My guy didn’t win and I remain convinced that John McCain was the better of two bad options. With that said there is only one thing to do: move on. There are more battles to come and those should prove to be interesting. For now I can only hope that Barack Obama moves towards the center and realizes that while he won he did not receive a mandate for far left “change.”
When one considers the power shift in Congress it is quickly realized that there are fights coming. Some of the important battles that are coming include fighting against Card Check and Fairness Doctrine legislation. We also have to keep a close eye on round about anti-gun legislation in the form of excessive ammo taxes and firearm requirements.
The biggest battle is for reform of the Republican Party. Not to change but to fall back to what makes the party great. It’s time to clean house. No more RINO’s. No more big government big spending “Republicans” it’s time to remember what President Ronald Reagan gave the party and the nation. Reagan once said that “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” This is what we must fight against. We must renew our fight against government. The power is the people. We give the power to the government to use on our behalf the government does not take FROM us and pretend to know what we need.
We Fail. We learn from our mistakes. We move on with out lessons learned. Until next time.
I’m very proud to have supported Senator McCain and the only regret is that more Americans didn’t share my conviction that he would have made an outstanding President. I not only recognize, but respect that we are a nation in which the people choose and tonight they have chosen Senator Obama. He was not my choice, but he will be my President and I will pray for him to lead this great nation with God’s help and grace. He will face serious challenges to lead our country and he will need all Americans to give him a chance.
The campaign is over and now is the time for governing and leading. The Republican Party must now reassess where it is and where it is going. Our problem is not that our views aren’t acceptable, is that many in our party have abandoned the very principles that once drew Americans to trust us. Our party will be back with strength, but tonight we should all celebrate the historic nature of this election and put our country ahead of our party.
As disappointed as I am that we have lost the election, I can’t help but feel that many courageous leaders of the civil rights movement look down from heaven tonight with a smile that the day has come when a man is elected without regard to his color. I salute President-elect Obama for his discipline and tenacity that has given our country the opportunity to witness this significant event.
Politics is not an event but a process. We sometimes lose the events but it never gives us the right to stop being faithful to our principles that enlisted us in the process. We shall live to fight another day.
Charles Barkley is a known left wing mouth piece who hits out at anyone that is a Republican. He also likes to cry about how “unfair” Fox News is. For the most part he is just following the other sheep in a quest to complain nonstop about Fox News but one big reason is that he gets some of his income from fellow liberal supporter Ted Turner owner of CNN.
In an interview Tuesday Charles Barkley stated the following:
“I watch CNN, they’re not fucked up like Fox,” Barkley told B&C. “They are a mouthpiece for the Republican Party. I watch [Fox] a couple times when there is someone I want to see on there. But they’re corrupt.”
When asked whether he is just shilling for his parent company (TNT and CNN are corporate cousins), Barkley denies that he has to stick up for his team.
“Hell no, I don’t,” he says. “I like Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper and John King. They at least try to give both sides.”
Nothing to special about that as it is pretty much the same talking points that all Liberals use to go after Fox News. The awesome part comes in the response from Fox News (from the same article):
But Fox News Channel doesn’t see it that way, as a network spokesperson fired back immediately.
“It’s hardly a surprise that Charles is a shill for a Turner owned network…. He obviously needs the steady paycheck to pay off his consistent gambling debts,” the spokesperson told B&C.
I took some time of my “busy” big city Seattle schedule to look in on the election process back home in Iowa. The Gazette Online held a brief online forum for the Linn County Supervisors candidates for District 2 this morning. In that district we have incumbent Linda Langston being challenged by John Erceg (Navy, Ret.).
I posed a question regarding the $1bn flood protection plan put forth by some high priced consultants hired by the City of Cedar Rapids (they like consultants… a LOT). I got a non-answer from both candidates which I can actually let slide for now because the plan is BS and not well understood by anyone other than the high priced consultants. However, one quetsion from Iowa GOP State Central Commitee member David Chung (Dist 2):
David Chung:
Q: How are you qualified to help lead Linn County through the lengthy process of flood recovery?
