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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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- Gordon Smith & John Kerry Want $10-B to Help Homeowners Refinance. The Senate Finance Committee passed the Kerry-Smith plan, but it was cut as Congress removed all items that weren't directly related to Bush's plan for taxpayer rebates to boost the economy...The $10 billion in the bill is "not enough to cover" everyone who needs it, Kerry said, but it was "just what we could get" from the Senate. Kerry and Smith had asked for $15 billion. (Boston Globe)
- CLINTON CAMPAIGN Releases OR Schedule. (SJ)
- Former Clackamas County Man Accused of Threatening Virginia Tech-Like Massacre. (Oregonian)
- Eugene: Sen. Vicki Walker, SOS Candidate, Will Launch Fight Against Ballot Measure Requiring Minimum Prison Terms for Property Offenders. Chief sponsor Kevin Mannix of Salem, a former legislator and the author of a similar 1994 ballot measure for violent crimes, has submitted about 150,000 signatures for the measure. He needs 82,769 to qualify it for the Nov. 4 ballot. (SJ)
- Mannix Touts Early Fundraising. (SJ)
- Pregnant Transgender Male Guest On Oprah. "I really applaud you for having the courage to do it," Winfrey said. By "it," Winfrey was referring to the fact that Beatie, born a female and now identified as a male, is six months pregnant. (Oregonian)
- Carol McAlice Currie, SJ Columnist: School Board Is Out of Touch. One member of the school board said he was surprised by the lack of turnout, and couldn't guess why there wasn't more interest. Let me enlighten him.
- Willamette Week Editorial: D Is for Democrat, Differences and Debate. Where Jeff Merkley and Steve Novick disagree in the race for the U.S. Senate.
- District 60 Race Heats Up. Local forum next Tuesday. Both candidates are Republicans. No Democrats filed for the office.
- Keizer City Hall Will Ease Parking Woes. (SJ)
- Sauvie Island Bike Bridge Proposal Voted Down. (KGW)
- Salem Mayor, Challenger to Speak Tuesday. (SJ)
- Vancouver Man Charged In Ramming of Portland's KXL Radio Station. 15 charges. (TDN)
- Boston Globe Story On Archeological Discoveries Found In OR Caves. Believe significant DNA evidence to be found in prehistoric feces which will shed light on theories on potential marine routes of American Indians to the U.S.
- Letter to Ed: Democrats Use Scare Tactics to Get Votes. (SJ)
- Ashland College Students Want Limits On Marketing Credit Cards On Campus. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Illinois Senator and Presidential Candidate Barack Obama are sponsoring the Credit Card Safety Star Act. (KDRV 12)
- Salem's Growing Deficit Will Bring Cuts. (SJ)
- Sauvie Island Bike Bridge Proposal Voted Down. (KGW)
- School District's Muzzling Of Speaker May Cross Free Speech Line. N. Clackamas board cuts parent off when he spoke out at meeting. (Portland Tribune)
- Who Is Influencing John McCain? ...alleged Russian dupe Strobe Talbott says that Senator John McCain and Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are all “moderate pragmatists” in foreign policy “with the demonstrated ability to reach across party lines.” --
This is “good news,” says Talbott, an advocate of world government. (AIM)
- HILLARY CLINTON Jokes about Sniper Fire On "Tonight Show." (Daily News)
- Memo to McCain: Five Action Items to Prove Your Commitment to Border Security. (Kevin James, Townhall)
- CAIR Has Backed Islamist Meetings, Denigrated Muslim Moderates. (Steve Emerson, Family Security Matters)
- CA: Prop 99 Backers Accused Of Illegal Funding. Two propositions relate to eminent domain. But, one of them isn't what it seems. (OC Register)
- California's Sen. Boxer Says Long Prez Fight Helps Party. (OC Register)
- USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Names Checks. (PR-- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
- San Francisco Launches Ad Campaign to Promote "Sanctuary City" Policy. (OC Register)
- Planned Parenthood Increases Revenue, Abortions. (CNSNews)
- CA: Day Labor Site for Sale, Courtesy of Caltrans. (OC Register)
- Glitches Force Census to Scrap High-Tech Plans for 2010 Count. (Boston Globe)
- Employers Cut 80,000 Jobs In March; Unemployment Rate Jumps to [ still only] 5.1%. The most in five years and the third straight month of losses. (Fox News)
