With blanket permission from FR friend State Senator Tom McClintock to "lift" material from his outstanding Citizens for the California Republic website, you’ll see a lot from McClintock here on the FR.  I have been waiting for the right day to share with you, in full, the prepared text of the Senator’s speech which he gave to the California Republican Assembly’s annual convention last month.  Here it is, some great reading to start your holiday weekend!  – Jon

Speech to the California Republican Assembly   
By State Senator Tom McClintock

Abraham Lincoln often spoke of a vivid, recurring dream that he had at critical moments during the Civil War.   He was set adrift on a great sea in a small skiff without oars, but somehow was making rapid progress toward a mysterious and indefinite shore.   He had come to believe that that dream was a harbinger of great events, because it always preceded a Union victory.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, May 26th, 2007 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.