San Diego Republicans Respond to White House Health Care Summit

I don't know how many of you watched the much lauded "Health Care Summit" at the White House today, but I did. I figured I'd "take one for the team" and watch the entire thing. Maybe, just maybe the president would have an open mind and be genuine about wanting to incorporate Republican ideas of how to reform our health care system. Hope springs eternal, right?

Well, I'll tell you. That's six or so hours I'll never get back. It was a total waste of time, and the outcome was predetermined, in that the president and the Democrats had the bill they wanted, and were just looking for some cover to be able to say that they "sat down with" the Republicans. Next we'll see an unprecedented push to shove this bureaucratic nightmare down our collective throats. Just wait.

I can't figure it out. The American people are clearly against the president's plan, but the Democrats just don't seem to care. They're determined to shove this through no matter what. I even saw Senator Barbara Boxer still pushing for a "public option", to lead our country towards a single-payer (i.e. government-run) health care system on the one of the nightly news shows the other day.

The Democrats ignore the will of the American people at their peril, and the blowback will be huge, as I described on KUSI earlier this week. As someone who was born and raised in Sweden, I've seen "free", single-payer, government-run health care in action, and let me tell you; it's not a pretty sight. It's not a system which treats an 82 year old with the same dignity as a 22 year old.

I am committed to doing everything I can to elect common sense, back-to-basics Republicans this year througout San Diego County, and I look forward to working with you to do that. As the year progresses, make sure that you are connected with the party through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and our email list, and please help spread the word and get others involved and connected too.

[R]EVOLUTION 2010 is coming! I can feel it! Can you?

Fake Emails

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If you ever receive a suspicious email, or have a question about the authenticity of something you've read, please email me at chairman@sandiegorepublicans.org. I look forward to working with all of you on lots of Republican victories throughout San Diego County in 2010.

Republican Party of San Diego County Expels Member for Inappropriate and Harassing Behavior

The Republican Party of San Diego County today announced that on Monday, February 8th, 2010, it expelled Mr. Michael Crimmins as a member of the Republican Central Committee in San Diego County.

In an action unprecedented in modern memory, all 44 members of the Republican Central Committee present and casting votes on the question voted to expel Mr. Crimmins, with only Mr. Crimmins himself voting in opposition.

Mr. Crimmins was first censured in July 2009 for "inappropriate and harassing behavior", including undermining the party on the eve of the May 19th special election - the first time an individual had been censured in over ten years.

After Mr. Crimmins was found to have continued his "inappropriate and harassing behavior", including making racial and violent remarks against a fellow committee member, the Committee decided that it had no choice but to expel Mr. Crimmins.

As a result, the Republican Party of San Diego County will not permit Mr. Crimmins to participate in - or benefit from - any of its events, functions, activities or programs from this point forward.

It is highly unfortunate when a situation like this occurs, but the Republican Party of San Diego County has ZERO tolerance for racial, threatening, harassing, or other inappropriate conduct - least of all by members of its own Central Committee.