has always been a big tent of ideas.  We welcomed the Goldwater conservatives, the Reagan Democrats, the evangelicals, the tea party activists, and we'll certainly profit from the influx of constitutionalists, whom Congressman Paul attracts.

Now...if we can just get the country club Republicans to stop obstructing us, we just might win some elections in California!