tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18156917851735612422024-03-13T04:48:22.055-04:00Greene County Young RepublicansGreene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-32557761042202062052012-01-23T16:19:00.001-05:002012-01-23T16:19:32.793-05:00Can you help?Subject: Can you help?<br /><br />Good afternoon Young Republicans,<br /> <br />The Greene County Board of Elections is looking for help on Election Day and they are asking us to offer a hand. They are in need of help setting up the voting machines and tearing them down on Election Day. If you are able to help on Election Day please let me know... did I mention that this is a PAID opportunity? Not only would you be putting your efforts towards a good cause...but you'll get paid to do it as well!<br /> <br />If you would like more details please e-mail.<br /> <br />Thanks,<br /> <br />Zach Upton<br />GCYR PresidentGreene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-89423913583194622472012-01-02T12:10:00.000-05:002012-01-02T12:11:06.472-05:00First Meeting of 2012Hello and Happy 2012!!<br /><br />Just a reminder that the first meeting of 2012 is tomorrow night (1/3) at<br />Beef O Brady's at 7 pm. The primary election is coming up soon and eyes are<br />beginning to focus on Ohio! We also have several discussion points on the<br />agenda to start the new year. I hope you'll be able to join us tomorrow<br />evening!<br /><br />See you there,<br /><br />Zach Upton<br />GCYR President<br />http://www.gcyr.blogspot.com/Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-89196366706398259362011-07-24T10:48:00.001-04:002011-07-24T10:48:44.428-04:00Quote of the DecadeThe Quote of the Decade<br /> “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America 's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.'</span> Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”<br />-- Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-47792426698768366482011-06-12T11:34:00.001-04:002011-06-12T11:38:50.716-04:00A Guest Article...<span style="font-style:italic;">The following a is guest article from Ryan Halston...</span><br /><br /><br />The Costs of EPA Regulation<br />Coming along with the recent federal budget compromise of 2011, a multitude of national deficit problems face the United States and has become a pretty hotly contested topic for debate. Now that the budget proposals have been put through, there still remains a large amount of contention over EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) post accordance budgeting. The decision to cut into the EPA’s budget (16 percent down from 2010) continuously is a point of indignation for many Republican representatives who see the EPA as an organization stifling both job growth and revenue generation for large businesses due to expensive, excessive regulations. <br />Regulations placed upon power divisions are the primary issue being faced for debate. Restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, and the Clean Air Act have previously come under fire from the GOP, and have been commonly viewed as a source of stagnation of both revenue and employment growth.<br />Fundamentally, the EPA has begun to restrict too many things in such a short period of time, and the GOP feels that the agency has overstepped its boundaries and beset its power. The questioning of recent EPA regulations on energy can be understood, but the agency has also made many arguable decisions since the end of 2010, spanning throughout year 2011. It would seem the EPA would have lost sight of many of its own major initiatives and acutely narrowed their focus to one or two regulations that seem to have little to no effect on public health.<br />The EPA has begun to suffer from poor delegation of their resources. Their focus on keeping cap and trade taxes on regulations has diverted their attention away from many of their programs directly relating to the health of the populace. Programs like the fight against water contamination and working to reduce chances of asbestos exposure seem to have hit the chopping block in favor of regulations costing companies massive amounts of money, and stifling our economy in the process.<br /> The EPA seems to be set in their ways on a continuous approach to expensive regulation. The most unfortunate thing about this dispute is that the EPA is in turn causing major damage to itself in the process. As the agency continues to defend costly regulations that result in little to no effect on health, GOP officials as well as business leaders will continue efforts to restrict EPA power. This could include further budget cuts in an attempt to push back at the environmental agency and right the ship.