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In this Columbia Conservative Examiner exclusive, we have a chat with Mike Yost, conservative Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Yost is running in a district that is heavily Democratic--a meandering, side-winder snake-like area that was heavily gerrymandered to favor liberal Democrats and minorities. But this year there is a much better chance for a conservative to win. The key will be GOP financial support and the support of conservatives all across the nation.

Dear Fellow Conservative: If it concerns you that America is sliding toward socialism, I hope you will join me in supporting a group I am leading to elect true conservatives to the U.S. Senate who will stand up and fight to save freedom. Saving Freedom Fighting for freedom is the reason I ran for the Senate and it's also why I wrote a new book called Saving Freedom that I would like to send you. I'll tell you more about that in a minute... But first, I need you to CLICK HERE at https://secure.giveworks.net/www/senateconservatives.com/index.php?c=WF6WI if you agree that we need...

While Americans have been against almost all of Obama's stances/beliefs/policy decisions over the past six months, from the first stimulus package to the talk of a second stimulus package, Americans have slowly, but surely have put the faulty decisions of Obama towards his job performance. Rasmussen Reports has tracked America's opinion of Obama's job performance - via approve/disapprove, the numbers have average 55% of approval & 44% of disapproval towards Obama, well the tide is beginning to go down - his current Nationwide approval has dimmed to 52% & his disapproval is at an all time high of 47%. Rasmussen...

The retiring general counsel for the National Education Association has complained that conservative "ba----ds" are picking on his powerful union, which boasts more than 3 million members who contributed "hundreds of millions" of dollars annually to its causes. The comments came from Bob Chanin, who gave a speech at last week's convention on the occasion of his retirement. The comments have been posted on YouTube: (Some of the language in the video will be objectionable) According to Linda Harvey of Mission America, "His prepared remarks were peppered with profanity and reflected an arrogant, in-your-face attitude about NEA's well-known political involvement....

Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become more conservative rather than more liberal, 39% to 18%, with 42% saying they have not changed. While independents and Democrats most often say their views haven't changed, more members of all three major partisan groups indicate that their views have shifted to the right rather than to the left.

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Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become more conservative rather than more liberal, 39% to 18%, with 42% saying they have not changed. While independents and Democrats most often say their views haven't changed, more members of all three major partisan groups indicate that their views have shifted to the right rather than to the left. These findings, from a June 14-17 Gallup Poll, somewhat conform to Gallup's annual trends on Americans' self-defined political ideology. Thus far in 2009 (from January through May), 40% of...

Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become more conservative rather than more liberal, 39% to 18%, with 42% saying they have not changed. While independents and Democrats most often say their views haven't changed, more members of all three major partisan groups indicate that their views have shifted to the right rather than to the left.

Poll: Americans becoming more conservative @ 10:56 am by Eric Zimmermann Americans' political ideology is shifting rightward, a new Gallup poll finds. 39% of respondents say they have become more conservative in the last few years, compared to 18% who have become more liberal. 42% have not changed. Here's the breakdown based on party identification: How does one square this poll with the results of the 2008 election, which Democrats more or less swept? First, look at the specific issues. Gallup tests the ideological trend by examining opinion changes on a number of policies. Americans have indeed become more conservative...

With the GOP still making noises about pushing for the nomination of yet another RINO, despite the disaster of 2008, conservatives often feel as if we are in political no-man's land--homeless pilgrims in a strange and barren land. What's a conservative to do in these unfortunate times when conservatism seems to be abandoned, even by the Party of Reagan?

http://www.pnwcc.info There's a new site up for you Freepers in the Pacific Northwest. Not attempting to take anything from FR, here, but to augment your ability to accomplish things. If you want a state or region based chapter or association to help you make a difference, I've built the site for you. It offers: 1. Forums 2. Blog space 3. Topical Archives of information 4. Real file storage It's time we got more active, and less "readers" than "doers". The site is currently configured for WA, OR, ID, but we'd be happy to add MT or AK if need be....

