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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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- OR Teachers Union Backs Novick. (KATU)
- Douglas County: Candidates for County Offices Ask for Support at Forum. (News Review)
- TN Columnist Likes Steve Novick and His Campaign Videos. But will a write-up in TN help Novick get elected? (The Chattanoogan) Steve Novick's List Of YouTube Videos.
- Protests Rally Against Western OR Plan Revision. "We need the forests for recreation, for bio-diversity. We're down to our last 5% of forests in this country and now we're about to cut down another couple percent," says co-director of Keep It Wild, Ian Van Ornum...delivered more than 400 petition signatures to Senator Ron Wyden and congressman Peter DeFazio. (KVAL TV) [Environmental whackos who are either clueless as to how much wilderness there really is in the West or they are liars.]
- Republican Craig Pope Joins Jim Thompson In Seeking Incumbent Boquist's Dist. 23 Seat. (SJ)
- According to Jeffy Mapes: Senator Gordon Smith, Golf and Convicted Jack Abramoff. [Yeah. It's a reach, but Jeffy does it.]
- Democrat Primary Candidates, for U.S. Senate, Trade Barbs. (SJ)
- Event Draws 1,400 Latino Students. (SJ)
- Novick, Merkley Lock Horns In Debate for U.S. Senate Nomination. (KTVZ-TV)
- Teachers Test OR Senator Hopefuls. (Julia Silverman, TDC Local News)
- Salem: Bridge Project Ceremony Gets Bike/Pedestrian Path Rolling. (SJ)
- Astoria: Man Gets Jail Time In Stolen Sacagawea Statue Case. (SJ)
- Medical Health Care Lottery Begins. (SJ)
- It's Finally Official: Kevin Mannix to Run for Congress. (Portland Business Journal)
- Phil Knight No. 73 On Forbes List of Billionaires. (Portland Business J.)
- Camas Valley: School Board Recall Ballots Due. (News Review)
- Douglas County Planning Hearing to Feature Participants In Two Locations. Will hold its first-ever teleconference... (News Review)
- Douglas County Schools Meet English-Language Targets. (News Review)
- CA: JUDGES' DECISION DECLARES WAR AGAINST HOMESCHOOLS. Parents can be criminally prosecuted for failing to comply, [Justice] Croskey said. "A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue.(SF Chronicle) And does the judges' description of citizenship include public school teachings that homosexuality of normal? Is it good citizenship to accept pure lies about America's History which are taught in public schools? The judge has left obligations to God out of the equation which was not the original intent of our Founding Fathers.He is not at all concerned with liberty of conscience, and religious rights, which often precede the decision to homeschool exactly as moral concerns preceded the Massachusetts Pilgrims to take fearful flight to a new land.]
- Schwarzenegger Criticized for Use Of Private Jet. Communes 3 hours to work each day in his private jet. Lives almost 380 miles away from his office and his commute to work costs hundreds of thousands of dollar each ear. Environmentalists unhappy. (Malaysia Sun) [This story is circulating heavily throughout Asian/Indian newspapers abroad.]
- Schwarzenegger Retort: "My Kids Need Their Father Around." (Men's News Daily)
- Pat Buchanan: How Liberals Play Race Politics.
- Court Papers in Homeschool Decision. (www.courtinfo.ca.gov)
- Federal Judge Hints Michael Savage Lawsuit Against Islamists May Be Dropped. (SF Chron.)
- "California Exodus" Takes Aim at Public Schools. (Chalcedon Foundation)
- Lou Dobbs: New World Order Can Be Defeated. Popular CNN host attacks Bush administration for "shameless" destruction of sovereignty.
- These East Indian Immigrant Women Are Being Punished for Abiding By the Law. Why aren't we this tough on those routinely coming over the MX/Canadian borders? (SF Chron.)
