The Danbury News Times has reported, and the WWE has confirmed that company CEO Linda McMahon is “strongly considering” a run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Christopher Dodd.

STAMFORD, Conn.—The chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. wants to slam Democratic U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd to the mat.

A spokesman for the Stamford, Conn.-based media and entertainment company confirmed Friday that Linda McMahon is considering a bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate seat.

If the 60-year-old McMahon decides to run, she will step down as CEO and her husband, Vincent McMahon, would assume the duties of CEO in addition to his current position as chairman of the board.

Earlier this year, Linda McMahon was appointed by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to the Connecticut Board of Education. Her appointment, approved by the General Assembly, drew some criticism from lawmakers who said it sent the wrong message to children.

I think this could be a major game changer in the race to face Chris Dodd. While Rob Simmons is a great candidate, Linda McMahon has not only the financial resources (Vince is worth around $800 million), but also great personal and business connections. She’s good friends with Governor Rell, former Governor Weicker and Chris Shays. While her political contributions may make some of you cringe (of the $76K she’s donated, 46% has been to Democrats including nearly $8K to Rahm Emanuel since 2002), I think they make her perfect for Connecticut. She’s the kind of Republican we need to run in there.

My jaw hit the floor when I read this. A federal judge actually had the nerve to slander Sarah Palin in an open court. Someone whould sue the pants off of this woman…and demand her resignation as well! Legislating from the bench is one thing; it is often up to interpretation. This is politicizing the bench, and does not fit the “good behavior” standard that they must hold in order to keep office.

From the New York Daily News:

A federal judge got political Wednesday, taking a swipe at Sarah Palin while powwowing with lawyers in the case of an autistic boy whose parents are fighting a ban on big dogs at their luxury upper East Side building.

Manhattan Federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald blasted the Alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate for bringing her Down syndrome child on stage after a debate.

“That kid was used as a prop,” Buchwald told lawyers during a hearing on Wednesday. “And that to me as a parent blew my mind.”

Buchwald, a 62-year-old Democrat appointed by former President Bill Clinton, said Palin should have put her child to bed. Such conferences are often held behind closed doors, but Buchwald held yesterday’s session in open court. “Tell me who told the reporter,” Buchwald demanded after realizing her words were on the record.

Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/02/04/2009-02-04_judge_in_autism_case_injects_insult_to_s.html

With it now all but certain that Judd Gregg, New Hampshire’s senior Senator, will become Secretary of Commerce, speculation has begun as to who will replace him in the Senate. Several news sources in New Hampshire are touting J. Bonnnie Newman, Senator Gregg’s Chief of Staff when he was in the House, as the favorite to fill out the remaining 2 years of Gregg’s term.

Newman served as assistant secretary of Commerce for economic development in the Reagan administration. She was in charge of administrative operations for the George H.W. Bush White House.

She was chief of staff to Gregg when he was a congressman in the 1980s, and she was one of the first Republicans to publicly endorse Lynch in his 2004 challenge of then-Republican Governor Craig Benson, and co-chaired Republicans for Lynch.

Newman has also served in prestigious offices in higher education. She was an interim president at the University of New Hampshire and an executive dean at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Another name being bandied about is Kelly Ayotte, NH’s Republican Attorney General, and a Lynch supporter.

Tom Harkin just announced on the Senate floor that he will be voting against Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary. Additionally, Susan Collins said on MSNBC today she will also vote against Mr. Tax Cheat..err Geithner.

This vote may end up much closer than we expected. I’ll even go on record as saying that Mr. Geithner’s confirmation is no longer certain.

When the word was leaked that President Obama uttered the phrase “I Won” during his meeting with Congressional leaders this week over the stimulus package, it didn’t really bother me at first. I mean, he did win, and he gets the right to gloat to anyone he chooses, especially us Republicans, for at least a little bit. But the more I think about it, the more it seems President Obama believes his win entitles him to whatever he chooses. Notice he said “I” won, not “we,” as in the Democratic Party. He honestly believes that because he won the election, that he is entitled to HIS stimulus package. Never mind that he is about to engage in the same “cut taxes and spend more” economic philosophy that he decried for the past two years, the same one deems the major cause of the current economic hardships. Mr. President, wouldn’t it make sense to, oh I don’t know, NOT do the thing that you say caused the recession? Am I seeing some cracks in the cross, eh Messiah? Economics 101, you either cut taxes or spend more, never both, especially not at the same time. But that’s not the point.

