http://www.redstate.com/mark_i Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:52:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over 90,000 Americans were killed in the Pacific during World War II defending the United States and the world from Japanese aggression.  Thank God many of the survivors passed on before they had to witness the President of the United States bowing low to the Emperor of Japan. To those veterans ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/11/15/one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others/ In the wake of the House vote for President Obama's government takeover of health care, some conservative commentators are asking what may have been had House Republicans decided to follow Rep. John Shadegg's (R-AZ) advice to vote present on the Stupak-Pitts amendment.  The amendment prohibits the federal government from spending ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/11/09/stuck-on-stupak/ With news that RINO DeDe Scozzafava has dropped out of the race in NY-23, and with Republican Bob McDonnell seemingly cruising to victory in the Virginia governor's race, all eyes are turning to New Jersey.  Republican Christopher Christie is slightly ahead in the polls, with the trend going his way.  ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/11/02/nj-gov-make-a-call-for-chris/ Suffolk University’s Political Research Center released its latest survey in the New Jersey Governor’s race today, showing Governor Jon Corzine holding a commanding 9-point lead over Republican challenger Christopher Christie, 42-33 percent. Independent Chris Daggett received 7 percent in the poll. The result caused a minor stir on the Internet. ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/10/26/nj-gov-garbage-in-poll-out/ Republican Christopher Christie has been hammering Governor Jon Corzine on the issue of taxes in the New Jersey governor's race of late.  But the New York and Philadelphia media which has deigned to cover the race has wanted to talk about mammograms, traffic tickets, and Christie's weight.  Chritsie has been relentless ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/10/24/nj-gov-corzines-broken-tax-promise/ MSNBC's First Read reported last night that the Obama Administration is now saying that illegal immigrants will be specifically prevented from obtaining coverage under the president's health care proposal.  The chage comes on the heels of Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-SC) "You lie!" outburst during Obama's health care address to a ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/09/12/white-house-admits-to-slow-govt-takeover-of-health-care/ Mark it down.  President Obama's "make or break" speech, as the media is portraying it, will be widely viewed as a success among the chattering class.  It will be groundbreaking, visionary, full of clarity, and a "game changer," as CNN has already labeled it. But sit tight, that's just for a ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/09/09/the-speech-will-be-a-success/ Two new polls in the New Jersey governor's race show Republican challenger Christopher Christie maintaining his lead over incumbent Governor Jon Corzine (D). The Quinnipiac poll shows Christie holding a ten point lead over Corzine, 47-37 percent; while the Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind shows a closer race, 47-42 percent in Christie's ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/09/02/nj-gov-despite-attacks-christie-maintains-lead-over-corzine/ Facing growing public skepticism and falling approval ratings as a result of his push for nationalized health care, President Obama told a group in Virginia last week that he didn’t want, “the folks who had created the [health care] mess to do a lot of talking, I want them to ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/08/14/democrats-created-this-mess-mr-president/ Gov. Jon Corzine's (D) campaign is launching a new attack on Republican Christopher Christie's ethics, heralding news that Christie spoke with former White House political strategist Karl Rove about a possible governor's race while he was the U.S. Attorney for Newark. Asked about Christie during a July 7 appearance before the ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/08/12/nj_gov_corzine_smears_christie/ The White House's actions in the health care debate have made clear the fundamental change from the Bush administration's way of doing things that President Obama has brought to the White House. The Bush administration treated America’s enemies as dangerous threats bent on destroying the country and used every resource ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/08/07/the-change-is-clear-to-see/ If you want to figure out what a politician is up to, pay attention to what he accuses his opponents of doing.  Chances are, the accuser is probably doing it himself. It is with that thought in mind that we take a look at President Barack Obama’s now infamous determination from ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/30/acting-stupidly/ There's a revealing quote buried inside Politico's account of a revolt by liberal members of the House Democratic caucus over the deal between Rep. Henry Waxmam (D-CA) and four members of the Blue Dog Caucus. Liberals are upset that the deal effectively guts the public option in President Obama's healthcare ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/30/kilpatrick-public-option-the-only-option-for-blacks/ It's only July, but time is fast running out on Governor Jon Corzine (D) in the New Jersey governor's race.  Corzine trails Republican Christopher Christie by as much as 15 points in recent polling, and has only polled within ten points of the challenger twice in the last two months.  ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/27/nj-gov-corzines-major-maistke/ Republican gubernatorial candidate Christopher Christie wasted little time in seeking to turn the corruption arrests of several local and state officials to his advantage in the governor's race.  Christie, who as the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey under President George W. Bush started the investigation that led to yesterday's arrests, ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/24/nj-gov-christie-ad-plays-off-coruption-arrests/ What worse for a struggling incumbent governor than trailing by 15 points in the polls?  Scores of Democratic Party officials - including a member of your administration - arrested and implicated in a widespread official corruption scheme in an investigation begun by your challenger. A two-year corruption and international money-laundering investigation ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/23/nj-govarrests-could-spell-doom-for-corzine/ New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Christopher Christie's campaign got a shot in the arm today when Quinnipiac released the results of its most recent polling in the governor's race. Christie has expanded his lead to 12 points over incumbent governor Jon Corzine (D). From the poll: Republican challenger Christopher ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/14/nj-gov-christie-expands-lead-over-corzine/ Actually, the first half of this article from Peggy Noonan is not all that bad.  But Ms. Noonan goes astray somewhere in between blaming Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for everything from all the ills of the Republican Party to the Kennedy assassination. This is the part I cannot abide: "Here's why all ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/10/peggy-noonan-misses-her-mark/ President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, has been deservedly criticized for her stated belief that minority judges make better decisions than “white males” because of their race, gender, ethnicity, and life experiences. The remark, repeated by Sotomayor in near identical form in speech after speech, has raised ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/05/sotomayors-discriminating-defense/ Republican candidate for governor Christopher Christie continues to lead incumbent Governor Jon Corzine, according to a new poll released in the governor's race.  The Public Mind poll shows Christie with a statistically significant 45-39 percent lead over Corzine, although Corzine has narrowed the gap from 42-33 since the last poll ... http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2009/07/01/nj-gov-christie-continues-to-lead-struggling-corzine/