Yesterday was the LCRC Convention and all the predictions of death, destruction, pestilence, famine, and so on did not come to pass. There was 60% turnout, which is better than expected, and the place was packed! It went pretty smoothly, except it was pretty long. Next time I will bring a pillow, but otherwise excellent job by those who put it together.

Though the convention seemed even longer for my Leesburg District. We were supposed to go next to last in the voting, and then as we filed onto line, it was announced that Sugarland Run was going to go before us due to technical reasons with the machines.

Frustrating to say the least, but sure shows which Republicans were the most committed. And that’s the great thing about these conventions. We are able to make sure that Republicans choose the Republican nominees, and we see who are the most hardcore. As district chair, I know who I can call to help out in November.

A couple observations - Gary Clemens gave an amazing and evergetic speech. Hard to believe it came from someone running to be a bureaucrat! Jack Ryan had a great line in his speech to illustrate how accessible he would be - he announced his cell phone number! I should have called it. For a couple speeches, I was disappointed that some of the candidates were booed when they were called to the stage. Not classy. Booing a remark is one thing, but booing the person is not good. Finally, my man Jim Clem (Leesburg District Supervisor) addressed the crowd wearing a short sleeve shirt with a design that looked like something you wear on a cruise in the Caribbean, compared to the other candidates decked out in suits. In his short speech he had the funny line that he was the only one who had the sense to dress for the weather.

Anyway, congratulations to everyone that won. There may have been a race or two I wouldn’t have minded seeing go differently, but we had great candidates for most of the races. So for the ones I had hoped for one candidate to win, at least the other guy won.

In conclusion, I’m looking forward to November. Rah rah rah. Goooo Republicans!

Jim

Is this really the way the LCRC operates? I’m having trouble believing this, but it’s a sad state of affairs if this is the impression they’re leaving on Conservatives in Loudoun County. I talked to a fellow a few weeks ago in my favorite breakfast establishment, Leesburg Restaurant. He was recruiting me to get involved in the LCRC because he said, “Loudoun County is ground zero for the Democrat party.”

The old argument that “anything is better than the alternative” is getting old, though, and it’s time to start talking again about what conservatives can do instead of what liberals WILL do. It’s what wrong on a national level, as well.

Now I’m not throwing LCRC under the bus here, just pointing out that this sort of thing leaves a less than great impression. It’s not as if the source linked here (the aptly named, Too Conservative) could ever be considered a bastion of liberal thought, so there’s a reason this strikes a nerve.