Phil Bell for Young Republicans of Virginia Chair

I know Phil very well.  Not only is a great guy, he is a dedicated conservative grassroots activist.  The Virginia YR's would be lucky to have him.  He will do what needs to be done to get the organization more focused on reaching republican voters and fundraising.  

If you are a young republican in Virginia, get to the meeting and vote for Phil.  

Dear Fellow Virginians,

After a rough-and-tumble campaign, we are just four days away from an election that will have an impact on Virginia's political future. That election will take place at this Saturday's Young Republican Convention in Arlington, where we will elect new leadership for Virginia's Republicans under age 41.

My campaign, which has helped the Young Republicans raise thousands of dollars and made more Republicans active, is an example of how the Young Republican Federation of Virginia will operate if I am elected Chair. We will hold each other accountable for our actions, we will find new Republicans by stepping outside of our comfort zone, we will use this success to raise more money, and we will be a model for growing the Republican Party across the Nation.

This effort has been about restoring our bold Conservative voice. That voice was heard when John Winthrop created the vision of America as a Shining City Upon a Hill. It was heard on the battlefield of Yorktown. It was heard again when Bill Buckley, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan woke us from a long Liberal slumber--and it will be heard here if we choose to once again follow the path that made America great.

So I ask for your vote as Chairman as we start back on that path. Don't hesitate to contact me by telephone at (201) 602-4934 or via e-mail at Phillip.Bell@Gmail.com if you have any questions about me or my plans for this organization. If you haven't filled out a delegate form, there's still time, so please click here now!

If you're not part of the Young Republicans, please get in touch. Growing the Republican Party means getting everyone possible on board, so e-mail me at Phillip.Bell@Gmail.com and I'll get you on the right track to being an active Republican. 

Please see below for the details for this Saturday's convention, and I hope to see you there!

Convention Information:

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013

Time: Sign-in Begins at 9:30am. Please Arrive no later than 10:15am

Location: Bailey's Pub and Grill (4238 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA). This is located in the Ballston Mall and parking is available in the mall garage for $1

Sincerely,

Phil Bell

Phillip L. Bell
Tel: 201-602-4934
E-mail: Phillip.Bell@Gmail.com
Web: www.facebook.com/yrvictoryexpress

The Tea Party and The RNC

I had several interesting conversations over the weekend with people who worked to help elect some tea party candidates in November.  One has actually chosen to move to DC and is now working on The Hill for that same person.  Both are strongly conservative and like the message of The Tea Party. 

But, they are both convinced that the Tea Party will be the reason that President Obama gets re-elected.  One was telling that while she was very happy to get the volunteers in to help her candidate, they were more problems than what they were worth.  They would refuse to use the phone banking systems once they found that the party paid for them, they wouldn't do the door knocking in the targeted way the campaign wanted them to and just all around gave her a hard time.  Again, the person she was working for was beloved by The Tea Party and because of them they were able to raise enough money to be competitive in the race when they were way down in the polls, but as the poll numbers raised, the support from the party did as well.  That was when the campaign was really able to afford more targeted campaigning. 

Regardless of how you feel about the party and who they choose to stand behind financially, they play an important role in getting people elected.  The get out the vote efforts are usually paid for by the party as well as the phone systems that will allow a candidate to do advanced phone banking.  Any candidate would be crazy to turn that down.  I have heard people say that they won't send the party money and part of the reason is that they don't necessarily back the candidates that they want them to back.  While it is true that the party has to pick and choose, it wouldn't make sense for them to pour a great deal of limited resources into a race that doesn't look a win is possible.  It doesn't matter if they are truly a good candidate or not.  The money is limited and needs to be spent on the candidates that have a viable chance of winning. 

Some of the people I spoke to are still smarting over the loss of some of the senate seats that they felt were winnable had it not been for the tea party, but that is neither here nor there at this point.  What's done is done and they need to get over it.  But there are some lessons to be learned by what they are saying.  Campaigns are very expensive and the party is necessary to help with that in many cases.  The Tea Party can't possibly fully finance every candidate that they like, especially in the next cycle when there will be a presidential election as well. 

I am not sure what the lesson that I learned from these conversations was, but it was interesting to hear what they had to say.  I guess the main lesson that I learned was that if we really want to make a change it has to be done from within, and the tea party is going to have to work with the party in order to change to it. 

A Word to the Wise - Tomorrow is Only the Beginning

Many conservatives are busting at the seams with excitement, hardly able to contain themselves until the results start pouring in tomorrow shortly after 8 PM EST. I am among them. I have all kinds of fun planned for tomorrow evening; parties and will even be throwing in some childish fun outside the White House tomorrow night. I have been told on many occasions that I am a bad winner, and will be proving that tomorrow night.



But, anyone that thinks that the Tea Party has accomplished this on their own is sadly mistaken. History shows that the party of the sitting president loses seats in congress during midterm elections. History also shows that when the economy is troubled the party in power will also lose some of the power that they have in numbers. My point being that the democrats were going to lose seats even without Tea Party.


