News Round-Up for June 11, 2009

The Hill (Washington, DC)
U.S. Capitol Police have tightened security around the Capitol after a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum was shot and killed by an elderly man with ties to white supremacist groups.

The Hill (Washington, DC)
Republicans are hoping to use House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's poor approval ratings as a method to gain national support for republicans in the mid-term elections. Republicans hope they can use Democratic policies that have met with widespread opposition for their political gain.

Politico (Washington, DC)
The Republican Party must gain a significant portion of the Hispanic vote in order to win national elections.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)
Gov. Schwarzenegger has threatened to shut down the state government rather than agree to a high-interest loan to keep the state afloat if he and the legislature do not close the yawning budget gap in coming weeks.

Newsweek (Washington, DC)
There is a potential compromise on one of the most difficult issues of the health care overhaul debate - whether to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers. The compromise would create health care cooperatives owned by groups of residents and small businesses, similar to how electric or other cooperatives operate.

ABC News (Washington, DC)
Rep. Eric Cantor predicted today that Republicans would trounce Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections and could take back control of the House of Representatives.

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Colorado Statesman (Colorado Springs, CO)
Moderation is and has been seen by many on the left and right as a political and ideological limbo of little value - a place where white bread and slow progress hold sway. In truth, nearly every sensible, practical, executable idea emerges from the political center.

Detroit Free-Press (Detroit, MI)
President Barack Obama will announce on Monday the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp., launching a complicated, $59-billion effort to prevent the century-old juggernaut of American manufacturing from collapse.

Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Almost seven months after a U.S. Senate election that was too close to call, five justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether problems with absentee ballots justify reversing a lower-court ruling that declared Democrat Al Franken a 312-vote winner over Republican Norm Coleman.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)
The dust-up between Rush Limbaugh and Colin L. Powell over whether Powell is still a Republican is more than the political equivalent of a show-business feud. It reflects the perennial -- but for Republicans in 2009, painfully pertinent -- question of whether it's good for a major political party to be a big tent or whether too much inclusiveness turns it into a three-ring circus.

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Politico (Washington, DC)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Thursday that he'd be "proud to appear with the vice president anywhere, anytime." But in the next breath, Cornyn said it would be up to individual GOP candidates to decide whether they want Cheney campaigning for them in 2010.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)
With deficit forecasts growing darker by the day, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a plan to slash California's safety net for the poor by eliminating the state's main welfare program, health insurance for low-income families and cash grants to college students.

Star Ledger (Trenton, NJ)
The ad wars in the New Jersey governor's race escalated yesterday, as national Democrats launched a television campaign targeting Republican frontrunner Chris Christie just a few weeks be fore the June 2 GOP primary.

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Politico (Washington, DC)

The culture wars are making a comeback, but this time around, social conservatives find themselves in an unfamiliar position: playing defense.

Denver Post (Denver, CO)

State Senate President Peter Groff is poised to resign his legislative seat and take a job with President Barack Obama's administration, according to multiple sources.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)

California is moving quickly to pump $415 million in federal stimulus money into upgrading job training and placement services at employment centers around the state, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Tuesday.

Fox News (USA)

The GOP needs to moderate and return to the core Republican values of standing against wasteful, big government spending if it wants to win elections.

Washington Post (Washington, DC)

U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan was irate when he accused the Justice Department of "hiding the ball" after its lawyers did not produce a document that undercut a key witness in the case of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R).

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New York Times (New York, NY)

Congressional Democrats began advancing retooled versions of President Obama’s budget on Wednesday.

Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA)

Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday in his clearest language yet that he is not running for Senate, Congress or dogcatcher.

CNN (USA)

Embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told CNN Wednesday he'd consider running for president someday, but stressed he has never given serious thought to a potential White House bid.

Politico (Washington, DC)

House Republicans have begun unveiling detailed alternatives to President Barack Obama’s policies — a concerted effort to push back against Democratic efforts to label them “the Party of No.”

