Summer 2010 Newsletter

Summer 2010 • Newsletter

“In all that the people can individuallydo as well for themselves, governmentought not to do for them.”

—A. Lincoln

CONTENTS:3 President’s Message4 Membership Committee5 New Member Spotlight6 Communications Committee8 Issues Committee

10 Legislative Committee11 Local Elections Committee12 Programs Committee13 2010 Annual Dinner16 Border Security Forum17 Steve Moore Program19 Michael Barone Reception19 Sheriff Candidates’ Forum

Timely issues in the news have been the focus of Club programs this year. In May, the Club hosted a forum on border security featuring a panel ofspeakers, including Gary rasher (pictured left), a southern Arizona rancherwho shared his experiences of life on the border. In March, columnist MichaelBarone (center), senior political writer for the Washington Examiner, spoketo members about the November election, and in June, FOX pundit and WallStreet Journal writer Steve Moore (right) talked about the coming tax tsunamicaused by the expiring Bush tax cuts. More on these programs on page 12.

‘Tea Party’ Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina was the headline speaker at the LincolnClub’s 48th Annual Dinner held April 22 at the Balboa Bay Club. e event also serves as theClub’s Annual Meeting during which membership awards are given and the new Board of Directors is introduced. e prestigious Member of the Year award was given to Mark Bucherfor his tireless work on public employee union reform and the Citizen Power Initiative. TeresaHernandez was also honored as the New Member of the Year, an award begun this year, to acknowledge her superior efforts for an innovative project, ChooseUrFuture.com, to registerHispanic voters online. e Lincoln Club invested seed money to create the voter-registrationsoftware. A wrap-up of the event is on page 12; photos start on page 13.

Lincoln Club 48th Annual Dinner

Border Forum Michael Barone Steve Moore

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President’s MessageBy Robert W. Loewen

emocrats are vulnerable in November. Everyoneknows it. So why are Republicans worried? Becausethe country isn’t sure about Republicans either.

Club members tell me they’re worried about how Republicanswill perform if they are fortunate enough to return to power.ey wonder who among the Republican leadership can leadthe country out of these troubled economic times and danger-ous international conditions. What if Republicans return topower but blow it and fail to fix anything?

Republicans need a plan, and they need leaders. So far, Democ-rats have made it easy for Republicans to unite against them.Republicans agree that ObamaCare, cap and trade, card check,the stimulus, expiration of the Bush tax cuts, and the financialreform bill are all bad for the country. But being against some-thing is not the same as having a plan; trashing your opponentonly gets you so far. Does anyone think that Obama is helpinghis party with his tired daily refrain, “Bush did it”?

So how do Republicans get a plan? And how do they find leaders?

Learning From Obama’s Unkept Promises

Republicans can start by learning from the promises that Presi-dent Obama made but didn’t keep. Why did Americans vote forhim? For one thing, they liked his message; they thought hecould fulfill their dream of a post-racial, post-partisan Americawhere politicians do the right things for the right reasons. Likeall utopian dreams, these were, of course, doomed.

But is it too much to hope for a less idealized version of Obama’spromise of hope and change? Is it too much to ask, that peoplestop beating each other up about race for awhile? Is it too am-bitious for people to expect politicians to reject corrupt specialinterests and vote for what is best for their constituents? Can’t weat least hope that political discourse becomes a more respectful,adult discussion than an exchange of shrill, childlike invective?

Americans realize that they chose the wrong leader to achievethese goals, but that does not mean that Americans have givenup on their hope for change. If Republicans wish to win thepublic’s trust, they must, in their own way, deliver on the prom-ises that Barack Obama did not keep.

Race. During the 2008 campaign, Obama promised to becomea post-racial president; that under Obama, America would stop

the race baiting that resurrects divisiveemotions derived from our troubledracial history. Instead, Obama madematters worse, launching charges, forexample, of “racial profiling” againstArizona and labeling most who dis-agree as racially motivated.