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The previous article is the view of the author and not necessarily the view of the GCYR Membership</span>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-36060908146573203872011-06-06T21:29:00.002-04:002011-06-06T21:35:56.016-04:00Greene County GOP to elect a new ChairHas anyone heard of who might be running?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/greene-county-gop-to-elect-new-chair-june-8-1176712.html">See the article at the Dayton Daily News website...</a>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-73461749164204113542011-02-26T13:00:00.001-05:002011-02-26T13:02:20.446-05:00"I'll walk the picket line" He said...Where is he now?<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lfoelUJLaDU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I'm not trying to advocate one way or the other, but here is a man that says he's going to do something and when the opportunity is there...he hasn't done it.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-34774854281523664882010-11-27T19:45:00.001-05:002010-11-27T19:45:51.993-05:00Beavercreek GOP Womens Christmas DinnerBEAVERCREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB<br />CHRISTMAS DINNER<br />AND<br />INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS<br /> <br />MONDAY DECEMBER 6, 2010<br />BEAVERCREEK GOLF CLUB<br /> <br />6:00 PM SOCIAL 6:30 PM DINNER<br />SPEAKER: DR. DONNA SCHLAGHECK<br />WSU PROFESSOR AND EXPERT ON TERRORISM<br /> <br />COST: $28.00<br /> <br />MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO BEAVERCREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB<br />SEND TO: MRS. VIRGINIA FREDERICK<br />4031 TONAWANDA TRAIL, BEAVERCREEK OH 45430<br />426-3464<br /> <br />WE WILL COLLECT ITEMS FOR THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER<br />(TOILETRIES, BOOKS, GAMES, SWEAT PANTS & SHIRTS.)Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-68183685016128281132010-11-27T19:44:00.001-05:002010-11-27T19:44:57.887-05:00Xenia GOP Christmas DinnerHello Young Republicans,<br /><br />Wanted to pass along this information about the Xenia Republican Club. If you'd like to attend please RSVP to nancymaxwell@hotmail.com. <br /><br /> Xenia Republican Women's Club Annual Christmas dinner<br />Tuesday, December 7, 2010 6pm at Greene Historical Society <br />74 West Church Street, Xenia 45385<br />$15 per person menu inclues:<br />Two appetizers<br />Roast pork and chicken<br />7 layer salad<br />Potatoes Au Gratin<br />California Blend Vegetables<br />Homemade Desserts<br /><br />The next Young Republican meeting is the same night, December 7th at 7:00 at Beef O Brady's. You are welcome to attend either or both events!<br /><br />Hope to see you soon.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-46352188127700208312010-10-02T18:26:00.001-04:002010-10-02T18:27:04.534-04:00Buckwalter wins Endorsement!This article appears on the Dayton Daily News website<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Editorial: Buckwalter right for Greene County court</span><br /><br />By the Dayton Daily News | Thursday, September 23, 2010, 04:40 PM<br />2010 Election<br /><br />Click here to read a letter of support for each of the candidates.<br /><br />Greene County is getting a new common pleas judge because Judge Timothy Campbell is retiring.<br /><br />The fall contest isn’t as lively as the primary, when three lawyers sought the Republican nomination. Mike Buckwalter prevailed in that contest, and now he faces Democrat Joe Graf.<br /><br />Greene County is overwhelmingly Republican, but, in judgeship races, the candidates’ political party doesn’t appear next to their name on the ballot.<br /><br />Both candidates have good reputations; either would do well, but a slight nod goes to Mr. Buckwalter.<br /><br />He’s an experienced lawyer who has handled a variety of cases, civil and criminal. He has been a magistrate, acting judge, arbitrator and law clerk. He clearly has been thinking about things he would like to do as a judge, things that would save time and money.<br /><br />Mr. Buckwalter, 53, was in line to be a common pleas judge some years ago through appointment by the governor. But a political tussle at the time got in the way.<br /><br />Now he’s going for the job the hard way: running in what is a low-profile, though still expensive, contest. He loaned his campaign $60,000 in the primary and says he may put still more into his race.<br /><br />In the past, Mr. Buckwalter has been active in Republican Party politics. If he’s elected, he needs to stay out of the party’s work. As a judge in a small, tight-knit, Republican stronghold, he needs to be sensitive to being impartial and apolitical.<br /><br />Mr. Graf, 63, was the Greene County public defender until he retired. He has his own law practice and has been an acting judge in Fairborn. He has been involved in a plethora of community activities. Some years ago he ran for juvenile court judge and lost in a primary by fewer than 100 votes, a hard way to lose.