Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:00 am on Mar 16, 2006 Comments Off on My visit with the Saddleback RA
Tonight, along with conservative Mission Viejo Councilman Frank
Ury, I spoke to the monthly meeting of the Saddleback Republican
Assembly here in Orange County. The SRA is the local chapter of the
venerable California Republican Assembly.
It was great to come and speak to this great group of energized
conservative activists. I talked to the members about the very
important role that the CRA plays as the conscience of the
Republican Party. I reminded the members there that the role of the
Republican Party isn’t just to elect Republicans to office, but to
hold the feet of those GOP officeholders to the fire. Literally,
being their conscience.
I recalled back to my term as State President of the CRA from
1995-1997, and the great team we had in place. I remembered the
great legislative scorecard we put together (John Stoos stood this
up for us back then), which embodies the idea that the relationship
between the activists and the candidates last long beyond the
election day.
Anyways, we had a fun evening – talking about the latest on the
bond plan, goings-on in far-away Ventura County, and the special
election for the 35th Senate… Read More