- WATCH What You Say If Selling a Home Over Your Own Internet Page. CA: Court rules that website can be sued for violating housing laws. (AP)
- Clinton Tax Returns: What Will They Reveal? ABC says they have made more than $50-M since leaving the WH. (ABC)
- L.A., CA: Three Jailed for Smuggling Fake Taekwondo Athletes. Forcing them to work in nursing homes. (OC Register)
- Mel Gibson Fighting Public Disclosure Of "Passion" Budget. Being sued by writer because film made more than expected. (Christian Report) [Not a conservative web site]
- Orange County, CA: Day-Labor Numbers Dropping. Dropped by 80% this year, in the wake of two municipal laws meant to stop laborers from congregating and soliciting work, city officials say. (OC Register)
- Kentucky: Federal Court: Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments On Public Property. Commandments exhibit had 'religious purpose.' Issued a permanent injunction against a display of the commandments in Grayson County, the latest in a series of high-profile decisions involving similar displays in Kentucky county courthouses. (Courier Journal)
- Ted Kennedy, Dems Will Repeat "It's Not Worth It" Tactic in Iraq War Debate. (Boston Globe)
- Obama's Church Calling for "Dialogue On Race," End to Disruptions. (Sun Times) [End to disruptions? Aren't the kind of sermons Mr. Wright gives, in themselves, intended to be disruptions? Who is REALLY the one causing "disruptions?"]
- Volunteers Keep Watch On the Border Using Their Web Cams. (AZ Republic)
- Foul-mouthed Air America Host Suspended for Clinton Remarks. (NY Times)
- Feds Want $5.4-M Back from S.F., CA. San Francisco had sought the grant under the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative, which compensates law enforcement agencies in California and other border states for the costs of handling prosecutions in lieu of federal authorities. The audit found that the cases the city cited in its application should have been "disallowed" as "unsubstantiated" under the government's grant criteria. City officials contacted Thursday were unable to explain the circumstances surrounding San Francisco's application for the grant or how it spent the funds. (S.F. Chronicle) [How can a city which has made itself a "sanctuary city" be eligible for such funds?]
- Episcopal Parishes Awarded Property, Assets. 11 Anglican churches were taken to court last fall after breaking away from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in late 2006...Judge Randy Bellows ruled that Virginia's Civil War-era “division statute” granting property to departing congregations applies to the Northern Virginia congregations, which are now part of the Nigerian-administered Convocation of Anglicans in North America. (WA Times)
- Open Letter to McCain Warns Against Romney As VP. The ad notes Mr. Romney's "recent 'conversion' to conservative and pro-life principles," but dismisses them as "not credible." (WA Times)
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- And Yes, Iran HAS Unsettling al Qaida Connections. (AIM)
- Corn Pops to Record $6 per Bushel. Food, ethanol prices will rise as supply won't meet demand. (Boston Globe)
- British Terrorists Planned Homicide Bomb Attacks On Seven Flights Over N. America. (Fox News)
- WYOMING LAWSUIT Alleges Prison Mealtime Violates Muslim Inmates' Freedom of Religion. (Fox News)
- Intelligence Officials Downplay Iran Report. (WA Times)
- Russia [Putin] Voices "New Concerns" Over NATO Deal With U.S.-Backed Missile Defense System Plan. (WA Times)
- Retired U.S. Brass to Defend Chinese Military. They are responding to the Bill Gertz publication of threats from China. (WA Times) [This bunch of Chamberlain-style appeasement bigwigs are part of the problem, not the solution. They don't give a hoot about Taiwanese independence or what is in America's best interest. Op eds against Bill Gertz are planned by these boobs.] "I was struck that American generals singled out Bill Gertz as someone they needed to answer. It seemed remarkable that in a joint document with Chinese generals, these Americans seem more afraid of The Washington Times than the People's Liberation Army. It left me puzzled, perplexed," said Gabe Schoenfeld, senior editor of Commentary magazine.
