“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they [...]

Friday, February 24th, 2012 Mr. Jim Messina Campaign Manager Obama for America Dear Mr. Messina: Because every American has the right to take part in the public discourse on matters that affect the future of our country, I feel compelled to respond directly about a fundraising letter you sent out on February 24 denouncing Koch. It is [...]

Maryl Graybeal Featherstone Declares Candidacy for State Senate Pendleton Business Owner will be a “Strong Voice” for Eastern Oregon Pendleton business owner Maryl Graybeal Featherstone today [Thursday] announced that she is running for Oregon’s Senate District 29, the seat currently held by Sen. David Nelson who is retiring after this term. The district encompasses Sherman, [...]

Fellow Republicans,Chris and I made it back from the State Central Committee in Albany and wanted to recap on the meeting.  First of all, this is my first bit of exposure to the arena of politics apart from AFP, Tea Party and calling representatives.  I have to say it was extremely informative and at the [...]

Union County Republican Meeting Wednesday,  February 22, 2012 12pm noon at the Flying J Restaraunt A no host lunch is available. We will now have 2 guest speakers! Jack Esp is running for State Representative District 58 Maryl Featherston is running for State Senate District 29 There will be a question and answer period following. [...]

The Secretary of State is once again introducing a bill that will repeal the law that requires unused ballots to be destroyed in a timely manner. Please contact the House Rules Committee and ask them to protect the integrity of our election process.   Vote NO on HB 4174. HB 4174 will: –Increase the chance [...]

As you know, Lanny Hildebrandt has stepped down as the Chairman of the UCRCC.  Lanny has done a great job building the platform for Union County Republicans.  I have the honor of being appointed by Chairman Allen Alley as temporary Chairman of the Union County  Central Committee.  In accordance to the Oregon Republican Party bylaws [...]

One of the misconceptions in the media is that the “rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer”. This is often cited as a reason to introduce socialist policies promoting “income redistribution”. The following graph illustrates the truth of the matter. The chart is in “constant 1990 dollars” adjusted for inflation. The middle [...]

     Great crises often produce great leaders. Unfortunately, sometimes the timing isn’t right, and neither is the leader.Barack Obama came into office in the midst of a great economic crisis. Although hopes were high, he did not rise to the occasion. Now that the clouds of enthusiasm and excitement have parted, we see he [...]

Today, we face the challenge of an impending debt crisis brought about by Washington’s out-of-control spending. It is clear that we can and we must get our fiscal house in order. That is why the next three items are posted on the YouCut website – I hope you’ll click here and take a moment to [...]

Understand The 1st Amendment?  Attorney Jeff Burkhart will give an overview of the 1st Amendment and its application to political speech. Jeff is a great, well informed speaker who portrays both side of the issues and that will help you gain a  more thorough understanding today’s arguments surrounding The First Amendment . You won’t want to miss his presentation.  [...]

This week, the House is considering the largest single non-security discretionary spending cut in American history. This historic legislation, H.R. 1, will cut spending by at least $100 billion over the next seven months. These are not easy cuts, but it is time for Congress to make the same tough choices that every American has [...]

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped. At 5, began studying under his cousins tutor. At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French. At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages. At 16, entered the College of William and Mary. At 19, studied Law [...]

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU PATRIOTS WHO STAFFED THE GOP HEADQUARTERS, VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE CALLS AT THE PHONE BANKS, WALKED PRECINCTS, INSTALLED FIELD SIGNS, DISPLAYED YARD SIGNS AND BUMPER STICKERS, DISTRIBUTED CAMPAIGN LITERATURE, POSTED ON FACE BOOK, TALKED TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND GAVE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES YOUR TIME AND RESOURCES.  IT WAS A [...]

PLEASE VOTE FOR DUDLEY AND ALL OF OUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.  HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO THE COUNTY CLERK TODAY! Supporters, Election Day is just one week away and our campaign has the momentum. In the last 24 hours, we have had back to back polls from Hibbitts and Rasmussen showing us ahead 3 points. Now [...]

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Top 10 reasons to elect Bill Rosholt Union County Commissioner #10. Bill is conservative Republican #  9. Bill has sat on National, Regional and Local Boards, Committees, and Commissions #  8. Bill has been recognized regionally for his leadership ability #  7. Bill understands the workings of County Government #  6. Bill works in Economic [...]