Americans have not given up on the hope of an America where,in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., people “ will not bejudged by the color of their skin, but by the content of theircharacter.” Republicans need to remind voters that it is they, notthe Democrats, who believe this: Republicans believe in equal-ity of opportunity; the Democrat agenda since January 20,2009 has focused only on equality of result. Republicans, notDemocrats, want all Americans, regardless of race, to have theopportunity to live the American dream; it is Democrats, notRepublicans, who stifle the success of those ambitious for eco-nomic mobility by redistributing their earnings.

Special Interests. Obama told voters during his campaign thathe would end the power of special interests. at promise, too,was broken, as the administration has brazenly catered to theunions and plaintiff contingency fee lawyers, both of whom con-tributed lavishly to Democrat campaigns.

Americans have not forgotten their distaste for corruption.Fighting corruption, after all, is in the Tea Party’s DNA, and Re-publicans should not forget it. Because they believe in smallergovernment, avoiding corruption should be easy for Republi-cans; after all, the smaller government gets, the less power itwields to tempt special interests to try to buy its favors. Yet thelast time Republicans held power, many lost their way. If they dothat again—if they forget they’re the party of principle—theirdays are numbered.

Partisanship. In the 2008 campaign, Obama promised to be a“post-partisan” president. But Obama turned out to be the mostpartisan president ever. e Obama/Pelosi/Reid political ma-chine rammed through ObamaCare, financial reform, and thepork-laden stimulus bill with virtually no Republican support,employing procedural gimmicks, extortion, and bribery to cob-ble together enough votes. So the shrill invective that voterselected Obama to end turned out to be his own and that of hisDemocrat colleagues.

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he Membership Committee is excited to wel-come a number of new and returning membersto the Club (see below). Despite these challeng-ing economic times, the committee is continu-ing its relentless pursuit of growing our ranks in

preparation for the November elections.

We are working on all fronts with initiatives that includeoutreach to many other organizations, which we know havelike-minded individuals desperately looking for the rightopportunity to make a difference.

Historically, the best source for new prospective memberscomes from membership itself, individuals such as you whorecommend qualified prospects to this wonderful organiza-tion. It should be noted that while we work hard to seeknew members, we will in no way compromise the standardsthat have been the strengths of the Lincoln Club legacy.

I hope you will consider inviting aprospective member to our nextLuncheon for Prospective Mem-bers and Sponsors on Tuesday,Sept. 21. ese lunches are heldmonthly on the third Tuesday at11:45 a.m. at the Pacific Club. ey are a great way for in-dividuals to understand the Club’s history, accomplish-ments, and activities and see if the Club is a good fit fortheir own political interests.

e upcoming elections in November and the importanceof obtaining our initiatives serve as the best incentive torally support. Let’s take back control of our destiny.

You can contact me to learn more about joining the MembershipCommittee - [email protected] - 714-815-1000. We meetevery fourth ursday at noon at the offices of Hensel Phelps,18850 Von Karman Ave., Ste. 100, Irvine.

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Membership Committee Update

Welcome New MembersWe are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Lincoln Club. We tried to collect as many photos aspossible, so if your photo is missing, please send it to Clare Venegas and it will be included in the next edition.

If you see one of these members at future Lincoln Club events, please make them feel welcome! A special ‘ankYou’ especially to their sponsors.

Dr. James Huang James Huang D.O., Inc.

Debra Miller Cure Duchenne

By Hon. Al Frink, Membership Committee Chairman

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Aaron Dishon Dishon & Block

Vince Monaco e Monaco Group

Welcome Returning Members

Rick Herron Allstate Insurance

Lynn Holton CAKE Energy

Dr. Claire Friend

Dr. Julian Whitaker Whitaker Wellness Institute

Bob Sparr

Rich McEvoy Lee and Associates

Dick AmesRet. Parker Aerospace

Briefly describe your company/line of work/profession.

Physician, Family Medicine. In private practice along with mydad who is a pediatrician.

Why did you decide to join the Lincoln Club? What at-tracted you to the Club?

