January 2009 Message from the Chair
My Fellow Clark County Republicans;
A Message to Republican State Legislators:
Take a Unified Stand for Republican Values and
Posterity
Congressional Republicans showed real
courage yesterday when they stood united against the
$820 billion dollar economic stimulus package. Not a
single Republican voted for this budget-busting pork
laden measure. That’s right not one single Republican
voted for it. In fact 11 Democrats sided with us, making
it truly bi-partisan resistance. It was an easy bill
to unify against, given that it was heavy with garbage
that even not-so-conservative Republicans found obnoxious
and could rail against. For example, the criminals over
at ACORN stand to get 4.19 billion in bailout funds
for “neighborhood stabilization activities”
from the bill. Translation: “Pay- felons- to-
register -dead -people, football –stars –living-in-other-states,
and- Disney- characters - so –that –Republicans-
can’t -win –elections” activities.
Condoms for the poor, sex education programs without
parental involvement, staples in any Democratic bill,
were included as well. Those should come as no surprise
to anyone since we all know that no Democratic legislation
is ever complete without an effort to take decisions
away from families and give them to the government.
In the end, Republicans found a way to
be united for principle sake, and in doing so, gained
the respect of Republicans all over the country. They
may have lost the vote, but they sent an important message
about fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, and smaller
government that will be well-remembered.
Our own state assemblymen and senators
should study the actions of their federal counterparts
and stand united against any efforts by the Democrats
to increase government spending when they head to Carson
City next week. Nevadans are facing tough economic times
just like the rest of the country, perhaps even worse.
Therefore, now is not the time to be saddling the backs
of Nevada families with more tax burden. Even the democrats
in Congress recognized that their own “stimulus”
package had to contain tax breaks. If they could understand
this, surely our Republican state legislators will as
well.
Standing united for core Republican
economic values resonates with the base of the Republican
party. That’s an important message to remind Nevada
Republican legislators who are not committed to holding
the line on no new taxes. Our great Senator John Ensign
has shown resolve and has previously pledged to not
raise taxes. Dean Heller, Nevada’s courageous
lone Republican in the house has as well. Following
their lead, and the example set by a unified Republican
Congressional delegation will send the message to Nevadans
that our state legislators, too, are prepared to stand
up for core Republican values. Nevada families will
be thankful that they voted to help with their already
heavy tax burden. Let’s tell our Republican legislators
that we hope to be able to celebrate at the end of the
legislative session, regardless of the outcome. their
unified stand for Republican values and posterity.
Yours in Republican Service,
Bernie Zadrowski,
Clark County GOP Chairman
chairman@clarkgop.org
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