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Hey QCI-ders… sorry for taking the day off here for our weekly updates. A combination of technology issues and such have stood in the way of the randomnous you love. The QCI engineers have asured me that they fixed the bugs and we are ready for lift off. Tons and tons of stuff out there… let’s get to it.

THE IOWA COMEBACK – First, thanks for all of your feedback and comments. Still sifting through the emails and comments… here’s some reverb worth noting, you know why? Because as I said, 9 out of 10 readers of this blog are smarter than the writer... The discussion continues…

Eastern Iowa Conservative chewed on the ideas and posted this repsonse. Thanks for taking the time EIC. Worth checking out. You’re right on the messaging bit.
Former SCC Member and loyal QCI-der Dave Jameson chimed in here as well. Dave reminds us that we need to remember the motivation of the other side and you have to remember that in some cases, as we have talked about, we didn’t lose to the otherside as much as we lost it by ourselves.
Never forget our core beliefs. Numerous emails and comments on this idea… and I couldn’t agree with you more. Former General and one of my Favorite Presidents U.S. Grant (from a great new blog called DM Rightside) made a great point concerning this in the comment section of Friday's post. As well as fellow Metalhead Steve in the comment section. You cannot forget our core principles… a point that is very well taken…
Christopher Rants is making the rounds in the blogosphere. On Krusty, he posted this link that shows what we do need to upgrade the jigsaw in the garage... and we're probably due for some tune ups on the Buick. Nothing flashy, like rims or spinners... maybe sweet horn... nah... much bigger than that. It is a very well put together breakdown of the kind of hill we will have to climb when you're talking strategy... I don't he's saying the party is lazy, Krusty. You can work hard... but I think he is implying we need to work smarter.
And if you are surfing around… and you know this was gonna happen… the blame game. Which is easy to get into… but, that’s not the goal of this excerise here at QCI. Smoker Hating Emily and Krusty are covering the blame game well enough… no need to chime in. Let’s quit blaming and pointing fingers and lets get to work. Another thing… have the guts to say something? Own up to it. I can’t say this any better, so I’ll post a comment I read on Hershel today:

They're volunteers, activists, even "community organizers" who are truly trying to do what they think is best for their city, state and country. They're man (and woman) enough to "step into the arena". There's no need to disparage them --- we should encourage them. While I'm sure none of you want it --- my opinion is that this constant finger pointing and name calling in our party has gotten out of control and is one of the key reasons for our inability to focus on the mechanics of leadership. If we can't be leaders in our own party --- we can't be leaders of our country.

Well said.

Speaking of Hershel, looks like Krusty has spent sometime at your locally owned and managed Iowa Barnstormers website. Didn’t know your were such a fan of Arena Football, Hershel! Do you have your season tickets yet? Or am I gonna have to pull a Jerry Glanville and leave you a ticket for every game… like he used to for Elvis. I’m just sayin’ (here comes another shameless plug)… Barnstormer Season Tickets make the best Christmas present… ever.
Everyone and Everybody… this seems to have hit a cord with many of you. That’s why I am very opitmistic about our future as a party. It’s going to take EVERYONE. Huckamaniacs and Mittens. Former SCC and current SCC members. Former GOP county chairs and County Supervisors. You want me to keep going? Let me keep annoying you… big time consultants and people volunteering for the first time. Longtime GOP delegates and former candidates. Right wing thinkers and El Camino Conservatives. Former staffers and the bright new green behind the ears out of college types. Not annoyed yet? Cool… here’s a few more. The cheery happy go lucky volunteer and the dedicated volunteer who wants debate the balance of the county party checking account. The president of the county Farm Bureau and the Bull Moose member. The yard sign guru of the county and the “mailings only” volunteer. The fiscal conservative and the social conservative. The people who love discussing policy and the ones who are inspired by a candidate. All of you… Everyone.

There’s still more to digest. Lots of chatter and emails to break down. More to come tomorrow…

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… noticed that you are gangsta. I'm pretty gangsta myself.”

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta…

AND FINALLY… Let’s end today with some tunes… with all of the buzz today on the blogs… I cannot help to think of this song… crank it and listen to while you read right of center blogosphere… then it will make more sense…