- Opposition to CA Tailpipe Limits Comes from Surprising Corner. Schwarzenegger's effort to help fight global warming may be undone by the state's own congressional Republicans. (LA Times)
- Schwarzenegger Seeks $67-M Boost for Private-Prison Operator. (Sac Bee)
- Bible Experts Take Issue With Obama's Bible Reference Defense Of Same-Sex Unions. He's reading a different Sermon On the Mount than they've ever read. (CNSNews)
- Former SC Governor's Son Slams Current Gov. (Men's News Daily)
- Oakland University Liberal Professor Claims Intelligent Design Merely Political, Not Scientific. "Evolution is not a faith and intelligent design is not a scientific theory," Hutchinson said. "Science can only ask 'how,' science cannot ask 'why?'" (Norman Transcript)
- Pro-Abortion V-Days: Ray Nagin Offers More of the Usual Pap. Nagin says he is a "a vagina-friendly Mayor." (Blog Wonks)
- Anderson, CA: Man Accused Of Running Over Toddler Held On Immigration Charges. (Record Searchlight)
- Feminist Follies: Slapping Soldiers. You know things are interesting when an article starts off with the phrase: BEHOLD with me the politics of gynocentrism. (Blog Wonks)
- DEMOCRAT WINS HASTERT'S SEAT IN ILLINOIS. (AP)
- John McCain Has 13.1 Years to Live. (UK Times)
- U. of Nebraska Targets [Harmless?] Assassin Game. (SJ/AP)
- Socialist Californians Gleeful Over Judicial Ruling Against Homeschooling. (CA Progress Report)
- 2008 -- Who Ranked Better In Golf; Democrats Or Republicans? (Golf Digest) 2006 -- Who Ranked Better In 2006?
- 1,000+ Reasons To Like Ike. But, imagine today's politicians playing golf in Eisenhower numbers. (Gold Digest)
- Classic Conservatism Needs New Champion to Fill the Shoes Of Wm. F. Buckley Jr. (The Day)
- FL: Letter to Ed: Tired Of GOP Praise for Reagan. (TC Palm)
- NY Times OP Ed.: GOP: Grand Old Protectionists. Mr. McCain may be a conservative. But his unbridled free-trade policies don’t help make that case. -- Free trade has long been popular with liberals, and it remains so with liberal elites today. The editorial pages of major newspapers consistently support free trade. Ted Kennedy supported the advance of free trade. President Bill Clinton fought hard to win approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Despite some of his campaign rhetoric, Barack Obama is careful to express qualified support for free trade, even when stumping in the industrial Midwest. [But, what Clinton, Bush & McCain have called "free trade" is NOT actually free trade. The fact that the liberals support it should tell people something. That's why past Republicans like Lincoln & Jesse Helms were against programs like NAFTA/GATT.]
- CBS: The Education Program of John McCain. "As the GOP debates whether John McCain is sufficiently Reaganesque, here's a point in the senator's favor: Like the Gipper, he doesn't consider education a top presidential priority. Indeed, McCain has said very little about the subject on the campaign trail, and his website barely touches it."
- California Capitol Update.
- Ellis Washington, WND: Reagan Vindicated: SDI Works.
- The Master: Two Journalists Argue that Bush has failed to learn Reagan's lessons. (WA Post)
- Daily Press Op Ed: "Reject Reagan."
- Planned Parenthood Agreed to Accept Race-Motivated Donations. (CNSNews)
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National/International News
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- Portland: Potter Backs Sho Dozono for Next Mayor. (Oregonian)
- Ethics Commission Clears Jaques In Complaint Over Computer Use. (News Review) [Trying to make Jaques looks like an unethical crook is part and parcel of trying to destroy Commissioner Marilyn Kittleman. It IS a pure witch-hunt by the liberal Republicans against their conservative members. That is the beginning and the end of what is behind such so-called "ethics investigations."]
- Portland Woman In NYC Thursday Morning When Blast Went Off. "Blast shook my hotel room four blocks away. (Oregonian)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: OR Republicans Finally Filling In Some Blanks.
- U.S. Can't Reason with All Enemies. SJ reader worried about Obama's approach to dangerous world leaders.
- Two Republicans Petition to Repeal Civil-Unions Law. (SJ)
- English As a Proficient Language. (Oregonian)
- Oregon's Primary Matters for a Change. (SJ)
- Domestic Partnership Opponents Appeal Court Loss. (Oregonian)
- Eyeing November '08 Election, Gordon Smith Hews to Center. The uniqueness of Republican Gordon Smith in the U.S. Senate can perhaps be summed up with a single phrase: Democrats for Smith. (The Hill) [Just like his RINO buddy, John McCain. Oh, it has been so hateful having to cater to conservatives all this time. Are these RINOs "free at last!"?]
- Correction: GOP-Gordon Smith Story on Dorchester. Smith still does NOT support a troop surge in Iraq. (Oregonian) [So he's just the same turncoat he was. Feel better? See OR Conservative comments below based only partially upon erroneous report.]