- U.S. Senate Nixes Democrat's [latest version] Housing Crisis Fix. The final measure, which the Senate isn't expected to vote on until at least next week, could be altered significantly, as both parties have offered amendments. Several Democrats say they plan to co-sponsor an amendment to double the proposed funding for mortgage counselors to $200 million. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said counseling prevents foreclosures "96 percent of the time." (WA Times)
- [Leftwing] Australian PM Says Salute to U.S. Pres. Was a Joke. (J Post)
- U.S. Says Time Running Out On U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement. (J Post)
- Ballplayers from PSU Freed from MX Jail. Alleged victim of beating declines to press charges. (SJ)
- MX Stories at Odds In PSU Players' Case. (Oregonian)
- PSU Student Could Still Be Charged In U.S.
- Father Says There's Nothing to Charges Against PSU Students. (Oregonian)
- Coach: Morrison "Non-aggressive," Low-Key On & Off Court. (Oregonian)
- Oprah Interviewing OR Pregnant Man On Thursday. (AOL) Lot's of comments. Is this the end for Oprah?
- ODOT Checks Used As Part Of Intern'l $$ Laundering. (Portland Tribune)
- Schrader Promotes Candidacy. Running for Dist. 5 seat in Congress left by Hooley. Kevin Mannix also running.
- Democratic Lawmakers Make Stand for Obama. Group includes Sen. Gordly, who switches parties. (SJ)
- Universal Coverage. Sen. Clinton, Wyden & bipartisan support for universal health care. (David Sarasohn, Oregonian)
- Chelsea Clinton to Give Speech In Eugene April 12. (Oregonian)
- Change Of Information On Where Clinton to Speak In Eugene. (KEZI)
- Hillary, Chelsea to Make Stops In OR. (SJ)
- Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Won't Be Prosecuted for Online Boasts. Said had beaten jail inmate. (Oregonian)
- Portland: Citizens Say Goodbye to Erik Sten. (Oregonian)
- State Proposes Increase In Tag Fees, Licenses. (SJ)
- DEQ Order Would Close Lakeside Landfull By July 2009. (Oregonian)
- Event Combines Music, Art with Chance to Register to Vote. (SJ) [They are targeting students to be Democrats. No, it doesn't say that, but that is what they are doing.]
- Gresham, City Attn'y Agree to Terms Of Her Resignation. (Oregonian)
- OR Special Ed Gets Report Care. (SJ)
- Plan to Kill Salmon-Chomping Sea Lions Postponed. (Oregonian)
- Salem Man Sentenced to Eight Years In Sex Case. (SJ)
- Dallas: Meeting to Focus On Polk Stormwater. (SJ)
- Kulongoski Creates Task Force to Strengthen Assistance for OR Veterans. (All American patriots)
- Kulongoski Tours Intels Israel Research & Development Facility. (All American Patriots)
- What Do Republicans Fear Most? A "Tax-Happy Liberal? Or a "Tax-Happy" Liberal> (Willamette Week)
- Lebanon: Teachers Win State Ruling. (Democrat Herald)
- Salem Voters Will Decide On Nearly $100-M Road Tax. (KATU)
- Surprise. Kitzhaber Is a Marxist. (Oregonian)
- Wyden Pitches His Cure All for Health Care. (Oregonian)
- Congressman Wu Proposes Bill On "Green Transportation." (Oregonian)
- Congresswoman Hooley Supports Banning Flavored Tobacco. (GT Connect)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: Your Regular Political Sign Reminder from ODOT.
- Talk Show Host Jayne Carroll: Primary Crossovers Carry Consequences. (Oregonian)
- OR DEQ Proposes Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules. (AP)
- Cut Tax Dollars for Portland Runoff Vote, Panel Says. (Oregonian)
- Basketball Star, Bill Walton, Campaigns With Metsger. (Baker City Herald)
- AFL-CIO Endorse 37 Dems for May Primary. (Portland Biz)
- Gov. K. Moves to Digitize Health Care. (All American Patriots)
- Congressmen DeFazio, Walden Co-sponsors Of Renewable Biofuels Faciliation Act. Nat'l forest slash piles eyed for fuel. (Biomass Mag.)
