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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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- SENATOR SMITH'S PATHOLOGICAL TWISTING OF THE TRUTH CONTINUES: ``We cannot have tomorrow's miracles if we tie scientists' hands with yesterday's rules. It is a morally right thing to do. It is a pro-life thing to do.'' -- Republican Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, on the passage of a Senate bill supporting more federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (Quote.bloomberg.com) [This guy actually thinks this is a clever twist. He has no conscience.]
- Senators Smith, Hagel Giving Dems Hope They'll Get Their Way On Iraq. (Examiner)
- Sen. Smith Raises $4-M for Re-Election. (SJ)
- Smith Looks Beatable But Dems Remain Shy. [Can Smith keep them too scared to run? Can he (& the GOP establishment) keep Republicans from running against him in the primary?] (Harry Esteve, Jeff Kosseff, Oregonian)
- OR Health & Sci. Univ. Backs Away From Economic Development Projections... given to state lawmakers. The fountain of new companies, jobs and tax revenue that was supposed to flow from taxpayers' investment has not materialized... (Oregonian)
- Tempers Flare At Saturday's Measure 37 Rally At Capital. (SJ)
- House Republicans Upset About New Land-Use (M-37) Plan. Representatives say their input has been ignored. (SJ)
- Grants Pass: Appeals Court Rules Against Sheriff's Staffing. (SJ)
- Another View, Hiring Illegal Aliens. (SJ)
- Another View, Hiring Illegal Aliens. (SJ)
- Democrat Wants Change In Way Oregonians Get Kicker Money. (SJ)
- Dems Differ On Approach To Health-Care Reform. [But, they all agree on universal health care.](Julia Silverman, SJ)
- Bill Allows Security Freeze On Credit Files. (SJ)
- KILL BILL SB-2, Pro-Life Rally, MONDAY, APRIL 16th
- OR Voters Plan Rally Against "Pagan Morality" On Capital Steps. (Monday, April 16th)
- Rep. Donna Nelson Introduces Ban On Human Cloning. (Legislative PR)
- House Republicans Send Message: Don't De-Fund OR Project Independence. House Dems "Cut and Run" from Vital Seniors Program. (Legislative PR)
- Statesman Journal Reports "Church Leaders" Back Same-Sex Bills. [Supposedly represent 500 pastors.]
- Senators Gordon Smith, Ted Kennedy Hope To Force Bush To Sign Hate Crimes Bill. (WSTV)
- Smith PR On Hate Crimes Bill. Naming after Matthew Shepard.
- Smith PR: Pseudo-Dramatic Headline Gives No Hint Of Previous Refusal to Allow Embryonic Stem Cells Research In Previous Legislation. Gayle Atteberry, of OR Right To Life, once called him a "hero" for his stance against using embryonic stem cells. Now he writes he has always been in favor of them.
- Public Deserves a Good Contest for Gordon Smith's Seat. (From the far left, Gene McIntyre, SJ)
- SEIU Hopes To Unionize Adult Foster-Care Providers. (SJ)
- FOUR OREGON TEACHERS Want Law Passed Banning Metal Halide Bulbs. (Indy Star)
- Same-Sex Bills Pass House Committee, Go to Floor. (SJ)
- Oregonian Version: PDC Looks Beyond Abortion, OKs Clinic. Abortion clinic will move to city-owned lot.
- RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES QUESTION SAME-SEX RIGHTS BILLS. "This is an absolute litigation trap for churches and religious organizations," [Norm] Fox said. [of Eugene] (RG)
- Immigration Reform Activists Undaunted. (Angie Chuang, Oregonian)
- Statesman Journal Report On Anti-SB2.2007 Rallies. No mention of 600+ Christian, legal Russian & Ukrainian Immigrants who had escaped religious persecution in their homelands who saw these bills as tools for a U.S. version of the KGB to squash religious liberty.
- Real Estate Tax Falters On Legal Definition. (SJ)
- Anti-War Protesters Get Phone Conversation With Senator for Rally Efforts. (Gazette Times)
- Oregonian Interview of Kurt Schrader On State Spending.
