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Newly named USA Gymnastics head Mary Bono apologized Saturday for a month-old tweet showing her blacking out a Nike logo after the post was slammed by Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles. “I deeply regret posting the Tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,” said the former Republican congresswoman from California in a statement.

They will stop at nothing…Local reporters discovered that a tea party robocall was linked to Democrat candidate Steve Pougnet in California. My Desert reported: Democratic congressional candidate Steve Pougnet unleashed an automated phone call to voters Friday that attempts to split the conservative vote by touting a third-party candidate. The call hit the same day as voters received a Pougnet mailer that says American Independent candidate Bill Lussenheide makes Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack “look like a raging liberal.” The Pougnet effort is aimed at nudging Republicans to consider Lussenheide as the “tea party” alternative to Bono Mack. According...

TEMECULA: Protesters line intersection Obama, government were the subjects of much of the criticism By CRAIG SHULTZ - Saturday, July 4, 2009 8:28 PM PDT TEMECULA ---- Some of the people lining the corners of the Rancho California and Ynez roads intersection during a tax protest Saturday afternoon said their beef isn't only with President Barack Obama. "I don't think anyone here will tell you it's a Republican versus Democrat thing. It's an American thing," said Mike Horan of Poway. "It isn't so much politically motivated. People want to make sure they're being heard." A crowd estimated by organizers to...

In the wake of last week's landmark passage of the House climate bill, conservatives have focused their fury on the handful of Republicans who voted in favor of the sweeping legislation. The eight Republicans are Mark Kirk of Illinois; Mike Castle of Delaware; Mary Bono Mack of California; Dave Reichert of Washington; John McHugh of New York; and Frank LoBiondo, Leonard Lance and Chris Smith of New Jersey. Rush Limbaugh on his radio show yesterday accused the eight of voting for the bill sponsored by Democrats Henry Waxman of California and Edward Markey of Massachusetts because of Wall Street's influence...

Controversy is growing over a new energy bill now on it's way to the U.S. Senate, after being approved by the House. It's a Democratic bill, with some Republican support, including that of 45th District Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack. The legislation was approved in the House on Friday. Only eight republicans supported it . Valley resident Christopher Cerillo said he voted for Bono Mack twice, but can't believe she voted yes on an energy bill that is aimed to limit pollution. "I'm just really disappointed as well as other Republicans that she didn't back up the values we stand for,"...

House Republicans who received campaign donations from environmental groups helped make up the narrow margin of votes needed to send the Waxman-Markey “cap and trade” bill over to the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed by a vote of just 219 to 212 on Friday with critical assistance from eight Republicans. They are: Mary Bono Mack (Calif.), Mike Castle (Del.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Leonard Lance (N.J.), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), John McHugh (N.Y.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Chris Smith (N.J.). This support proved critical with 44 Democrats voting against the regulatory scheme.

Republicans in Italics: Bono MackCastleKirkLanceLoBiondoMcHughReichertSmith (NJ)

8 GOP CAP AND TRADE TURNCOATS Mary Bono Mack CA- 45th Palm Springs 202-225-5330 / 760-320-1076 Mike Castle DEL 202-225-4165 / 302-428-1902 Mark Kirk IL-10 North Chicago, 202-225-4835 / 847-940-0202 Leonard Lance NJ 7 Central NJ 202-225-5361 / 908-518-7733 Frank LoBiondo NJ 2 Atlantic City 202-225-6572 / 609-625-5008 John McHugh, NY 23 Watertown, 202-225-4611/315-782-3150 Dave Reichert, WA 8th 202-225-7761/206-275-3438 Chris Smith, NJ -4th Trenton 202-225-3765/609-585-7878

The following republicans voted FOR the largest tax bill ever passed by a session of Congress. Any good work they have done has been for naught. Unless they change their votes by the deadline, Wed, July 2nd, they will for ever be a member of the Cap and Tr8tors. HR 2454 RECORDED VOTE 26-Jun-2009 7:17 PM BILL TITLE: American Clean Energy and Security Act Time left for the Cap and Tr8tors to change their vote. 04 Days, 07 Hours, 44 Minutes, 15 Seconds. 1) Click on their link. 2) Select the 'Contact' tab. Contact their local office as they are...

