Why the GOP needs Marco

This year the battle for the 2010 US Florida Senate Race is not only about rebuilding our party, it is finding someone who will lead us into a new era.

2009 is the time for rebuilding, a time to draw a line in the sand and separate the elephants from the RINOs.

For too long we have let Liberals define us, and ignored Conservatives. I say no more! No more should we be silent and watch on the sidelines as our team loses! No more should we consult the other team and let them pick our players! What we need to do is stand up, look our enemy in the eye and fight!

We need a smart, young charismatic individual who is not afraid to stand up for what he knows is right. We need a likable conservative guy that can relate to the younger generation of our party. We need a guy who is on his way up not out. We need a straight talking, Reagan walking Republican. We need someone who believes in our core principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility.

We need someone with a 100 ideas, who has the means to get them done. We need a listener. We need someone who doesn’t compromise on principles. We need a leader.

We need Marco Rubio.

SCYR’s Attend OCREC Dinner

I got a call the other day from Ariel, our new region chair about an opportunity to work for Tom Lee at the Orange County Republican Executive Committee Lincoln Day Dinner. At the time I thought this might be a good opportunity for me to get out and meet some more Movers and Shakers.

To my surprise I saw several of our YRs there as well. Michael Patterson, Adam LoveJoy, Heidi Watzak, Abby Birch, and our representative from Tom Feeney’s office. Several of them were there working for candidates as well. This is a great showing for our club.

There were also several other representatives from Seminole County. Sandy Adams, Jim and Virginia Baumford, Sandy and her girls, Mike Ertel, and several others.

Pretty much all the major candidates for office were there including Katherine Harris, Will McBride, Peter Monroe for Senate. Also spotted were Bill McCollum and Joe Negron for Attorney General. And of course Randy Johnson and Tom Lee for CFO.

The Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House of Florida was the keynote for the evening. I was very impressed with this Young Republican. He is truly an example we should all apire to.

Probably the best part of the evening for me was meeting Katherine Harris and eating Dinner with Tom Lee at Table 2. When I got home I kicked myself for not getting Katherine’s autograph. But I hope to see her on the campaign trail again in the near future. When the evening was over Tom thanked me for coming out to help and gave me a hug. Now that’s a candidate I’d vote for!