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Democrats aren't the only ones worried about the 2010 midterms. Conservatives have been watching RINO's from on high and don't like what they have seen. Cross-hairs have been brought to bear.

Just heard on the nationwide pro-life teleconference organized by StopTheAbortionMandate.com that the Pence Amendment is up for a vote tomorrow in the House. The Rules Committee's decision was apparently announced earlier this evening. The Pence Amendment would cut all Title X funding for Planned Parenthood, which amounts to over a third of their budget. Planned Parenthood performs over 300,000 abortions each year. Call or write your reps TONIGHT and tell them to vote YES on the Pence Amendment. Write Your Reps Text of Pence Amendment (PDF)Press Release from Rep. Mike Pence earlier today

This is what we need to be talking about. Conservative Values and Standing for Something instead of Standing for Everything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rigML-twftY

This is a video from The Daly Buzz that attempts to shed light on Crist's sexual preference. What are your thoughts?

On the surface, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appears to be the rising star in the Sunshine State. Mr. Crist won a landslide election, maintains high approval ratings and was considered as a potential vice presidential choice by Republican nominee John McCain. In addition, he was even ranked the most "fiscally conservative governor in the country" by the Cato Institute - beating out even South Carolina's budget hawk Gov. Mark Sanford. Many Florida conservatives, however, have a very different hero - Marco Rubio.

Virginia voters — bombarded by mailers, television ads, door knocks and phone calls — will pick a gubernatorial nominee Tuesday from a crowded field of challengers, each hoping to extend their party’s control of the executive mansion into a third term. The commonwealth’s first Democratic gubernatorial primary in more than three decades is expected to be decided by a few hundred thousand Virginians, who in recent months have been inundated by pitches from former Del. Brian Moran, state Sen. Creigh Deeds and Terry McAuliffe, a national Democratic fundraiser making his first foray into state politics. The three together raised more...

Although former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is chairman of the Wahkiakum County Democratic Party in Washington, he’s running for clerk of Wahkiakum County under the “Grange Party” banner. Why? To prove a point. Novoselic is Master of the Grays River Grange. However, the “Grange Party” he’s running under isn’t a political party. Instead, it’s an organization for American farmers. But that didn’t stop him from filing for the one-year unexpired term of county clerk by listing “prefers Grange Party” – and that’s what Novoselic has a problem with. He doesn’t agree with Washington’s Top Two primary system and Initiative 872...

You have to see this picture. Don't have time to embed it, but click the link. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2loqh_dRGgc/Sij2FsVwsQI/AAAAAAAAAAw/Ea9jywq_dXI/s1600-h/rhinocrist.jpg

It was disappointing to many Republicans to see the National Republican Senatorial Committee get involved in the Charlie Crist vs. Marco Rubio primary in Florida. We've had the leadership of the Republican Party saying we need to get back to our principles and talking about how important it is to attract more young voters and Hispanic Americans. Then, we get a viable, young, conservative, Hispanic candidate running for Senate and they arrogantly try to shove him aside to make way for a better connected, moderate pol who's more acceptable to the GOP establishment. This cuts to the core of what's...

We've got the results of the first round of the 2012 Republican Primary Tournament. And there's only one big upset on the side of the users: Sen. Sam Brownback beat Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Now you can vote in Round 2 and have your say over at Political Junkie. We'll announce the winners of this round March 30. http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/mar/bracket2012/

(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita, who in his position serves as Indiana’s chief election officer, applauded members of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee after the unanimous passage of two important pieces of legislation. Secretary Rokita supports Senate Bill 534, which would allow Indiana residents to register to vote online, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 28, which calls for the establishment of a study committee to consider moving Indiana’s presidential primary to be one of the first on the calendar.

Why would the Republican party weed out it's primary candidates in states that are going to vote Democrat? Iowa (Obama +15%) New Hampshire (Obama +10%) Shouldn't the Republican candidates be competing in Florida, Ohio, Indiana...as the primaries that will show us who should be the candidate?

With everything we've been reading about this cruddy election, how things aren't likely to change in 2010, talk about a possible political realignment, Democrat dominance for an entire generation, etc.... where are the stories about Republican incumbents switching parties, particularly those endangered RINOS in the Northeast? We were getting reports of southern Democrats changing parties in droves back in 1994. What's so different about this if things are as bad as they are and pubbies are so afraid of their survival?

