Nancy Pelosi stated that Joe Biden had been such a great President his face should be carved on Mount Rushmore.

Click the picture to take our poll, aye or nay, should he join Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln?

Memo for Our Montgomery County and Maryland Citizens, Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geo-Strategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland

California Dreamin’

California added only 5,400 private-sector jobs in past 18 months

Lee Ohanian writes about California’s dismal private-sector job growth, where only 5,400 private sector jobs have been added between January 2022 and June 2024. Dragged down by corporate headquarters relocations and continued tech firm job cuts, California’s jobs picture, Ohanian writes, has its only bright spot in the public sector, which added more than 150,000 positions during the same period. He cites California’s poor record on taxation and cost of doing business as reasons for the lackluster performance.

Chevron, formerly known as Standard Oil of California and still the state's major oil producer and refiner, is marking the 145th anniversary of its founding in the state by abandoning it and moving to Houston, Texas.

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Our main focus this month will be on the ballot questions we face this Fall.

There is the Montgomery County charter amendment to limit the terms of the executive but also a proposed state constitutional amendment, Question 1. HealthNotHarm.org is an organization created to educate the Maryland electorate about the dangers of the proposed Maryland Question 1 supposedly guaranteeing "reproductive freedom". The leader of that organization will be with us to explain why this constitutional amendment may be even more dangerous than you think.

Of course, we will also review ongoing activities to support our candidates and the myriad of issues that continue to slap us across the face daily.

As usual, we hope you can arrive in the 6 O’clock hour and order some food and/or drink. We will begin the formal presentations at 7pm.

Please join us on third Thursday evening, August 15th, from 6-9pm, in the private side room at: La Mexicana, 16143 Shady Grove Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Greg Decker

One of our longest serving Central Committee Members, Josephine Wang, was honored by the MCGOP this month. She's been an active and important member for many years and we take this time to salute her.

REPUBLICANS ARE 66,000 VOTES SHORT!

66,445 votes!  That is how many votes the Democrats are currently beating us by in Vote By Mail Requests. We MUST reduce this deficit today! 
We cannot expect our Republican candidates to win in 2024 if they are down by 66,445 votes when early voting starts in October 2024. We cannot continue to lose to Democrats through the mail like we did in the 2020 and 2022 elections. Mail-in ballots are mailed out beginning September 21 st .
Here are the latest Vote By Mail ballot request totals in Montgomery County as of July 26 th 2024:

Democrats: 77,706 Vote By Mail Ballots Requested
Republicans: 11,261 Vote By Mail Ballots Requested
We are down by 66,445 Vote By Mail Ballot requests
Please Request your Vote By Mail Ballot Today!

The Republican Party of Montgomery County is asking you to request your Vote-by-Mail Ballot to ensure that you have a ballot automatically sent to you, which helps remind you of upcoming elections.

Nope, they don't want Republicans but they must take their applications. Better yet, if you're Non-affiliated they love that since they don't consider you a political threat.  Here's a list of important ways to serve the community.

Boards, Committees, and Commissions

The following County Council appointed boards, committees, and commissions are seeking applicants:

• Public Election Fund | Application Deadline: August 13th
• Board of Trustees of Montgomery College | Application Deadline: August 19th

The following County boards, committees, and commissions are seeking applicants:

• Commission for Women | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Children's Opportunity Alliance | Application Deadline: August 6th
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Commission | Application Deadline: August 9th
• Commission on Aging | Application Deadline: August 14th
• Human Trafficking Prevention Committee | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Commission for Women | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Montgomery County Trial Board | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
• Sign Review Board | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
• Board of Education Compensation Commission | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

By Dennis Melby

Is your head spinning? Mine is. It’s hard to keep up with all the changes so rapidly happening in politics today.

I’d like to be on the beach with a cold drink listening to the waves – but I’m watching the Conventions and trying to figure out who’ll be the best candidate to put us back on a path to safety, sanity and prosperity.

If you think August is a slow relaxing month, think again. Look at our schedule – we’ve got a  lot going on. After all, it’s not election day anymore, it goes from late September to November 5, with ballot county days after that.

Two big things for your local Republican leadership. I’ve scheduled a vote for August 20 on our stand on a Maryland Constitutional Reproductive Rights Amendment and a Montgomery County Charter Term Limit Amendment. Read the Amendments. How should we vote? Give me your thoughts.

And scan though ALL these August events, we’re so active, there’s something for everyone.

Dennis Melby

MCGOP Chairman

Tell me what you think at [email protected]

The Paris Olympics

Hands up or hands down? Tell us at [email protected]