Last year because of ABX4 20, my medical board (Osteo-pathic Medical Board of California) merged with the Naturo-pathic Medicine Bureau. is changed my attitude about beingactively involved with my profession since Naturopathic doc-tors are not educated to be fully licensed and trained to carefor patients in the ambulatory to critical care settings like DOsor MDs. I also realized that I have the ability to make a differ-ence. us, I became a board member for my state professionalassociation, wrote an opinion letter that was published in theassociation journal, participated in the House of Delegates,began being involved in my community, and being an advocatefor my profession and patients.

With deep reflection of my beliefs ofthe role of government, I began mysearch, which lead me to the LincolnClub. While attending the annualdinner, I knew I was at home.

What is the most important political or public policyissue for you? What issues are you most passionate about?

Health care. is could cripple the economy and impact lives.e high standards and technology in health care in the US isterrific. e problem involves access and costs. My patient, whocalled me with a heart attack, was quickly seen, diagnosed, andreceived angioplasty with a stent within 90 minutes. Wherecan you find great care like this?

I love what I do; taking care of my patients. I found new passion; advocating for my patients and profession.

Name one thing that most people might not know about you.

I was named after James Hudson Taylor, MD; a medical missionary to China. His great grandson, Rev. James HudsonTaylor III, is family friend and baptized me as an infant.

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NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHTDr. James Huang, DO

2010 Prospective Member LunchesBring a friend or colleague interested in learning moreabout Lincoln Club membership! Now is the time tomake a difference in the 2010 election.

September 21

October 19

November 16All lunches are held from 11:45 a.m. –1:00 p.m. at the Pacific Club. Contact [email protected] RSVP.

By Dan Baren, Communications Committee Chairman

he Communications Committee has been very busyfinding new ways to get the Club’s message out tomembers and general public.

New WebsiteWe have completely revamped our website www.lincolnclub.org –to be an interactive community for members and non-membersalike to “gather online” to stay on top of all Club activities and general political news and opinion.

One of the best new features of the website is the addition of a blogwhere members are able to speak their mind, comment on the newsof the day or even just attach links to stories they want to share withothers. Additionally, members can use the website to:

• Invite other like-minded friends and contacts to join our onlinecommunity for free

• Post interesting political videos or photos• Join a committee and stay in touch with other committee members• RSVP and pay for Club events online or view other political

events around town• Send messages and communicate directly with other members

without needing to know their email addresses

Our goal is to make lincolnclub.org the primary source of politi-cal news and opinion for our members and to attract like-mindedpeople (and potential members) to our cause. But the only way todo this is to have members contributing content by posting blogitems that others will find interesting. If you do not know how topost a blog – and don’t want or have the time to learn how to do it– we’ve made it as simple as sending an email.

e next time you see an article or want to comment on currentevents, just email – [email protected] – andwe will make sure that it is posted on the right “channels,” ie. Face-book, Twitter, etc.

I encourage you to make lincolnclub.org one of your homepages,favorites, or bookmarks, and to visit it at least weekly. It’s the easi-est way to stay connected to Club members and news.

Mobile Voter GuideAnother exciting development is our new text messaging system inwhich members and website visitors will be able to sign up to get theClub’s Fall Voter Guide sent to their phone or other handheld de-vice where they can access it in the voting booth, or when absenteeballots are mailed. You can sign up to receive the Voter Guide via

text message at lincolnclub.org andlook in the left column for “MobileVoter Guide.”

Social NetworkingWe are also bolstering the Club’s pres-ence on social networking sites. You can follow the Club onboth Twitter (Twitter.com/LincolnClubOC), Facebook(Facebook.com / LincolnClubOC), and Tumblr (LincolnClubOC.Tumblr.com).

Next Meetinge Communications Committee meets the last Wednesdayof every month at 5:15 p.m. at the offices of Gibson, Dunn& Crutcher, 5151 Michelson, Irvine. Our next meeting will beon September 29. Chip Hanlon of Red County will be the guestspeaker.