"Katie Couric, you are not the center of universe!" With that, the good Governor gives her most uncensored interview of all time, in this brand new 2009 exchange. She also says this: "I would do it again!" In other words: 2012. Video here

In just a few weeks, the members of the Republican National Committee will meet to elect a new chairman. What's significant about this election is that unlike the "selections" of the past where the president has dictated his choice for RNC Chairman, this time a real election is taking place. The importance of this election cannot be overstated. The Republican Party now must assume the role of the "loyal opposition." The key is that it must truly be the opposition to the Democrats' liberal agenda of higher taxes, bigger government, and less freedom. If the Republican Party does not distinguish...

Check that: Romney barely leads among all voters, within the margin of error. But here’s evidence, in case more was needed, of how sharply conservatives’ view of the ‘Cuda diverges from America’s. Among Republicans, it’s Palin 24.4, Mitt 18.1, Jindal 15.6; among everyone, Mitt 13.7, Palin 13.4, Jindal 12.5. What happened to Huck, who was in the thick of things when Gallup recently asked a similar question? Palin happened to Huck: http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/28/zogby-on-2012-palin-leads-among-republicans-romney-leads-among-all-voters/

Hold on to your hats and get ready to rock with the icon of conservative politics, the Governor of Alaska, the siren of snow, the North Star, the future President of the United States, Sarah Palin. Very catchy song plays as engaging images are shown. Sarah rocks, so only watch if you're prepared to A) sing along and B) ROCK THE HOUSE. Sarah has two modes: rocking and about to rock. So sit back, prepare to be electrified, and push play. The music video can be watched by clicking right here. Awesome one to email out to all of your...

Sarah Palin has more moxy than most star systems. Video here. Cool interview from the Spring of 2008.

Video here. Great interview with Sarah Palin in her own home kitchen as she prepares dinner and talks about what an awesome father to their kids Todd Palin is and related topics in the best four minutes and twenty eight seconds from the most recent home interview by Greta Van Susteren.

Spend six minutes with Sarah: video here. Wolf Blitzer never had a chance.

Essentially, she affirms being excited about the prospect and says that if the door is open, she will go through it. I say conservative supporters of Sarah Real Deal Palin help push that 2012 door open for her by establishing websites, talking with friends, posting articles, writing letters to the editor, and such. Video here. Make no mistake, the day will come when the North Star will be asked, "Sarah, are you running for President in 2012?", and the answer will come in two iconic words: "You betcha!"

Video here. Sarah talks about sexism and double standards. She says, "Alaskan women are pretty tough!" If she is any example, Alaskan women are pretty and tough. Sarah calls for an end to sexism and advocates for equal opportunity. Interview date: 11/7/08.

Video here: Sarah lets loose in an interview from her office on November 7, 2008, three days after the election. She deals with the clothes issue and then deals with the biased media coverage too!

Very, very, very emotional video right here.

Video here. A world of thanks to everyone who has supported Sarah throughout this election. Please continue to support her for the next four years and beyond. The hope of America is 44, Alaskan, and beautiful.

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Video here. Classic line when she refers to the flag pin, an "accessory" Obama dislikes. Anyone who has pictures of Sarah Palin, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Laura Ingraham, and other both principled and attractive conservative women, please post them all here. Who can post the most? Let the contest begin.

Hillary Backers Decry Massive Obama Vote Fraud Monday, October 27, 2008 10:45 AM By: Kenneth R. Timmerman Article Font Size With accusations of voter registration fraud swirling as early voting begins in many states, some Hillary Clinton supporters are saying: “I told you so.” Already in Iowa, the Obama campaign was breaking the rules, busing in supporters from neighboring states to vote illegally in the first contest in the primaries and physically intimidating Hillary supporters, they say. Obama’s surprisingly strong win in Iowa, which defied all the polls, propelled his upstart candidacy to front-runner status. But Lynette Long, a Hillary...

[snip] Today, the Post says Republicans will be considering similar changes at their convention next month, restructuring the calendar with rotating primaries to avoid the early pile-ups that happened this year. Again, what does it mean for Nevada’s hopes of keeping its early voting spot? Read on: Republicans are set to consider a complete rewrite of their political calendar for the 2012 presidential primaries as they gather in Minnesota to officially nominate Sen. John McCain after a tumultuous primary season. If approved by the delegates to the Republican convention, the new GOP calendar will pack many state primaries into elections...