- Multnomah County: Top Election Managers Dismissed As Primary Nears. (Oregonian)
- Bend May Cut 20 More City Jobs; Pushes Tax for Area Transit. (Bend Bulletin)
- Hood River: "Fuzzy" Lines Of Authority At Regional Jail. (Hood River News)
- April Fool Pranks Hit the Web. (KGW)
- Gov. K Meets with European Union Officials on Cap & Trade. (All American Patriots)
- Oregonian Editorial: OR Scores In Bottom 5 States In Education Week Rankings.
- Seattle Developer Proposes $121-M Project In Beaverton. (Oregonian)
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- Log Cabin [Homosexual] Republicans Invite You to Come Support Gordon Smith Today. At the home of former Congressman Jim Kolbe, in D.C. (Log Cabin Republicans) [You would just love to be there, right?]
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Gordon Smith Buys Ad On Townhall.com. -- Fellow RINOs Take Out Similar Campaign Ad Begging for Help Against Moveon.org.
- WILLAMINA City Council Kills Anti-Illegal Alien Ordinance. City Councilor Paul Delaney's attempt to have the city declared an "illegal alien free zone" was derailed during Thursday night's special meeting. Both City Attorney Paul Elsner and Delaney's fellow councilors balked at the idea... (News Register)
- PARTY SWITCHING Picks Up In Late Primary States. Like nearly 10,000 Oregonians - and thousands more voters in other late-primary states - Buckingham has temporarily switched his party affiliation in order to be able to vote in the red-hot Democratic primary. (RG)
- Bill Clinton Stumps In Salem. (SJ)
- Hillary Clinton Announces Saturday Visit to OR. (Oregonian)
- Bill Clinton Brings On the Clinton Show. "We think we ought to let everybody vote," said the former president, suggesting a plan to continue battling through the end of the primary season. (Oregonian)
- Salem: Hundreds Take In the Chance to Hear, See Bill Clinton. "Right now I pay $85.81 for insurance," said Tobey, who has been disabled for four years. "That covers my part of Medicare, but it takes a huge bite out of my income. I'd like to know how all that would change when Hillary implements her health plan." (SJ)
- Bill Clinton Also Makes Stops In Portland, Bend. (SJ)
- Talking Points from Bill Clinton's Speech. On returning veterans: "Hillary's position is that the time has come for us to bring our troops home ... But we will never make the shameful mistake for the young people here that our generation made after Vietnam in confusing an unpopular war with the obligation of America to take care of the people who served." (SJ)
- Jackson County Republicans React to Clinton Visit. (KOBI TV video. Must endure video ad first.)
- State Finally Tastes Big Campaign Buzz. Former pres. stumps for Hillary as front-runner Obama's staff keeps up pace. (Portland Tribune)
- Senators Seek to Restore Law Enforcement Grant Funding. (Trading Markets) [It's the same old liberal Dems & RINO coalition: Wyden, Gordon Smith, Bernie Sanders, Eliz. Dole...]
- McMinnville: Longtime Civic Leader Facing Child Porn Charges. (News Register)
- OR City Parents Plead Not Guilty In Faith-Healing Death. (Oregonian)
- Salem: Price Tag for City's Proposed Road Bond Increases. (SJ)
- Gresham Mayor Pushes for "Green Power." He's asking at least 300 local Portland General Electric customers to switch to one of PGE's renewable power options between April 1 and June 30. (Oregonian)
- Hunting and Fishing Might Get Costlier In OR. (SJ)
- Vancouver Files Lawsuit Challenging Cowlitz Casino Plan. (Oregonian)
- Multnomah: Jail Deputy Won't Face Prosecution for Online comments. (Portland Tribune)
- Albany: CARA Faces $1.3-M In Requests. Three applicants are asking CARA for $$ for renewal projects. Habitat for Humanity.... (Democrat Herald)
- New Wind Farm On Hold In the Columbia River Gorge. (Oregonian)
- Portland: Sten to Award Grants as He Prepared to Leave. (Portland Tribune)
- Hillsboro: Roberto Santoya Arrested after Standoff. (Oregonian)
- Ashland: 9% Garbage Hikes Coming? (Daily Tidings)
- Portland: Sheriff's Office Drops to Third Place In Sick-Leave Usage. The Department of County Human Services climbed into second place, at 95 hours per employee. (Portland Tribune)
