Keith Butler Talks to Local Republicans

Michigan National Committeeman Keith Butler met with a group of young Republicans tonight, and had some interesting comments on what is going on in Washington DC. Butler is a former candidate for US Senate (he lost the primary) and is a noted speaker and a good conservative.

First, he wanted to make sure that Republicans don't rest on their laurels now that Obama says he is dropping the public option. Even though the public option may be removed from the bill, the rest of the bill is pretty bad public policy too. Butler reminded everyone that one of the worst parts of the bill is that the ideas proposed in it will be harmful to small businesses in our nation.

As to the future of the Republican Party, according to Butler the information is looking good for conservatives. Americans want divided government again- they are not happy with the Democratic party dictating everything (in my post Obama Wins, Democrats Control I predicted this). If the Democrats continue on their current course and Republicans stay conservative, the Republicans can win big in 2010 and restore some of this balance again.

The problem is that although people have realized that when the bought the Democratic Party they put a down payment on the destruction of our nation, they are not yet buying what the Republican Party is selling, mostly because the last time Republicans were in power they went all soft and voted for big government, pork, earmarks, and tried to give amnesty to illegal immigrants. Butler says (and I agree with him) that the way to victory for the GOP is to stick to our principles- small government, low taxes, less regulation, strong military, and family values.

The main issue in voters minds is going to be the economy. If the unemployment rate stays above 8%, voters will likely punish Democrats. I'm not hoping it stays that high, but I am hoping that voters realize that when they voted for Democrats, they voted to turn America into Michigan (an economic disaster). The Democrats won the election last time because the Republicans set up a situation where a man like Obama could win, and they took advantage- the GOP needs to now take advantage of the disaster that is the Democratic Party control of our country.

The good thing about the losses last election, according to Butler, is that now the GOP is desperate for voters, and is now going hard after voters of different ethnicity's, industries, and geographic areas that they didn't used to go after. Now the GOP is going after these groups, and that is a good thing- all Americans need to hear the message of the core principles and have a chance to vote for good politicians who believe in life, liberty, and property.