Detroit News (Detroit, MI)

Following poll results showing him among the early leaders for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, Congressman Peter Hoekstra strongly hinted he'll announce on Monday that he will run to succeed term-limited Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Addressing the Needs of the People

Earlier this month Governor Schwarzenegger told a crowd at the California GOP convention "If our party doesn't address the needs of the people, the needs of Republicans themselves - the voters, registered Republicans included, will look elsewhere for their political affiliation." He went on to tout the importance of attracting moderate voters to the Party stating that "Our party has lost the middle, and we will not regain true political power in California until we get it back."

The Governor’s comments could not come at a more opportune time for California, or for our nation and our Party as a whole. If we want to gain back “true political power”-- as the Governor stated—including a majority in Congress, then now is the time to act. As we witness a divide in our Party widening, and as leaders and candidates alike continue pander to the far-right, it is time to let our leaders know where the Real Republican Majority stands. If you have not already, please join thousands of common sense Republicans across the nation in letting our Party leaders know where you stand. Click here to sign the Real Republican Majority proxy today. If you have already joined in our proxy, we invite you to forward the link on to friends and family, to help spread the word about the common sense, common ground Real Republican Majority.

GOP Candidates Debate Top Issues of the Day

With First Lady Nancy Reagan and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the front row of the audience last night, 10 Presidential hopefuls participated in the first GOP debate of the 2008 election.
Topics ranged from taxes, to immigration, to war, to abortion and stem cell research and much more. Governor Mitt Romney was forced to defend his often-changing positions, particularly on abortion. McCain was the only candidate to forthrightly state his support of the advancement of embryonic stem cell research.
All of the candidates cited President Reagan at some point and stated why they were the candidate who would successfully emulate his legacy. Despite what some claimed during the debate and what they will continue to claim in the future, their records speak for themselves. The GOP needs a candidate that all Americans can embrace and that will support a 'big tent' Republican Party.
What did you think of last night's debate??

More States Moving to Feb. 5th Primary Date

Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a measure to officially move the California presidential primary to February 5, 2008. This move adds California to the long list of states to hold primaries on that date, and attempting to make the state more important in the primary process.

Moving primary dates up, in California and around the country on the whole, only adds to the notion that the most heavily-financed candidates can win. In the past, through having spread out elections, more candidates were able to enter the game in hopes of gaining name recognition through earned media and word of mouth. But with the primary process now so heavily front-loaded, it will only be the wealthies of candidates who can even make it to February 5th.

Schwarzenegger Speaks at National Press Club

Gov. Schwarzenegger gave a great speech this afternoon at the National Press Club on the importance of working in a bi-partisan manner. He is truly a common sense Republican leader who sees beyond the game of politics and into what Americans really care about.

Click here to read the speech on the Governor's website.

2007 California Republican Convention

This weekend, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a speech at the 2007 California Republican Convention. Governor Schwarzenegger placed much of his focus on moving away from partisanship and towards a society based on a philosophy of inclusion and tolerance. To illustrate his message, Gov. Schwarzenegger quoted 2 of the presidents viewed as the leading real Republicans—Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.

Click here to read the speech on the Governor's website.

Gov. Schwarzenegger's Inaguration Speech

On Friday in Sacramento Gov. Schwarzenegger was sworn in to a second term as the 38th Governor of California. The following are excerpts from his inauguration speech: “Centrist does not mean weak. It does not mean watered down or warmed over. It means well-balanced and well-grounded.” “The American people are instinctively centrist; so should be our government. America’s political parties should return to the center. They should return to the center where the people are.” Governor Schwarzenegger has found a winning combination of uniting the people and governing from the people’s ideological standpoint, and it’s proven to be a great asset to the State of California. Today is the time for other GOP leaders across the nation to take note and follow his lead uniting under the ‘big tent’.

Click here to read the article "Schwarzenegger pledges ‘centrist’ government" from the Central Valley Business Times.