Freedom Rally better choice then 2015 Dorchester

Clatsop County Republicans host a booth at the 2015 GOP Dorchester Conference.

The Clatsop County Republicans hosted a booth this weekend at the 2015 GOP Dorchester Conference in Seaside, OR. I and many of the members help man the booth. My opinion and this is mine, I can't speak for the other members, is that all we really accomplished was that we had a presence there but we didn't have any influence on the agenda or the policies the moderates in the party espouse too. Essentially this meeting is designed for the moderates and the squishy Republicans in Oregon.

Yesterday the Freedom Rally in Portland, OR drew 5 times as many Republicans as the Dorchester because there Conservative issues were addressed and embraced. Next year, again I only speak for myself here, I plan to attend that gathering instead of Dorchester.  A half dozen or so of our members drove to Portland and they reported back that is was an excellent event.

 I should have listened to my gut a few weeks ago when I wrote: "Should or Shouldn't I attend Dorchester?"

The failed strategy and issues the leaders of the Oregon Republican Party have clung to have not advanced conservative causes nor has it helped get Republicans elected to state offices because they believe catering to Moderate Democrat's, Independents and non-affiliated voters will help bring more people into the party and win elections.

As we saw in this last election it had the opposite effect. The Republicans lost big in Oregon and it's because they've backed away from fiscal and socially conservative principles. In my view until we as a party unite through these issues the party in Oregon we'll remain in the minority.

At the very least the members picked Scott Walker over Jeb Bush in the straw poll today. I'd prefer to have a Conservative like Ted Cruz, Allen West or Ben Carson as a nominee but I believe Walker may give us the best chance to regain the White House. The nation needs President Scott Walker in 2016.

The Nations Needs President Scott Walker in 2016

I found this op-ed, ‘The Nations Needs President Scott Walker in 2016’, written by Rich Cromell from thefederalist.com website. It’s the best description yet I’ve seen on Scott Walker the man and politician. Walker walks the walk, pun intended and I believe he’s the best Conservative in the field because he has a record to prove it. I encourage you to share this with friends so they can better understand who he is. The following is excerpts from Cromell's op-ed.

Scott Walker

"Does Walker sizzle? Not exactly. Is he a particularly charismatic speaker? No, he isn’t. But does he sit upon a throne made of the skulls of his enemies? Yes, yes he does. The November 4 election proved that in a definitive fashion. And though we are a constitutional republic not given to men upon thrones, this particular throne deserves consideration for a national position. We will never go wrong with cool and calculating.

Look at Walker’s results. He slashed money from a bloated education budget. He dismantled collective bargaining rights for public employees. He reduced Medicaid spending. And he keeps getting elected in a state given to Prairie Populism, despite the fact that he tends to think citizens should be given to self-support.

But what does he offer our collective imagination? What does he do to inspire us to rally around a cause? What are you, a raging lefty? You’re missing the point. Walker doesn’t offer us anything, and we should be cool with that. It’s what we cynical GenXers have been working for—getting the government off our damn lawn.

Unemployment in Wisconsin has been consistently below the national average during his tenure. But what about education? Surely performance suffered with the death blows Walker dealt to the unions and education spending. Oof, wrong again.  So though the man himself doesn’t sizzle, his record does. And as Conservatives, we should celebrate that. We should also acknowledge Walker can capably discuss those accomplishments even if he doesn’t exactly sizzle in the process.

Sun Tzu wrote, “Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack,” he also wrote, “Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.” Though Walker is wooden and still like the mountains, late in the governor’s race, he also moved with the wind. Perhaps that is his strength. He has a canny ability to lull his opponents into torpor and await a moment to strike. As we gear up for whomever versus Squirrel! 2016, we should be open to the possibility that winning may best be achieved by someone whose plans are dark and impenetrable as the night, poised to fall like a thunderbolt, and crafted from the extreme comfort of a throne made of the skulls of enemies."

Rich Cromwell