<br /><br />Mr. Graf supports merit selection of judges. (Mr. Buckwalter does not.) He also would like the Greene County prosecutor to start a diversion program, which would divert some non-violent offenders from being charged (and getting a criminal record), provided they did certain things that showed remorse and a willingness to stay out of future trouble.<br /><br />Both candidates are concerned about jail capacity in Greene County, what with one of the adult detention center’s four pods being mothballed and another being used for a drug and alcohol treatment program.<br /><br />Mr. Buckwalter and Mr. Graf both could do a good job. This is no-lose election at least for voters. Mr. Buckwalter’s energy and passion give him the edge.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-76457315681597814932010-10-02T18:17:00.002-04:002010-10-02T18:22:37.417-04:00Anderson wins Endorsement!The following articles appears on www.daytondailynews.com at http://tinyurl.com/2byho37<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2byho37"></a><br /><br /><br />Editorial:<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Anderson is better for Greene County</span><br /><br />By the Dayton Daily News | Saturday, October 2, 2010, 12:00 AM<br />2010 Election<br /><br />Click here to read letters of endorsement for the candidates.<br /><br />Greene County voters can either re-elect Republican Alan Anderson as one of their three county commissioners. Or they can take a chance on Democrat Steve Key.<br /><br />They should re-elect Mr. Anderson.<br /><br />An attorney who has represented local governments — including Beavercreek Twp., Jamestown, Yellow Springs, Clifton and Spring Valley — he was elected four years ago. Judging from his literature, he wants voters to know that he’s not raised taxes and that he opposes “Obamacare and Obama socialism or any form of socialism.”<br /><br />Pressed about what he’s trying to reassure voters about, he concedes that concerns about socialism don’t often come up in his role as county commissioner.<br /><br />Mr. Anderson says his interests as a commissioner have been bringing high-speed Internet service to rural areas of the county; improving the capacity of the county’s water department and getting Clark State University to have a physical presence in the county, which it does now have just off I-675.<br /><br />Mr. Anderson can be overly parochial, witness his reluctance to vote to put up much money for the Dayton Development Coalition. Given just how hard that group advocates for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, that’s hardly an expenditure to be stingy about.<br /><br />And there’s something unfair about Greene County kicking in a lot of money when the Base Realignment and Closure Commissions are in full swing, but then pulling back after any threats have been repelled.<br /><br />Protecting Wright-Patterson, after all, lasts beyond the BRAC rounds.<br /><br />Mr. Anderson has experience that’s relevant to the job, and he can dig into issues that he cares about.<br /><br />Mr. Key says his employment is a contract to gather local statistical data for the U.S. Department of Commerce. He’s also worked as an organizer for the Kerry and Obama campaigns in rural counties in Ohio and formerly he was a bank trust officer.<br /><br />His campaign literature quotes Gary Haines, the former Montgomery County sheriff who died in 2000 and has since been succeeded by two different sheriffs. Mr. Haines, Mr. Key says, called him “Mr. Fix It” with regard to a gun buy-back program.<br /><br />Mr. Key believes county commission meetings should be televised, and he’s critical that the commission has all Republicans on it. Asked what he takes issue with that the county is doing, he had no major criticisms.<br /><br />Mr. Anderson’s local government experience goes beyond the four years he’s been on the commission. That background counts for something. To move out an incumbent, Mr. Key has to make a stronger case than just that Greene County is too cozy.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-23692272948514198232010-09-09T19:46:00.001-04:002010-09-09T19:46:52.038-04:00Uncle Ted is pretty angry.