The Presiden’t statement reflects a sickening quality of today’s politicians. That being that they actually think that they are entitled to not only the seat they hold, but also to do anything they please while holding it. It starts at the local level with your Board of Supervisors or your City Council and works it’s way all the way up to the White House itself. They seem to have forgotten that for most Americans, NOTHING is handed to us. We have to work for everything we have and we actually have to accomplish something to be rewarded. If we run our company into a deficit, and fail to fix it, we get fired. Our leaders have forgotten that one word every true patriot loves…RECALL! In the United State, as quickly as we make you, we can break you. And if we can’t get rid of you right away, it just makes it all the more sweeter when we do. If you do one thing for the next four years, remember to remind your leaders, whether they be local or state or federal, that they are employed by the meanest boss in the world….the American Taxpayer. Remind them that just like us, they aren’t entitled to anything.

Let me start off by saying that when Timothy Geithner was first introduced as Treasury Secretary-designate I was semi-pleased. While I would have preferred Sheila Bair or even Larry Summers, the more I looked into Mr. Geithner’s past the more qualified he seemed. That all changed when his “indiscretions” in regards to his taxes came up. At first, they seemed like an honest mistake, one that he corrected as soon as he became aware. Then, we come to find out that he had been sent warning after warning from the IMF regarding his income and the taxes he needed to pay on them before the IRS came knocking.

Then, as I was watching his confirmation hearings (I happened to tune in right as Sen. Kyl’s questioning on the subject began), I noticed this unnerving cockiness coming from Mr. Geithner. He first danced around Sen. Kyl’s question about whether or not he had been thinking about the statute of limitations in regards to not paying his 01-02 taxes (which, ironically, would have been perfectly fine) or whether he simply didn’t think about it. Then, he actually had the nerve to admit the thought simply didn’t cross his mind, which not only seemed to take Sen. Kyl aback, but also showed the very quality of a tax cheat he proclaims not to be.

However, that’s not the point, and in the scheme of things it really doesn’t matter. It also doesn’t matter that the MSM made a much bigger stink over Sarah Palin’s per-diem problem, which was entirely legal, then they have over Mr. Geithner’s tax fraud. The point is, that by confirming Mr. Geithner to head the very agency that collects the very taxes he failed to pay, he gives every other future tax-evader a very, very big out. Now, any time anyone fails to pay their taxes, the IRS will be unable to charge any fines on those people, since it didn’t on Mr. Geithner. It will be very hard to punish anyone for not paying there taxes when the head of the agency that collects them didn’t pay his.

If that seemed rambling to you, let me make it simpler. Would you hire an illegal immigrant to run Homeland Security? Would you hire an oil executive to run Energy? Would you hire an ex-con to run Justice? Would you hire a drug lord to run National Drug Policy?

If any of those answers are yes, then Mr. Geithner should be confirmed. If no, well then, say goodbye Timothy.

So, let me start off by saying I am as conservative as they come. While I may be a tad bit socially liberal, I consider the conservative tendencies in to hold the majority. I am also someone who wants to hold elected office in the future. I believe I have ideas that could not only help my state of Virginia, but the eventually the nation as a whole. That being said, let me lay the groudwork for what I need advice on. I am an 18-year old college student, active within the college Republicans, who is increasingly diasppointed with his elected officials. It is that disappointment that has caused me, ever since the election, to seriously consider running for elected office in 2011, the earliest possible because of age restrictions. There are two options out there, both with their own challenges. What I want to know is which one would be a better move:

Option #1 – A run for the State Senate against a incumbent Republican who will be running for his 4th full-term. The district I live in is probably 60% Republican, 20% Democratic and 20% Independent. In 2007, he picked up 62% of the vote with a Democratic challenger that dropped out and 2 independents. In my preliminary discussions with people in the district, it seems like he’s someone people are content with, but would replace if a credible challenger came along. I would more than likely run against him as an Independent or possibly as a Libertarian or Indy Green.