We are always looking for members who can help us spread theword through new or conventional media.

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By David Bahnsen, Issues Committee Chairman

he Issues Committee has been busy at work. Havingdefined the issues agenda of the club earlier in theyear, we have been busy looking for specific issues hatwarrant club involvement, both as a means of mak-

ing a political difference, and in order to advance awareness of theclub ideology and purpose. A few of the things the committee haslooked at:

• An increasing amount of attention is being given to the conceptof the “fair tax” (an income tax system replacement advocatedby a great deal of conservative leaders wherein all taxes would bereplaced with a national consumption tax of sorts). We invitedPaul Bartlou of the Fair Tax Commission to come address a jointmeeting of the club Issues Committee and Legislative Commit-tee. Ultimately, the committee is interested in seeing a club-widediscussion between a Fair Tax advocate and a Flat tax advocate,as we think a conservative national tax policy is going to becomeincreasingly important in the years to come.

• e committee has also decided to draft a letter to Gubernato-rial candidate, Meg Whitman (pending board approval), whichlays out the primary issues the Lincoln Club hopes she will prop-erly address if elected to serve as Governor. While a host of issuesremain important to the club and its membership, we want toexpress our particular concerns to Ms. Whitman that Californiabe restored as a haven of jobs and productive economic growth.ere are ways that a Republican governor can influence this

process, yet there are also limitations.e Issues Committee is focused ondrawing attention to those things thatthe Governor can, and should, do forthe state.

• Finally, we are working on preparing a club-wide partnershipwith the Heritage Foundation who has already made meaning-ful strides in the fight to repeal the ObamaCare atrocity. Her-itage has devoted significant resources to this effort, includingmaking available a national registry of what Congressional rep-resentatives and candidates are saying and doing about the issue.Some conservatives say they oppose the health care bill; otherconservatives are committed to overturning it. We are going towork with our friends at Heritage to advance this effort.

e committee meets the last Tuesday of every month at noonat the conference room of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, 800Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor in Newport Beach. We wouldlove to have you join us in the ongoing efforts to define the club’sagenda at a federal, state, and local level.

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By Michael Reynolds, Legislative Committee Chairman

he Legislative Committee has been very active in2010. at activity will continue as at least nine newinitiatives are expected to adorn the November gen-eral election ballot. e Legislative Committee’s

main purposes are (1) to review, analyze and evaluate pendingballot initiatives and legislation of significance at the state andlocal level and (2) to report back and recommend appropriatecourses of action to the Club’s Board of Directors or generalmembership – which can include positions, endorsements and/orfinancial support.

Perhaps most exciting is the debate over Proposition 19, whichwould effectively legalize marijuana under California (thoughnot federal) law. Republican and Republican-leaning voters arelikely to be split on this measure. Libertarians and other small-government advocates may support the idea, which could putthem at odds with public safety advocates and social conserva-tives.

Hoping to strike a rare blow for common sense are the authorsof Proposition 23, which would suspend the operation of AB 32(California’s own cap-and-trade system) until California experi-ences at least four consecutive quarters of unemployment at 5.5%or less. Unfortunately, those on the left would remain undaunted

by this requirement as they intend forall California residents (whether “doc-umented” or not) to become fully-pen-sioned government employees.

By and large, the remaining initiativescomprise a typical, motley collection of bad-government ideasand policies, from eliminating the two-thirds vote requirement topass a state budget to repealing various rules designed to easetaxes on California businesses.

We hope to see you at our next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Atthis time, the Committee will vote on the recommended posi-tions to present to members who attend the All-Member Leg-islative Committee meeting on Sat., Sept. 11. is event willfeature pro- and con-Prop. 19 speakers, and gives every memberin attendance the opportunity to vote on the Club’s official po-sitions which will then be published in our Voter Guide.

We meet at 5:15 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month atGibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 3161 Michelson Drive, 12th Floor,Irvine. As you can see, we need all the volunteers we can get.