"You're the problem!" one crowd member hollered. "You voted for TARP," yelled another. Boos interrupted Cornyn, who won his second term last year, after he said: "This is a day of celebration, the day we celebrate our Founders, who defied empires and declared their independence."

In order to maximize effectiveness, the 'Going Galt' plan to 'call in conservative' on July 30 needs some major adjustments. The plan as it now stands has some logistical problems that need to be corrected. If the goal is to force Washington to take notice of the rage of citizens around the country, any protest must have maximum visibility, participation, and persistence. I am not certain that only one day will do it.

On July 30 conservatives plan to 'go Galt,' named after Ayn Rand's character John Galt in her book Atlas Shrugged. On that day millions plan to 'call in conservative,' refusing to go to work or to spend any money. Washington needs a serious, in-your-face wakeup call as citizens continue to grow increasingly angry over the government's socialist agenda that they seem determined to shove down our throats.

Today's a pretty big news day. Sotomayor ruling in the Ricci case was overruled by the Supreme Court, and Madoff is heading for the big house for a century and a half. Congress refuses to read the bills they pass, and Cap & Trade and universal healthcare still suck. Good times all around, hm? Give these articles a read and a digg, if you feel so inclined. http://diggsandburies.blogspot.com/

Mary Lou Forbes was a traditional Virginia gentlewoman. Her hint of a Southern accent and her friendly, hospitable and gracious manner were suggestive of the Northern Virginia in which she was born and came of age. That was a smaller, less bustling, but more neighborly place than the sprawling suburbia of today.

Like the Israelites who sinned before GodBob and John are condemned to wander the desert for 40 years. Desperately wailing and gnashing their teeth as they seek the true meaning of Conservatism

If conservative candidates for political office really can't find serious, successful, and foolproof ways of actually "fixing everything leftist" so that they really are conservative, pro-free market, pro-capitalistic, and long-term solutions to issues instead, then they shouldn't run for political office. Profound brainstorming for actual, pro-conservative, pro-free market, pro-capitalistic, long-term solutions on all issues really needs to be front and center, prior to the '10 and '12 elections. Too many non-leftists are still "cowering in corners" in fear of the dominant left, instead of seriously finding ways of ending "everything leftist" for good! Let's really get the political momentum successfully...

“Who is this guy?” That was my recurring thought watching Gov. Mark Sanford’s slo-mo train wreck of a press conference on Wednesday. I know Mark Sanford from my days as a GOP political consultant in South Carolina. I introduced him at a speech to the libertarian Cato Institute before he became governor. Mark Sanford was smooth. He was smart. Above all, Mark Sanford was cool. In many ways, he was the Republican Barack Obama. Sanford is a true small-government conservative, an ideology that, like Obama’s MoveOn.org liberalism, isn’t very popular. But like Obama, Mark Sanford had the political skills to...

To Whom it May Concern – I recently received a copy of a letter from a friend that was addressed to me in as much as I consider myself to be a Liberal, a Leftist, a Social Progressive, and a supporter of Barack Obama. The letter is supposedly from a fellow named John J. Wall and since I fit 4 out of 6 of the group types John wanted to address I felt I should read his letter. Having read his letter, which I have included below for you, I felt I should respond. If you have a reaction to...

Since the day after John McCain lost the election, a battle has raged. “Pragmatists” have demanded that conservatives, particularly social conservatives, compromise their values in order to win elections. The argument between the principled and the “pragmatists” goes back and forth, and there are numerous variations. A personal favorite, from the conservatives, is the pugilistic argument: make us. This, of course, is not so much an argument as a challenge to the David Frums of the world. Conservatives did not obtain their spot in the GOP because the Rockefeller wing decided one day that, in order for the Republicans to...