<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FUQjqILJyLM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FUQjqILJyLM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-5542369435175496802010-08-04T23:52:00.000-04:002010-08-04T23:53:04.362-04:00Ohio GOP Update<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/ffh02z7X0SQ/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffh02z7X0SQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffh02z7X0SQ&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-37555148891059472262010-06-05T23:02:00.002-04:002010-06-05T23:05:28.405-04:00Obama at the Bat<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Tcahn7PwQU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Tcahn7PwQU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/obama_at_bat.htmlGreene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-18085362251293182242010-05-29T11:58:00.000-04:002010-05-29T11:59:16.663-04:00NRSC New ad shows true side of Obama<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVehAAwh0gY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVehAAwh0gY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-20701420345202769292010-04-23T00:26:00.001-04:002010-04-23T00:29:08.772-04:00Austria wins Endorsement!The following is an Endorsement by the Dayton Daily News editorial board, published at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/23fa37o">http://tinyurl.com/23fa37o</a>.<br /><br /><br /><em>Editorial: Austria better for Republicans in Greene, Clark<br />By the Dayton Daily News | Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 03:18 PM <br /><br />2010 Election<br /><br />It wouldn’t be an election without John Mitchel on the ballot. <br /><br />The retired Air Force officer from Beavercreek has been running for something almost every two years since his first major bid for office in 1998, when he ran for governor as a Reform Party candidate.<br /><br />(Remember third- party presidential candidate Ross Perot? That was his party.)<br /><br />Since then, he has run, as a Republican, for the U.S. Senate, and also against former U.S. Rep. David Hobson — twice. Now this year will be his second run against Congressman Steve Austria, who represents Greene and Clark counties.<br /><br />Give the guy credit for persistence.<br /><br />But he’s still the neophyte that he was in 1998, when he had 20,000 copies of his school funding plan printed.<br /><br />In 2004, when asked what he wanted to do in the Senate, he said:<br /><br />“My first act if elected to the Senate would be to lobby the president to sign an executive order to declare the unborn innocent ‘persons,’ thus giving them the full protection of the Fifth Amendment.”<br /><br />Mr. Mitchel, 62, opposes the Obama health care initiative, the Obama stimulus, the bank bailout under former President George W. Bush, and he supports the (unworkable) FairTax plan, which would eliminate the federal income tax, substituting a sales tax. <br /><br />He also charges that Greene and Clark counties are steeped in cronyism that results in sweetheart deals for Republican insiders.<br /><br />Congressman Austria is completing his first term in Washington. He was effectively handpicked by Rep. Hobson to replace him when he retired; Rep. Austria’s wife was on the congressman’s staff.<br /><br />Previously, Rep. Austria served 10 years in the Ohio Senate.<br /><br />As a freshman in the minority party, Rep. Austria could hardly be expected to make a big impact. In fact, though, he did get national attention for telling the Columbus Dispatch, in a discussion about his opposition to the Obama stimulus, that Franklin Roosevelt caused the Great Depression (which, of course, began way before the president was elected).<br /><br />In talking about his job, Rep. Austria emphasizes constituent service, which, of course, does come with the position. But it is the most routine part of it.<br /><br />He’s much less comfortable taking tough positions. He rarely diverges from his party, although he did vote for the administration’s Cash for Clunkers program.<br /><br />He said he was persuaded by auto dealers that some of them would go out of business without this incentive.<br /><br />On the other hand, Rep. Austria opposed the $787 billion stimulus program, without which unemployment would be immeasurably higher, and he is critical of the Bush bank bailout (that occurred before Mr. Austria went to Congress). <br /><br />(Many economists believe that the bank and insurance failures that surely would have ensued without the Bush administration’s intervention could have pushed the country toward a Depression.)<br /><br />Rep. Austria has refused to support earmarks, even though that was one way former Rep. Hobson made sure that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base got some of the improvements and commitments it needed sooner rather than later. <br /><br />Rep. Austria was, for a while, reconsidering that position; then all the Republicans in the House said they wanted a moratorium. <br /><br />It’ll be too bad if important advocacy for the base falls to U.S. Rep. Mike Turner and Ohio’s U.S. senators alone. That would be copping out, for political convenience.<br /><br />Rep. Austria doesn’t face a serious challenge this year and is unlikely to any time soon unless he really fumbles. He’s cautious, so he’s not a disaster waiting to happen.