Fahelson Elected NE GOP Chairman
Nebraska Republicans on Saturday chose Lincoln attorney Mark Fahleson as their new party chairman and urged the Legislature to repeal the state's split-vote presidential electoral vote system.
GOP leaders also signaled their opposition to huge federal expenditures as the proper response to a deepening economic recession.
Rep. Lee Terry of Omaha suggested tax breaks, including tax credits for small businesses, are a better way to stimulate the economy.
State Auditor Mike Foley said Republicans need to oppose “piling trillions of dollars of new debt on the backs of our children and grandchildren.”
Fahleson, who was elected to the party chairmanship by acclamation, said it appears President-elect Barack Obama's “yes, we can” promise may actually be “yes, government can.”
Obama has proposed a $775 billion economic stimulus package fueled by spending on infrastructure development and tax cuts as the best means to arrest the economic slide.
Responding to earlier federal spending measures designed to rescue financial institutions and U.S. automakers, the GOP's state central committee approved a proposal to ask the Republican National Committee to oppose any further federal bailouts.