'Progressivism' as a political philosophy is simply the old liberalism with a new name and has nothing to do with 'progress.' The history and goals of the movement take us all the way back to the late 1800s and point to a failed program that modern day liberals embrace. A careful consideration of this history is vital to the current fight against big government intrusion into every aspect of our lives.

A Kansas teacher says he was wrongfully terminated for his conservative views. Tim Latham has been teaching history and U.S. Government for over 19 years. But after teaching for just one year in the Lawrence School District in Lawrence, Kansas, Latham says his contract was not renewed because school officials did not like his conservative views -- particularly a teacher website that Latham hosted and paid for himself. A teacher coach confronted him on that issue. "She had concerns about it. I've never had a complaint about it -- nothing but compliments. Parents love it because of their access to...

A Gallup poll last week showed that far more Americans describe themselves as conservatives than as liberals. Yet Republicans have been clobbered by the Democrats in both the 2006 elections and the 2008 elections. In a country with more conservatives than liberals, it is puzzling — in fact, amazing — that we have the furthest left president of the United States in history, as well as the furthest left speaker of the House of Representatives. Republicans, especially, need to think about what this means. If you lose when the other guy has all the high cards, there is not much...

At the height of the Ownership Society, when George W. Bush was pushing private accounts for Social Security, Grover Norquist explained the political rationale in the Washington Monthly: "Owning $5,000 worth of stock makes you 18% more Republican." Last November the GOP learned that Norquist's math worked just as well in reverse. Americans watched the value of their 401(k)s drop by half, and between 2004 and 2008, the electorate became 9 percent more Democratic. Now chastened Republicans have scaled back their plans in order to make Americans a more modest offer. Mitt Romney and Sen. Lamar Alexander recently proposed turning...

A Gallup poll last week showed that far more Americans describe themselves as "conservatives" than as "liberals." Yet Republicans have been clobbered by the Democrats in both the 2008 elections and the 2006 elections. In a country with more conservatives than liberals, it is puzzling — in fact, amazing — that we have the furthest left President of the United States in history, as well as the furthest left Speaker of the House of Representatives. Republicans, especially, need to think about what this means. If you lose when the other guy has all the high cards, there is not much...

The light may be dawning on some of the American people, as a new poll shows more Americans are now blaming Obama for the economy, but Obama's personal ratings remain high. Why? I have a theory. First the numbers. Rasmussen Reports released new polling data just hours ago showing the numbers are going up for those Americans who now blame President Obama for the worsening economy. Overall, more people still blame George W. Bush, but the interesting thing about the poll is the change in the Obama numbers.

The Iranian protests have become a distraction to American Patriots and a tremendous boon to B. Hussein Obama, as he tries to ram spending bills, healthcare bills and recants his promise to have a transparent presidency. Americans are focused on the brave people in Iran who are fighting and being killed to obtain democracy, a democracy our dhimmi president cut the funding for.

His hopes for a life with his family, lived in simplicity and fidelity to the Church, were short lived. The King, by now drunk on his own power, insisted that Thomas take the oath under the “Act of Succession”, thereby acknowledging the legitimacy of his “marriage” to Anne and his authority over the Church. Thomas would not do so because he refused to violate his truly formed conscience. So, the King had his former counselor imprisoned in the Tower of London. There he underwent intense tortures of both body and soul. These came not only from the henchmen of the...

Republicans are running to and fro as if they have no sense of direction. We see RINOS on the political talk shows claiming they know what is best for the Republican Party. Politicians such as Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee are soliciting Christians and saying what they believe Christians want to hear. Colin Powell (a liberal) wants to lead the Republican Party, even though, he endorsed Barack Hussein Obama in 2008. Independents and Conservatives wait for a miracle to take place. They sit around waiting on leaders to suddenly manifest and revive the once mighty Republican Party. To be honest,...

The Cypress Times of Cypress, Texas has started a little effort to help conservatives show that they are proud to be American and proud to be conservatives. Times Publisher John G. Winder decided it's time to show the world that "I Am Conservative America" by having conservatives of all stripes from all across the country send in their photo holding a little sign that proclaims their self pride. I know, I know. if you are a conservative and are reading this posting, I'll bet your first thought is to roll your eyes. I do know how you feel because I...