Candidate John Erceg:
A: Yes I am. I first was involved with disaster recovery after the largest volcano explosion in the last century Mt. Pinatubo the Philippines. I finished my Navy career as head of Safety and Health for the Submarine Force Pearl Harbor a position that needs no mistakes. I was Environmental Health Supervisor for Linn County Public Health which included caring for Jones County . I have a bachelors in Safety and Health and a Masters in systems management.
Candidate Linda Langston:
A: One thing that I think has been useful was my experience at the Kennedy School of Government. I spent three weeks in their state and local official program. The training has been really useful and allowed me to access assistance thru Harvard and KSG. Also, I am working closely with the Iowa Association of Counties and the National Association of counties. I appreciate the assistance of colleagues from around the country.
Now, to be completely honest I had a chance to hear Mr. Erceg speak several times during my stint on the Linn County Republican Central Committee as he was kind enough to come to our meetings and take questions and explain his positions. This is the first time, however, that I have had any insight as to what Mrs. Langstons background is and might I say it is … enlightening. There appears to me to be a wide gap in relevant experience between these two candidates and I would be more than willing to suggest that the incumbent be tossed out on Nov. 4th in favor of some fresh perspective. I think Linn County needs some of that right now.
Consider also that Linda Langston played a central part in the controversy over Supervisor salaries earlier this year.
While the media and nutroots are busy attacking every aspect of Joe Wurzelbacher’s life John McCain is busy understanding the basis of the question he asked Barack Obama and he also understands the problem with Obamas answer.
The following the text of a speech by Sen. John McCain:
It’s great to be here in Miami. Florida is a must-win state on November 4th, and with your help, we’re going to win Florida, and bring change to Washington, DC. We had a good debate this week. You may have noticed– there was a lot of talk about Senator Obama’s tax increases and Joe the Plumber. Last weekend, Senator Obama showed up in Joe’s driveway to ask for his vote, and Joe asked Senator Obama a tough question. I’m glad he did; I think Senator Obama could use a few more tough questions.
The response from Senator Obama and his campaign yesterday was to attack Joe. People are digging through his personal life and he has TV crews camped out in front of his house. He didn’t ask for Senator Obama to come to his house. He wasn’t recruited or prompted by our campaign. He just asked a question. And Americans ought to be able to ask Senator Obama tough questions without being smeared and targeted with political attacks. More…
Yesterday I discussed Obama’s socialist ideals and in that article I mentioned his perceived existence of the American “Promise.” My assertion was that Obama’s life and political career has distorted his view of the American Dream which is to give everyone the opportunity to succeed even if that success comes through failure.
Today I received my Washington State ballot and along with that the Voters Pamphlet. In that pamphlet candidates are given a chance to list a statement. In Sen. Barack Obama’s statement I was somewhat shocked to find that he actually showed that he operates on the basis of an American “Promise”
Barack Obama finally let the cat out of the bag the other day when speaking directly to a potential voter and it was all caught on video.
“Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?” the blue-collar worker asked.
“It’s not that I want to punish your success,” Obama told him. “I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success, too.
“My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”
This is a pretty good depiction of what happened AFTER the government stepped in and allowed all these mo….wait.. forced mortgage companies to give bad loans to people who should not have been getting loans at all.
First, here is a picture of a cow with a toy car stuck on its head.
Now, if the next part starts to get to you just look at the cow picture.
Actual commentary from CNN post debate coverage:
[Paul] Begala then said Palin’s praise of small town America hints at racism, the South, and killing Obama.
James Carville then chimed in and subtly hinted at massive riots if Obama loses going into the election ahead in the opinion polls.
So I guess I am trying to figure out what exactly these CNN commentators want me, the viewer (ok ok I wouldn’t actually WATCH CNN) to take away from this conversation? Apparently I am supposed to believe that things that Sarah Palin say about small town America are actually hints at racism, Southern culture, and killing Obama. And that if people don’t vote for Obama on Nov. 4th we should just simply expect race wars?
These are words coming from the face holes of the same people who on a daily basis claim that Republicans are using “fear” to try to win the election. I don’t know about Paul B. and James Carville but it sure does appear to me that if you are telling people that there are going to be race wars if they don’t vote for Obama .. who is playing the fear game? Who is dealing that Race Card? Well guess what… Go Fish. Because the ‘right’ isn’t the player holding that card.
