Grand Old Partisan

Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I note the Trump administration’s appreciation for working Americans. March 1st 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor inducted Ronald Reagan into its Hall of Honor. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta declared: "As President of the Screen Actors Guild, Ronald Reagan remains the only President of the United States to have led a major union. As President of the United States, he returned a sense of economic optimism to our nation that resulted in the creation of millions of jobs for the American people." Elaine Chao, Transportation Secretary and former Labor Secretary, observed: "More than three decades before he was elected President of the United States, Ronald Reagan was elected President of the Screen Actors Guild and proved he had what it takes to make a difference. He served seven terms as SAG President, becoming one of the most consequential union leaders in the tele...

Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I honor Benjamin Franklin Conley, born March 1st 1815. He prospered in business after relocating from New Jersey to Georgia at age fifteen. Twelve years he was Augusta city councilman, then mayor from 1857 to 1859. Conley opposed secession and during the Civil War refused to support the Confederacy. This resolute Republican was elected to the 1867 constitutional convention, followed by the state senate. Having been named senate president, he became Governor for two months when the incumbent resigned. President Ulysses Grant appointed him postmaster of Atlanta. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see  www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a  YouTube Video ...