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WHY REPUBLICANS MAY LOSE BIG IN THE COMING THE ELECTIONS

It's time for some "straight talk" about how the Republican Party is organized. This commentary will address the lack of skill in basic communications.

There are too many Republican activists holding positions of power in the Party who still believe in using worthless and obsolete techniques in the conduct of their political activities. Conservatives have a tendency to dislike change but that attitude is dangerous and leads to failure in our present political environment! Also, many "activists" are there simply by virtue of reward for their "substantial" donations, without regard for essential skills. Because of poor or non-existent skills in the use of the Internet, those who have a casual view of communications block the flow of information thereby slowing down decision-making and lessening the chance of success.

If people really want to help their Party's cause, they should do some "self-analysis" and raise their communications skill level to that required by today's political environment or do the "right thing" and step aside. Quickly running out to buy a computer and having your kid send off a token email for you to show you are "with it" just won't cut it either. What is required is a commitment to acquire proper equipment and software and a dedication to learn and use the techniques that will increase widespread use of Internet communications among people.

The presence of individuals without modern communications skills on important committees and in important functions is now far too detrimental to tolerate. It is inappropriate and counterproductive to place people with poor communications skills in positions where they can, simply by their presence, exert influence that slows action, stops communications and, thereby, blocks the Party from gaining a majority.

One of many examples is that here in Missouri we have many State Committee members and members of lesser committees who have nothing but a "cosmetic" knowledge of Internet communications. They have near contempt for the use of email and have little regard for information located on web sites. These days, this is the kind of "volunteer" who loses elections. Communications is "where it's at" and there are far fewer Republicans than Democrats, particularly the liberal variety, who use the Internet to communicate.

At this point, (and probably long before) considering the times and what the Party is up against in the coming election, there is NO EXCUSE for electing any individual to any position if they cannot exercise a minimum of skill in Internet communications. Liberal nerds and their fellow travelers in the Democrat Party have claimed the Internet and are using it with great skill to spread their views and raise big money. To boot, the news media, with few exceptions, is stacked up solidly against Republicans. These are big problems that become even bigger when they aren't recognized! If the Republican Party goes down so will conservatives! The GOP and its supporters, especially those at the grass roots level, must cease their long time habit of ignoring the Internet and Internet communications.

CITY OF ST PETERS, MISSOURI FIASCO

COMMENTARY:

Adolphus Busch and many of his friends should be considered heroes for trying to protect the City of St Peters taxpayer community from the folly of some of its elected leaders. Busch and others have, on numerous occasions in the past, at considerable expense to themselves, warned the City regarding the lack of merit of the Premier 370 (Lakeside) project. Mayor Pagano, according to a recent Journal letter from Mr Busch, sought to seek 41 million dollars from Great Rivers and the County, apparently to bail the City out of “questionable” policies perpetuated by St Peters officials and their advisors, past and present!

Mayor Pagano and his allies on the Board of Aldermen have, according to the Busch letter, voted to deny their citizens participation in the traditional August tax holiday, giving as a reason the City’s heavy legal expenses in defending the Premier 370 lawsuit. In this case the City has been reversed by a Kansas City judge and, according to Mayor Pagano, has spent $300,000 of taxpayer money on that! Further significant legal expense has been incurred as a result of a guilty verdict and a million dollar plus award to a citizen in an unrelated matter. It would appear that hard-earned taxpayer money is literally flying out of the City treasury at breakneck speed. It looks, at this point, like millions more is slated to go down the tubes.

Taxpayers should be outraged and should demand accountability. With this sort of political leadership both elected and appointed in St Peters, it looks like the “lawyers full employment act” is in full swing and the Missouri Sunshine Laws have been buried! Mayor Pagano and his “buddies” are obviously “in” over their heads.

Click on the link below for excerpts from the Adolphus Busch letter to the Journal and links to the complete articles :

YARD SALES?

As you may have heard, each of us will be getting a tax rebate check to stimulate the economy.

If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China .
If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
If we purchase a computer it will go to India .
If we purchase fruits and vegetables it will go to Honduras , and Guatemala .
If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan .
If we purchase useless stuff it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.

We need to keep that money here in America .
The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at Yard Sales, since those are the only businesses left owned by Americans !

WILL RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISTS BECOME "INVINCIBLE?"

(Forwarded to RiteOn by Guest Editor G.G. of Tennessee)
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Today, Iran builds nuclear weapons systems, N. Korea already has a nuclear weapon, and fear that Saddam Hussein had WMD entrapped the U.S. into a long and very expensive war. Meanwhile, the current media and politicians continue to desire peace at almost any price and threaten "isolation" (to oil rich countries like Iran), as a sanction for pursuing atomic (energy) weapons systems.

The U.S. waits to see when and if the belligerent country actually obtains a nuclear weapon and delivery system before contemplating military action to destroy the belligerent's nuclear capability, and allows the belligerents to form weapons supply cartels to further their nuclear missile projects.

If the enemy even agrees to talk to us we consider it a diplomatic victory. G.W. Bush implied after 9/11 any country harboring terrorists would face military reprisal from the U.S, yet Iran supplies terrorists regularly and blatantly, as well as Syria. The standard of proof that a country supports terrorist organizations is "beyond any doubt", and any military reprisal short of that is shortly (and loudly) declared war mongering by representatives of our own Republic. (That is after the heat is off.)

I suppose this is modern diplomacy, but where will it lead us?

DEMOCRATS AND GUN CONTROL

...At the time, Obama was a state senator in Illinois, where he supported increasing federal excise taxes on guns and ammunition by 500 percent, banning compact handguns, limiting the frequency of gun purchases, banning the sale of guns (except antiques) at gun shows, charging a person with a felony offense if his gun were stolen and used in a crime, prohibiting people under age 21 from possessing guns, increasing the gun dealer licensing fee, prohibiting dealers from conducting business at gun shows or within five miles of a school or park, and banning police agencies from selling old service firearms to generate funds to buy new firearms for their officers.

From 1998 to 2001, Obama was also a director of the Joyce Foundation, the largest provider of tax-free funds to anti-gun groups and causes in this country—$19 million, including $1.5 million to the ultra-radical Violence Policy Center during Joyce’s Obama years. Obama even considered becoming Joyce’s president, according to the Boston Globe.

To be fair, I should mention that Obama’s chief rival for the 2008 Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has a serious anti-gun record, as well. When she was First Lady, Clinton endorsed a 25 percent tax on handguns, an increase in the federal gun dealer license fee to $2,500, registration and licensing of handguns and their owners, and registration and licensing for all new owners of rifles and shotguns.

Read the complete bulletin at:
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/articles/read.aspx?ID=289