<br /><br />For the privilege of that job security, he really does need to seize the important platform he has. He has work to do to grow into an aggressive advocate for the region and for the issues he cares most about.</em>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-87429788752890988342010-04-14T07:52:00.002-04:002010-04-14T07:56:01.523-04:00Alan Anderson wins endorsement!!Below is an Endorsement of Alan Anderson by the Dayton Daily News. The article was published April 12th 2010 and can be found here, http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/opinion/entries/2010/04/12/editorial_anderson_is_better_g.html?cxtype=feedbot<br /><br /><br /><em>By the Dayton Daily News | Monday, April 12, 2010, 05:48 PM <br /><br />Virgil Vaduva has some ideas that are beyond the fringe. As pertinent, he’s running for the wrong office.<br /><br />He’s challenging Alan Anderson in the Republican primary for Greene County commissioner.<br /><br />However, his complaints, he said, are not with Mr. Anderson, but with Commissioners Marilyn Reid and Rick Perales. He suggests they have a special relationship with the Dayton Development Coalition that results in their campaigns benefitting, but he can’t explain what he means. <br /><br />Mr. Vaduva’s views, which he characterizes as more Libertarian than Republican, are most intense about national and state politics. He says taxes are a “violent means” of taking people’s property.<br /><br />The immigrant from Romania says he has been involved with some Tea Party activists and that he helped start the Xenia Liberty Group.<br /><br />Specifically, he complains that property taxes in Greene County are too high, though the county commission gets little in the way of property tax proceeds; most of that tax money goes to schools. In an interview with the Dayton Daily News, it wasn’t clear whether Mr. Vaduva understands that. <br /><br />Considering the issues he’s hottest about, you’d think a legislative office or even a school board seat would fit the Cedarville resident who works in information technology better.<br /><br />He also criticizes the Greene County Children’s Services Board as an example of a government agency that spends too much employing people as opposed to providing direct services. That characterization is bewildering because, of course, the bulk of that agency’s budget is going to go toward people — those who investigate abuse complaints, those who monitor children in foster care, those who screen and recruit foster parents.<br /><br />Though he’s pleasant, Mr. Vaduva is the wrong person for this important job.<br /><br />Mr. Anderson is completing his first four-year term. He is earnest, but unlikely to ever grow into the most knowledgeable commissioner. Nonetheless, he has carved out some interests. <br /><br />For instance, he’s especially focused on the fact that much of Greene County — he says half of the county’s land mass — doesn’t have fast, reliable Internet service and is instead dependent on dial-up.<br /><br />That’s horribly frustrating for those trying to work at home, for children trying to do school work and for anyone who wants to be part of the 21st century.<br /><br />Whether Mr. Anderson is bringing together the right people or has found the solution isn’t clear. But he is paying attention to a vexing problem. <br /><br />Mr. Anderson came into office after he knocked off Marilyn Reid in the primary four years ago. Ms. Reid had long been involved in the Greene County Republican Party and also represented the area in the legislature, though not without controversy. She has a long line of critics for her style and on substance; Mr. Anderson was seen as a more go-along-get-along kind of person.<br /><br />With a term under his belt, no one would suggest he is going to be the person who leads any bold transformation of Greene County’s ways of doing business, and he isn’t politically courageous.<br /><br />(Though he should have been defending the Dayton Development Coalition and what it does for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and especially for Greene County, Mr. Anderson was on the side of whacking the money the coalition gets to advocate for the region.)<br /><br />Mr. Vaduva, who has never attended a county commission meeting, isn’t interested in the work of county government. Sticking with Mr. Anderson is the better choice. </em>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-64460079618947913622010-04-12T23:17:00.001-04:002010-04-12T23:17:14.476-04:00Ohio GOP TV Update!<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qc96-fOiUnI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qc96-fOiUnI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-3714056151435845462010-04-05T21:13:00.001-04:002010-04-05T21:15:44.556-04:00Jarrod Martin wins Endorsement!The following is an article from the Dayton Daily News that appeared on the website on April 5th 2010.