Moments with Mitt!

As March 31st draws quickly upon us, the Romney for President Campaign is successfully approaching the first invisible primary, the March 31st quarterly Federal Elections Commission filing. Even so, we need all of the support we can muster! Mitt will do well in this first filing, but so will Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. This is the first of many quarterly filings that will validate the campaigns of the leading candidates. Wouldn't it be great if Mitt surpassed Rudy and John on this first round? If you want to help in any way, please drop us an email at dparker@srscapital.us and we will forward a donor form. We are seeking any and all contributions; time and/or money. If you also want to participate in the National Outreach/Grass Roots Program that Lauren and I are chairing, we can send you an introductory packet and get you engaged. We face critical times, which demand leadership, experience, values, vision and doing the right things for the right reasons. Have we mentioned, Mitt? All who have had the opportunity to get to know Mitt and Ann Romney, have been impressed and have supported them. They are great people who are truly doing the right thing for the right reason.

Here we are in Deer Valley a couple of weeks ago!

Hawaii

It doesn't get much better!
Hanalei Bay, Kauai
The Napali Coastline on KauaiAnd yes, we are relaxing in spite of the March madness of the campaign. The weather has been spectacular and the company phenomenal (Randy Harris told me to say that). See you all soon.

Updated Itinerary

Although the dates below are certain, we may add some additional travel dates depending upon the demands of the Romney Grass Roots effort.

March 8-13 Sundance
March 14 San Francisco
March 15-17 Orange County
March 18-29 Kauai/Maui
March 30-Apr 4 Mesa
April 13-16 Orange County
April 18-21 Houston (with a brief OC return on 4/20)
April 23-30 Sundance (BYU Graduation)
May 7-15 Carmel, IN
Early June All grandkids to Orange County
June 23-July 1 Maui
July 12-31 Buckland/Norway
Early August Sundance (2 weeks)

More on Mitt!

Mitt does well in Washington D.C., winning the critical majority at the Conservative Political Action Conference. For a link to his address, go to Mitt's website and read his message. While there, enjoy the numerous video broadcasts on MittTV. The press has been relentless, as has the Democratic National Committee, in their attacks on Governor Romney. It is interesting to note that the DNC has issued more press releases against Mitt Romney than all other Republican candidates combined. Their constancy in trying to disrupt the Romney campaign lends great credibility to Mitt's candidacy and the threat that the Main Stream Media and DNC perceive Governor Romney to be to their political bias. Even so, when the first invisible primary (money primary) is vetted on March 31st, Governor Romney will likely lead all candidates. He has also obtained more key endorsements and built a robust organization, both nationally and in each of the key primary/caucus states. And so it begins...

As I have stated before, critical times demand leadership, experience, values, vision and doing the right things for the right reasons, hence our advocacy and support of Mitt Romney. To each of us, now is the time to stand and be decisive, to be anxiously engaged in a good cause. There are some who say they will get involved once they know who the likely lead candidate will be, others who will sit silently without engaging in the debate. There are others who believe Governor Romney's religion will sidetrack his pursuit to make a difference for America. We are in the midst of critical times, nationally, globally, and economically. More importantly the American family, which has faced the situational standards of society and the subversive threats of mediocrity in the past, now faces the overt threats of misguided and destructive forces. Our hope is in who we choose to lead us, that America and its families may continue to stand as a light unto the world.

On another note, the Romney Presidential campaign will launch its National Outreach/Grass Roots program in the next week. Lauren and I have been asked to chair this effort in the US, which should make for an interesting future. We invite each of you to become a part of history and join us in this great effort.

February Past, March Forward

Well, the month of February is past, and not one post! An indication of the nature of the month, from California to Houston to Boston to Mesa and Indiana. I think we were in California no more than 7 days! March bodes for more of the same; Indiana to California to Sundance to Hawaii, with no more than 6 days in California. Even so, it is a life filled with joy as you can see in the pictures. It is all about family and the joys of children.









(Mitt wanted to be in the family, pic from Jan)

The Wisdom of Bill Gates

Whether true or not, attribution has been given to Mr. Gates for the following. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!