GOP defectors face conservative wrath @ 11:18 am by Eric Zimmermann Meet the eight Republicans who will now incur the wrath of every conservative blog on the internet: Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) Rep. Frank LoBiondo Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) These are the Republicans who voted for Waxman-Markey last night, and without whose support the bill would have been defeated. (44 Democrats voted against it.) Conservative bloggers are already up in arms. Michelle Malkin has put up a "WANTED" poster...

Congresswoman Mary Bono, a liberal pro-gay Republican from the Palm Springs area VOTED YES for today's massive Democratic/Obama Cap & Trade Tax Increase. Congresswoman Mary Bono married the former Sonny & Cher entertainer, then she took her husband Sonny's place in congress when he was killed in a skiing accident. Her yes vote today adds billions of dollars in increased taxes, energy and fuel costs onto the backs of the working moms and dads who wealthy Mary Bono is completely disconnected from. Congresswoman Bono has earned a notorious reputation for being a political patsy for the rabid homosexual group Log...

List of the despicable eight. Bono Mack (CA) 202-225-5330 Castle (DE) 202-225-4165 Kirk (IL) 202-225-4835 Lance (NJ) 202-225-5361 Lobiondo (NJ) 202-225-6572 McHugh (NY) 202-225-4611 Reichart (WA) 202-225-7761 Chris Smith (NJ) 202-225-3765

We need your help to stop the cap-and-trade energy tax! The time has finally come for a vote on cap-and-trade, H.R. 2454. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a vote just before the 4th of July recess, hoping to use the specter of keeping everyone in DC and ruining their holiday, to force cap-and-trade legislation through.This is the key target list based on our most recent information. If your Congressman is on an undecided or leaning list below PLEASE click here and enter your zip code to get your representative's number and talking points on this issue.If you have new...

When they're not bickering, once in awhile members of Congress fall in love. GOP Reps. Mary Bono of California and Connie Mack of Florida announced their engagement Friday after dating for two years. Mack proposed a week ago while the couple were on a camping trip in Arches National Park in Utah, said Bono's chief of staff, Frank Cullen Jr. "Happy news," Cullen said. Congress returned from its summer recess this week and the couple have been informing colleagues. Bono, 45, was married to the late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono, and replaced him in a special election in Congress in 1998...

WASHINGTON - With the presidential election less than two years away, a handful of California lawmakers are already rallying around former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the Republican nomination. Among them: conservative Reps. Jerry Lewis of Redlands and Devin Nunes of Visalia and moderate Rep. Mary Bono of Palm Springs. Giuliani, whose stance on abortion, gay rights, gun-control and immigration puts him at odds with the party's conservative base, also has won the support of key California conservatives in recent days. They include Bill Simon, a former Republican candidate for governor and longtime friend, and Steve Frank, publisher of...

We can't post from the Desert Sun but you can read the Article here Bono Backing Giuliani For President in 08'

Republican Rep. Mary Bono declared victory tonight in her bid for another two years in office but said she's "disheartened" by the Republicans losing control of the House. With 73 percent of the votes counted, Bono led Democratic challenger David Roth by a 58-41 percent margin. Acknowledging that Democrats will be the new majority party in the House, Bono pledged to bipartisan cooperation. "I'm willing to reach across party lines," she said. "It's a new day in America. I am disheartened, but I know that when one door closes, another opens."

RANCHO MIRAGE - Sen. John McCain, a prominent Republican who's pondering a presidential bid in 2008, lent his fundraising prowess Wednesday to fellow Republican Rep. Mary Bono's re-election effort in the Coachella Valley. Amanda Lucidon / The Press-Enterprise Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses the media during a news conference with Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, by his side at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage. McCain, R-Ariz., is traveling the country helping his colleagues as the GOP works to maintain control of both the House and Senate in the run-up to next month's election. Bono, R-Palm Springs,...

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2006 Congressional Election Cycle Has Begun  50 Republican Incumbents Undeserving of Support by Pro-life Voters   The Republican National Coalition for Life PAC is currently receiving phone calls from Republican candidates for Congress in the 2006 Republican primaries. Our usual practice is to mail our Candidate Questionnaire to Republican candidates in each district as soon as the filing deadlines are reached. When we receive the results of the questionnaire, they are recorded on our website at www.RNCLife.org so that voters can see for themselves it those seeking to represent them in Washington are truly pro-life. We hope that this service...