FREE ADMISSION

Dr. CORRINE and DR. GREG Ganske

 Cordially invite you

to The GANSKE residence

5206 Waterbury Road, DES MOINES, IA 50312

For A

Road to the White House

 Republican Lawn Party

 SPONSORED BY THE POLK COUNTY REPUBLICANS

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

The Honorable Newt Gingrich

Former SPEAKER of the U.S. House of Representatives

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011 

SUMMER CASUAL

6:00-8:00 P.M.

BRING A FRIEND

The hosts are providing hot dogs, chips, beer, lemonade and ice cream bars.

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For More Information and to RSVP,

Click Here for the Full Flyer for the Event 

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host Governor George Pataki for a speech on America’s debt crisis. Click here to register for the event and complimentary breakfast.

WHO: Governor George Pataki and the Greater Des Moines Partnership
WHAT: Governor Pataki speaks on raising the Debt Limit and America’s Debt Crisis
WHEN: Friday, July 22, 2011 – 7:30-9:00 AM
WHERE: 700 Locust Street, Ste. 100/Arthur Davis Conference Room
COST: Free - Breakfast Provided

Some important reading from around the web of interest to Polk County Republicans….

No new taxes?  Not so fast; taxes of all kinds are going up next year even without a budget deal.

Taxes Upon Taxes Upon…..(From the Wall Street Journal)

Reactions to a questionable review on Education in light of Governor Branstad’s upcomming education summit at TruthIowa.com

Delusion and Mendacity on Education

Reflections on Taxes and Freedom…also from TruthIowa.com

We Are Broke

Freedom vs. Personal Responsibility

And whither Dodd-Frank from Rep. Spencer Bachus

Dodd-Frank Blocks Road to Recovery

The 2011 Story County GOP Dinner featuring Governor Tim Pawlenty to be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Hickory’s Hall in Ames, Iowa!

Please note that reservations are required. Be sure to submit your RSVP no later than July 3, 2011 to the Story County GOP Treasurer (address below) or respond to this email.

Event Information:

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Location: Hickory’s Hall, 300 S. 17th St. Ames, Iowa.
Time: Doors Open at 5 p.m. (social hour) with Dinner at 6 p.m.

Featured Guest: 2012 GOP Presidential Candidate Governor Tim Pawlenty

Cost: $25 per ticket/ $45 per Couple/ $125 for a table of 6.

There will also be a silent auction with many autographed items.

Be sure to RSVP by July 3rd by sending your reservation to Story County GOP Treasurer:

Christian Charbonneaux
Story County GOP Treasurer
921 Delaware Ave.
Ames, IA 50014

Or email: Jeremy Davis

This will be a tremendous event as we prepare for the 2012 elections to help support and elect conservative candidates. If you have any questions, please contact Story County GOP Chairman, Cory Adams, at 515-460-2695.

We look forward to seeing you on July 6th!

On the second day of this legislative session, Republicans in the Iowa General Assembly passed legislation, House File 194, which gives every Iowan a 20% discount on his, her, or your businesses’ income tax. But the Democrat-controlled Senate buried the bill.

People need money and hope, right now. Tens of thousands are still struggling to recover from damages due to floods and tornadoes, with more at risk in northwest Iowa.

Nearly 100,000 Iowans are still out of work. According to research from The Beacon Hill Institute in Boston, up to 18,000 new jobs could be created in just the first year if taxes on income, property and sales were discounted by 15%, www.iowansfordiscountedtaxes.org.   So who’s against putting your friends and neighbors back to work?

Senators Gronstal, Bolkcom and McCoy, in particular, have kept the bill buried in the Senate Ways & Means Committee so they can work on more spending, and legislation that will favor teachers and other unionized constituents: but why? Democrats and Republicans in Washington worked together to discount payroll taxes by more than 30% and extended the current low tax rates to help as many people as possible get through this crisis.

Iowa’s Republicans have proposed and passed balanced legislation to solve critical problems by curtailing unnecessary spending and proposing discounts on Iowans’ income and property taxes, (the sales taxes need to be next to help the most disadvantaged among us). This legislation helps everyone and hurts no one. To get your discount you can contact:

Senator Matt McCoy at realmccoy@me.com or 274-0561 and
Senator Mike Gronstal mike.gronstal@legis.state.ia.us or 712-328-2808

Refer to Polk GOP House File 194 – Suggested Remarks for Elected Officials when writing to Senators.

Contacting these men should help get your discounts out of Committee for a vote. When it passes, Governor Branstad can be trusted to sign it so you, your family and business will have a more secure and brighter future.

Kevin McLaughlin, President
Iowans for Discounted Taxes,

Steve Forbes, Honorary Chairman

Additional information regarding Iowans for Discounted Taxes can be found by going to Iowans for Discounted Taxes Strategy Meeting with Assns. and Elected Officials 3-04-10.

County politics are playing out in little Runnells Iowa today.

The parking lot at the Polk County Senior Citizens Center has been in serious disrepair for several years now. The folks are most likely to get hurt, senior citizens, have had to walk through this dangerous environment for a long time.

Thank goodness the county supervisor that represents Runnells is facing stiff competition this year. Dave Funk has put up such a competitive campaign that incumbent Tom Hockensmith has been scrambling to keep his job. So guess what?

The parking lot is getting repaired. Today.

Adjacent is a photo taken this morning of a county truck blocking part of the parking lot to provide the needed (though apparently temporary) repairs.

On Election Day.

In front of the precinct polling place. Actually, this parking lot is used by the polling place.

As quoted by several Runnells residents, “What, do they think we’re stupid?”

If you want honest, fair and open government, you’ll want to vote for Dave Funk. It sounds like the residents in Runnells have already figured that out.