- Three Bill Claimed To Fight Meth, Aid Users' Recovery. (SJ)
- Blumenauer Opens Forum On Global Warming With CA Legislator. (Oregonian)
- Bill Would Ban Aerial Spraying of Pesticides Within a Mile of Schools. (SJ)
- Education Bill Flies Through Senate. Taxpayers would pay balance of debt after students fulfill obligations. (SJ)
- WALDEN Talks Energy (Ethanol) During Baker City Visit. A rancher in the Klamath Falls area told Walden that high corn prices (driven up by ethanol's increasing popularity) cost him an extra $100,000 this year to feed his cattle. And energy prices will probably increase, Walden predicted, as a consequence of Gov. Ted Kulongoski's plan to require Oregon utilities produce 25 percent of their electricity through green sources (not including hydropower) by 2025. [Get ready for another gov't program to financially make up to the ranchers what the gov't is doing to the ranchers. YOU PAY!]
- Health-Care Reform Plan Excludes Medicare. Legislation would set up board to determine benefits. Former Gov. Kitzhaber doesn't like omission. (SJ)
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Being "Frank" about CA Conservative Politics. |
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National/International News
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- NY Joins Feb. 5 Primary. (AP)
- Bush Touts Guest Worker Program Proposal. (AP)
- Ex-Tenn. Lawmaker Faces Corruption Trial. As one of Tennessee's most powerful state senators, John Ford bragged that he would have little trouble getting a new law passed to benefit a computer recycling company. However, the co. turned out to be a part of an undercover FBI sting. His nephew is Harold Ford Jr., a former congressman and U.S. Senate candidate; his brother is Harold Ford Sr., who represented Memphis in the U.S. House for 22 years.(AP)
- NYC Tax War Set To Erupt At High Court. (The NY Sun)
- San Diego: Court OKs Water Work Opposed By Mexicans. (AP)
- LA Hispanics March Demanding Amnesty. Bush plan not liberal enough for them. (AP)
- NH House Votes Against for Ban Against Real ID. 268-8 votes, bill heads to Senate. Said amounts to the creation of a national ID card. "It is probably the worst piece of blackmail to come out of the federal government. This is pure, unadulterated blackmail," said. Rep. Sherman Packard, a Republican from Londonderry. (Concord Monitor)
- Gingrich Seeks Candidate With Solutions. AP quotes another university political scientist & GOP strategist [because they DO know it all, you know.] "They'll say, 'I like him, but I can't stand the fact this has happened,'" Woodard said. "Social conservatives keep up with all this stuff. They like all the gossip." [Well, well. So social conservatives like the gossip. Obviously spoken from an "above the conservative crowd" viewpoint. Just so you social conservatives know you've been pegged by another expert.] (AP)
- Giuliani Defends Pro-Abortion Views. (AP)
- NH Lawyer: Break On Speeding Tickets Is Tradition for Lawmakers. (Concord Monitor)
- Gingrich: We Have No Ronald Reagan Now. We DO have "American Solutions." Come September...keep teaching or run for Pres.(AP video)
- Even Gingrich Piling On Gonzales, Suggests He Resign. (AP)
- Huckabee Questions Romney's Hunting Claim On Face The Nation. (AP)
- Florida: Plans for Unmanned Planes To Fight Crime May Be Put On Hold. (Local 6)
- Rain Forest Wood for Boardwalks Debated. (AP)
- Next Target for Forcing Same-Sex Agenda: Black Colleges. Lesbian complaining she feels isolated. Faculty denied charter for "say-support group." (AP)
- THE CROSS INCREASINGLY HAS NO PLACE IN CHURCHES. ; The fast-growing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- or Mormons -- is among denominations that have long avoided using the cross as a symbol. But in recent years, a growing number of evangelical churches also have avoided using crosses in their sanctuaries, experts say.
- Idaho's Sen. Craig Defends Guest Worker Program. Says he wont' back down from his long fight to give illegal immigrants a legitimate path to citizenship. [Just change their names from "illegal" to "legal." Voila!] (Idaho Statesman)
- VASQUEZ WILL CHALLENGE CRAIG IN 2008. "The Republican Party thinks they're rid of me. Surprise," said Vasquez, whose term as commissioner ends in early January. (Idaho Statesman) Vasquez for Idaho!
- CA: Veto Likely Again for Gay Marriage Bill. (Mercury News)
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