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Debate The Initiatives!Join your fellow members to discuss and debate the initiatives onthe November ballot!

The All-Member Legislative Committee Meeting is a unique LincolnClub tradition. The Legislative Committee will present their recom-mendations and any general member in good standing in atten-dance may cast a vote on Club’s positions for each initiative.

On the ballot this year will be Prop. 19, the “legalize marijuana” initiative, and we’ll feature a pro/con speaker for each side. (If youcannot attend, you may cast a proxy vote in advance.)

RSVP online today!

Sat., Sept. 118:30 a.m. Breakfast; Program 9 a.m. to NoonPacific Club


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By Ivan Marks, Local Elections Committee Chairman

uring 2010’s second quarter, your local electionscommittee was focused on updating and completinga new and more comprehensive candidate ques-tionnaire that was more focused on Club goals and

objectives. anks to Bob Fish, Donna Varner, Carol Rudat,and Dr. James Huang for all of their hard work.

e Committee also interviewed judicial and county board of ed-ucation candidates seeking election during June’s primary. anksto Jasmina Boulanger and Pat Maciariello for their diligent effortsinterviewing judicial candidates, and Bob Fish and Donna Varnerfor interviewing county board of education candidates.

e committee also early endorsed the following membersseeking local offices:

• Neil Blais, Rancho Santa Margarita City Council• Jeff Lalloway, Irvine City Council• Linda Lindholm, Laguna Niguel City Council• Robert Ming, Laguna Niguel City Council• Dr. Prakash Narain, Cypress City Council• Ed Reno, Newport Beach City Council• Tom Tait, Anaheim Mayor

In August and September, the com-mittee is focused on completing theevaluation process for local candi-dates. is involves collecting andreviewing questionnaires and con-ducting interviews for dozens of citycouncil and school board candidates who request our endorse-ment. is year, all candidates must sign the Union FreePledge, which prohibits them from accepting campaign con-tributions from public employee unions.

ere are 32 cities in Orange County and several key schoolboard races being targeted by public employee unions. So asyou can imagine, we can always use more volunteers to assistus, even if you cannot attend the committee meeting. If youlive or work in a city that you’d like to get involved in, pleasecontact me at [email protected] or Clare Venegas [email protected].

Our goal is to complete the review process by Sept. 1 so that wecan bring forward our endorsement recommendations to theBoard at their Sept. 8 meeting.

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By Karen Lugo, Programs Committee Chairwoman

he Lincoln Club’s 48th Annual Dinner featured U.S.Senator Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina.Branded the “Senator Tea Party” in a National Reviewfeature article, DeMint is a principled conservative most

well-known for endorsing similarly conservative Senate candidatesin primary races such as Marco Rubio in Florida and Pat Toomeyin Pennsylvania. Such endorsements have raised the ire of some ‘go-along-to-get-along’ Republicans, but at the same time conservativesand Tea Party activists everywhere hope that his message of fiscalresponsibility and smaller government will prevail this November.

At the dinner, DeMint spoke out against the Obama administration’smarch to expand the scope of government in healthcare and the econ-omy. He explained he could not simply support Republicans just be-cause of the “R” next to their name, but that he would rather have“30 Marco Rubios than 60 Arlen Specters” as Senate colleagues.

A copy of DeMint’s full speech, as well as most of the programs cov-ered below, are available upon request by contacting Clare Venegas,[email protected] or 949-451-4115.

MICHAEL BARONE

Michael Barone, a FOX News analyst and senior political analystwith the Washington Examiner, addressed Club members in March.Barone, also well-known for his Almanac of American Politics, saidhe believes the votes for economic “stimulus” and healthcare alongparty lines, without popular support, will haunt the Democrats andultimately lead to Republican victories.

A few days after his visit to the Lincoln Club, he penned an essayfor the American Enterprise Institute, “What 1946 Can Tell UsAbout 2010,” drawing comparisons to the 1946 mid-term electionswhen Democrats ran on FDR’s platform of expanding governmentand were very closely aligned with labor unions. Voters rejected theirmessage and “Republicans gained 13 seats in the Senate andemerged with a 51–45 majority there, the largest majority that theyenjoyed between 1930 and 1980.”