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With Tough Campaign Looming, GOP Base Closes Ranks Around Gordon Smith. (Julia Silverman, Oregonian) ...there was open grumbling among the Republican true believers about his turncoat tendencies. [Julia's paying attention.] ...the fences appear to have been mended. [Don't bet on it Julia. Remember you were observing at the LIBERAL Republican event of the year.]
"But I will overlook a lot of things for the building of a strong economy," he [Jim Haynes, of Sherwood] said. "Gordon is a business guy." [Gordon's a business guy? Hmmm. One would never know it from his universal health care proposals and twinning up with Sen. Ron Wyden so regularly. Remember what he told Tommy Thompson, March 6th, in 2001 before the Senate Budget Committee hearing? "The predicate of the Oregon Health Plan is we're trying to get the full insurance & instead of offering a Cadillac to a few we're saying we can give you a Chevrolet for everyone & I really think that may be a way we can get closer to full insurance." THAT'S SOCIALISM Mr. Haynes. Socialism is the enemy of business and capitalism.
And how about his statement at another Senate hearing on immigration on May 12th, 1999?]
"Let’s not make fugitives out of farm workers and felons out of farmers..." [How many small businesses have been shut down because of illegal immigration Mr. Haynes? Know anything about California, Mr. Haynes? It's small business-hell in the border states.]
"What was there about the first four years that was worthy of defending?" he asked in an interview with The Associated Press. "It was a failure. Now, we've been more successful. Now, it's time to reposition our troops for a longer war on terror." [Well, well, well. Now that it is safe our Mr. Smith has reverted back to his former opinion of the Iraq War. Isn't it nice to know that we have a "fair weather" supporter of our military endeavors in our very own Republican Party? Is OR Conservative the only one who feels sick to her stomach at such blatant hypocritical insincerity?]
Julia goes on to say, "Throughout his political career, Smith has had to strike an uneasy balance between the demands and loyalties of his party affiliation and a moderate Oregon electorate." ["Uneasy? No. He made an art out of it from the beginning. It's the same old Pavlovian treatment of the voter. Throw each side of the political spectrum some random crumbs and they will push the lever more often. But, some voters have caught on to their being treated like that little laboratory rat. They won't be pushing the lever for Smith.]
Saturday's touched on both bases: "I believe water is for more than drinking, and trees are for more than hugging," he declared to applause, while vowing that under his watch, there would be "no logger left behind, no rancher left behind." [Anybody got any evidence that Mr. Smith has had any meaningful impact upon our restoring our timber industry and jobs? Take note Mr. Haynes since you expressed concerned about business.]
But he also made a plea for pragmatism, evident in the new slogan on buttons and T-shirts unveiled by his campaign: "Common ground for the common good," — though there was no mention of his Republican affiliation to be found. [Good observation M's Silverman. And does it bother anyone else that such "common ground for common good" includes illegal aliens? Did Mr. Smith brag about his voting record on immigration? Of course not.]
"Whether it is red or blue, left or right, urban or rural, taxes, health care, energy or the economy, you will find in all of those areas, I have found common ground for the common good," Smith said. [In other words he scientifically and judiciously doles out crumbs to little rats on both sides of the political spectrum and expects it to net another win. Seems like a sure-fired technique so far. Who cares if everyone knows he is a hypocrite? Win. Little rat, you DO want those crumbs don't you!? Isn't it better than nothing?]
A spokesman for the Democratic Party of Oregon dismissed the line, saying it proved that Smith "knows he has lost his grasp on Oregonians' support, so he has to start lashing out at his opponents. [So far Smith hasn't lost his grasp. He's simply lost his character (assuming he ever had any). Character is not why he runs for office.]
"He needs to get the swing vote," said John Winquist of Tigard, a longtime Republican who said he'd been to 30 Dorchester conferences and worked on former Sen. Bob Packwood's first Senate run. [Yup. Packwood Republicans; THEY are the ones who want the likes of Smith. Founder of Dorchester, Bob Packwood has detested conservatives all his life.]
"Republicans have lost before because of challenges from the far right. If we want to win statewide, we've got to have the big tent." [Said like a true liberal Packwood Republican. But, Republicans haven't lost because of conservatives. They lost because liberal Republicans like Packwood, in 1964, voted in droves for socialist Lyndon Johnson for the sole reason that they didn't want conservative leadership in the Republican Party. Their goal is to eradicate conservatives and be no difference from the Democrat Party. THAT is the dirty little secret of the Dorchester Conferences.]
