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Posted at 2:12pm on May 14, 2008 Are there any winners here?
By Hooah Mac
I've had enough. I can listen to the nonsense no longer. We are on the brink of disaster. This is a plea for us all to step away from the ledge.
We are on the brink of disaster, but we have not yet fallen into the yawning chasm of socialism before us. I am tired of hearing the whining, complaining and finger pointing. What I'd like to see is some problem solving and maybe even a little common sense and intelligence applied to the problem.
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Posted at 7:19pm on Feb. 1, 2008 Soldiering On - The End of Election 2008
By Hooah Mac
This is the diary that I am sure 80% of those of you who know me thought would never be written, and the other 20% would never have expected this soon.
I am an American Soldier. An Army Reservist with one tour in Iraq under my belt. I have been a Reservist for just over three years, and I have been on Active Duty for almost 2 of those years. Although today I sit in a skyscraper in Minneapolis working for a corporation, tomorrow could see me back on the battlefield.
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Posted at 4:55pm on Jan. 22, 2008 My official goodbye
By Hooah Mac
I have been posting here at Redstate for just under a year. My first introduction to the site was reading a post by skanderberg about Iraq and Guadalcanal. It was the intelligent, well-thought out, accurate and conservative content like his that made me feel at home here from the start. He is by far not the only one who I could describe in such a manner. I have been relatively happy with the site in most cases since then.
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Posted at 6:38pm on Jan. 9, 2008 Dealing with Earmarks
By Hooah Mac
Many of you have been looking for a candidate to take on this battle, here is Fred -
"Yesterday, Fred spoke out on Congress’ excessive spending. Their latest trick is to stick thousands of earmarks into committee conference reports instead of the actual bill. They’re called “soft” earmarks. John Campbell points out the Congressional Research Service “stated that earmarks placed into committee reports do not have the force of law.” Fred asked President Bush to only fund earmarks that are actually in the spending bills. That’s common sense to you and me."
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Posted at 9:25pm on Dec. 14, 2007 Veterans for Fred
By Hooah Mac
Check out this link -
How some of America's Finest feel about Fred!
You will find that many of my fellow OIF and OEF veterans are excited about Fred Thompson. There is a reason for that. On average, we joined willingly, knowing that we were going to war. We joined because we love this country and all that it stands for. Fred Thompson's principles are the embodiment of that.
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Posted at 4:05pm on Nov. 20, 2007 Laying it all out (Romneybots, Rudybots, Huckabots, Fredheads and McCainiacs - Convince me)
By Hooah Mac
I believe I represent the average Republican voter, or at least a significant slice of the R base. My positions - in no particular order - are as follows:
Immigration - Amnesty is a deal breaker. If they are here illegally and we come into contact with them, send them home.
Iraq - We were winning, we are winning, and we will win. The various pitfalls and difficulties that we have had do not equal defeat. We need a President to stand firm, and to fire all the traitors(I am not using this word lightly) in the State Department and the CIA who have actively sabotaged the war and President Bush for political gain.
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Posted at 2:55am on Nov. 12, 2007 Why I am optimistic about 2008
By Hooah Mac
Ground Rules - Only optimistic posts are welcome on this thread, use the rest of the site to be negative if you want.
For those wanting to be positive, comment on my positives, or add your own.
1. Iraq is going well
2. Economy is still strong (if we could only find a way to get people to notice. It is instructive that people answering polls overwhelming are positive about their personal finances but negative about the economy.)
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Posted at 7:40pm on Nov. 7, 2007 Lunch and Politics After Church
By Hooah Mac
I know that the plural of anecdote isn't data, but I still want to bring this to everyone's attention.
On Sunday, my wife and I were invited to dinner after church. When we arrived it was a small gathering of 10 people including us. The conversation after dinner was great, and politics came up.
The following thoughts represent the consensus of the church going, politcally active Baptists I was talking with.
