A number of Sarasotans last week boarded planes for Washington, D.C. and converged with citizens from across the country for the Women’s March. The turnout was tremendous, the crowd focused and energized So tremendous, really, it was the best march ever! Clever signs were everywhere, like “I did Nazi see this coming” and “there will be hell toupee.” Those marching expressed concern about numerous issues, including women’s rights, human rights, immigration, education, environmental and economic policies. While we were marching in D.C., the largest march in Sarasota’s history took place here on the Bayfront. But let’s be fair. Our developer-friendly local GOP deserves a lot of credit. While it might not be in the national spotlight, our local GOP deserves such credit—really, tremendous credit—for the fabulous job they did to support Donald Trump and uphold party loyalty.

Sarasota’s GOP doesn’t like losers, okay? Losers are sad! In 2012, when Linda Long ran for Sarasota County’s Republican state committeewoman, she got the most votes. Long got 1,963 more votes. But there’s so much more to winning than getting the most votes. There’s loyalty! Long wasn’t loyal enough. Long didn’t sign one of the GOP loyalty oaths. She signed two, but two is for losers! You have to sign three loyalty oaths to win! Getting the most votes—9,249 votes—isn’t how you win. She knew the rules! The second place candidate won. Besides, there was probably massive voter fraud. It was only the Republicans in the city and on Siesta Key that voted for Long. Plus a lot of dead people. There should be an investigation!

Sarasota’s GOP has vision—tremendous vision! They chose Donald Trump to be their Statesman of the Year, not once, but twice—in 2012 and 2015. No one else has won their Statesman of the Year award twice. It’s a tremendous accomplishment. And with the local GOP’s experience in international deals, like our world class rowing facility, who better to give away Statesman of the Year awards?

Just like the Donald, Sarasota’s Republican County Commission knows how to make deals. Giving away public millions for the rowing facility and believing empty developer promises is something we should all thank them for! Developers who tell the public they are going to pay for things (like raise $20 million in private donations for the rowing facility), who then keep asking the state for more public money—they are just smart businessmen!

Sarasota’s GOP said of their 2015 Statesman of the Year: “Never before has this prestigious award been given to the same person twice, until now, and we do so because Donald Trump is a man who combines all the best attributes as a skilled leader, a visionary and a man of renowned business success, In the challenging times that we face, Trump has demonstrated that he has the solutions to put people back to work by creating new jobs and he has a vision of a strong America.”

Sarasota’s GOP has never met a developer they didn’t like. Tremendous!

Cathy Antunes serves on the board of Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government.