- OR Has a Feral Pig Problem. (Oregonian)
- Attn'y Gen'l Releases List of Industries that Draw Complaints. (SJ)
- Wapato Jail -- A Prisoner of Politics. (Oregonian)
- New [Unnecessary] Committee to Oversee Agencies. (SJ)
- SJ: Environment Issues Stall Widening of Kuebler for Another Year. Blog comments not complimentary.
- A Record Seven Hopefuls to Get City Funding. (Oregonian)
- Session Failed to Do Justice. (Democrat Herald Editorial)
- Clinton, Obama Campaigns Head Toward Oregon. (KATU)
- Salem-Keizer Weighs Amount to Upgrade Schools. How much to requests from voters on bond. (SJ)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: Kulongoski Frets about a Brokered Convention.
- Forest Service Ponders "Let-Burn Policy. (Mail Tribune)
- Council Votes to Designate Block U As Site for Access Center. (WW)
- Marbled Murrelet Will Keep Territory. (Oregonian)
- Man Gets 50 Days for Sacagawea Statue Theft. (KATU)
- Clackamas County Drivers Face a Rough Road Ahead. (Oregonian)
- Students Learning English As Second Language Improve. One-quarter reached full proficiency in the Language, study shows. (SJ) [This is good? Only one in four?]
- Brookings May Resigns. (Curry Pilot)
- Jeffy Mapes, Oregonian: Greg Walden's Auditing Problem.
- Thatcher, G. George File Initiative to Overturn SB2; Anti-Discrimination Bill. (WW)
- Memo Says Sen. Betsy Johnson Threatened Maritime Group to Get Computer Files. (Oregonian)
- OR Tax System Still Produces Poor Marks. (Oregonian)
- Congressional Candidate Erickson Mailer Draws Concern from Interest Groups. (AP)
- Former Kitzhaber Aide, Steve Marks, Enters the Race for U.S. 5th Dist. (SJ)
- SJ Publishes Correction On Gordon Smith Story. Smith does NOT supported the increase of U.S. troops in Iraq. Stands by his vote to oppose a troop surge, thereby disagreeing with his chosen presidential candidate John McCain.]
- Judge Milan Smith (brother of Gordon) Scolds Own Court Over Timber Sale Ruling. (Oregonian)
- Gresham Mayor Focuses On Public Amid Personal Turmoil. (Oregonian)
- As OR GOP Searches for Relevance, Fresh Faces Emerge. (Julia Silverman, RG) [Julia is giving into an editorial headline here. It is an opinion as to whether or not the OR GOP is searching for relevance. The Dems are searching for relevance as well. All political parties engage in a never-ending search for relevance.]
- OR Tax Activist, Sizemore, Raises Prospect of Local Tax Increase. (AP)
- Permit Issue Arises Over Novick Political Fundraiser. (AP)
- rep. Scott Bruun: Realigning Oregon's Balance of Power. (Oregonian)
- Blumenauer for More Biking Funds Through Federal Transportation Bill. (Oregonian opinion)
- New Developments In Day Labor Site In Portland. (KATU)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: 11 Weeks & Five States Until OR Primary.
- Conservative Think-Tank Lists PSU Class Among "Most Dangerous" College Courses. (KGW)
- Gov. Chief of Staff Quits, Rumored to Enter Race. (Biz Journals)
- M-37 Applicants Prevail In Vesting Cases In Yamhill City. (News Register)
- Bar-Room Brawler Enters Mult. Cty. Commissioner Race. (WW)
- Lars Larson Audio On Civil Unions. (Lars Larson web site)
- Esquivel, Girod File Initiative to Repeal Civil Unions. (Oregonian)
- Sec'y Of State Candidate Reveals Goals. (Another Register Guard editorial written as though it was news.)
- H. Clinton Raises $4-M Online. (AP)
- NYC Struck Again By Mystery Bomber. For the 3rd time in as many years, someone riding a bike and armed with... (AP)
- Manhatten, NY: Police Probe Letters As Clues to Times Square Blast. (NY1 News_
- Bush: America Still Not Safe from Terrorist Attack. (Reuters)
- NYC: Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV Charged with Drunk Driving. ' (NY1 TV News)
- Bob Dole: McCain Has a Temper, But It's Not a Problem. Dole, who served in the Senate until 1996 and saw McCain arrive in 1987, was asked if McCain has the temper he is reputed to have.
