A Message from the Chair:

Welcome Republicans, and Independents and Democrats who have decided to check out their local Republican party to see what it’s about.  Please take the time to read our platform;  it will have something you like and if there’s something you think is missing, write us.  We do not walk in lockstep in the Tompkins County Republican Party;  we welcome civil debate and welcome a diverse range of opinions. 

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Election Year 2009

A Good Example Of Why I'm A Member Of The Tompkins County Republican Party
 

The ITHACA JOURNAL, 11 September 2009

Local Events

ANNUAL TOMPKINS COUNTY REPUBLICAN FALL event/golf tournament, 28 September 2009

This event is dedicated to our 2008 Republican of the Year

  The Honorable Frank P. Proto

 

First,  Support of Science:

Conservatives (AKA republicans) are not anti-science. Justification provided here via Salon.com
 

Second, Budget Concern:

ITHACA JOURNAL, Stimulus Deficit Spending, Letters to the Editor,

 FEB 2009, Mike Sigler

For eight years I was bludgeoned by my Democrat friends about President George W. Bush’s deficit spending. It was a tough pill for a fiscal conservative. Even though it was projected we’d have a balanced budget in 2010, it was a decade that made it hard to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility; that is until the “stimulus” bill and Tarp II.

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And some food for thought:

We can also compare current spending with that of the past here.

From The ITHACA JOURNAL 2 APRIL 2008, Mike Sigler

          A lot of hay has been made over an offhand remark by John McCain that economics was not his strongest suit. That would carry some weight with me if Democrats Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama were well versed in economic policy, but they're not. So it's curious that they're making it a talking point in their campaigns. Just from their positions and votes, I hope it's clear to everyone that McCain has a better grasp of economics than his opponents.

Check out the 4 reasons why here.....

Budget  Responsibility

            I was concerned about my party, the GOP, when after 12 years of controlling both houses of Congress the nation failed to see budget cuts and what appeared to be uncontrolled spending at the federal level. It’s hard to claim the mantle of fiscal conservatism when your own members of congress give up on the principle. Now the democrats are wiping away my concerns although it’s at the expense of the nation’s solvency.

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