Congratulations to the Loudoun County GOP:
The Loudoun County Republican Committee (LCRC), and particularly its chairman Glen Caroline, was recognized by Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell (R) and the Republican Party of Virginia for their efforts during the 2009 election.
You can read the rest here.
According to LCRC’s website, McDonnell took 61% of the county’s vote – that’s fantastic!
I’ve been chewing over this minaret issue for a little while.
To be honest, it came as a bit of a shock to me. I knew that there were tensions between Muslim immigrant populations and Europe’s majorities - Ross Douthat gives a quick summary of the issue (not sure how long that link will last since it’s NY Times). But to those of us who have not been following those tensions very closely, this seems rather intolerant compared to the Europe we thought of before. Of course, it is too simple to just label this as intolerant, but the appearance is there, at least.
Foreign Policy tackles the question, “Would Americans Vote to Ban Minarets?” I’m not convinced that we would – even though, as the article points at, Americans have largely negative attitudes toward Muslims. We have something else, though: one of the principles that we are founded on is freedom of religion – I believe that Americans are far too sensitive (in a positive way) to the issue of religious oppression to allow something like this to happen. That combined with our strong belief in the freedom of speech makes the likelihood of a ‘minaret ban’ only possible, I think, on the local level, and even then it would be rare.
I have not tried to find out if any towns in the United States have a minaret ban – I assume it would have hit the news by now. This will be in the back of my mind for a little while.
The Republican Governors’ Association convention this year was full of excitement as many GOP leaders foresee a comeback for the Party in 2010. This comeback started with the big Republican wins earlier this month. It will be an interesting campaign season coming up for the 2010 elections, and Republicans should feel much anticipation.
Get details of the RGA convention here.
The 2009 Republican Governor’s Association Conference is being held in Austin, TX this year, and will feature GOP governors from across the country, including Governor-elect Bob McDonnell. You can watch the events of the conference live here. The conference will last until Friday.
To all of the men and women who have served in our military and to all of our troops currently enlisted and stationed here and overseas thank you for your service! You deserve to be honored for your willingness to sacrifice everything to defend our country.
Governor-elect Bob McDonnell was one State of the Union with John King and Fox News Sunday yesterday. He spoke on the subject of the health care reform debate, the jobless rate, and other important issues. You can find a link to footage of the appearance on CNN and the transcript from the interview on Fox News here.
Tomorrow is Election Day, and this Election is not only important, but it is going to be close so take some time tomorrow and get to a polling location near you and cast your ballot. Let’s help the entire GOP ticket get a victory! You can find the polling location nearest you here.