DAMON DUNN

Damon Dunn, the Republican nominee for Secretary of State, wasthe featured guest at a Candidates’ Roundtable lunch with an inti-mate group of about 25 Club members in March. Dynamic and ar-ticulate, it is clear he is a Republican to watch out for. His “rags toriches” personal story, which began in poverty in Texas, includes asuccessful college football career at Stanford University and a stintin the NFL. He is now a successful self-made businessman.

Dunn faces incumbent DemocratDeborah Bowen, who will undoubt-edly be well-funded. He supports re-quiring voter identification at polls,expanding electronic voting, and uti-lizing the data taken by his office tounderstand why jobs are fleeing California for states such as Nevada, Texas, and Utah. You can learn more about him atwww.damondunn.com.

BORDER SECURITY FORUM

e Lincoln Club assembled an impressive panel of speakers in May to discuss the problem of security at the southern U.S.-Mexicoborder. e lunch event featured Gary rasher, a rancher and veterinarian who lives three miles from the border, Robert Robb, aneditorial columnist for the Arizona Republic, Alfonso Valdez, a UCIprofessor and former narcotics officer with the City of Anaheim, andAnaheim Deputy Police Chief Craig Hunter. e panel was moder-ated by John Eastman, the former Chapman Law School dean whoat the time was a Republican candidate for state Attorney General.

In March, Arizona cattle rancher Rob Krentz, a close relative of Lincoln Club Chairman Richard K. Wagner, was murdered by asuspected illegal immigrant or someone involved in drug smuggling.While the suspect is still unknown, the murder touched off afirestorm over the continuing lack of border security.

Krentz gave perhaps the most compelling first-person story abouthis experiences at the border. His family, who has owned a ranchthere for decades, said only in recent years has the situation becomevery dangerous. In the past, Mexican workers and border residentsgot along, mutually benefitting from the labor, and he even helpedmany become citizens. But with the emergence of drug cartels, hesees immigrants being used by drug lords to smuggle drugs acrossthe border, and drug-fueled violence escalating.

Robb said he believed Arizona’s controversial SB1070 law waspoorly drafted and said it would likely lead to racial profiling, al-though the bill specifically addresses that as illegal. Robb said thathe had reached the firm conclusion after intensely observing theimmigration debate that nothing can be resolved unless the borderis closed first.

Valdez said he believed the border situation was one that couldn’t besolved by enforcement alone and that the violence and influence of

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2010 Annual Dinner

Dan Livingston, Trina Moorlach,and Michael Capaldi

David Bahnsen and Sen. Jim DeMint

Hon. Gary Capata, Shannon West,and Jeff Mathews

John Saunders, Ivan Marks, David Bahnsen, and Hon. John Moorlach

Howard and Janet Klein and Sen. Jim DeMint

Club president Bob Loewen Brittany Loewen, daughter of Bob Loewen, performs operatic songs

Rep. Ed Royce

Bill Williams and Sen. Jim DeMint

Bob and Carolyn Fish Bob Drake and Doy Henley Bob Fish, Hon. Diane Harkey,Carolyn Fish, and Paul Louchis

Bob Loewen and Sen. Jim DeMint Dale Dykema and Sen. Jim DeMint

Bruce and Laurie McDonald,Laurel Mann, Jeff St. Onge

David Bahnsen leads the invocation

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2010 Annual Dinner

Dr. Ann and John Coil, Kim Jorgenson, Jim Cruickshank,

and Ivan Marks

Doy and Dee Henley and Sen. Jim DeMint

Dr. James and Peggy Huang andSen. Jim DeMint

Frank and Rona Singer Fred Parry, Dr. Kerry Reynolds andSen. Jim DeMint

Hon. Al and Denise Frink andSen. Jim DeMint

Garth and Hon. Marian Bergeson, Pat and Rod Douglass, and

Dan Livingston

Ivan Marks and Jeffrey Lalloway Ivan Marks and Sen. Jim DeMint Mark and Mary Butier withRichard Wagner

