Sen. Schaefer to speak at Convention.

State Senator Kurt Schaefer(R-Columbia) is scheduled to speak at the 2009 MOCR Convention. The time has yet to be finalized, but we are pleased to have Sen. Schaefer with us. He defeated Democratic Senator Chuck Graham, becoming the first Republican state senator representing the 19th district since 1977.

Schedule for the 2009 MOCR Convention

Here is the schedule for the 2009 MOCR Convention on April 4. Be there(cue monster truck voice guy)!
11:00-11:30 - Optional service event with Columbia area veterans

11:30-12:15 - Grab some lunch

12:15-1:30 - Election, Endorsement of CRNC candidates, General convention business

1:30-2:00 - Chapter level fundraising workshop

2:00-2:15 - Roy Blunt for Senate representative

2:15-3:00 - Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder

3:00-3:15 - Short presentation by Henry Atkinson

3:15-4:00 - Congressman Blaine Luektemeyer

4:00-4:15 - Leadership workshop

4:15-5:00 - Missouri College Republican Forum

5:00-5:30 - Closing of convention, walk to recreational fields for some fun!

5:30-6:00 - Play some sports

6:00-6:30 - Travel to Jack's Restaurant for dinner

7:00-8:00 - Keynote speaker

8:00-8:30 - Missouri College Republican Awards

9:00 - ??? - Party for those staying the night

Governor Nixon, where are the jobs?

Not in Missouri, apparently.

No "Special relationship"? Obama loathes Anglo-American ties

The British noticed the President snubbed Prime Minister Brown. On the heels of that, a State Department official said Britain was just another country. Really? We didn't declare independence from Britain?We didn't work together during two World Wars? We didn't lead the way to victory in the Cold War? Who helped us on the War on Terror? We don't share a language? Gosh, next thing you know the President will deport Winston Churchill. Oh wait...he did.

Governor robs Peter to pay Paul(and Sue, Jim,Jane,etc.)

Our Governor apparently wants to expand Medicaid during an economic recession. Oh, and did we mention there's a budget deficit in our state? He's hawking the plan around the state. Thankfully, House Republicans are standing up for fiscal responsibility and against the higher taxes the proposal(not just on the hospitals-that's a warmup). The Governor should keep his pledge not to raise taxes and admit his promises on Medicaid during the campaign were a bit much.

2009 Missouri College Republicans State Convention

The 2009 CR convention is coming in just under a month, on April 4th. In order to host the best convention we possibly can, we will need your help. Any and all questions about the convention should be directed here:

Chelsea Maltagliati
2009 Missouri College Republicans State Convention Coordinator
314.620.8969
cmaltagliati.gop@gmail.com

We will be selling T-shirts that you can buy for $8. Designs to be posted soon. If you prefer to pay by check, it should be made out to Chelsea Maltagliati and in the memo, write your chapter name.

Also, Chapter Chairs from across the state need to contact Chelsea (contact info above) regarding number of people coming, their names, where they will be staying, what they are planning on doing, and getting a final count of shirts.

We look forward to hosting all of you from across the state, working for the advancement of the party in the state, and having a lot of fun in the process!

Jindal on '60 Minutes' more than makes up for response

Governor Bobby Jindal more than made up for the poo-pooed State of the Union response he gave last Tuesday. His appearance on '60 Minutes'
was charming, down-home, and dead-on in discussing the path back for our party. In a related note, he finished second in the CPAC Straw Poll to Governor Romney(who gave a stem-winder at CPAC and is the Straw Poll King). Watch out for Governor Jindal-he really is a rising star.