The Milford Republican Committee

Officers

Chairman, Steve Borostyan

Vice-Chairman, Andy Seale

Secretary, Loreen Daniels

Treasurer, Stephen Palmer

Strategic Planning/Communications, Michael Sroka

Beginning in January 2009 we will be having monthly breakfast meeting on the second Saturday of each month. The meeting will be conducted in two parts:

  • 8:00-8:45/9:00 Committee Business -During this part of the meeting we will be discussing financial, organizational, political planning and recruiting topics. During this part of the meeting coffee and tea will be served.
  • 8:45/9:00- 9:30    Breakfast - During breakfast our State Reps will be updating the Committee on NH Legislative issues as well as hearing from our guest speakers.

The cost of breakfast is 8 dollars per person, payable at the beginning of the meeting.

Our Future

"The future of our country, the direction that we go as people, whether we move ahead to meet the challenges of the future or slide back into the irresponsible policies of the past, will be determined by those who get involved." --Ronald Reagan more...

A Time for Choosing

"If all of this seems like a great deal of trouble, think what's at stake. We are faced with the most evil enemy mankind has known in his long climb from the swamp to the stars. There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States. Those who ask us to trade our freedom for the soup kitchen of the welfare state are architects of a policy of accommodation."—Ronald Reagan more...

The Republican Party - Why Believe In It?

Popular Conceptions:

  1. Both major political parties are alike. What’s the difference?
  2. I vote for the person, not for the party!
  3. If I’m anything, I’m independent!

The Facts:

  1. Both parties are fundamentally different! Republicans believe in freedom, which is the exercise of personal responsibility, that people are overwhelmingly more capable of managing their own affairs than is the government. Democrats, on the other hand while well meaning, mostly believe that people require the guidance of an elite group, namely themselves as government, in managing their daily lives. In simple terms, Republicans trust people and Democrats don’t.
  2. When you vote for the person, you are really voting for the party whether you like it or not. The person does not organize the government. The majority party appoints its members to positions of authority in government and therefore runs the government. If you believe in the Republican philosophy and you vote for an attractive Democrat, you can count on your philosophy being ignored in the conduct of government. If you vote for the most winnable candidate of the party that best reflects your own philosophy, you will get a government that more closely reflects your beliefs.
  3. An independent voter has a philosophy that leans either Republican or Democrat and, to cast an influential vote, needs to pick the winnable candidate from the major party who more closely represents the voter’s philosophy.

Republican and Democrat Beliefs:

  1. Republicans believe that government should confine itself largely to basic functions such as Foreign Policy, National Defense, Law Enforcement, Public Works and other things that people do not do for themselves and which need to be done centrally. Democrats believe that peoples’ personal lives require regulation and guidance by the government in addition to the basic functions.
  2. If you feel that you can run your affairs better than the government can, you are a natural Republican. If you feel that you are not as good at managing your own personal affairs as the government would be and want the government to interfere in your life and do it for you, you are a natural Democrat and should expect higher taxes, more regulations and less freedom and independence as a result.
  3. Republicans are constantly branded by Democrats as the party of the rich out to exploit the poor who need Democrats to defend them against exploitation. This is baloney! Rich people are productive people. Otherwise they wouldn’t be rich. Poor people would not be poor if they became productive. Republicans promote opportunity so people can become productive. Democrats promote handouts which encourage unproductive people to stay that way. The more productive people are, the richer and pleasanter are their lives. Democrats exploit the productive by taxing them to obtain the money for the handouts they give the unproductive so they need not become productive and live happier lives.
  4. Republicans want government to help those who are unable to care for themselves. For those capable of caring for themselves but unwilling to do so, any help they receive should be to get them to become productive members of society. There is a difference between the unwilling and the unable which needs to be dealt with by good government. Democrats lump the unwilling and unable together and treat them the same. Not a good idea!
  5. Republicans are opposed to unfunded mandates where the Federal and State governments require that local governments have to find the money to pay for things they don’t need or require. Democrats are expert at instituting unfunded mandates and causing local governments to spend local money on things they don’t want or need.

  6. Republicans look at the individual and think about all of the great things you can do with your own money. Democrats look at the individual and think about all of the great things they can do with your money.

Conclusion:

Yes, there are major differences between Republicans and Democrats and which party you vote for is more important than the candidate. Look at the differences between the major parties and decide whether to be a Republican, Democrat, Independent or some other party. There are two major parties in our country, Republicans and Democrats, and one of them will control government. If your vote is to count for something, in the general election it needs to be for one party or the other. The Republican philosophy is more representative of a free society such as the United States than is that of the Democrats.

Remember!

REPUBLICANS TRUST PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PERSONAL LIVES AND DEMOCRATS DON’T!

 
I Am a Republican Because.....
  • I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.
  • I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.
  • I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
  • I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
  • I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations, and that the best government is that which governs least.
  • I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.
  • I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
  • I BELIEVE Americans value and should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
  • FINALLY, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.

These principles reflect a Republican's basic beliefs. Republicans have held firm to these principles for nearly a century and a half. The nation needs more Republicans today so our nation can be stronger tomorrow. That's the best reason to be a Republican.