Grandview Area Republican Club

Election Analysis

Last night’s Election Analysis meeting with Dr. Herb Asher, Mark Niquette, and John Damschroder was one of the GARC’s best meetings yet!  With over 50 people in attendance, we listened to a lively panel discuss the political environment in the 2009 elections and paint a picture and pose interesting scenarios for the 2010 elections both statewide and nationally.  Thank you to our panelists and members for the great discussion and questions.

Hunger                                                 

13.3% of Ohio households struggled with hunger last year alone – and this before the big financial collapse.  Catherine Candisky with the Columbus Dispatch reports on these findings in her column entitled: “Hunger has Ohio firmly in its grip, stats show.”  Candisky reports:

To cope, families are skipping meals, eating less-diverse foods, seeking food stamps and other assistance and visiting food pantries.

Hamler-Fugitt said higher demand and limited financial support has caused pantries, like those her group serves, to stretch their supplies and lighten the bags of food they give out.

 The Mid-Ohio Foodbank states that 44% of the people they serve have had to choose between food and utilities. 29% have had to chose between food and shelter.

The GARC and the Grove City Republican Club are teaming up to “Knock Down Pins to Knock Down Hunger.”  We are having a canned food drive to benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank at the Grove City Lanes, a local bowling alley.  We ask that participants contribute $5 to cover the costs of the bowling and bring AT LEAST TWO Food Items from the list below:

• Boxed dry foods—such as pasta and instant potatoes
• Canned meats—such as chili and stew
• Canned fruits and vegetables

Please join us in Knocking Down Pins to Knock Down Hunger Tuesday, December 1^st at 7 PM.  Carpool leaves the Grandview Krogers on Chambers Road at 6:30 PM.

Christmas Party

Please join the GARC for our first Christmas Party on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7 PM at the Quarry Clubhouse and Billiard Room on W. 5^th Avenue.  Please bring yourself, some friends, and a dish or drink to share.

The Democrats’ Nautilus Shell economy plan seems to be working – as the economy continues to spiral downwards before it goes upward.

In October, the National Unemployment Rate rose once again, from 9.8% in September, to 10.2% in October, marking the highest Unemployment has been since 1983. While the official numbers suggests 1 in 10 Americans are currently out of work, some estimates suggest that it could be closer to 1-in-5 Americans.

From The Associated Press:

The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.

Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. TheLabor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. August job losses were also revised lower, to 154,000 from 201,000.

But the loss of jobs last month exceeded economists’ estimates. It’s the 22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs, the longest on records dating back 70 years.

While the unemployment numbers are bad enough, it has much higher ramifications for the economy in general. Without jobs, Black Friday may very well turn into Red Friday, not to mention that we’re in some of the hardest economic conditions since the Great Depression. To make things even more entertaining, the Obama administration is being questioned on just how many jobs have been saved as a result of the $700+ Billion Economic Stimulus Package.

Draw your own conclusions – but many economists are saying despite the government’s excitement to say their spending programs are working, we’re in for a very, VERY long winter.

Read the AP Article Here