Now comes this, according to the NYT: After years of trying to broaden the appeal of Reader’s Digest, the publishers are pushing it in a decidedly conservative direction. It is cutting down on celebrity profiles and ramping up on inspiring spiritual stories. Out are generic how-to magazine features; in are articles about military life. “It’s traditional, conservative values: I love my family, I love my community, I love my church,” said Mary Berner, the president and chief executive of Reader’s Digest Association.

Washington Paper Hires Right-Leaning Pundits, Reporters to Take on the 'Nanny State' For the first few years of George W. Bush’s presidency, Mark Tapscott was a journalist without a newsroom, shouting from the sidelines about his industry’s swift decline. Tapscott ran the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Media and Public Policy, and trained reporters in the use technology for research and crunching numbers. When he considered how few conservatives, libertarians, or real skeptics of federal power were working in newsrooms, he saw a problem that was making the growth of government possible. “The [Freedom of Information Act],” wrote Tapscott in a...

I attended a “Happy Hour” today with fellow workers. It was one of those initially awkward events that—after a few drinks—moved into supposed, genuine cordiality. Such is the purpose of events like these. Of course—after a number of rounds—politics and religion invariably came up. As such, one relatively loose fellow worker spouted off some conservative thoughts. Others, of more liberal persuasions, looked on or took umbrage and countered. While a die-hard conservative, I watched and listened but was—for the most part— largely bored. Politics bores me these days. And the reason for such boredom is not due to a lack...

... These are my thoughts, promted by this article below http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274014/posts. Yes, sort of personal rant.. that I had to get off my chest :). Now, if you want to say something positive or negative, SAY IT (go on record), but don't expect me to argue or to convince you. This was written primarily for my buddies out there :) ------------------------------------------------- ‘Conservative’ and ‘Republican’ no longer synonymous [were they ever?] The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2009-06-17 | Aaron Blake & Reid Wilson Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:56:18 PM by rabscuttle385 Expect to start hearing something like this...

My Weekly Date with a Liberal – ‘American Heart’by Jon David In my mind, I have received thousands upon thousands of emails from folks wondering why “My Weekly Date with a Liberal” is anything but weekly. This is certainly a legitimate question which deserves a legitimate answer. But who has the time to answer thousands of emails that were never actually written? So for this chapter, I’ve decided that I will address this issue right here, right now, by explaining the process which occurs between these dates, and more importantly, to relay a recent encounter I had with a liberal...

RUSH: Gallup poll, remember last week the Drive-Bys went all nuts with the USA Today/Gallup show that showed only 13% of the Republicans thought I spoke for them and then Cheney was at ten and they tried to paint this picture of the Republicans in the wilderness. Well, the Gallup people are out with another poll today, and it's very, very cool. Conservatives are the single largest ideology group in America. Forty percent of Americans call themselves conservative. The number of moderates is 35%. Liberals are 21% and 22% of Democrats call themselves conservative. This is why the left is...

According to Gallup, "conservatives" are the single largest ideological group.  The poll was based on how people described themselves, given the choices of very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, very liberal and no opinion. Forty percent of those polled described themselves as conservative or very conservative, almost twice as many as the 21% who described themselves as liberal or very liberal.  Self-described "moderates" were 35% of those polled.  (Four percent gave "no opinion" as an answer.)  That 40% "conservative" figure is even higher than it was when Republicans took over the House of Representatives in 1994, for the first time in...

Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s. Read Full Article...

So much for the people who suggest consertvatism needs to be re-invented or tone down their voice on various issues!Latest Gallup poll: "Conservatives Are Single-Largest Ideological Group" Frankly, many of the people who have offered the advice that conservatives need to change want us to LOSE!(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...

PRINCETON, NJ -- Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.

