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"A moderate by definition is one of three things; somebody who sits around and waits for a majority to form and then joins it, a conservative who is pro-choice, or a liberal."
-- Rush Limbaugh, June 5, 2001
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- SUPPORT Donna Nelson's HR 2459
- BLUE BLOODS IN CHARGE: Free Speech First Casualty. KPAM's Victoria Taft (Excellent)
- Oregon's Billion Dollar Mayor (Resistance Is Futile)
- ORGOP Central Committeeman Solomon Yue Responds to Republican Complaints Over Planned Votes for Pro-Amnesty Mel Martinez To RNC Chair Position. Complaints have been rolling in from both conservative and moderate Republicans about the intentions of ORGOP Chairman Vance Day and Yue to help Bush by approving of the creation of a special position of "General Chairman" for Martinez. Only the National Committeewoman, June Hartley is refusing to vote for Martinez.
- Republicans Plea to Vance Day, Solomon Yue. Example of mass mailing Republicans around state copied, pasted, signed and sent to ORGOP.
- OR HOUSE PASSES ANNUAL SESSIONS MEASURE. (R. Guard)
- Oregon's Billion Dollar Mayor (Resistance Is Futile)
- RINO Watch On Annual Sessions Vote.
- A Word from Senator Atkinson. (The Cheezer)
- Smith Doesn't Like "Escalating." *nbsp; (KLTV)
- DeFazio Re-introduces Military Authorization Resolution for Iran. (Democrat Herald)
- Underage Drinking Law Targets Licenses. (SJ)
- Official Urged To Resign Over Special-Ed Remarks. The board approved, 5-0, a resolution censuring Chinn for referring to special education students as "slabs -- slow, low and belows" during a December meeting. Before the resolution was approved, Chinn apologized for his comments. "I made a terrible, terrible mistake," he said. "I was ill. I didn't understand. . . . I was a special education student myself. I know what it is like to feel that way." (Oregonian)
- Lane County Commissioners Vote To Put Income Tax Measure for Police On Ballot Again. (R. Guard)
- AARP Members Take Senior Message to Legislators. State rules don't require them to register as lobbyists. (SJ)
- Second Time In Three Years Not a Charm: Metro Mass Transit Caught Flat-footed By Winter Weather. [Maybe they should quit believing all the baloney about global warming & prepare for the big freeze that was predicted when the Oregon Conservative was a kid WAY back in the forties.]
- GOLD BEACH: Sheriff Charged In Abuse Cases. (RG)
- Convicted Taliban Collaborator Ujaama Back In Court. Violating parole. (RG)
- State's Business Tax Climate Deemed Good By Tax Org. [They are called "nonpartisan so you know what they say is good, right?]
- Jackson County: 1% Income Tax Urged for Library. (Mail Tribune)
- Walden Next Gov? Smith Out, Dem In? (Swing State Project)
- Ten Dumbest Things Politicians Did In 2006 (Victoria Taft)
- Free Market the Most Help for Help for Higher Ed. (Jay Bozievich, RG - Guest viewpoint) Fight Global Warming, Become a Pirate.
- CA: Tiburon Residents Fight Proposed Habitat Development. Tiburon is an extremely wealthy neighborhood in Marin County.
- OK City: Elk City Crash Victims Part Of Illegal Smuggling Operation. (KOCO-5 TV)
- ACLU Helping Man Who Wants To Take Wife's Name. (KOCO-5 TV)
- Oil Prices Drop Another 3.4%, But Dems Still Preparing Attack On Big Oil. (Reuters)
- Dems Aim To Exploit GOP Split Over War. (AP)
- Ghost of Bib Michel Leads House GOP. ...and that's not good. (Rush Limbaugh)
- Oil At Lowest Price ($50.28) Since May 2005. Some experts predicting a fall down to $40 a barrel. (Money News)
- NJ: $5,000 Reward Offered In Sodomy Attack of Pit-Bull Puppy. "The dog was so traumatized, she didn’t even want to get up," said Rosanne Trezza, executive director of the AHS. "She wouldn’t walk, she just laid down." (Fox)
- Losing Sleep Over the Trade Deficit? (John Stossel, Real Clear Politics)
- Newspapers Plan to Jointly Sell Online Ads. (Money News)
- Trashing Tom Tancredo On Liberal Time/CNN "Real Clear Politics Blog."
- Barak: A Hill Of a Surprise. NY Daily News)
- Social, Religious Funds Deliver Big Returns. (Money News)
- Hillary Hits Morning Shows. (NY Daily News)
- House Oil Bill Called "First Step" In Energy Policy Shift (CNSNews)
- Social, Religious Funds Deliver Big Returns. (Money News)
- $1-B Tax Break For New Yorkers Thanks to Roaring Economy. (NY Post)
- Barak To the Future? (NY Post)
- CO: Sen. Wayne Allard Will Not Run a 3rd Term. Says will honor pledge to only serve two terms. (LA Times)
- CHOICE OF MARTINEZ SPARKS GOP REBELLION. It isn't just OREGON Republicans who are angry, and it isn't only conservatives. There are some moderates who are against Bush's immigration plan as well. (Washington Times)
- National Geographic Airs Film Showing Triplets In the Womb Bonding, Kissing. (ABC)
- NJ: Details of Civil Unions Laws Unclear, Even to the Gov. Mayors, pastors can refuse to do them. However, if they do then they are now allowed to married other people because that would be discrimination. (Sentinel)
- Compromising Mitt. After weeks of attacks from social conservatives, former Gov. Mitt Romney & his press agents are doing their best to persuade conservatives that the Man from Massachusetts is one of them. But, unfortunately, Romney's own messages keep getting mixed up. (American Spectator)
- Will the Next Attack Get Our Attention? (The American Thinker)
- What Do Ahmadinejad & Chris Dodd Have In Common. (WSJ Opinion)
- Gov. Schwarzenegger's Flawed Health Care Plan. (The American Thinker)
- Ronald Reagan the Crusader. Reagan was the first union leader ever to be elected president. (American Thinker)
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Being "Frank" about CA Conservative Politics. |
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National/International News
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- Senator Smith Riding a GOP Surge? [That what the Oregonian's David Sarsohn wants you to believe. Smith himself believes it as well. Ah, the rewards of being a turncoat. Kiss, kiss all over by the liberal media.]
