Chairman’s Report 21 – What the Republican Party Does
Political parties, just like church choirs or high school football team booster clubs, are associations of like-minded citizens. Such associations have been found everywhere on the globe throughout all human history, whether or not they [...]
Chairman’s Report 20 – Electing Conservatives
As we approach the primary elections on May 10, many people ask who to vote for. West Virginia, once a deep blue Democratic state, has become a deep red Republican state. As a result, many [...]
Chairman’s Report 19 – Anti-Racism Bill
The Anti-Racism bill which recently passed the WV Senate and is currently being considered by the WV House of Delegates has generated some opposition. On 6 March 2022, Christopher Kinsler, publisher and editor of The [...]
Chairman’s Report 18 – Protecting our Republic
Left wing news has been accusing Republicans of threatening American democracy. By drumming these falsehoods into the heads of the American people, liberals convince themselves, and hope to convince others, that it is true. What [...]
Chairman’s Report 17 – 2021 Annual Report
Fellow West Virginia Republicans, 2021 was a year of great success in the party. We have made tremendous strides and will continue moving forward: The WV GOP set a new record for fundraising in an [...]
Chairman’s Report 16 – The China Menace
Zhongguo, the Chinese name for China, means “middle kingdom.” For millennia, China was the largest and most powerful nation in East Asia. Surrounding states would visit the Chinese emperor, the “Son of Heaven,” to pay [...]
Chairman’s Report 15 – Giving Thanks for Religious Freedom
The Bill of Rights, Article 1 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right [...]
Chairman’s Report 14 – Veteran’s Day
In 1998, I was a young major commanding the US Army health clinic in Schweinfurt, Germany. It was the middle of a morning of patient care, and I was a little ahead of schedule. An [...]
Chairman’s Report 13 – Was 6 January 2021 an Insurrection?
Americans are told that the right-wing demonstration and riot on 6 Jan 2021 was an insurrection. Was it? Merriam-Webster defines an insurrection as “a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.[1]” US Legal [...]
Chairman’s Report 12 – How to Get Involved in the West Virginia Republican Party
I often receive emails, calls, or in person inquiries from people who want to get involved in the WV GOP. Many of those who ask need to stay home or in their community. Some can [...]
Chairman’s Report 11 – 911 Remembrance
“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” On 11 September 2001, 19 Muslim terrorists [...]
Chairman’s Report 10 – Afghanistan
Few of us who lived on 11 September 2001 will never forget that day. We gazed in disbelief at video footage of airliners flying into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Many of my [...]