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Michael Steele is now out as chairman of the Republican National Committee, having lost his re-election bid this past Friday. Is Luke Esser going to follow a similar path when the Washington State Republican Party elects its chairman next Saturday?
Luke Esser (left) voted for National RNC Chair in Maryland last Friday.
There are three people running against Esser for a new two-year term as State Party Chairman – Kirby Wilbur, Curt Fackler, and Bill Rennie. After Steve Beren posted his interviews of both Esser and the first candidate to throw his hat in the ring, Wilbur, (http://www.redcounty.com/content/my-interview-luke-esser-our-party-always-re-energized-right), I put out a poll on the Puget Sound Conservative Underground website, asking whom should be the Chairman of the Republican Party – Esser or Wilbur? (http://www.meetup.com/PugetSoundConservativeUnderground/polls/259055/). Of the 53 conservatives who took the poll, an overwhelming 51 chose Wilbur. Read more »
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3:00 AM – 7:00 AM Bill Bennett
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Mike Gallagher
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Dennis Prager
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Dennis Miller
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Hugh Hewitt
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Mark Levin
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM Dennis Prager (refeed)
12:00 AM – 3:00 AM Mike Gallagher (refeed)
From Albert Einstein: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Our state and our nation have serious debt and spending problems. Our kids and grandkids will pay for the consequences if we keep electing the same people. Inslee and Murray have had their chance. It’s time to give Watkins and Rossi the opportunity. Chase and Kagi have shown that fiscal responsiblity is not a priority, and Ryu has questionable ethics. Vote for Baker, Gagliardi and Coday.
Gary’s opponant, Ruth Kagi, is a nice, soft spoken woman. But her priorities (early childhood education) do not address critical issues in Washington. Gary wants to correct the financial mess in Olympia without compromising essential services provided by the state.
Inslee has a way to avoid answering questions. This video humorously and creatively gets to the point without wasting time. Here is more.
From the Evergreen Freedom Foundation
In the third annual “Hey! Big Spender” report, we used ten-year projections compiled by the state Office of Financial Management to determine which legislators wanted to take the most from your wallet over the next decade. We added up proposed ten-year tax and fee increases for each legislator, using the list of bills they sponsored.
Maralyn Chase from the 32nd does us proud as the biggest spender out of 98 representatives and 49 senators! She is being challenged by David Baker, a fiscal conservative and superior choice.
To my Democrat friends
As a former liberal, I can relate to Democrats who can’t stomach the idea of voting for a Republican. The current gastronomical upset concerns the candidates running for Washington State Representative in the 32nd Legislative District, Cindy Ryu (D) and Dr. Art Coday (R).
Ryu had been the mayor of Shoreline until she was defeated last year. The local paper published a letter about her, and here is a post about her failure to be open and transparent in her government dealings, as well as an opinion by a disgruntled citizen regarding her obsession with micromanagement.
Art Coday is a primary care physician, serving mostly Medicare (seniors, permanently disabled) and Medicaid (very poor) patients. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and is a small business owner. He will demand government accountability, slash wasteful spending (without compromising top priorities like education), and audit for performance to track how our money is spent The Seattle Times discredited him because isn’t a seasoned bureaucrat.
My Democrat friends are opposed to everything that Ryu stands for but are saying that they cannot bring themselves to vote for a Republican. Dennis Prager explains in this great article why it is so hard for Democrats to vote Republican: “The answer lies in emotion. For many non-leftist Democrats, it is emotionally impossible to vote Republican.”
My hope is that my Democrat friends will take a deep breath and vote for the person, not the party. That person is Art Coday.
EFF: Informed Voter Guide
The Informed Voter Guide from Evergreen Freedom Foundation on Vimeo.
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