LA GOP Release

Dr. John Sutherlin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisiana-Monroe:  “The problem isn’t communication from the White House, it’s that people understand the agenda and have said they don’t want it.” (Stephen Largen, “President’s speech draws mixed reviews,” Monroe-News-Star, 1/28/10) (more…)

Did VP Let Truth Slip Out About The Real

Consequences Of Obama’s Agenda?

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: “Well, I say they’re going to start to see unemployment grow this spring …” (more…)

Obama Claims He’ll Budget Like Any Family Would, But Can Families Budget As He Does?

RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE ON RECORD DEMS’ $1.9 TRILLION INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT: “Last night President Obama attempted to restore his promise to bring a new era of fiscal responsibility to Washington but after a full year of pushing his misguided agenda it is obvious that this new era isn’t going to happen on his watch.  Today’s vote to increase America’s debt ceiling is just another example, in a year full of examples, that the president has failed to live up to his promise of responsibility. At a time when millions of Americans are desperately struggling to live within their means and survive this economic recession, the fact the President Obama would team together with Congressional Democrats to increase America’s credit card limit is the height of political arrogance and the very definition of irresponsibility. The recent election results should have sent a message to the president, but today’s vote makes it clear he is only interested in finding new ways to finance his out-of-control binge spending.  President Obama and his liberal allies can rest assured that the American people will send them the ultimate message t his November.” (RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Statement On Debt Ceiling Increase, GOP.com, 1/28/10) (more…)

Can Obama’s Binge Spending Increase

Be Called A “Freeze”

“Obama Plans To Announce A Three-Year Freeze On Discretionary, ‘Non-Security’ Spending In The Lead-Up To Wednesday’s State Of The Union Address …” (Glenn Thrush and David Rogers, “Obama To Propose Spending Freeze,” Politico, 1/25/10)

OBAMA INCREASED NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING BY NEARLY 20% THIS YEAR, LARGEST ONE-YEAR INCREASE IN OVER THREE DECADES

President George W. Bush’s Non-Defense Discretionary Spending In FY 2009 Was $589 Billion. (White House Office Of Management And Budget, Summary Tables, FY 2010 President’s Budget, Submitted 5/7/09) (more…)

A Look At Why American Taxpayers Want Their Money Back From Obama, While He Misleads Americans On What His Savings Tax Will Do

OBAMA CLAIMING HIS SAVINGS TAX WILL “GET YOUR MONEY BACK, EVERY DIME.” “We’re having a fight right now because I want to charge Wall Street a modest fee to repay taxpayers in full for saving their skins in a time of need. We want our money back … And we’re going to get your money back, every dime — each and every dime.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks During Town Hall Meeting In Elyria, OH, 1/22/10)

BUT IT’S AMERICAN TAXPAYERS THAT ARE DEMANDING THEIR MONEY BACK FROM OBAMA

Americans Want $862 Billion Back After Obama’s Stimulus Failed To Prevent Double Digit Unemployment. “CBO’s current projection of ARRA’s budgetary impact over the 2009-2019 period–a total increase in deficits of $862 billion–is about $75 billion greater than the agency originally estimated.” (”The Budget And Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 To 2010,” Congressional Budget Office, 1/26/10; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/26/09) (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…)

From Politico

View This Research Briefing At GOP.com

By Glenn Thrush, Jake Sherman and Lisa Lerer

Friday, January 22, 2010

PDF Format

“Congressional Democrats — stunned out of silence by Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts — say they’re done swallowing their anger with President Barack Obama and ready to go public with their gripes. (more…)

While He Tries To Feel Ohioans’ Anger In Lorain County Today, Obama Fails To Notice It’s Him They’re Angry With

Obama Continues Main Street Jobs Tour In Lorain County, Ohio. “During the visit, Obama will hold a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College where he’ll discuss how to improve the economy and increase jobs with students, workers, business and civic leaders.” (Sabrina Eaton, “Obama’s Upcoming Ohio Trip Will Give The President Ideas, Adviser David Axelrod Says: Video,” The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/19/10) (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.

Meet Obama’s Nominee To Justice Dept’s Office Of Legal Counsel, Wrong On Terror & Wrong On Life

LAST NIGHT, OBAMA RE-NOMINATED JOHNSEN TO LEAD POWERFUL JUSTICE DEPT. OFFICE

“Obama Will Renominate Dawn Johnsen To Lead The Justice Department’s Powerful Office Of Legal Counsel …” (Charlie Savage, “President Is Said to Decide to Renominate Six Choice,” The New York Times, 01/08/10) (more…)