The State Journal by Rob Cornelius –
To be effective speaking to the media or to the voter, one must be able to take what they have to say, no matter how important they think it is, and be sure it can be swallowed in short bytes of sound or video.
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Friday Front Porch, where you become the blogger. Use this thread to talk about anything, complain about something, send kudos to someone, or simply share gossip. Have a good weekend!
The AP is reporting…
“A West Virginia legislator is sticking with his pledge to picket the West Virginia Turnpike when its tolls increase this weekend.
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The Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Board on Thursday voted to limit health care benefit subsidies for future state and public employees. This is a fiscally responsible decision that will help keep West Virginia’s retiree healthcare costs under control.
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The State Journal reporting…
West Virginia GOP Problems Become More Visible
Infighting within the Republican Party has hit the blogs.
Story by Walt WilliamsThe state Republican Party is having the equivalent of a family spat, and in this case it is playing out online.
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West Virginia Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, D-Logan, may want to be governor of the state, but he’s going to have to answer questions as to his connections to gambling and lobbyists.
Attached is most recent fundraising letter from the West Virginia Republican Party signed by Dr. Douglas McKinney, a federal employee at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Clarksburg, WV. View the letter here.
The language below if copied directly from the U.S. Office of Special Council, which enforces the Hatch Act.
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Please join the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee for our “Red for WV” Picnic to be held at Coonskin Park, Riverside Pavilion, on August 11th from 6 to 9 p.m.
Our special guest shall be The Honorable Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito. In addition to our esteemed guest, there will be live entertainment, fun and games for the kids, and much more. Covered dish is encouraged.
Please RSVP by August 8th so that we can have accurate numbers for food and beverage. To RSVP please contact Melody at KanCoRepExeCmte@aol.com
Click here to download the PDF invitation. Feel free to share the invitation with supporters of the GOP. We look forward to seeing you on August 11th.
I know West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Doug McKinney doesn’t like open letters. McKinney doesn’t really like anything discussed or decided out in the open so I turn to West Virginia Republicans for a response to the open question below, which I posed in a comment yesterday.
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Can We Really Afford the Risk of a Complete Overhaul of Healthcare in America?
The WV Conservative Foundation strongly opposes the massive proposals to overhaul healthcare that are being debated in the House and Senate and promoted by the White House.
Our position was not taken lightly but, rather, after studying the facts and reading many of the proposals, the risks that our healthcare system will actually be worse after passage of either of the massive bills is simply too great to warrant the risk. West Virginians cannot afford the proposals.
While we could support an effort focused squarely on state-based and state-specific reform, tax equity for families with insurance, and sound financing, the proposals being debated provide none of the three. Read the entire analysis by clicking here.
Gavel Grab, a blog about issues pertaining to our court system and the judiciary system, has an article dealing with the United States Supreme Court hearing a case that could play a role in relaxing the ban on corporate contribution and politcal activity.
Gavel Grab, July 22, 2009 – Link
“A surprise decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a case involving a scorching documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton could overturn long-standing restrictions on campaign spending by corporations.
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Those in attendance at the West Virginia Republican Summit heard from Richie Heath with West Virginia Citizen’s Against Lawsuit Abuse about the judicial climate in West Virginia. The State Journal recently ran a commentary from Mr. Heath on how legal reform can help the state when it comes to job creation.
The State Journal, Thursday, July 23, 2009 – Link
“Legal Reforms Would Provide Gateway to Job Growth”
West Virginia should look to Texas for ideas on how to make effective legal reforms.Commentary by Richie Heath
“Job growth is an uphill battle in many parts of our country, but West Virginia continues to lag behind other states due in large part to the unneeded roadblocks of an ailing legal system. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest population estimates, and the Mountain State again showed little signs of gain.
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As West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Doug McKinney continues his push to hire an executive director and relocate the Party’s headquarters to a large home on Kanawha Boulevard many supporters and Party faithful are asking how the Party can afford such expenditures.
In fact, there was a teleconference meeting of the West Virginia Republican Party’s Financial Resource Allocation Committee (FRAC) last evening and the two main topics discussed on the call was the hiring of an executive director and relocating the Party’s headquarters to a property very near the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street in Charleston, WV.
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There was one person absent from the West Virginia Republican Summit on Saturday: Doug McKinney. I thought it was odd that the Party’s Chairman would not show up at a Summit designed to grow the Party and train activists.
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The West Virginia Record is reporting that the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is supporting one of its members who tested positive for cocaine use after two different drug tests and is requesting that the coal company that fired him pay for his drug treatment costs.
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