Well, yes, Dole said carefully, McCain has a temper – and Dole always chalked it up to McCain’s imprisonment for nearly six years by the North Vietnamese. But McCain kept it in check, said Dole, former Senate Republican leader, and he never had any difficulty with him. -- "I never found him hard to work with and I worked with John for 10 years,'' Dole said. "I was the Republican leader and he came to the Senate in 1987. And I left in the spring of '96. -- "And yes, he does have a -- you know, he does have a -- I guess you could say temper. But I always sort of rationalized that because the poor guy had been locked up in a little, you know, a space about as large as this table after about six years. --
"But he's been -- you know, he can control it,'' Dole said. "It's not a problem anymore. I can't remember ever having a, you know, any cross conversations with John McCain.''(CNN Politics. Also video of Dole.)
- Democrats Brainstorm Michigan, Florida Delegate Disputes. (LA Times)
- Update: Federal Reserve Figures Said to Indicate U.S. Household Worth Fell for First Time Since 2002. (Bloomberg)
- Utah Comment: If Not Romney, Hillary. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Former Carter Chief Of Staff, Hamilton Jordan, Backing Obama. (Ledger-Enquirer)
- Time Magazine: The Luck Of John McCain.
- Fainting At Political Events Ordinary, Not Just Love Of Obama. (CNN, videos of other fainters at other political events.)
- Kansas Sen. Brownback Answers Questions about McCain. (Kansas City Star)
- Obama Wan't the Only Presidential Candidate with a City Bearing His Name. Where the heck if Romney, WV? (Mineral Daily News Tribune)
- WA: Riot at Evergreen State College Shocks Alumni. Five arrests of taunting students results in soul search and finger pointing. (Oregonian)
- CO: DA & DPS At Odds Over Sexual-Contact Laws. Confusion over when Denver Public Schools staff members should call police - and why - has one principal facing charges, city social services workers overwhelmed by cases as innocuous as kissing 5-year-olds and the city's top prosecutor apparently unwilling to offer guidance. When is kissing a crime? (Rocky Mt News)
- Former NBA Star Running for Sacramento, CA Mayor. (Sac Bee)
- Highest Paid California State Salaries. (Sac Bee)
- Tattle-tale Son Of Dog the Bounty Hunter Gets Arrested for Parole Violations. (Rocky Mt News)
- CA: New Receiver: Fixing CA Prison Medical Care Will Cost Plenty. Meet the new prison receiver. Same as the old receiver – in one key respect, anyway. He says fixing the prison medical care system isn't going to come cheap...Kelso, addressing an issues forum sponsored by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, said he wants to ramp up spending quickly within existing processes in hope of avoiding a "constitutional confrontation" with the state...He did not put a price tag on his fix-it plan. (Sac Bee)
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National/International News
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- Update: Anthrax Threat to Albany Courthouse Is a Fake. (Oregonian)
- Eugene: U.S. Senate Debate to Include the Unusual Pavel Goberman. (Harry Esteve, Oregonian)
- Happy Valley Man Faces Drug Charges after Traffic Stop. Manuel Martinez-Pardo, 24... A vehicle search yielded about $96,000 in methamphetamine and about $15,000 in cocaine...(Oregonian)
- After Quiet Time, Focus Back On Eco-Saboteurs. (Oregonian)
- ODOT Picks Insider to Run Motor Vehicles Division. (Oregonian)
- FIRE IGNITES "STREET OF DREAMS" Home Development: ELF Sign Left at Scene. (Fox)
- Democrat, Macpherson, Says He'd Get Higher Profile, for DA's Office, than Hardy Myers. Facing Kroger for state D.A. in Nov. Endorsed by our present Democrat DA, Hardly Matters. (SJ)
- OR Has Highest Spending Rate for Prisons. For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars. (Fox News)
- Salem: Hundreds Pay Tribute to Christian Rock Pioneer. (SJ)
- OR One of Twelve States Adopting California's Tailpipe Standards. EPA defends decision to nix California clean air plan. (Fox)
- DHS Not What Hoped for When Kulongoski First Elected Six Years Ago. (Julia Silverman report, SJ)
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Correction: GOP-Gordon Smith Story on Dorchester. Smith still does NOT support a troop surge in Iraq. (Oregonian) [So he's just the same turncoat he was. Feel better? See OR Conservative comments below based only partially upon erroneous report.]
