I have just returned from the Summer RNC meeting in Kansas City, MO and I must point out what you probably already know but must emphasize.

America is at a distinct crossroad:   Liberalism/Socialism vs Freedom/ Judeo Christian Values

Do opportunities rest in the hands of the PEOPLE (freedom) or do they rest in the hands of politicians, judges and government bureaucrats (socialism)? (more…)

Tea Party of Lafayette Endorses Roger Villere
(Baton Rouge, LA)  Roger Villere today called for the repeal of the Personal Income Tax in Louisiana and announced that organizing citizens for the effort would be his top priority as Lieutenant Governor. (more…)

By Jim Bopp Jr.

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Our nation’s founding was a historical turning point. The Founders embraced the inherent value of each person, adopted a Constitution that established the freedom to choose life’s path, and established a government that would only govern with the people’s consent. (more…)

Call your Louisiana State Representative TODAY and ask them to vote against HB 292.  We want to KEEP the closed primary system for Federal elections.  Republicans should be the ones to select the Republican candidates.  This is very important so call today.  You can find the contact information for your representative at www.lagop.com

The Times-PicayuneRoger Villere

Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere says he’s seriously considering running in the fall election for the soon-to-be vacant lieutenant governor’s post, but he isn’t taking a position onGov. Bobby Jindal’s controversial initiative to eliminate the office. 

Villere and the state party have been staunch allies for Jindal, who routinely receives campaign and publicity assistance from the political organization. 

Jindal’s proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the statewide-elected position is arguably the single most important issue affecting the office this year, but Villere is not wading into the swirling political waters. 

“I’m really not going to speculate on it at this time,” he said. Current Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will become mayor of New Orleans in May, which will trigger a special election in the fall to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. Another election for the next full four-year term will be held in 2011. 

Villere, 60, is not completely new to the election scene. He ran for a state House seat 30 years ago and lost. His position as party chairman is elected by members of the state party. The Metairie florist plans to turn his business over to his sons

Has the supposedly conservative paper got it in for the GOP?

February 8, 2010 - by Andrew Walden

Judging by recent Washington Times coverage, the Republican National Committee is a hotbed of dissension — even after big GOP wins in Virginia, New Jersey, and most recently Massachusetts. But at the RNC winter meeting in Honolulu, in a series of key RNC ballots on party fundraising and candidate selection, there was not a single dissenting vote. (more…)

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Last year, the RNC outraised the DNC in 7 of 12 months: January, April, June, August,
September, November and December. (more…)

  Republican and Conservative Leaders and Activists:

At its Winter Meeting last week, the Republican National Committee adopted an important and historic resolution “concerning party support for candidates.” Sponsored by Bill Crocker of Texas, the unanimously-adopted resolution calls on all Republican Party leaders “to carefully screen” all candidates and to “determine that they wholeheartedly support the core principles and positions of the Republican Party as expressed in the Platform” and urges that “no support, financial or otherwise, be given to candidates who clearly do not support the core principles and positions of the Republican Party as expressed in the Platform.” (more…)

As we have done for previous speeches, press conferences and town halls, the RNC Research Department will be responding live online to President Obama’s State of the Union address tomorrow, January 27, at www.GOP.com/LiveResponse. (more…)

By Shawn Steel

California’s National Committeeman to the RNC

Last year  Michael Steele upset the Republican establishment as the first outsider in a generation to win election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Massive forces were aligned against Steele, but the harsh lessons of wholesale Republican repudiations of 2006 and 2008 helped propel Michael’s message.

The message from Steele?  That for Republicans to win again, they must embrace and act conservative. We have valuable lessons to learn from the Tea Party movement. Depending on the Republican bulls in Congress could be fatal. Over the years, many RNC vendors grew rich over no-bid contracts.  In fact, there still remains an RNC member who was paid over $1,000,000 from the RNC — who was a fierce opponent to Steele’s election. Chairman

Steele promised reforms. No more no-bid contracts. Old favored vendors would have to compete. The Establishment would have to move over and and re-invent themselves.

The tests to measure a Chairman’s success are straightforward: first,  does he raise the money needed to win elections and second, does he then win elections?

Steele when he took over leadership of the RNC immediately realized that the major donor program was inactive after the 2008 election.  He also saw there that there was not an effective direct mail campaign in the works. Within days, after clearing out the dead-wood out of the RNC, Steele brought in a new hungry team and out-raised President Obama’s DNC in eight of the following eleven months.

At the same time, Steele assigned the RNC staff to begin working to win the governorships in New Jersey and Virginia. The RNC was the single largest donor to both campaigns. Many millions were spent, plus an army of paid and non-paid workers flooded both states. Hoping to win one of the Obama voting states, Steele helped do the impossible by winning both. Plus carrying all statewide offices in Virginia.
                              
Michael Steele represents the new impatient conservative leaders emerging in the Republican Party. When Steele criticized Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter (before the latter formally switched parties) for working too closely with the Democrats he was criticized by a “former RNC official.

Steele wrote a book , Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda.  More public complaints from former RNC officials.

However, all that is over. Done. The earthquake upset in Massachusetts has stilled  any further criticism of Steele’s leadership. No more hostile resolutions. The few disgruntled are running to embed themselves in the woodwork. No Chairman, including the famed Haley Barbour has had this much success in only one year in office.

Upon my election by the California Republican Party as our state’s Republican National Committeeman in early 2008, my first call the next day was to Michael Steele urging him to run for RNC chair to help change the direction of our party.  I am grateful to the CRP members who gave me a chance to help join the forces of change for the good. It’s nice winning again.