Option #2 – A run for the county Board of Supervisors against in Independent who would be running for re-election to her second term. She ran on a platform of responsible growth, but at the same time has been wishy-washy on the issue and accepted lot of money from developers. I would more than likey run against her as a Republican. In 2007, she only recieved about 1,800 more votes than the Republican who hadn’t even lived in the district for a year.

I’m serious about running for something in 2011, so don’t try to say to wait. This will be a way to get my feet wet and spread my name around the county for the future. I believe that I could actually give both of them a good run. My mother is well-known in the business community, my father is a well-known and respected former police officer and both are friends with high-ranking officials and former officials in the county.

So, what do you guys think. Which would be the better choice?

So, I just heard on my local news that Tim Kaine, the Governor of Virginia, has been “chosen” by President-elect Obama to be the next Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, replacing Howard Dean who will step down January 21st. Here’s the story from my local CBS affiliate:

Next year, some 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections. Of those 36 states, 20 Governor’s Mansions are held by Democrats and 16 by Republicans. With the current party breakdown being 28 Democrats and 22 Republicans, it isn’t entirely implausible to see Republicans holding the majority of the excecutive branches come November, 2010. As I look over the prospective races, I honestly don’t see any state that is “out of reach.” Here are the Republicans I see as the best candidates in 2010.

Kansas: Sen. Sam Brownback
Maine: State House Minority Leader Josh Tardy
Michigan: Secretary of State Terry Lynn Land
Oklahoma: Congresswoman and Former Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin
Oregon: Congressman Greg Walden
Pennsylvania: Former Lt. Gov. Bill Scranton
Tennessee: Fmr. Senator Bill Frist
Wyoming: Second Lady Lynne Cheney OR Secretary of State Max Maxfield
New Mexico: Fmr. Congresswoman Heather Wilson (really no other candidate)
Alabama: Congressman Bob Aderholt
California: Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner OR Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
Georgia: Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
Hawaii: Lt. Governor James Aiona
Nebraska: Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy
Rhode Island: Warwick, RI Mayor Scott Avedisian
South Carolina: Henry McMaster
South Dakota: Lt. Governor Dennis Daugaard
Colorado: Fmr. Congressman Tom Tancredo
Arkansas: Congressman John Boozman
Illinois: Congressman Peter Roskam (save Mark Kirk for Senate run)
Iowa: State House Minority Leader Christopher Rants
Maryland: Fmr. Lt. Gov. Michael Steele
Massachusetts: Fmr. Gov. and Lt. Gov Jane Swift
New Hampshire:
New York: Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Ohio: Former Congressman John Kasich
Wisconsin: Congressman Paul Ryan
Alaska: Gov. Sarah Palin
Connecticut: Gov. Jodi Rell
Florida: Gov. Charlie Crist
Idaho: Gov. Butch Otter
Minnesota: Gov. Tim Pawlenty
Nevada: Congressman Dean Heller
Texas: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Vermont: Gov. Jim Douglas

When we think of a “revolution,” no doubt the first ones that come to mind are the American Revolution and French Revolution. Whatever the case, whichever one comes to your mind, they all hold a common link. The people decided once and for all that they were sick and tired of how they were being governed, of how the people they put into power were using the power they gave them. In the words of John McCain, they decided to “stand up and fight.” I say that the time has come for a new American Revolution, that the time has come for us, not just Conservative Americans, but ALL Americans, to stand up and fight for the future of our country.

The actions of the House of Representatives some weeks ago and of the President today show once and for all that the will of the people no longer matters. Ignoring every single public opinion poll that showed roughly 2/3 of Americans opposed a bailout of the American auto industry, the President decided that the people must not know what they are talking about and decided to do it anyway. Unlike our President, a solid majority of our citizens were not willing to sacrifice free-market principles to “save” our economy. We were willing to let the car companies fail, and were ready and able to suffer throught whatever possible economic turmoil that would bring. Our leaders failed to listen to us one again, and as Larry Kudlow put it on CNBC, “The American taxpayer has been sent up the river without a paddle.”

Our leaders have forgetten that the very power they are abusing comes from the people. They forget that we can break you as quick as we made you, a thought the President-elect should hold close. It is time to start fresh with a clean slate. It is time to remove every single member of Congress that has forgetten that “We the people” isn’t just the first three words of the Constitution.