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Posted at 2:11am on Oct. 10, 2007 Big Tent-What does that mean
By Hooah Mac
After going a few rounds in one of the other diaries, (and everyone knows which one) about SoCons and their unwillingness to abide a Rudy candidacy, I feel the need to clarify my position. I am very hopeful that working this out will make us stronger, but we need to get along.
Every single one of our candidates has strong points. If I could work through them like the chubby guy grazing at the buffet I would take bits and pieces from all of them. That isn't exactly an option, an would be rather messy as well. In case you missed it, I am explicitly saying that this includes the one who shall remain nameless.
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Posted at 9:36pm on Oct. 3, 2007 Welcome Congressional GOP
By Hooah Mac
I am not a bigwig here at Redstate, but I post from time to time. I am a Republican, I vote, I volunteer and I give campaign contributions. I think I can safely say I speak for many here just like me when I say thank you to those congressmen and congresswomen that have stopped by Redstate recently. We appreciate it, and we are a big part of your base. Come by more often, and make sure to read the blogs here when you get some time.
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Posted at 3:59am on Sep. 28, 2007 How to Win or A Comment on Self-fulfilling Prophecies
By Hooah Mac
We can and will win in 2008 if we do one simple thing. If we believe that our ideas are better than theirs and tell the American people why that is true.
There are 100 reasons we lost seats in 2006. Some more important than others, some less. Some of the reasons applied only to a single race or two, others applied across the board. However, the underlying reason we lost (I believe if you think about it for a while you will recall this.) was that we were too focused on the mechanics of victory.
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Posted at 5:21am on Sep. 27, 2007 Ambitious Project
By Hooah Mac
Maybe this exists somewhere, maybe it doesn't. What I want to do is compile a database of conservatives. My rationale for this is that I have more money to donate to campaigns this cycle than I ever have in the past, but I want to put the money in the right places. I will not give to the NRCC or the NRSC because they have supported candidates and issues that I find reppelant, and I believe that the NRSC directly contributed to the loss of the Senate, by spending money on Chafee, and not enough on the close races of solid conservatives. If the Chafee money had instead been spent in VA or MO, those down to the wire races could have had different results. Especially annoying considering a Chafee win would have been no different from a loss.
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Posted at 1:00am on Sep. 19, 2007 My name is Mac...
By Hooah Mac
and I am a Fredhead.
*Note:This is my first diary that is political in nature and doesn't concern Iraq. I debated with myself long and hard about whether or not to use this posting name for it.
Ok, got that out of the way. Until Fred joined the race, there was honestly noone running(with national name recognition) that I felt comfortable supporting. Don't get me wrong, any R is better than a D, but that doesn't make any R ok. In fact, I am of the belief that nominating a lukewarm conservative at this point in time will end the Republican party as we know it.
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Posted at 4:38pm on Sep. 9, 2007 Category: Songs that can make a Sergeant cry
By Hooah Mac
I heard a bit of this song on the radio, so I looked up the video online. You know how tough us Army NCOs are, but I cried like a baby. Change a few of the details in the song, and it could refer to many brave young Soldiers and Marines that have given their lives in OIF and OEF. Just thought I should share.
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/05d737a9bc074189863d3a0c03257378
If anyone could tell me how to put this video directly into the post, that would be even better.
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Posted at 10:50am on Sep. 7, 2007 Surge is working, but that is only half of the story
By Hooah Mac
Promoted by AE because this first-hand narrative of the last year in Iraq complements Jeff's work as a refreshing alternative to conventional wisdom of the armchair variety.
This is one of the updates I promised you all now that I am home and safe and sound.
A couple of notes: First of all, I will comment less on news stories or specific statistics, and more on processes and impressions as someone who was there. I do this because the other information is all out there to be had, and the one thing I can enlighten with is my perspective. Second, there are many things which I wish to tell you, and which would greatly enhance your understanding, and likely your support, of the war in Iraq, but I cannot reveal because of classification.
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