GOP LEADS 7% ON GENERIC CONGRESSIONAL BALLOT.

Oh Yeah. Can you say "remember '94?" Here we come 2010...

From Rasmussen, 9/8/09:

"The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 44% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 37% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.

"Support for both parties rose one point over the past week, giving Republicans their highest level of support of the past several years. Support for Democrats last week reached its lowest point during that same time period."

Just keep standing strong and advocating the truth, Remember, virtuous, prudent, and limited government with a heavy dose of frugality is the path to winning America's future, and voters are starting to agree. I think we have a shot to win this one if we unite and push forward.

Fighting The Busy Schedule

So, now that we're almost a full week into school and you're beginning to get an idea of just how busy you'll be this semester. And it's kind of scary. You're starting to rethink your membership in all those clubs you signed up for at the Source. But I'm telling you, don't rethink College Republicans.

As a member for the last four years, I can attest to the multitude of benefits this club will bring to you. For instance, I've met Mitt Romney, John McCain, and taken free trips to Mackinac Island and Washington DC. Even more, however, is the benefit you provide to this state and this country. As an active College Republican, you have the opportunity to influence and 'change' the government. I've worked on campaigns for congressional, senatorial, gubernatorial, and presidential candidates.

The part we maybe don't promote enough, is the fun. College Republicans is fun. It's fun because of the friends you make participating in various events. It's fun because traveling is fun. It's fun because networking and finding potential job opportunities, for which you get paid is fun.

Take it from a senior involved from day one - make time for College Republicans and you'll have taken part in history by the time you graduate.

Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You

He's taken on health care. And gun control. Even former President Bush. But now, Michael Moore is seeking a complete overthrow of capitalism. He's new 'documentary', "Capitalism: A Love Story", premiered today in Venice. The movie makes the claim:

"Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil," the two-hour movie concludes. "You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that is good for all people and that something is democracy."

Is Michael Moore unaware that capitalism is essential for his movie to succeed? Without capitalism, people lack the incentive to make the money needed to afford luxuries, like movie tickets. I know that railing at Michael Moore is pretty tired ("American Carol", anyone?), but his lack of reasoning and logic astounds me.

Too bad he wasn't enamored enough with Cuba's health care to stay there a few years ago...

O's Afghan Woes

Below is an article from the New York Post, reprinted in part . It highlights the both the mess the Obama administration has made in its mishandling of the war in Afghanistan and its attempts to cover it up. Thanks to our left-wing media, unlike Bush, Obama is getting a mainstream media pass in the face of rising casualties among our brave men and women -- But not from the Hillsdale College Republicans.

O's Afghan Woes

By RALPH PETERS

September 3, 2009 --

THE classified status report from Afghanistan by Gen. Stanley McChrystal was censored by the White House before its submission. As a result, it's all bun and no burger.

According to multiple (angry) sources, McChrystal -- our top soldier on the ground -- intended to ask for 28,000 more US troops. A presidential hatchet man directed the general not to make the request: Troop increases would be "addressed separately."

Worried about his poll numbers, our president's making a bad situation worse. He's given McChrystal the impossible mission of turning Afghan Flintstones into Jetsons, while starving him of means.

This violates a fundamental principle of the American way of war: Once the president assigns the mission, the commander must receive due consideration when he asks for the necessary resources.

Obama's message to McChrystal was "Just don't ask."

I don't believe the general's correct, but he has a right to be heard. Any decision about troop levels should be made based upon the facts on the ground, not politics. By playing along with White House censorship, McChrystal's allowing himself to be used as a political tool. That's not a proper role for any general.

When the military fails to speak the truth in wartime, the republic suffers. And the republic is more important than any floundering presidential administration.

Ralph Peters' new novel, "The War After Armageddon," will be published Sept. 15. To read the rest of this article, follow this link: http://www.nypost.com/seven/09032009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/os_afghan_woes_187815.htm?page=0

Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling...

...and that means we need to keep up the pressure! According to Rasmussen, the polling firm that most accurately predicted the results of both the 2004 and 2008 elections, only 46% of likely voters approve of Obama's performance. 53% disapprove. 40% of likely voters claim to "strongly disapprove" of the president, indicating that they would be willing to be active in spreading their opinions.

Ironic. Last November, Obama won with 53% of the vote and McCain lost with 46%. Seems the tables have turned....

Link:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Hopefully everyone survived, perhaps even enjoyed, their first day of class. As Hillsdale, we are so lucky to attend a school where the principles of this club are soundly affirmed in the lectures we attend.

We cannot, however, allow this acceptance turn into complacency. It's easy to fall into the trap of losing motivation, because it seems like everyone around you shares your opinion. This advantage allows us to be even more involved in our community and state. Get involved in local campaigns and come to events we co-sponser with the the community, like the 9/11 vigil next Friday night.

Many of you came to Hillsdale College with hopes to change the world. Join with us, and we'll do just that.

Welcome Back!

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Source today. We've been busy this summer getting ready for the upcoming year and we're excited about our involvement in upcoming elections, the speakers we're bringing to campus and new ways that we can spread the Republican message across campus. Keep up-to-date with the group here, and at our Twitter page, www.twitter.com/hillsdalegop Become our follwer and you'll never miss a meeting or event!

In the mean time, has everyone seen this new cybersecurity bill? If passed it would give the president the power to shut down 'at-risk Internet networks'. Guess we don't really need the First Amendment. It was beginning to get in the way anyway.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/56947-obamas-power-over-internet-central-to-cybersecurity-debate