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With Tough Campaign Looming, GOP Base Closes Ranks Around Gordon Smith. (Julia Silverman, Oregonian) ...there was open grumbling among the Republican true believers about his turncoat tendencies. [Julia's paying attention.] ...the fences appear to have been mended. [Don't bet on it Julia. Remember you were observing at the LIBERAL Republican event of the year.]
"But I will overlook a lot of things for the building of a strong economy," he [Jim Haynes, of Sherwood] said. "Gordon is a business guy." [Gordon's a business guy? Hmmm. One would never know it from his universal health care proposals and twinning up with Sen. Ron Wyden so regularly. Remember what he told Tommy Thompson, March 6th, in 2001 before the Senate Budget Committee hearing? "The predicate of the Oregon Health Plan is we're trying to get the full insurance & instead of offering a Cadillac to a few we're saying we can give you a Chevrolet for everyone & I really think that may be a way we can get closer to full insurance." THAT'S SOCIALISM Mr. Haynes. Socialism is the enemy of business and capitalism.
And how about his statement at another Senate hearing on immigration on May 12th, 1999?]
"Let’s not make fugitives out of farm workers and felons out of farmers..." [How many small businesses have been shut down because of illegal immigration Mr. Haynes? Know anything about California, Mr. Haynes? It's small business-hell in the border states.]
"What was there about the first four years that was worthy of defending?" he asked in an interview with The Associated Press. "It was a failure. Now, we've been more successful. Now, it's time to reposition our troops for a longer war on terror." [Well, well, well. Now that it is safe our Mr. Smith has reverted back to his former opinion of the Iraq War. Isn't it nice to know that we have a "fair weather" supporter of our military endeavors in our very own Republican Party? Is OR Conservative the only one who feels sick to her stomach at such blatant hypocritical insincerity?]
Julia goes on to say, "Throughout his political career, Smith has had to strike an uneasy balance between the demands and loyalties of his party affiliation and a moderate Oregon electorate." ["Uneasy? No. He made an art out of it from the beginning. It's the same old Pavlovian treatment of the voter. Throw each side of the political spectrum some random crumbs and they will push the lever more often. But, some voters have caught on to their being treated like that little laboratory rat. They won't be pushing the lever for Smith.]
Saturday's touched on both bases: "I believe water is for more than drinking, and trees are for more than hugging," he declared to applause, while vowing that under his watch, there would be "no logger left behind, no rancher left behind." [Anybody got any evidence that Mr. Smith has had any meaningful impact upon our restoring our timber industry and jobs? Take note Mr. Haynes since you expressed concerned about business.]
But he also made a plea for pragmatism, evident in the new slogan on buttons and T-shirts unveiled by his campaign: "Common ground for the common good," — though there was no mention of his Republican affiliation to be found. [Good observation M's Silverman. And does it bother anyone else that such "common ground for common good" includes illegal aliens? Did Mr. Smith brag about his voting record on immigration? Of course not.]
"Whether it is red or blue, left or right, urban or rural, taxes, health care, energy or the economy, you will find in all of those areas, I have found common ground for the common good," Smith said. [In other words he scientifically and judiciously doles out crumbs to little rats on both sides of the political spectrum and expects it to net another win. Seems like a sure-fired technique so far. Who cares if everyone knows he is a hypocrite? Win. Little rat, you DO want those crumbs don't you!? Isn't it better than nothing?]
A spokesman for the Democratic Party of Oregon dismissed the line, saying it proved that Smith "knows he has lost his grasp on Oregonians' support, so he has to start lashing out at his opponents. [So far Smith hasn't lost his grasp. He's simply lost his character (assuming he ever had any). Character is not why he runs for office.]
"He needs to get the swing vote," said John Winquist of Tigard, a longtime Republican who said he'd been to 30 Dorchester conferences and worked on former Sen. Bob Packwood's first Senate run. [Yup. Packwood Republicans; THEY are the ones who want the likes of Smith. Founder of Dorchester, Bob Packwood has detested conservatives all his life.]
"Republicans have lost before because of challenges from the far right. If we want to win statewide, we've got to have the big tent." [Said like a true liberal Packwood Republican. But, Republicans haven't lost because of conservatives. They lost because liberal Republicans like Packwood, in 1964, voted in droves for socialist Lyndon Johnson for the sole reason that they didn't want conservative leadership in the Republican Party. Their goal is to eradicate conservatives and be no difference from the Democrat Party. THAT is the dirty little secret of the Dorchester Conferences.]
