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John Lofton, editor of The American View and Recovering Republican recently interviewed Presidential candidate Ron Paul. The following is a recap of several topics of the interview: God, the Bible and Civil Government. Paul agrees it is not the role of civil government, at any level — Federal, state or local — to feed, house, clothe or educate anybody and that this would also be un-Constitutional. He believes Scripture is God's Word and thus inerrant and infallible. He says: "Defiance of God's Law will eventually bring havoc to a society." He believes our country came together by God's Providence "just...

Very positive piece on the front page of Sunday's Houston Chronicle. Ron Paul's campaign buzz resonates on Internet What remains to be seen is whether his online backing translates at polls CENTER STRAFFORD, N.H. — In a New Hampshire meadow on a recent weekend, Ron Paul is without a doubt the main draw at a Republican presidential straw poll that attracts several long shot candidates. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5083907.html

Coming off the Iowa Straw Poll the momentum for the Ron Paul 2008 campaign continues to build. Congressman Ron Paul has finished in the top 5 in 16 of the last 17 straw polls and can claim 1st place victories in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, and Alabama. In comparing results head-to-head, Congressman Paul has blown away most of the field, defeating Rudy Giuliani in 15 of the 17 polls and John McCain in 15 of the 16 polls. There are straw polls coming up all across the country so be sure to check in with your local GOP to...

(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) today responded to the White House and Department of Homeland Security announcement on its new State of the Border initiative, which at first glace would crack down on illegal immigration and give regular reports on its progress beginning in the fall. “While on its face this new initiative coming from the White House looks like a great thing, I think it would be wise to be cautiously optimistic and follow this closely,” said Tancredo. “In fact I think it would be prudent if we offered our own State of the State of...

Calling himself a pro-life, pro-gun and small government Republican, U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado included a Spencer stop in a campaign swing through northwest Iowa. Click here for more of this article

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo on Sunday stressed that the United States must overcome converging threats posed by radical Islam, communist China and broken borders. Click here for more of this article

We're down to the wire as we approach the day of the Iowa Straw Poll: August 11th. That's why Tancredo and his Army Against Amnesty have hit the campaign trail again in Iowa -- crisscrossing the great state to meet more crowds and campaign in more towns than ever. IOWA STRAW POLL INFORMATION | SIGN UP FOR THE IOWA STRAW POLL Picture Location: Tancredo excites the crowd in Atlantic, Iowa, on Tuesday night when discussing his plan against illegal immigration.

Hundreds turn out in support for presidential candidate Tom Tancredo as he campaigns against amnesty for illegal aliens, to secure the borders, and to protect American sovereignty. Tancredo is crisscrossing the great state of Iowa from Sioux City to Cedar Rapids, Des Moines to Dubuque. Check Tom's Blog for live updates from the campaign trail.

Just got off a conference call with the Georgia Employers for Immigration Reform, the only big group in the state to come down on the side of the bill now being torn apart in Washington. These are the people that put up the 60-second radio spot on WSB this week. With the immigration bill coming up for a second round of debate, the ad’s intended to offer some encouragement to U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, who had been deeply involved in negotiations — though they’ve begun to pull away after harsh reaction at home. “These two senators have...

Guess what has crept up on the list of most important issues facing Americans? Yep. Immigration. Or, illegal immigration. Second only to Iraq, which should technically be labeled our war against Islamic extremists ... But anyway, Zogby just did a little poll. You wanna know what it said? It said that only 38% of Americans think the immigration legislation is a good idea. Even worse, a measly 3% of Americans think that Congress has done a good job handling the immigration bill. The president did a little better with 9%. I mean, Bush's approval ratings have been low, and Congress...

Michael Bloomberg has made it official; he will not run for President in 2008.

If you're part of the minority and caught a network newscast 10 days ago, you may have been surprised to learn in the lead-in, paraphrasing here, that "if the U.S. Senate can't pass this law, they can't pass any law." That was a reference to the immigration bill that had been scuttled earlier that day. With reporting like that, it's no surprise, according to the ratings, that fewer than 30 million Americans (less than 10 percent of the population) watch ABC, NBC or CBS evening news regularly. And last Sunday on National Public Radio, listeners learned that if talk radio...

Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo (R-CO) has had it with Senate Republicans pandering to corporate lobbyists and special interest groups. "I am doing everything I can to fight this travesty, and I will personally see to it that amnesty politicians face tough primary battles. They need to realize that treachery has its price." Sign the Save America citizen petition to help Tom defeat amnesty and amnesty politicians!

Politicians are known to be hypocrites, but this one is a beauty. Ted Kennedy said to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, "I'm going to be working together with my new best friend." Who could that be? His Mexican bus-boy? Cindy Sheehan? No, no, no. I know ... George Bush! That's right. Now that Teddy wants to make friends with the Mexicans, he has decided that George W. Bush will be his new wing-man. You know – two guys walk into a bar, think they're hot stuff, and then work as a team to woo the ladies. Usually there is...

The European Union has agreed to resume direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, senior European officials said today, but it is still working out the mechanism for how to transfer the funds. The remarks by the officials, at a meeting of foreign ministers here, came after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, installed an emergency cabinet in the West Bank that, in part, replaced ministers belonging to the Hamas faction, which seized control of Gaza last week. The European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, said the assistance would go to the West Bank and Mr. Abbas’s government, but he...

We’ve already told you about the appearance Tuesday by state Sen. Chip Rogers on PBS’ “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” to discuss immigration reform. It was a 12-minute segment, and Rogers acquitted himself forcefully. This morning, John Konop — a Republican who challenged U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell) in last year’s primary — is fueling talk that Rogers is being pressured to run against U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in next year’s GOP primary. Don’t jump to conclusions. We’ve got calls into Rogers, a Woodstock Republican who was behind the state’s 2006 immigration reform package. We’ll keep you apprised.

6/22/2007 7:00:00 PM Supporter Reception 282 Birch Hill Road North Conway, NH 6/23/2007 10:00:00 AM Town Hall Meeting 18 Main Street Littleton, NH 6/23/2007 3:30:00 PM Meet and Greet 603 River Road Westmoreland, NH 6/30/2007 Presidential Candidate Forum Iowa Events Center Hy-Vee Hall 730 Third Street Des Moines, IA

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo’s (R-CO) amendment to cut funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Bill (H.R. 2638) for cities that employ a sanctuary policy passed the House with strong bipartisan support today; 234 to 189. “The times, they are a changing,” said an exuberant Tancredo, who had introduced the same amendment several times in the past with far less support. “This should also serve as a warning sign to the White House and supporters of re-introducing an amnesty bill from the Senate. If that legislation makes it to the House, it is in serious trouble.”...

Bush urges Hispanics to push immigration bill Despite its revival in the Senate, legislation's fate is uncertain. WASHINGTON — President Bush urged Hispanics to lobby hard for a major immigration bill Friday, a day after it was revived in the Senate. "Each day our nation fails to act, the problem only grows worse," Bush said at the annual National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast. "I will continue to work closely with members of both parties to get past our differences and pass a bill I can sign this year." Bush's comments came after Senate leaders announced a deal Thursday that would allow...

This from the same “statesman” who squealed at the start of this miserable betrayal, “This is what my ninth grade teacher told me government is all about and I finally got to experience it.” Twelve million people legalized, border crossings reduced by a paltry 25%, and this tool’s acting like he just won Model UN. And now, at last, rock bottom: TODAY CO-HOST MEREDITH VIEIRA: When you went home recently you were at a GOP meeting and you got booed over immigration. There are a lot of people in a lot of states — conservatives — who think this bill...