<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yf4lxmo">http://tinyurl.com/yf4lxmo</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Editorial: <strong>Freshman Martin best for 70th Ohio district<br />By the Dayton Daily News</strong> | Monday, April 5, 2010, 03:55 AM <br /><br />There are some unusual doings this year in the contest to represent voters in Beavercreek, Fairborn and Xenia in the Ohio House of Representatives in Columbus. Freshman Rep. Jarrod Martin, of the 70th District, is being challenged in the Republican primary by a candidate who shouldn’t be written off. <br /><br />Xenia City Council member Bill Miller is not drawing any particular philosophical distinction between himself and the incumbent. He grants that they are the same kind of conservative.<br /><br />He does complain that his opponent has not initiated legislation on the major problems of the day: jobs and the economy. But freshman members of the minority party in the House are not typically the ones who drive major legislation.<br /><br />Basically what we have here is a challenger who has long wanted to be in the legislature and was disappointed to lose in a crowded primary in 2008. Mr. Miller also didn’t come in second. <br /><br />Now he hopes that public anger at incumbents — plus a one-on-one contest — might be enough to pull him in, against a first-term representative who, like most first-termers, is not exactly a household name. <br /><br />All that is fair enough. But voters lack any compelling reason to change horses, to put a new freshman in and start over on the learning curve that all freshmen face.<br /><br />The two candidates appear to be of roughly equal ability. They had similar political backgrounds before the 2008 primary. Mr. Martin was a member of the Beavercreek City Council. <br /><br />Rep. Martin wants to allow local school districts to opt out of the requirement for all-day kindergarten, though he was, in an interview with the Dayton Daily News editorial board, fuzzy about how that would work, as on the details of other subjects. <br /><br />Neither candidate is brimming over with ideas for dealing with the state’s looming budget crisis, though Rep. Martin suggests looking at sentencing rules, a proposal made by other Republicans last year.<br /><br />Mr. Miller insists that spending is “out of control,” but offers little to support that, in the face of repeated and steep budget cuts. He does say that $1 million in federal stimulus money is slated for signs labeling various projects as stimulus projects, which he opposes.<br /><br />Mr. Miller has the support of some local elected officials. He specifically touts the support of the mayors of Beavercreek, Fairborn and Xenia.<br /><br />Rep. Martin cites a good many more endorsements, which is to be expected.<br /><br />That there is some support for each reflects a certain tribalism in Greene County Republican politics, a matter of little relevance to voters.<br /><br /><br />The incumbent hasn’t shown signs of playing a major role in Columbus, that he will stand out as a party leader, or as a facilitator of inventive bipartisan solutions, or as a policy expert in some area. But he is only 30 and has time to develop. He has been a diligent and earnest lawmaker.<br /><br />The challenger also has not demonstrated that he would be an exceptional choice, though, he, too, would presumably be responsible about the work. <br /><br />The 70th District has legitimate reason for wondering if it is represented as well as it might be. But, in the choice it faces, it would do best to stick with the young incumbent.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-19791280937314938002010-03-23T21:15:00.003-04:002010-03-23T21:17:28.325-04:00Kasich leading in Poll<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp0FhvJocUAI2PPE9jy2gUbI5gFSG1Dnm-bGBiJpVDVOHZv11Pqm5004Yl5-nfA9GHsdJt4A-h84gay187MV6kGEXlDpyQDZLNElaWujuHwjYIrVl0bnW4DxIchGUTJFilIKpiJvsOOE/s1600-h/KASICHTlogostack.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp0FhvJocUAI2PPE9jy2gUbI5gFSG1Dnm-bGBiJpVDVOHZv11Pqm5004Yl5-nfA9GHsdJt4A-h84gay187MV6kGEXlDpyQDZLNElaWujuHwjYIrVl0bnW4DxIchGUTJFilIKpiJvsOOE/s400/KASICHTlogostack.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452003306977074882" /></a><br />John Kasich is leading in the most recent poll!