- Portland: Worried about Bee Die-Off, Farmers Press for Research. (Ashland Tidings)
- The $471,000 Man -- Hospitals find paying for housing helps keep homeless out of ER. (Portland Tribune)
- Ashland: SOU Employee Accused of Embezzling Thousands. (RG)
- Portland Trail Advocates Outraged Over 40-Mile Loop Damage. May be sign of things to come. (Portland Tribune)
- SOU Students Help with Dam Removal Studies. Located on the Rogue River just outside of Gold Hill. (Ashland Tidings)
- AMTRAK Return Date Still Uncertain. Repair work progressing on mud-covered tracks. (Herald and News, Klamath Falls)
- What Do OR Dems & GOPers Have In Store This Election Season? Marc Siegel, Communications Director of the Oregon Democratic Party, says it is too early to lay out the strategy for the fall election, but that the Democratic Party of Oregon has a 36-county plan to "get out the vote" and is hoping to turn out democratic voters in record numbers. (Willamette Live)
- McCain, Obama Spar Over 100 Days In Iraq. (Fox News)
- McCain Must Be Hoping It's Not the Economy. (Stephen Dinan, WA Times)
- Some In GOP Fault McCain's Pace. A number of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's supporters said an effort by McCain to win over the former GOP presidential candidate's biggest donors has had mixed results. "Some of the top leadership, who were very emotionally involved, still can't get over it," said Brad Freeman, a California financier who backed Romney. "They said, 'Hey, I'm not being rational. But right now I can't.' Fact is, Romney inspired a lot of loyalty and enthusiasm in people." (Courant)
- MA: Longtime Republican Turns Obamacan. ...Tom Trimarco is most recently associated with the Romney administration, where he served as Secretary of Administration and Finance during Governor Mitt Romney’s fourth and last year in office. (NECN, Boston)
- Push to Ban Shark Hunt On Martha's Vineyard. Wife of author of JAWS wants to end annual shark tournament. (NECN Boston -- Video)
- "Rambunctious" McCain Says He Had Chip On Shoulder. (Reuters) [Had?]
- Hoodies Fashion Trend May Become Illegal. (WJHG)
- Woody Allen Sues American Apparel Over Ads. (Reuters)
- Former Presidential Candidates Edwards and Thompson to Deliver Keynote Addresses -- CTIA Wireless 2008. (Centre Daily Times)
- FL: Alligators Takes Walk On Public Sidewalk. (NECN video of capture)
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- Feds Unveil Revised Rule for Hirings. Employing illegal immigrants could bring prosecution. Organizations that support migrant workers denounce the revised rule, saying the federal agency did little to correct flaws in the prior version as ordered by the judge. But groups opposed to illegal immigration say the policy is vital as the nation's economy continues to worsen. (Thelma Guerrero-Huston, SJ)
- In Medford Bill Clinton Scoffs At Calls for Hillary to Step Aside. (Oregonian)
- Bill Clinton Campaigns In Oregon. Will hit three cities Monday. (SJ)
- Letter to Statesman Journal Editor Scolds Paper for Obama Coverage. Readers comments (by 6:58 a.m.) respond with excuses for Obama.
- Metsger Seeks Sec'y Of State Position. (SJ)
- Bi-Sexual Kate Brown Receives $25,000 from Oregon Education Asso. for Sec'y Of State Race. (Oregonian)
- Letter to SJ Editor: What Does Obama Stand For?
- OR High Court Backs Video Poker Rates. (Oregonian)
- Letter to Ed.: Connecting to MAX Would Save Climate? Spending Ninety million would be a good start. (SJ) [Brainwashed environmental-whacko fruitloop.]
- Salem Reverses Ban On Ballot Drop Box, to No Avail. Polk County sticks with alternate site after losing library. (SJ)
- Tigard Businessman Running for State Rep. Tony Marino, House District 35, http://www.votetonymarino.com. He's registered as a Republican. (Oregonian)
- Salem: Parks, Rec. & Community Services Mgr. Hawks Need for Parks. Before seeking a solution, Salem's master plan process pinpointed trouble spots in Salem's parks, including land deficiency in contrast to other Mid-Valley cities. (SJ) ["Before seeking a sollution," one must create a problem which somehow seems to always require more tax dollars & create the illusion that certain goverment jobs are still necessary.]
