Wyoming’s Democrat Governor Renounces His Party

The Reality Check ^ | 28 September 2005 | Christopher Adamo

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Rather delicious that he did this in front of Congressman Honda, one of about a dozen 'Rats who voted against a simple resolution in support of our troops. He's every bit as much of a turd as Dean.

[hombre_sincero]

I've always felt that the Congress (federal govt) should be republican --- of course that was when republicans meant SMALLER and less intrusive government --- and that states should be democrats --- social programs (taxes) at local levels only -- that was when democrats were Americans also.

I considered myself a social liberal and a fiscal conservative.

Now? I am just trying to help save this country for AMERICA!

[BooBoo1000]

An interesting side light, Wyoming is the only State with a surplus of over $ 1,000,000,000.00. They are so rich with proceeds from Oil and Gas and Coal Taxes they don't know what to do with it. Last I heard they were voting to donate $ 1,000,000 for the relief of the flood victims.

[andyk]

1996 Senate Race, in which Democrat candidate Kathy Karpan attempted to establish herself as a staunch protector of the Second Amendment.

So her campaign ran an ad in which she was portrayed on a duck hunting expedition, complete with 12-gauge shotgun.

...it was quickly discovered that the ad was staged in a Cheyenne city park where hunting of any kind was certainly prohibited.

ROTFLMAO!!

[Soul Seeker]

I would rather the Democrats were represented by people like Christopher Hitchins, Joe Lieberman, Zell Miller, and Ron Silver myself.

I'm not even a big fan of Liebermen, until he renounces this lunacy they won the election my opinion will remain low, and sometimes Hitchens drives me up a wall with his comments about religion, but recognizing the Dem Party is more Liberal I'd prefer it be represented by people with the thoughts of the four above I cited.

Sane. Intelligent. Patriotic. Representing the range of reasoned Liberal to conservative thoughts that used to make up the Party. I guarentee if they were the "face" of the Party they'd do better in elections.

Instead we have Pelosi, Reid, the Clinton's and Michael Moore.

It's not good for America that portions of our country are represented by extremists. Nor is it a healthy competition that spurs us to kick it up a notch to compete.

Truly, the 20-25 of the Dem Party that are not in love with Michael Moore need to separate from them. Vote them out. Even if it means voting Rep. temporaily. Then vote in sensible Dems that don't think the President bombed the levies. I hold them accountable for allowing loyalty to a party to trump their knowledge of what the right thing to do here is. They have the power to destroy the moveon'org faction of the Dem Party by not automatically voting for a "D". Until they do, this will persist.

[proud_yank]

Congrats on the 998!!! only two more to go. When you hit it, I'll drink a beer for you!

[AlienCrossfirePlayer]

I would like two conservative parties. Parties would agree on values and compete on integrity, competence and courage. (I know -- dream on).

[quantim]

We are all enjoying the self-destruction of the party-of-socialism but what bothers me most is how this affects republicans and conservatism.

Problem is, the weaker the dems become the weaker the republicans become and this is not good as the quicksand to socialism only hastens.

See govt drug handouts, out of control spending, borders looser than the levees Bush blew up, and RINO's breeding faster than mosquitoes in New Orleans.

This is not good.

It is a scary thought that we need some dems to step-up to the plate and get the republicans moving again.

Even scarier, there are no dems up to that task.

[Ma3lst0rm]

This next year is going to be hell for the Democrats. Republicans haven't even begun to attack and they've got enough material to last several election cycles. They've got a tarbaby stuck to their back called "Moveon.org". I'm not even especially happy with the President on spending , immigration and the lack of forceful rhetoric but I can't help but see the continued successes but on any day Republican lite is better than Anti-American Crazycrats.

Let's look at the successes.

1. Afghanistan elections went off again without a hitch.
2. John Roberts was confirmed easily.
3. Gas prices are returning to normal.
4. The economy is still growing in spite of the Hurricanes.

Now the negatives:

1. Committing to huge increases in spending.
2. Iraq still not as stable as we would like. (4 provinces)
3. Mismanagement of Katrina.
4. Tom Delay indictment.
5. Continued ambiguity on immigration.

These negatives are not disasterous and the first 4 are working themselves out and 5 is only a problem if Democrats take up the banner of antimigration. (Is it snowing in hell yet?)

There are good things yet to come.

1. The next Supreme Court Nomination.
2. The Trial and execution of Saddam. (Don't forget the wake held by the ACLU and Moveon.org. They will hold candle light vigils and march on Washington DC.)
3. Iraq will vote and more insurgents will die and violence will peak and then drop off especially after the death of Saddam.
4. Delay will not be convicted.
5. Democrats will continue to say stupid things about how much they hate America and hate their country.
6. Democrats will overplay their hand on abortion concerning the nomination of the next Supreme Court Justice.
7. New Orleans will be fully functional a year later and better than before. (Lousianna Democrats will be caught mishandling funds.)

So there is a reason to be hopeful. The Democrats have so far over-extended themselves and have cried wolf so many times that they have no credibility left. Republicans have huge room for improvement but they are in a political class by themselves now that the Democrats seem content to thrash around in their political rubber room.

[proud_yank]

Both well put! I'm fairly libertarian, I think that whatever (concenting) people want to do in their bedrooms is up to them. And however people want to express their ideas is fine, though I wish that they were actually truthful about it (google: Michael Moore).

If he were truthful/non-deceitful about his ideas, it would actually stand to do something for his cause. The bottom line for MM et al., is of course, the bottom line. In reality, all that happens is he gets fatter (pun intended) and the Dem party will continue disolve, which is not good as you lose competetion for ideas. On the other hand, if the reasonable dems who put forward reasonable ideas and not rhetoric are not smart enough to figure out how to distance themselves from these idiots, are they really smart enough to be in office???

[ElephantinTexas]

VOTE OUT ALL RINO's IN '06.

[expatpat]

It is also highly illustrative of the split occurring nationally among Democrats.

In the red states, they have to act 'conservative', but the true 'rats like Boxer and Pelosi in blue states can be themselves.

[Killborn]

That's nothing. How about TWO CONSERVATIVE parties (nationalist and internationaalist) and the LIBERTARIAN party?

[CheyennePress]

It amuses me that my home state even elected a Democrat. We're pretty much always in the running with Utah for the highest percentage of votes going to the Republian presidential nominee.

Hey Ho Wyo!

[hsalaw]

Nice list of positives, negatives, and possible benefits. I hope you're right.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

As my former US Senator, Al Simpson used to say, one can't get elected dog catcher in Wyoming if voters ever think you are not for gun owner's rights.

Simpson once told of going into a grocery store to glad hand. The first and last questions he was asked, where do you really stand on gun control? People from Wyoming don't allow no wiggle room on that issue.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

To get elected, the dem WY gov not only said he was for the 2nd. He had to promise the voters he would give everyone of them a handgun and rifle. :>)

[Prophet in the wilderness]

The Democrats/Liberals are progressive alright, progressively going down the slippery slope, and ( if they were still in charge ) would progressively send this country to it's demise.

[grey_whiskers]

There's that many there? 75? Wow! Maybe that includes Honda's entourage

Yeah, it's like the Republican convention in Minnesota.

They hold it during the the twelve-minute summer thaw.

Full Disclosure: Love the scenery & natural features, can't stand the DFL. And no, DFL *doesn't* stand for Dumb Freaking Liberals.

[gortklattu]

The liberals I know in Wyoming, mainly in Laramie and Cheyenne, often travel to Fort Collins in Colorado. There, with all the photo radar units, monitors on intersections and multiple dui checkpoints, they feel like they're back home in the warm arms of big government.