Jim and Donna Morrison and Sen. Jim DeMint

Lincoln Club President Bob Loewen

Member of the Year Mark Bucher New Member of the Year Teresa Hernandez

Membership Award recipientsomas Mays, Brooks Corbin,

Frank Jao, Mark Butier, Bob Drake

Dr. Marcy Zwelling and Sen. Jim DeMint

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2010 Annual Dinner

Rod and Pat Douglass and Sen. Jim DeMint

Ronna Shipman, Mark Bucher,Karen Lugo, Doy and Dee Henley

Scott Anderson and Sen. Jim DeMint

Wayne and Hon. Linda Lindholmand Sen. Jim DeMint

Susie and Hon. Robert Ming, Joel Schwartz, and Jim Bieber

At the pre-dinner reception Doy and Dee Henley with Bob Loewen

Jeffrey Lalloway and Sen. Jim DeMint

John and Dr. Ann Coil and Sen. Jim DeMint

Jose and Teresa Hernandez andSen. Jim DeMint

Kathy Gremer and Sen. Jim DeMint

Mark and Mary Butier and Sen. Jim DeMint

Richard Wagner and Sen. Jim DeMint

Mel and Vivian Trudell

Senator Jim DeMint

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Border Security Forum

Robert Robb, columnist for the Arizona Republic

UCI Professor Alfonso Valdez Anaheim Deputy Police ChiefCraig Hunter

Connie Davidson, Gary rasher,Rich Wagner, Ivan Marks, and

David Davidson

Dr. James Huang and Ivan Marks Michael Capaldi and Bob SparrEd Sachs, Jesse Petrilla, and Jeff Lalloway

Morgan Davis and Dr. Kerry Reynolds

Ron and Dale Torgler, Dr. Ann Coil,and Dr. Kerry Reynolds

John Eastman Lincoln Club Chairman Richard Wagner

Rep. Ed Royce Gary rasher, a rancher and veteranarian in Southern Arizona

Teresa Hernandez delivers the pledge


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Steve Moore Program

Scott Anderson, Carolyn Ben, andHoward Klein

Steve Moore and Larry Greenfield Steve Moore and Lincoln ClubChairman Richard Wagner

Wayne Lindholm, Steve Moore,Hon. Linda Lindholm

Bob Fish and Myron Steeves Connie Axon, John Coil, andJoanne Albers

CWLA members Kate Keena, Barbie Daly, with former LincolnClub president Dale Dykema and

his guest

Dana Reed and Larry Greenfield Donna Varner, Steve Moore, Kevin Varner

Dr. Ron Lugo, Steve Moore, andKaren Lugo

Hon. Al Frink, Mary Dirk, Teresa Hernandez, Pat Dirk

Rick Muth and OC Treasurer candidate Shari Friedenrich

Paul Louchis and Steve Moore

Steve Moore

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Imagine how different the political landscape might be if Obamahad met the challenge presented by Scott Brown’s election inMassachusetts by saying: “e American people have sent a mes-sage, and starting today, we will meet with Republicans to solvehealth care together, beginning with meaningful tort reform anda plan to remove government-imposed incentives that raise thecost of health care insurance.” Does anyone think that, with theoverwhelming majorities they commanded in both houses ofCongress, Democrats would not still have achieved 70% of whatthey wanted? Would Democrats be under siege to the same de-gree had they adopted a bipartisan approach?

When they resume power, Republicans might get a brief op-portunity to present a plan for America that is based on whatAmericans already believe in—free markets, personal liberty, andindividual responsibility. Republicans will have a brief windowin which to build consensus for their own plan—that accom-plishes most of what Republicans want while toning down thepartisan invective that Americans despise.

