Archive for the 'General' Category
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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Job Picture
Thursday, February 16th, 2012UCRCC Calendar
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012Actions Speak Louder than Words
Monday, February 13th, 2012While I sat listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address a couple of weeks back, I couldn’t help but recall the old adage: “Actions speak louder than words.” In February of 2009, at the beginning of his presidency, President Obama said: “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going [...]
The Forgotten Man
Saturday, February 4th, 2012See the The Forgotten Man by Jon McNaughton
Employment Trends
Friday, February 3rd, 2012Official unemployment figures don’t count everybody, only those registered as looking for work. Here are the real trends: This chart shows the number of people currently employed. This chart shows the total percentage of the population participating in the labor force.
Keystone Pipeline
Saturday, January 21st, 2012The Keystone Pipeline Project bringing in shale oil and gas from Canada to the lower 48 would create half a million jobs, lower gasoline and energy prices, and be a huge boost to the economy. Unfortunately the Canadians will have to build the pipeline for shipping to foreign markets instead the U.S. because the project is being blocked by Barack Obama. With [...]
Milton Friedman on Capitalism and Free Trade
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Still a classic and as relevant as ever…
Economic Freedom in America
Saturday, January 14th, 2012It’s not going in the right direction. For the details, see heritage.org
The Bain of Our Existence
Saturday, January 14th, 2012See also, The American Digest on conservatism
Obama: 2007 vs 2011 – promises not kept
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011In this video, candidate Obama speaks of “net spending cuts”, “pay as you go”, and “tax payers getting their money back” from the bail-outs. Some believe the President was lying about his intent from the get-go, others believe he’s simply failed to live up to his goals. In any case, it is clear that negative [...]
Mitt Romney Endorsement
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011John Hinderaker, a leading conservative blogger has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.
Romney Picks Up Key Endorsements
Sunday, December 18th, 2011Some big names previously endorsing Mitt Romney include Governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Chris Christie of New Jersey: For an extensive list of national endorsements see Endorsements for Mitt Romney Following the Friday endorsement of Gov Nikki Haley of South Carolina (see below), Saturday he received a timely endorsement by the Des Moines Register [...]
GOP Candidates
Monday, December 5th, 2011Here’s an insightful analysis of the GOP candidate race from the National Review
Romney New Hampshire Ad and Reason behind it
Monday, November 28th, 2011See also: here and here
Will you be my guest for a day in New Hampshire?
Thursday, September 15th, 2011As the campaign season heats up, I’m traveling all across the country speaking directly to voters. This month alone I’ll be visiting almost 20 states for rallies, town halls and various local events. I know that speaking directly to voters is critical to sharing my vision for America.My hope is that you’ll be able [...]
EOP: Conservative Policy Summit
Thursday, September 8th, 2011A broad representation of business people participated in a two day Conservative Policy Summit held in Medford this week. The Summit was hosted by the Oregon Republican Party, the Jackson County Republican Party and Freedom Works in conjunction with conservative political action committees, Tea Party groups and other grass roots organizations. The meetings were attended [...]