Dave Nagle told the Iowa Independent that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama is “throwing Iowa under the bus” by supporting a commission to study the Democratic nomination calendar. That commission will be headed by Debbie Dingell of Michigan, one of the fiercest opponents of Iowa’s first in the nation role. “The creation of this commission is a clear sellout to Hillary Clinton,” said Nagle, who chaired the Iowa Democratic Party during the 1984 caucuses and served in Congress from 1986 to 1992. Clinton supporters have been critical of the caucuses, arguing that they are too difficult to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party leaders want to regain control of the primary calendar and reduce the number of superdelegates through a new commission announced Wednesday. They also want to review the caucus system, which presumed nominee Barack Obama used so successfully this year. The commission would work over the next year and make recommendations by January 2010

Hillary Clinton Knew What MSM Knew But Didn't Report in January?Does Hillary Clinton read the Enquirer? Did Hillary Clinton know what the major news organizations knew back in December, but didn't report on: namely, that John Edwards had a problem--a "love child" problem? Did she "suggest" that Edwards get out of the race--which surprised some observers--or she would start asking some questions of her own? It now becomes clearer: if Hillary Clinton had started publicly asking "love child" questions back in February before Super Tuesday, that would have forced the press to cover the allegations. The same allegations that...

Thomas says "Kennedy was a less polarizing figure than Nixon" which ignores the fact that Kennedy's decision to seek the Democratic nomination in 1968 only after Eugene McCarthy drew first-blood against LBJ in the New Hampshire primary caused outraged Liberals to consider Kennedy an opportunist who was splitting the anti-war vote, putting his personal ambition ahead of the need to end the Viet Nam war. In fact, in early 1968 Kennedy announced he would not oppose LBJ "under any foreseeable circumstances," further fueling the charge of opportunism when he "reassessed" his decision and jumped into the race a few days...

On the eve of the final pair of Democratic primaries, a new poll of South Dakota Democrats gives Hillary Clinton a 26-point lead over Barack Obama – a surprise, at least to me, in a state that had the early makings of an Obama stronghold. The survey, from the independent New Hampshire-based American Research Group, shows Clinton pounding Obama by a 60-34 percent spread. The only previous poll in the state, from about a month ago, had Obama up by 12. Because every other state around South Dakota previously went overwhelmingly for Obama, there had been little expectation in the...

[quote]Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon An estimated 75,000 gathered on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland on Sunday to see Barack Obama. “Wow! Wow! Wow!” were his first words, as he surveyed the multitude, which included people in kayaks and small pleasure craft on the river.[/quote] Two pictures were included to show Obama in a sea of people:

McCain Seeks to Change California Primary Sen. John McCain's campaign "is mounting a stealth effort to change Republican presidential nomination rules in California to allow independents to vote in the Feb. 5 primary, party and campaign officials in the state" said, the Washington Times reports. "The impact could be huge -- and potentially damaging to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney." Earlier, we noted Romney's game plan was to take advantage of the complicated rules governing how California awards its delegates.

Even as Barack Obama's campaign celebrated Tuesday's primary results, aides charged yesterday that they would have had an even stronger showing were it not for meddling by an unlikely booster of Hillary Rodham Clinton: the popular conservative radio host and longtime Clinton family nemesis Rush Limbaugh. The impact of Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" emerged as an intriguing point of debate, particularly in Indiana, where registered voters could participate in either party's primary, and where Clinton won by a mere 14,000 votes. As he had before several recent primaries, Limbaugh encouraged listeners to vote for Clinton to "bloody up Obama politically" and...

(English-language translation) (AP) - A religious organization called today for a boycott of the Democratic primary [in Puerto Rico on June 1] due to the liberal positions of the two pre-candidates for U.S. presidential nomination. Puerto Rico for the Family, which favors the controversial Resolution [99] which proposes giving constitutional sanction to heterosexual marriage, believes the best option for Christian voters is to support neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton. "We understand that both candidates assume positions against our Christian principles and values. They are pro-abortion and favor the homosexual agenda," the Reverend René Pereira, spokesman for the entity, pointed...