<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yf5lua9">http://tinyurl.com/yf5lua9</a>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-46586304547345755352010-03-22T23:38:00.000-04:002010-03-22T23:39:06.221-04:00Make Calls Today!That's right! Its time to start making phone calls for the Republican Candidates all across Ohio! But we don't have a phone bank you ask? There is no HQ setup in Greene County you say? Thanks to technology, we don't need it! Click on the link below and you can start making calls right from home! You won't believe this, but you won't even have to dial a number! The website will do it for you. You just need a username and a password and access to the Internet and your set to make hundreds...no...Thousands of phone calls between now and election day! <br /> <br />Visit the link <a href="http://www.ohiogop.org/call">www.ohiogop.org/call</a> to sign up for a username and password. <br /> <br />If you have any questions about the website please contact Rob Lagergren at rob.lagergren@gmail.com!Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-37487789090558504342010-03-15T23:31:00.001-04:002010-03-15T23:31:57.369-04:00Chairman DeWine says vote absentee!<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/txa9oYx8CsA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/txa9oYx8CsA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-23369311627533050792010-02-22T00:20:00.000-05:002010-02-22T00:21:18.194-05:00Weekly Update from Chairman Kevin DeWine<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iH0YY1_r-0E&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iH0YY1_r-0E&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-52612650543530303172010-02-09T21:18:00.001-05:002010-02-09T21:21:44.539-05:00Mike DeWine leading in poll!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRQbQFyQ2bRUWAfsaercLjlPnZezDKZNtx7m9hv_7kWiAZ9EpECvV0wvA0_MOCgUopAUsVml8dDvEh5B6Bai9hUa-6AOWfDHsk0E-kbM58-VCqmTRITDs6Z0jfZKWnV_Y83GX8VOrGYI/s1600-h/jpeg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRQbQFyQ2bRUWAfsaercLjlPnZezDKZNtx7m9hv_7kWiAZ9EpECvV0wvA0_MOCgUopAUsVml8dDvEh5B6Bai9hUa-6AOWfDHsk0E-kbM58-VCqmTRITDs6Z0jfZKWnV_Y83GX8VOrGYI/s400/jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436434235222448258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dear Friends, <br /><br />According to a new poll just released by well respected pollster, Neil Newhouse, I am beating liberal Democrat Richard Cordray 50% to 32%! I am ahead by 18 points and even leading Cordray in the Cleveland media market!<br /> <br />Neil Newhouse, most recently, polled for Scott Brown's U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts. He is also polling for the Ohio House and Senate Campaign Committees, several Congressional races in Ohio, and he is involved in Governor, Senate, and Congressional races from California to Kansas to Connecticut to Florida. <br /> <br />To see the full polling results, visit my campaign website at www.mikedewine.com. Thank you for your continued support!<br /><br /> <br /><br />Very respectfully yours, <br /> <br />Mike DeWine<br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Paid for by Mike DeWine for Ohio, 2587 Conley Road, Cedarville, OH 45314, JB Hadden, Treasurer <br /> <br />Individuals and political action committees may contribute $11,395.56 for each of the primary and general elections. Corporate contributions are prohibited. Partnerships, limited liability companies and other unincorporated entities may contribute, but must include the name of an owner or owners to whom to attribute the contribution. Ohio law requires that all contributors must provide their name and address regardless of the amount of the contribution and the name of their employer if the contribution is for more than $100. If the contributor is self-employed, the business name and occupation of the contributor must be provided. Ohio law bars the award of unbid public contracts to certain campaign contributors who have given in excess of specified amounts to the candidate who will have the authority to award the public contract. Mike DeWine for Ohio may not accept campaign contributions from a provider of services or goods under contract with the department of job and family services pursuant to the Medicaid program of Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, or from any person having an ownership interest in the provider. Mike DeWine for Ohio does not intend to solicit employees of the office of Attorney General. If you are an employee of the office of Ohio Attorney General, please disregard this solicitation.<br /><br />Contributions or gifts to Mike DeWine for Ohio are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, an Ohio taxpayer may claim a state tax credit for contributions made to political campaign committees of candidates for statewide office or the General Assembly. The credit is the lesser of the amount contributed or $50 for an individual return or $100 for a joint return.Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-18719990158979870552010-02-08T20:45:00.002-05:002010-02-08T20:50:30.183-05:00Does Chris Redfern hate babies?