- Salem: Neighborhood Associations Use Match Grants to Improve Parks. (SJ)
- Merkley Launches Poll Of Voters. (SJ)
- Gov. K. Leads Trade Delegation to Europe, Israel. (Oregonian)
- Siskiyou County, CA Supervisors Reiterate Opposition to Klamath Dam Removal. they will vote on a resolution next week to oppose dam removal on the Klamath River and may pull out of the settlement agreement that divides water between fish and farmers. The agreement hinges on the condition that Pacific Power remove Iron Gate and the Copco dams. (Siskiyou Daily)
- The Messiah Has Landed. The day was March 21, 2008. Instead of Oregonians in the Willamette Valley flocking to Good Friday services at local churches they rushed to auditoriums by the thousands to hear Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama preach his social gospel of liberation theology (Marxism/class warfare),... (Betty Freauf, News & Views)
- Douglas County: HADCO Accepts Director's Resignation. Tonji Carmany, who has been executive director since July 2004, has been on paid administrative leave since Dec. 12. She had worked at the Housing Authority for about 10 years and formerly went by the name Tonji Elye. (News Review)
- Sen. Wyden Says "Foot Dragging" By Iraqi Leaders On Key Political Disputes. (Sac. Bee)
- Jeff Mapes, Oregonian: Will Smith,Merkley Refight the Cold War?
- Sen. Ferrioli Resigns from Gov. K's Federal Forest & County Services Task Force. (Baker City Herald)
- New Life for Cigarette Tax Hike? Gov. K. won't give on this one. (Baker City Herald)
- Baker City Herald: No Hand-wringing Here Over Close Of Office Of Rural Policy.
- After Rocky History, OR Economic Agency to Get Makeover. (Julia Silverman, Oregonian)
- Pro-Illegal Immigrant Org. CAUSA: Calls Proposed Willamina Ordinance Xenophobic. Accuses OFIR, Lars Larson & Lou Dobbs of using "common anti-immigrant code words."
- RG Opinion: Splitting Economic Development Agency Makes Sense.
- Mayor Will Be Part Of Hearing for Police Lieutenant He Fired. (Portland Tribune)
- Stalling On Gabriel Adoption? Custody battle between OR foster child with Mexican biological family. (Fox News)
- KPNW Pulls the Plug On Tannen's "Sports Talk" In Favor Of Michael Savage. (RG)
- Alter-ing the Truth. American Thinker writer takes Jonathan Alter's history revisionism of Ronald Reagan to task. (American Thinker)
- H & R Block Doesn't Support Same-Sex Civil Unions. Turbo Tax does. (Consumerist)
- Capital Gold Group -- Sponsors "U.S.S. Ronald Reagan & Golf Classic. Hosted by Michael Reagan, to benefit the Michael and Colleen Reagan Scholarship Fund for sailors serving on board the USS Ronald Reagan. (PR Newswire)
- Anniston Star Reporter Compares Reagan with McCain.
- 2008 Delegate Count Thus Far. (Oregonian)
- General Clinton On Patrol. (SJ Cartoon)
- Rocky Mt. News Editorial Relates Hillary Not the Qualified One for President. (SJ)
- Plano, TX: Dallas News Endorses "Pragmatic Conservative." [In other words; she's (Phyllis Cole) a RINO who caves in to the "moderates" and liberals. They try to make her opponent sound bad, but in the process make him sound pretty darned good.] "Although we would welcome a new voice to the commissioners court, especially someone with a background in technology, his opposition to the recent bond election for roads is deeply troubling. He casts himself as a Reagan Republican, but the Gipper never would have shirked the nation's top priority: defense spending. Similarly, we would not expect a true Reagan Republican to stand in the way of new roads in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. -- Mr. Shaheen said he opposed the bonds because Plano did not get a proportionate amount of funding based on its population...He also opposed the bond that called for partnerships with cities to encourage the preservation of open space, an approach that has been heralded as a visionary plan to keep Collin County from straying too far from its natural heritage." (Election Day is April 8th.) But Look Which Candidates Has the TRUE Conservative Republican Endorsements.
