Ose Blunders into Voting Problems in a Strange New Land

Placer County Republican Party
Press Release
For Immediate Release

Roseville California June 3 2008 – Doug Ose seems to have become a bit disoriented today on his long drive from his home in Sacramento to the Fourth Congressional District. He appeared at the Placer County Registrar of Voters’ Office this morning, absentee ballot in hand, ready to become one of the few people to cast a vote for his bid to become our next Congressman.

More...… Posted on Jun 03, 2008

Placer County Republican Party Election Night Statement

Placer County Republican Party
Press Release
For Immediate Release

This statement is attributed to Tom Hudson,
Chairman, Placer County Republican Party

June 4, 2008 – “The Placer County Republican Party congratulates all the candidates who participated in the race for the right to represent the people in the 4th Congressional District. It’s a tough task to put in the enormous effort to mount such a campaign. We congratulate and thank all those who participated in the democratic process, and we look forward to working with them in the future on a united campaign to keep Republican control of this seat.

More...… Posted on Jun 04, 2008

Wall Street Journal on the 4th CD Republican Primary

The Wall Street Journal published a very interesting piece on June 7th covering the “grass roots” movement to fix the pork/earmark issues in Washington, DC. Here is an interesting excerpt from that article and you can read the entire article (pdf file) by clicking here

”... This week, a GOP primary for an open House seat in California featured a major clash between pragmatic and principled conservatism. The clear winner in the Sacramento-area district was state Sen. Tom McClintock, a politician popular with grassroots voters for his principled campaign for governor in the 2003 recall election won by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Mr. McClintock trounced former Congressman Doug Ose 54%-39%, winning all of the nine counties in the solidly GOP district. Mr. Ose spent nearly $3 million of his own money slamming Mr. McClintock as an “obstructionist” who rejected retiring GOP incumbent John Doolittle’s success in bringing home earmarked federal dollars. Voters were given a clear contrast between Mr. Ose’s “effectiveness” argument versus Mr. McClintock’s pledge not to “fight for table scraps” from Washington. “Earmarks aren’t only bankrupting our nation, they are corrupting our Congress,” Mr. McClintock told voters. “An earmarked project winds up costing the community that gets it far more in taxes in the long run.” ...”

Posted on Jun 10, 2008