I was in attendance at the CRP Convention this weekend and, going in, I wasn’t sure what to expect…in terms of turnout or in the mood of the membership.   Despite the November election results, the hundreds of billions being frittered away in DC, and the great frustration over Califonia’s deplorable budget disaster, Republican energy was way up and ready to engage the next battle.  

Most all agreed that the battle starts with the soul of what the party is to be about, that there isn’t anything wrong with the "Republican Brand" or its platform, but instead with the vision to adhere to it by those we elect.

The elections for the party posts went smoothly and infighting amongst Republicans seems to be at a minimum on a party level…again the anger is aimed "primarily" at the elected officials at all levels, with very stinging repeated rebukes by many of the speakers toward those that voted for new taxes or spending in Sacramento and DC.

 2010 is in very clear focus for party activists as well as the 2009 Special Election that will soon be spelled out as the public comes to understand the issues on that ballot.  Republicans will strongly engage and exert their views there too.  

Overall, the energy was good this weekend for our party.  There were those that were looking/hoping for the party to ‘eat its own’ people for the press to then crow about.  The members clearly ‘vented’ their anger, that the message was sent for any current or would be candidate, etc. to hear, and that members are ready to take action for the next battles ahead.  

Indeed there isn’t anything wrong with our party that a vision to keep improving how it executes its plan and platform wouldn’t cure.  We saw the seeds of that at the Sacramento convention.  I’m glad I went. 

This entry was posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.