Auditions For Republican Leaders

What can the Lincoln Club do? We can help the RepublicanParty to select leaders who understand the unique opportunitiespresented at this critical moment, and ultimately, select a presi-dential candidate who has the vision, courage and talent to fixwhat is broken.

During the dark hours following the Democrat landslide of2008, Club members wondered how we would ever find a pres-idential candidate to lead our party in 2012. John Fund, an ed-itorial writer for the Wall Street Journal, told us to be patientbecause the 2010 election would be an audition for future Re-publican leaders. at audition is happening now.

Republicans should be looking for candidates who are willingto make tough choices and help the public to understand whythose choices are the right thing to do. Tough choices will be re-quired, for example, in freeing the market to get Americans backto work, making entitlement programs sustainable, implement-ing a workable plan for maintaining high-quality, affordablehealth care, and cutting the behemoth federal bureaucracy. Im-portantly, Republicans need leaders who can engage Americansin an adult conversation about the complex problems presentedby illegal immigration and the threat of radical Muslim terror-ism. Slogans and name-calling may win elections, but they neversolve problems.

How will we recognize those leaders? ey will be the ones withthe confidence to tell the truth about what must be done and thetalent to build consensus for a Republican plan in which toughchoices are wrapped in a vision that Americans know will work.Watch for them. ey’re right in front of you.

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Robert W. Loewen

Mexican drug gangs extends far beyond border towns to cities andsuburbs, even in Orange County.

SENATOR TOM COBURN

Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn visited Club membersat a breakfast roundtable in June. As a medical doctor, Coburn wasa highly credible spokesperson against the Obama administration’splans to nationalize healthcare. He co-authored the Republicanhealthcare reform plan called the Patient’s Choice Act in 2009,which sought to reform Medicare, increase transparency in health-care pricing, and reform the taxes associated with healthcare insur-ance. Coburn said he believed that Republicans could win theHouse in November, and that key Senate seats such as Carly Fior-ina over Barbara Boxer would set Republicans up to win big in No-vember 2012 when 19 Democrat seats are up compared to 10Republicans. Congressman Greg Walden of Oregon and Congress-man Ed Royce also joined Senator Coburn and discussed the plansin the House to help Republicans gain the House majority.

STEVE MOORESteve Moore’s talk could have easily been themed “ank God

Obama Doesn’t Know What Comes After A Trillion Dollars!” Al-though Moore said that he did not come to depress the audience hedetailed Obama’s ruinous fiscal policy that includes spending taxdollars to fake job creation, wildly printing money, and dramati-cally raising taxes.

Moore called the coming tax increases, including Obamacare’s health-care surtax, disastrous and said the result would be dividend taxes at43%, capital gains taxes at 23.8%, and estate taxes at 55%. Moore en-dorsed Steve Forbes’ aphorism, “No taxation without respiration.”He said that it will be a travesty to see how the increase in the estatetax leads to widespread break-ups of family-owned businesses.

Moore said he had read the entire Obamacare bill and he pro-nounced it the single worst piece of legislation passed in 30 years.

All of the resulting fear and anger has spurred Americans to activism. He said that politicians have gotten the message and theyare “scared of their own shadows.” He said that Tea Partiers havebeen heard and are powerful, concluding that it is important to continue and increase the opposition.

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LINCOLN CLUB


Michael Barone Reception

Lincoln Club Membership Chairman Hon. Al Frink

Dr. Claire Friend, Ronna and Bill Shipman

Dr. Kerry Reynolds and Michael Reynolds

Pat Douglass, Dan Livingston, andClare Venegas

Jack Hochadel and Ivan Marks

Michael Barone Lincoln Club Programs Chairwoman Karen Lugo

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore

Sheriff Candidate’s Forum

Membership Chairman Hon. Al Frink

Hon. Robert Ming Mike Barth, Wayne Lindholm,candidate Bill Hunt and

Richard Wagner

Wayne LindholmRon Williams

Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens

Sheriff Candidate Bill Hunt Sheriff candidate Craig Hunter

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