http://www.redstate.com/darin_h Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi everyone, Just wanted to give an update. Eli Joseph Hauser was born last night at 6:11pm weighing 6 pounds 14 oz and is 21 inches long! Baby, momma and papa are doing well. http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2009/01/31/eli-joseph/ In my previous blog, I said that I wished Michael Williams, the Texas Railroad Chairman, would run for the Senate seat to be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison.  He's been elected statewide in Texas a few times, is popular and most importantly he's a conservative with no hyphens needed. I am ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/12/16/michael-williams-r-tx-announces-run-for-senate/ Promoted from Diaries. - Moe Lane I've been a big fan of Michael Williams' for the last couple of years. I don't quite remember how I, living in Oregon, came about knowing who the Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission was, but I support him to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison as ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/12/05/michael-williams-r-tx-for-senate/ As of 1:09 this morning, I became constitutionally eligible to be President of the United States of America. I would like to announce that I am running for president in 2012. I state my qualifications: I am a naturally born citizen. I am 35 years old. As for "implied" qualifications, I would like ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/11/22/today-i-announce-my-candidacy-for-president/ In the middle of 2004, I was told about this new blog called RedState. I was an avid reader of "Daly Thoughts" and Gerry linked here. I didn't quite get the concept of a group blog back then. I read the front page and that was about it. I started ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/11/12/today-is-my-4th-birthday-at-redstate/ In keeping with the Elected Elite, what's good for them isn't to be allowed for the "little people." As Democrats look to push Card Check legislation, where the union thugs get to see how you voted, they keep their votes on some things still private - like whether to strip ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/11/12/card-check-for-you-secret-ballot-for-them/ We lost, however it looks not quite as bad as it did last night. Obama's victory doesn't seem to have been as big as either of the Clinton victories, nor the 1988 Bush victory. Also, Obama apparently didn't have as big of the coattails I feared. The Democrats will pick up ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/11/05/on-the-good-news-front/ I'm a pretty positive person by nature. I don't think I would be a conservative it that weren't so. I was more disappointed 2 years ago than I was last night. I figured that a Democrat would occupy the White House this term, but when the 2006 election happened we ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/11/05/for-the-next-4-years-i-will-be-the-most-patr/ John Elway was the master of the comeback in his playing days. He had an amazing 47 of them, accounting for about 1/3 of his total wins. The Broncos were never out of a game with #7 at quarterback. The Broncos are a way of life there, and after back ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/10/24/this-ones-for-john/ So the Gallup Poll (while polling for their tracking poll) asked respondents "whether this would be the first time they had voted in a presidential election, or whether they had voted for president before." We've been subject to numerous stories about all the new young and black voters that Barack Obama ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/10/23/wave-of-first-time-voters-not-so-much-gall/ I would like to see a breakdown of the D/R/I split on all these fraudulent ACORN voter registrations. CNN's report was decent. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that this stuff is being reported, and it should be reported more (and the FBI should be frog-marching people). This is just ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/10/10/quick-acorn-question/ I just got back from An American Carol. Totally worth seeing. I'll try to keep it short and avoid spoilers. First, now I know what it finally feels like to be a Democrat at the movies. I got to see a movie where they made fun of the other political ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/10/03/an-american-carol-my-review-go-see-it/ When the mortgage deal was looking like it was dead in Congress, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called the man who has a history of getting bi-partisan bills done. It wasn't 3am on the clock, but it certainly was a critical time when a respected leader was needed to get things ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/09/25/mccain-gets-the-3am-call/ "Come on guys, I've answered like, eight questions," - Barack Obama March 3, 2008. That was response Barack Obama gave when he was tired of having to answer for what one of his economic advisers had said (Goolsbee's assurance that Canada shouldn't worry that we're pulling out of NAFTA). A ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/09/19/hey-obama-this-is-how-its-done/ Yet another offspring of a Dem politician doing illegal things to interfere with an election. From the Tennessean NASHVILLE – The son of state Rep. Mike Kernell has been contacted by authorities in connection with a probe into the hacking of personal e-mail of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, Kernell told ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/09/18/palin-hacker-son-of-democrat-lawmaker/ The new york times (sic) reports that in a New Hampshire townhall meeting today Joe Biden said that Hillary Clinton should have been the Veep pick: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democrats' vice presidential nominee, said this afternoon that perhaps Senator Barack Obama should have chosen someone else ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/09/10/embattled-biden-begins-discussion-of-eagleton/ Joe Biden was asked about Governor Palin's qualifications: Biden said he doesn't know (Gov) Palin but, "(everything) I know about her, there's no reason not to respect her and believe she's qualified to be the vice president." More Biden: "If you get elected governor of a state, you're qualified, and she's apparently a ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/09/03/biden-palin-is-qualified-to-be-vp/ Last night I went to bed thinking Gov Pawlenty was going to be the Veep pick, it wasn't certain, but it was pretty likely (especially with the rope-a-dope on canceling his Denver appearances). InTrade moved all around between Pawlenty and Romney. The long shot was Lieberman. Early on we heard ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/08/29/i-am-in-awe-of-the-mccain-campaign/ The best part? Obama himself (after election, prior to his taking the oath of office): You know, I am a believer in … in knowing what you’re doing when you apply for a job. Uh, and I think that … if I were seriously to consider running on a national ticket, ... http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/08/28/mccains-new-web-ad/ So we all remember Hillary's 3am ad, and how it was just about perfect if you want to switch her out for McCain and run it against Barack. Here's the new ad by McCain that features part of it.... Schadenfreude, it's not just for breakfast anymore. http://www.redstate.com/darin_h/2008/08/26/we-knew-it-was-premade/