Republican Club

by Brian Harmon

LW contributor

Assemblywoman and State Senate candidate Janet Nguyen spoke at the club’s monthly meeting Sept. 21, stressing the importance of this election.

The club’s “Meet the Candidates” forum on Sept. 17 featured the following candidates:

• Scott Baugh for U.S. Congress

• Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen for State Senate

• Diane Dixon for State Assembly

• Nathan Steel for Seal Beach City Council

• Rona Goldberg for Los Alamitos Unified School District The LW Republican Club book of the month for September is “Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt” by Arthur C. Brooks.

Brooks, an economist, is president of the American Enterprise Institute, the largest conservative public policy institute in the U.S.

Brooks argues that fairness and compassion are two values shared equally by conservatives and liberals, but conservatives tend to view fairness as rewarding merit, whereas liberals are more concerned with equality.

Conservatives and liberals generally agree that assistance should be provided for those unable to care for themselves or their families. Both sides also realize that people feel a bigger since of pride working for what they get compared to getting it for free.

When people start the debate acknowledging that they share most of the same moral values, they are less likely to view each other with contempt. The book is available on Amazon and other outlets. ••• The Republican Club information and hospitality booth will be open in the parking lot outside Clubhouse 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through October and then every day in November up until the election.

Anyone desiring yard signs for club-endorsed candidates, requesting voter information, needing help voting, or just wanting to be around like-minded people can drop by the booth.

The club meets every third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.