- Correction: GOP-Gordon Smith Story on Dorchester. Smith still does NOT support a troop surge in Iraq. (Oregonian) [So he's just the same turncoat he was. Feel better?]
- Smith Urges OR Republicans to Get Behind His Re-Election Bid Even If They Object to Some Of His Recent Stands. (Oregonian) [It's the same old "Ha, ha, where ya gonna go" liberal GOP routine. This time some conservatives will not vote for him and as far as where conservative voters can go; Smith has plainly indicated by his voting record that "they" can go to hell. They WON'T be voting for him ever again. Conservatives feel Mr. Smith can go back to his pea farm.]
"When facts have changed, so has my mind," said Smith, who angered some Republicans last year when he began criticizing the Iraq war after being a staunch supporter. "Some call this a weakness. I believe it's a strength." [Conservatives call it putting one's finger in the liberal wind and hypocrisy.]
The two most well-known Democrats vying to take on Smith said the senator wasn't being honest with voters. [That's what many conservatives say as well.] "On health care, the economy and Iraq, Gordon Smith has been in lock step with George Bush," said Matt Canter, spokesman for Jeff Merkley, the Oregon House speaker who is running in the primary. [If Smith had been in lockstep with George Bush conservatives would not be angry with him. Get a clue Mr. Canter."
"This is going to be a tough campaign," he said, adding that he's going to need the votes of every conservative he can get. "I've been there for you most of the time. Having been there for you, I ask you to be there for me." [Like heck he's been there for conservatives. He hasn't even been there for Republicans, less much conservatives. He will not get the vote of any real conservative.]
- Julia Silverman, Oregonian: Mannix, Erickson Stake Out Their Territory at GOP Gathering. [Between the two candidates Mannix is the most Republican. This fact is further evidenced by the fact that our Mr. Haynes (above) sported a button for Mr. Erickson.] At Dorchester, both Erickson and Mannix supporters could be found roaming the Seaside Convention Center, the latter sporting buttons that read "Run, Kevin, Run!" It's Mannix, though, who seems to be getting most of endorsements from the party establishment, including popular elected officials...
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: Quotations from the Dorchester Conference.
- Harry Esteve, Oregonian: Did Rep. Walden Spill the Beans On Mannix's Political Plans? "We have two dynamic candidates," Walden said, "Mike Erickson and Kevin Mannix." [But Mannix hasn't formally announced and didn't want this kind of publicity yet. So much for respecting the wishes of a pro-life Republican.]
- Kulongoski Promoting Smith's, Wyden's Campaign to Expand More Wilderness Area. (Oregonian) [Isn't it just so sweet how much Wyden and Smith so often work together?]
- Grand Rone Tribal Council Member Seeks House Seat. A Democrat, Wesley "Buddy" West of Sheridan hopes to become the first person from a federally recognized Oregon tribe to win a seat in the Oregon House. Three other candidates are competing for Dist. 23.
- Prairie City, OR: Walden Says Trying to Restore Federal Payments to Timber Counties Has Been "the Toughest Thing... I have ever worked on. (East Oregonian) [They want their jobs back, Mr. Walden. Not gov't handouts for the rest of their lives.]
He said Congress did manage to push through a one-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, effective for this budget year. [And just how much "self-determination" do loggers get from being made to take gov't handouts the rest of their lives instead of having jobs?]
Walden called for more active management of the federal forests, but he also acknowledged the difficulty in explaining healthy forest principles "to laymen." [Loggers aren't the laymen he is referring to.]
It should be easy to see that grazing, thinning and management can improve the forest and reduce fire hazards, he said. However, he said his colleagues from the urban East have large environmental constituencies who resist that message. Asked if a Hollywood movie approach would work, he quipped, "Well first you've got to find a conservative in Hollywood." [It wouldn't hurt to have a truly conservative OR legislator either. And the odd situation where the "experts" don't seem to be able to understand the obviously simple solutions to "laymen" one merely consider the obvious political bias from these so-called environmental experts.]
- Oregonians Should Avoid Recalled California Sprouts. Tests detected salmonella, which can be fatal. (Fox)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: The OK Senator Who Has Held Up Smith/Wyden On Mt. Hood Wilderness Campaign.
- Dave Hogan, Oregonian: Ethics Commission Adopts New Gift Rules.
