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My wife went to a meeting last night with town Republicans. As an aside I will let you know, gentle reader, that this post will be littered with Rhode Island, Republican, Kent County, and Coventry. Why? I’m making a point. There is and has never been, and if the course continues, will never be any sort of legitimate presence on the Internet by Republicans in Coventry, or Rhode Island as a whole.

They’ve got a “web guy”. Someone commented about “it’s nice to see young people involved” when my wife walked through the door. Did I mention the Coventry Republican’s web site is down? But they’ve got a “web guy”.

Lets talk Rhode Island Internet user demographics. The higher the education, the greater percentage are online. The higher the household income, the greater percentage are online. Small business owners? Online. Affluent soccer moms? Online.

We bought a house in Coventry knowing that they have one of the highest tax rates in the state. Knowing that the town government was in shambles. Knowing that the fiscal irresponsibility is rampant. Why then did we move to Coventry? Because the schools are good, and I don’t want to learn spanish, and I don’t have the resources or capacity to home school my son.

So, we moved to Coventry. The town that just hired 3 crossing guards for a suburban school that potentially has a dozen students who walk home after. That’s fiscal sanity.

So for any of you who’ve ended here because you’ve Googled “Coventry Republicans”. My apologies. But my point is made. With a little common sense and effort the Republican party could embrace the fastest growing conservative demographics. But as conservatives change is apparently slow.

Break out the teletype machine… you’ll need it for the next round of Republican press releases.