WASHINGTON — Although Chris Chocola isn't in Congress anymore, he's here in the fight for a Republican Congress — his brand of Republican. Chocola, the Elkhart County Republican who represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District for two terms before losing to Democrat Joe Donnelly in 2006, now is president of the Club for Growth, a conservative group that targets Republicans it regards as too wishy-washy moderate on taxation and government expansion. He is in the fight for the soul of the GOP. "I never thought I'd be doing the weekly commute again, raising funds again," Chocola says during an interview in...

... For conservative commentators Mr. Obama’s election and the turmoil of the opposition present a changed environment, not only from the past eight years when Republicans held the White House, but from the previous three decades, when conservative ideas dominated the national political agenda. Since the financial meltdown, though, many Americans have sought government action, prompting conservative magazines to refocus on first principles and refight battles they assumed had already been won. “We’re seeing free-market capitalism trampled in some new way every 12 hours,” said Rich Lowry, editor of National Review, the magazine William F. Buckley started in 1955, which...

Officials at the University of Texas at Austin are defending their actions following a minor confrontation between school officials and members of the Young Conservatives of Texas that has left the latter group decrying censorship. On Tuesday, YCT members took aim at a Diversity Training Program taking part on campus as part of the annual Summer Orientation program for incoming freshmen students. YCT contends that such diversity programs represent a radical agenda that devalues the individual and tries to indoctrinate students in a group consciousness system that many students may not wish to be a part of. Members showed up...

In a new Gallup Poll asking who is the national leader of the Republican party, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels didn’t even rate an asterisk. That’s unsurprising. The governor of the country’s 16th-most-populous state won’t normally garner much national attention, especially when he’s an unassuming, old-school budget cutter. It’s also a shame, because more than any other Republican officeholder, Daniels points the way ahead for his bedraggled party. He’s a Reaganite who is not trapped in 1980s nostalgia; he’s a fiscal conservative who believes not just in limiting government, but in reforming it to address people’s everyday concerns; he’s a politician...

President courts fiscal conservatives in reform pushJune 10, 2009 19:37 President Obama is moving quickly to head off opposition to major health care legislation from fiscal conservatives in Congress by vowing to follow strict rules for paying for it without further driving up the already huge deficit. With the country mired in a deep recession and the government headed for a $1.8 trillion budget gap this year, deficit hawks say it would be irresponsible to commit from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion for expanded health care coverage in the coming decade, as the president and many in Congress appear braced...

Anderson, Ind. — Conservatives, spewing forth their poison in the media, have set the stage for violent retribution against people they don’t like or disagree with. Then, when those acts take place, there is some backpedaling, but deep down right-wing true believers agree with the violence. A few months ago, conservatives were outraged at a Department of Justice memo advising local law enforcement agencies to keep an eye on right-wing terrorists. The outcry worked. The DOJ backed down and even liberals recoiled that the feds should cast the same eye on rednecks as they do Muslims. Now we see that...

After more than 50 years as a best-selling “men’s” magazine promoting “free love” –– a lifestyle of promiscuity and sexual exploitation of women –– Playboy has been displaced by the easy availability of pornography on the internet. At one time, supposedly over a quarter of college men were buying a monthly copy of Playboy with total sales of over seven million copies an issue in 1972. Now, sales have dwindled to barely three million copies per issue. The corporation is for sale for $300 million though experts claim that it is barely worth $100 million today. They’ve already lost around...

BRUSSELS – Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and other nations.

Voters punish incumbent left parties for the economic crisis. Ruling liberal/leftist parties have been punished in EU-wide elections, the first such vote since the world went into economic turmoil. In almost every country, right and even far-right candidates gained ground in the EU parliament. The UK Labor party -- which is in disarray following scandal and the resignation of several chiefs just in the last week -- had a horrible night. Conservatives walloped the party of incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and even the ultra right British National Party picked up a seat, its first in the EU parliament. The...