The second Saturday of the month finally arrived, and I headed to the monthly Paulding Republicans meeting. This month’s special guest speaker was Doug MacGinnitie, who is running for Secretary of State.
MacGinnitie spoke about the two big parts of the Secretary of State’s job – working with businesses (mostly small businesses) and overseeing the elections. He didn’t come across as a politician, and I really liked that about him. He seemed like a regular guy who wants to make things better for Georgia. I’ve not yet looked into the people running against him, but I won’t be shocked at all if I end up voting for MacGinnitie in 2010.
He currently serves on the Sandy Springs City Counsel. He was telling us about a budget surplus they had and how the other Republicans on the City Counsel didn’t want to consider returning the money to the tax payers. The room erupted in applause when he spoke of pointing a finger at Republicans spending money based on wants rather than on needs.
That’s the type of approach we need. From our City Counsel all the way up through the government, we need elected officials spending money on what we need and not spending it on what they want.
I won’t be able to make next month’s meeting, but I’ll be looking forward to August’s meeting. If you want to get a chance to meet some of the active members of the Party, we’ve started meeting on Thursday nights at Jim & Nicks in Hiram. It’s a very informal gathering that’s intended as an opportunity to expand friendships within the Party, attract those who might be interested in joining our efforts, and to eat some good BBQ.
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