Hillary Clinton took the early lead in Indiana as polls closed Tuesday but it was still too early to call after she and Barack Obama made their final push to snatch up votes and boost their margins in two critical primaries. Polls in North Carolina close at 7:30 p.m. ET. The two states are the last big contests on the primary calendar and together offer the last chance for the candidates to make a serious dent in the delegate counts.

It’s almost over. Well, not quite. But the Democratic presidential primaries taking place on Tuesday in North Carolina and Indiana have more delegates up for grabs than any of the remaining contests. For political, demographic and mathematical reasons, those states have the potential to reshape the competition between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. It will be an opportunity for Mrs. Clinton to make the case that Democratic sentiment is swinging in her favor, and to slice into Mr. Obama’s lead in pledged delegates and in the popular vote (putting aside the disputed contests in Florida and Michigan). For...

Hillary Clinton, Ex-Arithmecrat Enough with the fake metrics.Hillary Clinton has every right to stay in the primary race for as long as she wishes. She would enjoy that right even if she hadn't won yesterday's Pennsylvania primary. The reason she enjoys that right is that Barack Obama is still 544 primary delegates shy of the 2,025 delegates he needs to nail down the Democratic nomination for president, according to the Associated Press' delegate tracker. ... Still, it's an arithmetic possibility. Arithmetic pedantry is practically the only friend Clinton has left. ... There's no chance anyone inside the Clinton campaign believes...

Obama’s Mistruths1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965. Source: hotair.com 2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government. Source: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message504435/pg1 3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had Source:http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/01/obamas-oginga-o.html 4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga...

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney jokes about the reasons he got out of the race. One of his targets: Al Gore. See #5. #7. There wasn't room in the campaign for two Christian leaders. #5. I'd rather get fat, grow a beard and try for the nobel prize. #3. Once my wife Anne realized I couldn't win, my fundraising dried up. #2. I took a bad fall at a campaign rally and broke my hair.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of the Democratic superdelegates who are still undecided say the most important factor in their decision is simple — they just want a winner in November. Problem is, after nearly four months of primaries and caucuses in 46 states, territories and the District of Columbia, they still aren't sure who that is, don't seem be in any hurry to make up their minds and aren't interested in any artificial process that might force them to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Most of the more than 100 undecided superdelegates who discussed their decision-making with...

Some Republicans groaned at Gov. Rick Perry's announcement that he plans to seek another term in 2010, but Mayor Bill White's camp reacted with glee. White has made no effort to hide the fact that he is looking to run for governor after being term-limited out of the mayor's office next year. And Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, the biggest vote-getter in Texas history, has been more than hinting that she plans to "come home" to run for the same office. She outlined to Texas Monthly last November a plan to resign the Senate in 2009 to make the race, while...

Not a blog, so to speak.. a comment... Saw on Drudge yesterday, was a picture of Hillary doing shots and downing beer. No problem with that, but I fear she could probably drink anyone under a table, then steal your wallet, all while shouting.. "When I am president, I'm gonna take it anyway, might as well get it now.." Sorry, I thought this was funny as hell when I first wrote it. markbureau

Obama, speaking to a group of supporters in San Francisco, CA. , recently said: "You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment...

Table 1. Current and Projected Delegate Support for Democratic Candidates Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Current Pledged Delegates 1247 1414 Current Superdelegates 246 200 Total Current Delegates 1493 1614 Projected Additional Pledged Delegates 303 289 Projected Total Delegates 1796 1903 Additional Superdelegates Needed to Win 229 122 How likely is it that Hillary Clinton would be able to win the support of 66 percent of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates? This would require a substantial improvement on the 55 percent support level that she currently enjoys among superdelegates who have made an endorsement. Moreover, the data in Table 2 shows that 53...

Florida's congressional Democrats and the national Democratic Party are concerned about their November election prospects if the Florida delegation isn't seated at this summer's national convention...Howard Dean said... Whether the state's 210 delegates are seated "makes a difference" in the congressional races in Florida, where the party hopes to pick up one or two seats, and in the presidential race, Mr. Dean said. "I don't think we can have a vote in Denver about whether or not Florida is to be seated" without prompting a divisive floor fight that could damage the party in the November polls... Florida was stripped...