We are only taking our wobbly first step. The culture of the power in this country is simply not going to be changed due to this election. Many across the country thought that they took that step two years when pulling the lever for President Obama. The promises of more transparency and no more business as usual quickly went out of the window. The party in power completely misread the mood of Middle America and thought it was a referendum to take this country in a far left direction. Tomorrow will show that it was not.


The danger for the Republican Party is the fact that may be of the same wrongheaded thinking. The middle of the road voter in this country is voting tomorrow based on the most basic of issues, their own checkbook. The country is scared by the out of control spending spree that this country has been on for far too long. Both parties are responsible for the mess that we currently find ourselves in. The housing bubble bursting is direct result of government interference. Both parties wanted to tout home ownership as a major accomplishment of their governance. Putting people in homes that they couldn't afford is not something to shout about, ultimately, we are all paying the price for this stupidity.

The Republican leadership that will be in power in at least one chamber of Congress come January need to heed the lessons of the past two years; letting the power go to your heads will only get you kicked to the curb. The Tea Party members should celebrate a victory tomorrow evening, but come Wednesday morning be ready to do the real hard work; wresting the power out of the hands of the out of touch and arrogant politicos inside the beltway. They are not going to give it up easily or without a fight, regardless of party

41 My New Favorite Number

'Nuff Said

Senate Special Election - Help Scott Brown Get Elected in MA

Scott Brown is running to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate.  You can help in this endeavor.  You can make phone calls from anywhere in the country.  Scott Brown is currently serving in the State Senate, he is an attorney, and is 29 year member of the JAG Corp. 

There is a ning site that has been set up.  State Senator Scott Brown being elected would take away the democrat's fillibuster proof majority in the senate.  The special election is taking place on January 19, 2010. 

Read his Bio here

And The Winner Is Barbara Comstock Delegate-Elect

Barbara Comstock has won her delegate seat.  This is something that makes me very happy.  She is strong conservative voice that will be representing me in the Virginia House of Delegates.  I have been blessed enough that I was able to give her campaign some much needed financial support.  I was even able to talk some more democratic leaning friends who live in her district to vote for her.  I spoke to one this morning, who told me she didn't think she would win.  Hehe......  Too late, votes already counted. 

We need strong conservative women speaking up for us.  I truly believe that conservative women are really the ones who believe in liberation of women.  

Needless to say, I am very happy to have her standing up for me.  I believe that she will stand by her values and has a promising future.  It is indeed a happy and beautiful day in the Commonwealth.

Meet the Newest GOP Governor - Bob McDonnell Kicks Butt in VA

Bob McDonnel is the Governor Elect of Virginia.  His record is one of a staunch conservative.  His win was by 18 points.  

Updated Poll Numbers - Election Day 2009

McDonnell up 18 points - More than half of Virginians are against health care reform and Cap and Tax. 

Hoffman up 6 points - This race is turning into a referendum against Nancy Pelosi

Christie up 2 points - New Jersey has some of the highest taxes in the country.  It is also a state that is one of the most corrupt in the country. 

The Apology Tour Continues

It would seem that the worldwide apology tour is not just limited to President Obama. Hillary Clinton recently told an audience in Africa “you know we had some problems in some of our presidential elections. As you may remember, in 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of one of the men running for president was governor of the state. So we have our problems too.”

Am I reading this correctly? She is making moral equivalents about our elections to what takes place in Nigeria. The elections two years ago in Nigeria have been labeled as a “charade” by the Nigerian monitoring group, former Secretary of State Albright has been quoted as saying it “represents a step backward…” Chief EU observer “the process cannot be considered to have been credible.”

In this election candidates were beaten, about 200 people were murdered, polls closed early, some poll places had no ballots. Where is the equivalency to the U.S. election of 2000? The levels of corruption that befalls virtually the entire continent of Africa is truly breathtaking. For the Madame Secretary to stand up on foreign soil and say something like that is quite incredulous to me.

Yes, we had problems with our elections in 2000, and some even in the last election. What is most disturbing about her statement has to be the fact that she brought up Jeb Bush. If memory serves, it was Kathleen Harris who certified the election results; according to Florida election law. With the entire hullabaloo that surrounded that election, this is the first time I have heard Governor Bush being used as an excuse for the results.

Has she, like many others, forgotten the fact that Vice President Gore lost his home state of Tennessee? Had he won his home state the results of Florida would have been moot. Personally, I feel that if you can’t even win your home state you don’t deserve to win the presidency. Let’s just say if they don’t think you are worthy, they may just be correct.

While I don’t agree with Mrs. Clinton politically, in some ways I respected her. Once she could no longer blame the “vast right winged conspiracy” for her husband’s indiscretions with Monica Lewinsky she handled herself with more grace than I would have been able to muster after being publically humiliated. Where has that dignity gone? I liked her more when she kept her emotions to herself. So the question for me is she tired, over her head, or has she simply just drunk the Obama kool-aid?