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Category Archives: SCOTT COUNTY REPUBLICAN MATTERS
Term Limits and Related Observations
Dems don’t want term limit question on November ballot is the title of an AP article in today’s Argus – Dispatch (A-D). The AP does not choose the title so we have to credit the A-D for cutting to the … Continue reading
Veritas Salad — The Establishment, Manure, and Excuses That Are Manure
Insider Questions . . . Does the spitting match between Governor Branstad and his former chief of staff Doug Gross over “Branstad’s leadership” have anything to do with the differences with the Branstad – Romney – Kotchel (Red Wing Communications) … Continue reading
Second District Platform Repudiates Scott County Platform
In a big victory for conservatives the platform adopted by delegates to the Second Congressional District Convention repudiated the ridiculous Don’t “Scare,” Don’t Inform, Don’t Challenge, Don’t Focus, Don’t Be Relevant, Don’t Do Anything Platform passed in Scott County with … Continue reading
More On Scott County Platform — Key Matters Missing or Downplayed –
Pathetic attempts to lure “demographic” unicorns into the tent won’t work . . . saddle horses could bolt A full text comparative of the 2010 and 2014 Scott County Platforms and other commentary is available here. The 2014 Scott County … Continue reading
Republican Candidate Recruitment in Scott County Races Lacking
Democrats — two unforced errors — Republicans five Scanning the Auditor’s Office listing of candidates qualifying for placement on the June 3rd primary ballot we see Scott County Republicans are lacking candidates in five races. Democrats have candidates in all … Continue reading
Nuances Do Not Turn Out The Base
Has David Axelrod been reading Veritas?? The Republican win in Florida’s special election, in a district that Obama carried both elections, is attributed to failure by the Democrat candidate to be clear about Obamacare, and by implication other key issues. … Continue reading
The Don’t “Scare,” Don’t Inform, Don’t Challenge, Don’t Focus, Don’t Be Relevant, Don’t Do Anything Platform
How else to describe the 2014 Scott County Republican Party Platform (SCRP)? Apparently someone or a small group decided without mandate that the platform should be as content free as possible, except of course for a few specifications near and … Continue reading
Incomprehensible
The Scott County Platform Committee issued one of the most pathetic, meatless, unspecific, coalition collapsing platforms I have ever seen. The real fight at the convention was over a rule change to allow for the incorporation of the most recently … Continue reading
Platform Rescue Effort
The following is a letter sent to delegates to the 2014 Scott County Republican Convention by delegate Gary Fincher, regarding the proposed complete rewrite of the Scott County Republican Platform. An effort will be made to include amendments in section … Continue reading
Platform Vandalized, Delegates Made Into Props
One of the chief functions of the caucuses and conventions is platform formation where grassroots Republicans come together to decide what matters should be among those that obtain action by elected officials. It is an honorable undertaking. Without that function … Continue reading