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11OK63k4oyaUAcG3EZnSADdmz9CRO1JxK1sAadA3B_3PUz8NgcnYyzacLOhbHbPyfPdMRetgXf4mijX3HY-DI6_juWMH0T8jbRXAv9z24kjfVrtPMambF8APuU6bZhyphenhyphen5tDyJA8hkcKO0/s1600-h/OLP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11OK63k4oyaUAcG3EZnSADdmz9CRO1JxK1sAadA3B_3PUz8NgcnYyzacLOhbHbPyfPdMRetgXf4mijX3HY-DI6_juWMH0T8jbRXAv9z24kjfVrtPMambF8APuU6bZhyphenhyphen5tDyJA8hkcKO0/s400/OLP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436055149528697762" /></a><br /><strong> An Open Letter to Chris Redfern, ODP Chairman</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> February 8, 2010 <br /> <br />Chris Redfern, Chairman<br />Ohio Democratic Party<br />340 East Fulton Street<br />Columbus, Ohio 43215<br /> <br /> <br />Dear Chairman Redfern,<br /> <br />As you know, ours is a non-partisan organization, and we can demonstrate strong support from both Republicans and Democrats. That is why I was optimistic that there existed a basis for communication on issues of common interest following my recent meeting with you which from my perspective went well. You correctly pointed out that Governor Strickland has been supportive of certain aspects of our agenda, and you certainly acknowledged that there are many Democrats who are sympathetic to all or part of our agenda as well.<br /> <br />Since then, my optimism has waned.<br /> <br />Your heavy hand was reported to be the major factor in forcing Jennifer Garrison, a supporter of pro-life positions, from the Democratic statewide ticket for next fall. It was hard not to interpret that action as a direct slap at the millions of Ohioans, whether Democrat, Republican or Independent who support the cause of life. <br /> <br />Now I am witness to one of the pettiest acts I have ever seen by a so-called political leader. Speaker Budish, as you may know, denied the request of Rep. John Adams to bring an outstanding young constituent, Elizabeth Trisler, to the House floor to receive a proclamation for her achievement in winning the National Right to Life Oratory contest. Her speech, Mr. Redfern, was a powerful and eloquent expression of her deeply held views regarding life. She is the kind of young woman we all would be intensely proud to have as a member of our family. <br /> <br />As you know, the recognition in the House Chamber of outstanding achievement by Ohioans has never been subjected to the kind of political litmus test applied by Speaker Budish, whose office says she was denied the recognition given thousands of other young Ohioans over the years because it was "political." I wonder if Mr. Budish would allow recognition of a champion debate team only if he agreed with the side it advocated in the championship. Shame on Speaker Budish, with whom we will communicate separately.<br /> <br />You can readily see, Mr. Redfern, these two actions in just a week's time appear to be a direct attack by your party on the pro-life constituency in Ohio.<br /> <br />My question of you, then, is whether you were sincere when we met. I reported our meeting to my Board, and now feel misled by you. Every appearance is that you and the party establishment are captive of pro-abortion ideologues, so much so that even the simple recognition of a student's achievement must be rejected for fear of alienating this constituency. What can I report to our constituents concerning the position of the Ohio Democratic Party? I will share your response to this letter with our Board and membership as well.<br /> <br />In the spirit of non-partisanship, I would also like to invite you and your wife to be my guests on the evening of March 5 for our event featuring Sarah Palin as speaker. I am sure you agree that her commitment to life, as evidenced by the way she and her husband welcomed a developmentally challenged son into their family, is inspiring. Please let me know if you are able to attend so that I can make arrangements.<br /> <br />And please know that we would be equally delighted to provide a forum for a solidly pro-life Democrat of national stature. You have only to ask and we will arrange an appropriate event.<br /> <br />Hopefully yours,<br /> <br /> <br />Mike Gonidakis<br />Executive Director <br />Ohio Right to Life<br /><br /> <br /><br />Ohio Right to Life | 665 E. Dublin-Granville Road | Suite 200 | Columbus | OH | 43229Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815691785173561242.post-81173708184871291582010-02-03T23:43:00.000-05:002010-02-03T23:45:35.363-05:00Karl Rove on Ohio!<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDJidaiOfPY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDJidaiOfPY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Greene County Young Republicanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519388426293239212noreply@blogger.com1