- Plano, TD: Gay/Lesbian Group Supporting RINO (Phyllis Cole) . Say expressed concern over her appointment of a young openly homosexual man as "Teen Court Coordinator." is "gay-bashing." Lesbians objecting to political email: The e-mail stated,“Look who Phyllis appointed to work with your kids,” and contained a link to a March 14 Dallas Voice article about Nichols, who’s vying to become the first-ever openly gay member of the City Council in the May 10 municipal election. (LGBT.bz)
- Frist Speaks at Reagan Day Dinner. (The Daily News Journal, TN)
- Obama Marched With Farrakhan. (Weekly Standard)
- Reporters Think Obama's 3-Year Senate Record Offers Little Information As to What He'd Do In White House. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Schwarzenegger Says Blaming Illegal Immigrants for CA Budget Gap a "Big Mistake." Just as GOP lawmakers have proposed a rollback of benefits for illegal immigrants in order to save $$. (San Luis Obispo County Web Site) [The "big mistake" was giving them benefits in the first place and electing a RINO like Schwarzenegger.]
- EAGLE FORUM ACTION IMMIGRATION BILL ALERT
- U.S. Capitol Statutes Switched As Subjects' Fame Fades. Mover over, Thomas Starr King and Zachariah Chandler. It's time to make way in the Capitol for two better known sons of CA & MI: Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. (Star Tribune)
- The Rev. Jerry Falwell's Widow Writes Book. Covers relationship with Reagan. (AP)
- Wellstone Mental Health Bill Passes In U.S. House (Govtrack.us) What the Wellstone Mental Health Bill Will Do. (Eagle Forum)
- The D.C. Gun Ban
- Obama -- Let He...Cast the First Stone. (Michael Ramirez cartoons.)
- TN: Bill Requiring American Ownership Of Toll Roads/Bridges Sails Through State Senate. (TN Public Radio News)
- TN State Legislature Takes Up 26 Handgun Bills. (Tennessean)
- Siskiyou County, CA: Salute to Troops Cancelled Because No Beer Allowed. (Siskiyou Daily)
- It's Still the Economy Stupid. It's also a very bad U.S. policy to tolerate the H-1B and L-1 racket that is bringing in hundreds of thousands of skilled foreigners, particularly from Asia, to take jobs away from Americans. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that the H-1B program is "now replacing the U.S. labor force." (Phyllis Schlafly)
- Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to State and Local Taxpayers. (Heritage Foundation)
- What [Real] Republicans Want In a President. (Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum)
- Florida GOP Donors Slow to Back McCain. (The Ledger)
- Florida Conservatives Reassert Their Agenda. (The Ledger)
- PERM Fake Job Ads Defraud Americans to Secure Green Cards... (YouTube)
- Setting the McCarthy Record Straight. (Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum)
- Reagan "Morning In America" Ad Man Hal Riney Dies. (Reuters)
- McCain's Incoherent New World Order. (Cliff Kincaid)
- OBAMA SAYS ON FOREIGN POLICY HE'S LIKE REAGAN AND BUSH 41. (CBS)
- DNC Chairman, Howard Dean, Says He Supports Same-Sex Marriage. (Townhall)
- ACLU DEMANDS H&R BLOCK ALLOW CIVIL UNION COUPLES TO FILE ONLINE. (Hartford Courant)
- McCain Democrats? Putting a Survey In Historical Context. (WA Post)
- Polls & Measuring Change Among Voters. Early campaign tracking polls told a story journalists wanted to tell. In the fall of 1980, public pollsters stopped interviewing a few days before the election. All of them showed the race between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan was “too close to call.” But pollsters for both candidates, who were conducting tracking polls, saw something different: a movement toward Reagan in the last days of the campaign.
- Channeling Reagan: The Homeland Security Secretary Speaks. (National Interest)
- Catholic Vote Could Make Or Break McCain, Says Reagan Catholic Liaison. (Catholic News Agency)
- Russian Newspaper Report Of U.S. Remembering Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech. (Kommersant)
- Vandenberg Air Force Base Dedicating Reagan Monument Marking 25th Anniversary Of Reagan's Historic Speech On Missile Defense System. Formal dedication & re-opening of the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site. (Lompoc Record)
- Chicago, IL: Reagan Tollway Roadwork to Intensify Through 2009.
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