- OR GOP Re-Elects State Officers. [Two out of three of the state board members indicated they will vote for Mel Martinez (pro-amnesty) next week in D.C. Only June Hartley said she will vote the will of the delegates of the party by voting for Duncan Hunter.]
- How's Gordon Smith Doing Winning the Liberal Vote With His Newly Found Conscience On the Iraq War? (Blue Oregon)
- [Illegal] Immigrants Reshape Hillsboro. "Once a traditional farm town, Oregon's fifth-largest city has more than doubled since 1990, adding nearly 50,000 residents because of the surging high-tech economy. Today, migrant farm laborers shift to service and construction jobs while other immigrants design Pentium processors." [Uh huh. Only jobs no white American will do. Right?] (Oregonian)
- Oh, The Environmental Tragedy of It! (Oregonian)
- Potter's Field Of Teamwork Equals "I." First job is to resurrect murdered relationships. (Oregonian)
- She [murdered boy's mother] says she is finding out things she didn't know -- that Davonte might have feared for his life, that he had been shot at in the past. She says Davonte, like many teenagers, had too much idle time because of a lack of after-school programs geared toward his age group. [Too much idle time "because of a lack of after-school programs...?" Could it be because the traditional, stay-at-home mom, based family has been devalued & demeaned in our society? It has nothing to do with the increasing immorality, since the 1960s, which dictates that it isn't important to wait until two people are married and financially stable to have children? This boy's death has nothing to do with a failure to provide after school programs. It is the result of a nation that has given up the moral dictates of a nation of families under God.]
- Spanish Yellow Pages Publisher Expanding. (SJ)
- Oregonian Editorial: If You Aren't Willing to Support Insurance Tax, You Aren't a Supporter of More State Police. "If the auto insurance tax doesn't fly, we'd suggest an earnest look at returning the agency to gasoline tax funding."
- With Democrats In Control Environmentalists More Hopeful. Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli said that even though Democrats regained control of the House in November and retained control of the Senate, they shouldn't take that as a mandate from the voters to approve everything on the environmentalists' "aggressive" agenda. "I hope and pray we do not see environmental warfare against Oregon's small farms and businesses," the John Day lawmaker said. "Oregonians want balance. People should try to be rational." (SJ)
- Oregonian's Dave Reinhard: If Lawmakers Are Against the War, Then Vote That Way -- Refuse to Fund the War.
- Ex-Justice May Face 30-Day Suspension. (SJ)
- Dems Reap Spoils of Victory: Big Donations. (Oregonian)
- Sen. Winters Having Arterial Bypass Surgery. (SJ)
- Clackamas County Recruit Experts To Help Get Past Clashes. (Oregonian)
- Legislature Jumps Into Land-Use Fray. M-37 - Led by political opposites, a special committee will try for a compromise. [And what do Democrats mean when 'they' say "compromise?"] "Legislators say reviewing Measure 37 is a top priority. But it's not the sort of feel-good issue -- such as improving schools or reducing crime, for example -- that has politicians jumping to take the lead." [ Protecting private property rights never feels good to liberals. Oh, there MUST be a way to stop M-37 even if it IS the will of the people.] (Oregonian)
- Washington Legislator Wants Bill Preventing Shoppers from Heading for Oregon for School Supplies. (Corvallis Gazette)
- Marion County Decision May Set Precedent for M-37. (SJ)
- [Hood River County: Will There Be Room for Pears, Paradise Under M-37? STUPID QUESTION intended to thwart Measure 37. Pitting farmers against property developers. Get scared. You will have no more countryside. The country sky is falling.](Oregonian)
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Report Claims OR Has 6th Highest Homeless Population. (KGW)
- Controversial OR Strip Club Drops Liquor License. (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
- Eugene City Councilors Refuse Support for Leaf Blower Ban. (RG)
- Ben Westlund Claims the $$ for Universal Health Care Is Available. (Bend Bulletin)
- Thousands Of Bills Flying Under Public Radar. (SJ) Legislative web site gives little clue of legislative activity as usual.
- PGE Rates to Increase. (Local News Daily)
- Rep. Richardson Names To Ethics Watchdog Committee. (Mail Tribune)
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Being "Frank" about CA Conservative Politics. |
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National/International News
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- Condi Rice At 3-Way Summit Between Israeli, Palestinian & U.S. Senior Officials. Intended to "energize" Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, though no specific date set for more talks. (CNSNews)
- France/US 'Boufed' Again When Ségolčne Royal met a Hizbullah MP in Beirut last month, her relatively limited experience of foreign affairs almost caused an international incident. Ali Ammar told the French Socialists’ presidential candidate that the Bush administration suffered from “unlimited dementia". He also attacked what he called modern-day “nazism" in Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post, Ms Royal was unfazed. “I agree with a lot of things you have said, notably your analysis of the United States,” she replied. (Guardian Unlimited)
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