We owe it to my generation, the one that will be around long after the wars are over and the current economic crisis is fixed. We are the ones that will fix the problems being left for us, being left for us with no ounce of remorse. I’m ready to fight for my democracy. The question is…are you?

Barack Obama is reportedly going to buy his wife a $30,000 thank you present, a ring no less. It is apparently a gift to thank her for her support during the campaign.

First the $60,000/year tuition for Sidwell, now this. I thought John McCain LOST, because this sounds like something he’d do for Cindy.

What happened to the one-home “community organizer” they elected? I guess this is the “Change” he was talking about?

I like to say that I’m most conservative where it matters, on taxes and spending. But what I believe when it comes to climate change probably runs a close second.

Recently, I found reports that say that not only have the ice levels increased this year, by some 6-10 million square kilometers in some places, but (SHOCKER!) there are more polar bears than in recent years. Wait a minute, the very animal that was to be “most directly affected by global warming” is actally prospering?!? What does this do the the “Global Warming” panicists like Al Gore?

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Not much has been made yet of just what President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will do come January 21, 2009. Reports have surfaced that the couple is likely to sell their Crawford ranch and purchase a new home in the suburbs of Dallas. Of course they will write books and so on, but what else?

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In a stunning announcement made today, country music star Hank Williams, Jr. announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican during the next primary election. That means he will attempt to unseat Bob Corker in 2012, leading to speculation Bob Corker may leave the Senate and run for Governor of Tennessee in 2010 to make way for Williams. Hank Jr. has apparently already spoken to both Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander about a potential run for Senate.

I don’t know what to make of this just yet. What do you guys think?

I wish I was kidding.

That is how much the Obama’s will spend this year on their 10 and 7 year old daughters education. The Obama’s announced today that their daughters will attend the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. come January.

I am beyond stunned. In perhaps the worst economic downturn in 50 years, the Obama’s are going to spend more this year to send their daughters to private school than my ENTIRE college career will cost. What kind of message does that send? Certainly not that he’s “one of us.”

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Some Change.

Barring any unforseen circumstances, Hillary Clinton will be nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be his Secretary of State, according to transition aides.

The transition aide told The Associated Press that the two camps have worked out financial disclosure issues involving Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, and the complicated international funding of his foundation that operates in 27 countries. The aide said Obama and Hillary Clinton have had substantive conversations about the secretary of state job.

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Thought I’d handicap the upcoming 2010 elections for US Senate, which will probably be starting in the next 6-8 months.

Safe Democrat:
Barbara Boxer (CA)
Evan Bayh (IN)
Chris Dodd (CT)
Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Harry Reid (NV)
Chuck Schumer (NY)
Byron Dorgan (ND)
Ron Wyden (OR)
Patrick Leahy (VT)
Delaware
Russ Feingold (WI)
Florida (pickup)

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This is a very, very interesting idea. Don’t know what to think of it yet.

From the Boston Herald:

The fight for the Chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC) seems to have more players on the field than a football game. However, a few serious contenders are emerging from the field such as Katon Dawson and Michael Steele.

In a new twist today former Presidential candidate and United States Senator Fred Thompson is poised to enter the race with a partner, Michigan National Committeeman Chuck Yob, as his co-chairman. Thompson would be the public face/spokesman of the RNC while Yob run the Party’s operations.

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Well, it’s only a matter of time now. Sen. Pat Leahy has now come out and said that Lieberman does not deserve to keep his committee chairmanship. That’s basically the final nail in the coffin of Joe Lieberman and his 2-year battle with the left-wing of the Democratic Party. Next step, Lieberman will likely either stay an Independent and caucus with the GOP or join the Republican Party altogether.

Here’s the full story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/apongoco/democratslieberman

I’m surprised no one has mentioned this. Like him or not, John McCain has been on the forefront, along with Joe Lieberman, of the energy and climate issues in the Senate. Now that Gore has turned down the role, it appears to be down to Arnold Schwarzenegger or Nancy Floyd. But with the meeting between McCain and Obama this week, one has to wonder if McCain himself has a shot at the post. A move like that would be the ULTIMATE sign of bipartisanship on Obama’s part, sort of a harkening back to “West Wing,” when Santos made Vinick his Secy. of State.