Thoughts on National Security with Brigadier General Mark Holler
Our speaker on April 22nd was retired Brigadier General Mark Holler. A club member, General Holler brings a wealth of insight and experience to the topic of National Security Policy. He began his talk by listing the key national security influences - Politics, Policy and Strategy. In the political domain, our past approaches to the world have been defined by the theories of realism (enduring competition among self interested states), liberalism... [Read More...]
Chairman Carl Cascio Looks Ahead
Our February speaker was Carl Cascio, Chairman and former general Counsel of the county GOP. Carl laid out his goals which included unifying the party apparatus of the REC, turning the county red in that we can win county-wide elections, and taking advantage of the opportunities that all of President Trump's activities present. Listing the percentage of voters who are Republican (32.4%), Democrat (36.5%) and independent (31.1%), he described... [Read More...]
Sid Dinerstein Looks Ahead
Sid Dinerstein was our guest speaker at the 12/17 lunch. Quote from Wayne Gretzky. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." “The Golden Age of Conservatism!” consists of a three legged tripod: 1. World Peace: Easy to achieve because Congress has the least to say on Global initiatives. Congress tends to align itself with the president's International peace initiatives. 2. Republican Generation: Job one is... [Read More...]
Committeewoman Jodi Schwartz at October Lunch
Our October meeting featured newly elected State Committeewoman Jodi Schwartz. A rising star in the PBC Republican party, supporting GOTV efforts and candidates at all levels for the last 5 years, Jodi won almost 25,000 votes (40%) in the August election in a county-wide race against two opponents, including a past Vice Chair and candidate in several House and Senate races. As Committeewoman, she will represent the county party to RPOF and connect... [Read More...]
PBCGOP Chairman with Election Preview
Our September meeting featured county GOP Chairman Kevin Neal. Starting with a discussion of the six statewide amendments on the ballot, he focused in on the Marijuana proposal (Amendment 3) and some comments from Governor DeSantis at a recent event. If passed, this amendment will be a large economic boon to Trueleive, the company that runs most of the medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. Contrary to popular belief, this amendment (if... [Read More...]
RCPB School Board Candidate Forum
On July 23rd, the five School Board candidates from Districts one and five that are Republicans introduced themselves to our members. They are all on the ballot for the August 20th election. We also used this meeting to award this year's Anne Roberts Scholarship. See: Scholarship Winners. From north county's district one, which is mostly north of Northlake Blvd in Palm Beach Gardens we had Matt Lane and Page Lewis. From south county district... [Read More...]
Anne Roberts Scholarship Winners
At our regular lunch meeting on July 23rd, the Anne Roberts scholarships for the 2024-25 school year were awarded to two deserving students by our Scholarship chairman Bette Anne Starkey. William Hernandez is attending Palm Beach State College to study aeronautical engineering. Joining us for the meeting, he shared with us his interests and goals, which also include computer engineering and game design. Graduating this year from Park Vista... [Read More...]
Representatives Roth and Caruso Give their Views on the 2024 Session
Representative Mike Caruso, RCPB President Kim Davis, JID Commissioner Jim Davis, Representative Rick Roth On Tuesday, May 28th, Representatives Rick Roth and Mike Caruso gave us their impressions of the accomplishments of this year's legislative session. As each legislator has their particular areas of focus, each had a different list of highlights. Here are the major items they discussed: Representative Roth 207 bills so far signed... [Read More...]