- Pelosi Urges Probe Into Bush Aids' Refusals. The subcommittee will be led by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), with Rep. Michael McCaul (Tex.) heading the Republican side. Reps. Steven R. Rothman (D-N.J.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) will participate.
- Wyden Makes Promise to Search for Federal Land to Pantry Charity. (Newport Times)
- Ashbel S. Green, Oregonian: Prisons Lock In Chunk Of Budget. [Liberal hint, hint. You don't want to vote for the tougher-on-crime Mannix initiative, do you?]
- Peter Wong, SJ: Initiatives Could Boost Incarcerations In State. [More hint, hint from another liberal journalist.]
- Wyden Joins 24 Liberal Senators In Call for Policy Change with Cuba. (Hawaii Reporter)
- Obama: Sermon On Mount Justifies Same-Sex Unions. (CNSNews)
- Christianity's Death Spiral. (Olivia St. John, World Net Daily.)
- AFA Alert: Procter & Gamble Top Pro-Homosexual Sponsor On TV.
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- Missouri House Speaker, Rod Jettson, Wants Mexican Workers, Not U.S. Tells Missouri that Missourians don't have a good enough work ethic. Jettson not backing away from his remarks. State legislators who feel the same way are in Utah, Indiana & S. Carolina. (ALIPAC)
- WGN Story On "Gay Brothers" Research Biased Toward Genetic Homosexuality. (Americans For Truth)
- LISTEN: CWA Interviews LaBarbera on Wheaton College Speech by Controversial Religious Leftist Jim Wallis
- Sexuality Obsession? AFTAH Responds to Christian Critic. (AFTAH: Americans for Truth)
- The TX Primary Explained: Why Tuesday's Dem Winner May Not Be Obvious. (Congressional Quarterly)
- GOP Incumbent Hulshof's Other Plans Put Missouri Seat In Play. (CQ)
- AZ: Hage Endorsement Of McCain Has Risks. (AP)
- Bienvenidos! From NY Congressman Jose Serrano.
- Congressman Jose Serrano On House Floor Speech Against Iranian Resolution; Links Latin America to Overblown War Rhetoric Against Iran ...we know that that when our gov't calls another gov't a regime, it is not saying anything positive about it...
- Primary Forces Paul to Defend Home Base While Pursuing Nat'l Platform. (CQ)
- Ron Paul Sharing the Political Wealth With Like-Minded Candidates. (CQ)
- McCain Seeks Distance from Pastor Hegge. (My Way)
- Can the Western Be Saved From the Hollywood Marxists. (Vision Forum)
- NJ Students Given Detention for Paying for Lunches In Pennies. (SJ)
- In Obama's Corner, Many of Pelosi's Top Allies. (CQ)
- Republican Registration Slips for CA Congressman Lundgren. (Red Bluff Daily News) [It doesn't encourage Republicans to fight for a man when he has worked against the right to bear arms, especially when he was Attn'y Gen'l. Gun Owners have a long memory.]
- Tehama County, CA: Drug and Gang Sweep Nets Eight Arrests. Ramon Ruelas, 22, of Corning on suspicion of a parole violation; Joseph Stephens, 51, of Corning on outstanding warrants;
David Savocchio, 39, of Richfield on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia; Joseph Savocchio, 26, of Richfield on suspicion of a parole violation; Nick Gonzales, 37, of Red Bluff on an outstanding warrant; Renne Valencia, 22, of Corning on suspicion of transporting 6.1 grams of methamphetamine; Edward Barron , 44, of Red Bluff on outstanding warrants and Jaime Ibarra, 27, of Red Bluff on suspicion of a parole violation. (Record Searchlight)
- Illegal Alien Van Driver Arrested In MN Schoolbus Tragedy. (ALI-PAC)
- OR GOP Hires Gordon Smith Aide to Take Over Deputy Campaign Mgr. Job. [This AP reporter[?] had taken editorial license (without signing their name)]
"Word that the party which preaches fiscal discipline is in the red has been an embarrassment to Republicans still recovering from their election defeats of 2006." [So, because the Democrat Party has always openly never intended to avoid raising taxes to make up for the endless, irresponsible spending, the Democrats are more honorable? It is hypocritical to have good intentions and fail but there's no evil in never having good intentions in the first place? And who was it who decided that hypocrisy was a far worse sin than original bad intentions in the first place? Simple answer: a liberal Democrat.]
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