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Posted at 6:42pm on May 9, 2008 An option for Hillary?
By JKarpan
I don't know if this is possible but . . . why couldn't Hillary convene a meeting with the top dogs of the Democratic Party under the condition that 'nothing discussed in the meeting' could ever be revealed publicly. Then allow those top dogs to make their argument for her concession to Obama. After they're done, why couldn't she say this - "If you don't give me the nomination,I'll run for President as an 'independent' and assure a Republican victory in November"?
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Posted at 3:46pm on May 9, 2008 Unions oppose military voting bill .. because it expands private sector workforce
By Soren Dayton
Earlier this week, I wrote about a proposal by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22) to make it easier for active duty military to vote absentee by accelerating the mail delivery process.
It turns out, surprise, surprise, that the unions are opposed. Why? Because it uses the private sector. Seriously. They are opposing making it easier for our deployed active duty soldiers on the grounds that it expands the private sector. From the letter that they sent to the House Subcommittee on Elections (full text at the end of the post):
NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, particularly the provision that sanctions private contractor conveyance of overseas and military ballots.
Note that this was the first thing that they said.
Furthermore, the Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA), the Chairman of the House Administration Committee, refused to hold a mark-up on this bill this week after the unions demanded that he pull it from the schedule.
Let's get this straight. Democrats cave to unions who oppose increased military voting if it means using the private sector.
Read on.
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Posted at 6:34pm on May 8, 2008 Left Right and Center Centers on McCain -- tomorrow @ 2:30 PST [annotated]
By Left Right and Center
Is McCain flying under the radar? Who will he face off against on the Democrat side? Tony Blankley weighs in, fights off Robert Scheer. A left-right smackdown, tempered by centrist Matt Miller and progressive blog queen, Arianna Huffington.
[Plus, if you tune in now, we'll double the offer! You get Blankley, Sheer, Miller, and Huffington plus Novak, and Franken!]
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Posted at 6:39pm on May 7, 2008 Peace Through Strength, Order Through Chaos
By Tim Schieferecke
Operation Chaos has been an astounding success. The Democrat Party cannot sustain such damage. The Great One has inflicted a grievous blow to their standard operating procedure simply by using the same tactics they have successfully used against us for years.
Operation Chaos is a much greater power than perhaps Rush even knows. He has broken the Enigma Code of electoral politics. Unlike Enigma though, he doesn't have to keep quiet about possessing its secret. He can wield it like a caveman does a club, or more accurately, a JDAM bunker buster. He can tell our enemies in advance where and when he plans to use it. They can do nothing but get out their little Acme umbrellas like Wiley Coyot waiting for the boulder to crush him.
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Posted at 10:35am on May 7, 2008 Tom Cole - NRCC Leadership -the shipwreck
By Wubbies World
I just read an interesting story over at the Politico. It seems that Tom Cole has delivered a message to House Republicans that is not welcome news. However, in my opinion, it is clearly a reflection on the Republican House Leadership and the "bang up" job they are doing.
How bad is it? Here is an excerpt:
Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money.
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Posted at 1:34am on May 1, 2008 Obama's Internet Fundraising! Is it ripe for fraud?
By From ME to you
Over at Townhall Peter J. Wirs has a column about Barak Obama's successful Internet fund raising.
My premise is that unregulated Internet fundraising is ripe for fraud. I commented on that at Townhall but I'll repeat it here:
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Posted at 10:50am on Apr. 30, 2008 Why the country needed the voter-ID decision
Why register people who don't exist?
By Soren Dayton
I have written already on the voter ID SCOTUS decision. When the crazy left objects to voter ID, they cry suppression. But Abigail Thornstrom, the Vice-Chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights points to, perhaps, the simplest sentence in the decision, "There is no question about the legitimacy or importance of the State’s interest in counting only the votes of eligible voters."
The problem for the far left, is that we are on to their strategy. Every year, ACORN tries to register zillions of non-existent voters. Watch this to see how they do it in Washington state:
If they don't exist.
H/T Election Journal
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Posted at 10:45am on Apr. 29, 2008 Nursing A Signature
By BobParks
As some of you know, I’ve been collecting signatures as to be on the ballot this fall as the Republican candidate in Massachusetts’ 2nd Franklin District for State Representative. Today is the deadline for signatures, so I may be a bit busy later.
While signature trolling this morning at a local coffee shop, I asked a woman for hers, upon which she asked me how I felt about a bill presently on Boston’s Beacon Hill about nurse staffing. She felt the Commonwealth of Massachusetts should tell hospitals how many patients nurses should be responsible for, while adding that hospital CEOs make too much money.
