With conservatives being in the electoral desert for decades,
it's about time to drill a well and plant an oasis.

So, let's see what Secretary of State looks like:

Auditor of public accounts:
(Wouldn't it be nice to know where the money
is hoarded... or spent... or just plain wasted?)

Chief elections officer:
(Reliable validation of inititive petitions would be wonderful!)

Administrator of public records:
(Keeps the maps to where the bodies are buried, no doubt!)

Member of the Oregon State Land Board
and chairs the Oregon Sustainability Board:
(Timber, anyone?)

Second in line to establish district boundaries by census:
(Every 10 years, we play boundary pong!)

Oh, yeah, and first in line of succession to Governor:
(Better backup to the Big Chair would be comforting, right?)

There's a lot of meat on those bones.
A lot more mischief will be done if we get another 4 years
of the whole Blue Bradbury/Brown lineage.

A lot of mischief can be corrected with the right person at that desk.

Our October speaker Dennis Richardson

Decorated helicopter pilot in Vietnam,
Southern Oregon lawyer until 2010,
Selected part of Reagan's leadership development program,
Served in leadership of the Oregon Republican Party,
Twelve years in the Oregon House, selected co-Chair of Ways & Means,
and a legislative expert on the Oregon budget,
and a year volunteering as an employment counselor, giving back.

Think that experience with the legislature and the budget,
coupled with the combat experience in Vietnam and the legislature,
prepares him for the duties of Secretary of State?

Sounds boatloads more qualified than the last few, surely!

Let's see what he's got for a combat flight plan. Wednesday night.

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It's a good day for Freedom

Good afternoon,

The Wall Street Journal published a piece recently featuring Freedom Foundation's canvassing efforts in both Washington and Oregon. Our canvassing program is unique and effective, and we are so glad others, not just the media, are taking notice. We are also happy that union leadership has nothing meaningful to say except a simple assertion that what we're doing isn't working. Numbers don't lie. Freeing thousands of forced union members from the tyranny of union membership is effective and there is no defense to that fact.

Here is the piece:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/antiunion-campaign-goes-door-to-door-1471454218

Additionally, The Bend Bulletin published a great piece from our new policy staff member, Ben Straka, on what the true motivations are for government union's effort behind Measure 97 is. We at the Freedom Foundation, will now be referring to Measure 97 as "Union Membership Drive 2016" from this point forward. If successful, their membership drive will plop almost $9 million more dollars into their already full coffers to fund freedom stomping/business killing ideas. We will increase our messaging efforts on this angle in the next 2 weeks.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/lettertotheeditor/4582571-151/letter-measure-97-will-enrich-unions-kill-economy
Continuing to shine the light on the actions of government unions that squash freedom, entrepreneurship and individual rights in Oregon.

Have a great day.

Tigard Mayor Cook is all wrong about light rail and its impacts

Tigard Mayor John L. Cook has kicked off his campaign to persuade voters to approve MAX light rail in November. As usual, the fallacious message is a parroting of how light rail will reduce congestion in Tigard. Over and over again that will be the drumbeat of the yes campaign.

The immense deceit involved with such claims cannot be overstated. Cook and other light rail proponents do not want congestion relief.

... to read the whole article on Pamplin Media, .

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Art Crino, Director, Oregonians for Affordable Transportation Solutions PO Box 23325 Tigard Or, 97281 NoTaxForMax.com