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Posted at 1:48pm on Apr. 28, 2008 Re: Party registration
By Neil Stevens
I'd be interested in seeing the source for this alleged boom, personally. Mostly so I can look at the historical trend to see if it's ever been predictive of anything in the past.
Posted at 1:24pm on Apr. 28, 2008 To All Politicians That Cheat On Their Expense Reports - Take Heed
By GordonTaylor
I have used this before, simply for it's comedy content. However, with the rash of scandals involving politicians lately, it has an entirely new meaning. Pay attention Elliot Spitzer, Gov. Paterson, Gov. Granholm, and the dozens of smaller, yet just as crooked slime that we have elected.
Posted at 12:46pm on Apr. 28, 2008 NONE OF THE ABOVE
By TXPoet
This article will probably be a great waste of my time, because the ones who read it and understand will not be the ones who need to read it.
Wikipedia says that the reason for voting
In a democracy, voting commonly implies election, i.e. a way for an electorate to select among candidates for office. In politics voting is the method by which the electorate of a democracy appoints representatives in its government.
I have read a lot of comments lately about what people will do when their candidate doesn’t appear on the ballot for the General Election in the US. Some have said they will not vote. Some have said they will vote for someone else “to send a message”. Some have said their (political) party has been hijacked. Some will vote a straight party ticket without knowing what the platform is or what the candidates stand for. Some will vote based on race, age, gender or appearance (these are the HOPEfull voters).
To these malcontents I say this, “Get over it!” If you don’t vote at all then you cede all rights to complain. Unless you vote you really haven’t earned the right to protest. As for those that talk about jumping parties, I say go ahead, but know what you are really doing. Being an active political party member does not mean that you support the candidate, it means you support the party platform.
The party platform and its planks are not determined by the candidate but by the active party members in committees, in caucuses and at the grass roots level. If you don’t agree with a candidates planks then voice your opinion at party meetings, in party newsletters, blogs and via your donations of time and money. Work to get the platform and/or planks changed!
Wikipedia defines,
A party platform, also known as a manifesto, as a list of the principles, which a political party supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said party's candidates voted into office. This often takes the form of a list of support for, or opposition to, controversial topics. Individual topics are often called planks of the platform.
Under the provisions of the Constitution the act of voting is a right, but it is also the privilege of all citizens of voting age [The Twenty-sixth Amendment prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen of age 18 or greater to vote simply because of their age. Some states do not allow convicted felons to vote (either for life, or just while they are in prison).]
Vote, but make it an informed vote. Know what and whom you are voting for.
For those interesting in a more scholarly study about informed voting I suggest Lupia and McCubbins: The Democratic Dilemma, a summary of which is here.
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Posted at 8:04pm on Apr. 27, 2008 Powerful Lobbyists Line Up Against Voice of the People in Illinois
By Warner Todd Huston
-By Warner Todd Huston
At last YOU can have a say in Illinois!
The Illinois Constitution has an interesting provision in Article 14. It’s a rule where every 20 years a Constitutional Convention can be called to consider alterations and amendments to the state Constitution. The Convention itself isn't called automatically, though. Only the question of calling or not calling the convention can be on the ballot at first.
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Posted at 10:55am on Apr. 25, 2008 Blacklash: How Others Now View U.S.
By BobParks
For years, Democrats have lamented how badly the Bush Administration has left our “standing” in the world. Other nations “hate” us; wish us ill, blah blah blah. Even Mexicans are thinking twice before sneaking across our border.
However, the race for the presidency has given some more reasons to look down on America. This time, their criticisms aren’t aimed solely at George W. Bush, but the very people who are crying because people don’t like us anymore.
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Posted at 2:38pm on Apr. 24, 2008 Obama Associate Has Ties to Hamas
By rgregm
The list of Barack Obama's associates just keeps getting more and more interesting. Apparently one of his own fundraisers listed on his website has ties to Hamas. The story from Patrick Poole of FrontPage Magazine below.
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Two years ago, Hatem El-Hady was the chairman of the Toledo, Ohio-based Islamic charity, Kindhearts, which was closed by the US government in February 2006 for terrorist fundraising and all its assets frozen. Today, El-Hady has redirected his fundraising efforts for his newest cause - Barack Obama for President.
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Posted at 12:07am on Apr. 24, 2008 Is John McCain too Old?
By bshultz1
Every time there is an election in America the candidates try to talk about the negative aspects of their opponents. It is natural to do, I mean you do want people to choose you over them, so following that tradition Hillary Clinton, and Barrack Hussein Obama love to point out the negatives for the, assumed, Republican candidate John McCain. But instead of talking about how their healthcare plans differ or how the democrats want to raise taxes on everything that anyone buys, and how McCain wants to continue tax rebates so stimulate our economy, what do they love to focus on as a negative for John McCain? They love to focus on his age.
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