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Posted at 9:23am on Apr. 9, 2008 Dems want Oil for Blood
By skymuse
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080409/D8VUB9AO3.html
In an irony that he undoubtedly completely misses, Sen. Carl Levin wants the Iraqis to pay us back for their reconstruction using....wait for it....
"Oil windfalls"
sigh......
Interestingly, this thing has "bipartisan" support in the form of Sen. Susan Collins, who also has a quote in the article regarding "windfall" oil prices.
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Posted at 12:33pm on Jan. 30, 2008 Super Tuesday coming......
By skymuse
But it sure doesn't feel Super. As of this morning, the realistic choices are McCain vs Romney and Obama vs Clinton. Bleah.....2 con men, 2 socialists.....
What is a conservative to do? Go with the flip-flopping and too-slick Romney, or the known problem child that McCain represents? Throw up the hands and curse a pox on both their houses?
In this instance I have an additional factor which either helps or hinders the decision-making process, depending on how you view it.
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Posted at 1:21pm on Jul. 10, 2007 Could we elect someone with the willpower?
By skymuse
Cross-posted at http://skymusings.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-plan.html
My Plan
Step 1: Win the Presidency. Yeah, the first step is the hardest, but after that it's all gravy.
Step 2. In the Rousing Speech following the Oath, declare that one term is the goal; I will not seek my party's nomination for a second term, but I will accept it. If nominated, I will not run; however, if elected I will serve the second term. The point is to get things done and not waste half my time running again. If the people like what I'm doing, there is no better advertising or campaign slogan than "so vote him in again."
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Posted at 2:34pm on Feb. 15, 2007 Why not force the issue?
By skymuse
After watching the shenanigans on the Hill regarding the Dems' non-binding nonsense, I was hit with an idea....
What if a House Repub were to put together a bill that would do exactly as the rabid Dems want; namely, to de-fund the War in Iraq?
It would force the new Dem majority to address the issue for real and go on record, just as primary season is about to heat up. They would have nowhere to hide; the bill would be the most talked-about piece of legislation for weeks. And each Dem would have to take a "yes" or "no" position.
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Posted at 3:51am on Nov. 9, 2006 Some people I would like to thank
By skymuse
Thank you, conservatives who decided to stay home or protest-vote for third-party or dem candidates. Because of your desire to "teach a lesson" we now face the worst possible outcome of the election -- loss of control of both houses. The war on terror, especially in Iraq, is now compromised. Justice Stevens is virtually guaranteed to retire or keel over any day now, and there is virtually no chance of getting another Roberts or Alito confirmed. Sunsetting the tax breaks is a certainty, and the immigration issue will shortly be settled by the granting of citizenship to 20 million criminals. Rangel is in charge of the House Appropriations, Leahy is in charge of Senate Judicial, and Howard Dean has every reason to keep yapping. Our most lethal enemies in the middle east and eastern Asia are now emboldened and encouraged.
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Posted at 9:13pm on Oct. 17, 2006 Yeah, we'll show THEM!!!!
By skymuse
Some conservatives are falling prey to the media machine that is gleefully predicting the blue wave overtaking Congress in three weeks. In monitoring conservative websites and talk radio, I have heard and read a disconcerting number of responses that advocate sitting out this election in order to "teach the Republicans a lesson" and that being back in the wilderness for awhile will help galvanize "real" conservatives to nominate and elect better candidates.
Sure.
Read on . . .
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Posted at 10:12am on Sep. 13, 2006 Politics is where ideals clash with reality
By skymuse
I don't believe the national parties ought to be involved in primaries. They should be out of the picture until the nominee is chosen, then be all-out for their candidate in the general.
I have been mortified at the party's treatment of Steve Laffey in his attempt to take out Lincoln Chaffee in Rhode Island. The national party has been actively working against Laffey (who is far more conservative than Chaffee), pouring money into the race and running anti-Laffey ads worse than anything the dems would do.
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Posted at 9:03pm on Aug. 7, 2006 GA-4 Runoff Election on Tuesday (boot Cynthia McKinney)
By skymuse
Hi all,
Just wanted to remind everyone who lives in GA-4 to vote in the runoff election if you are eligible.
Remember, Georgia has crossover voting allowed in its primary structure, so you are eligible if you meet one of the following criteria:
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Posted at 6:35pm on Jul. 11, 2006 Cynthia McKinney's arrogance continues
By skymuse
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/0708metfourth.html
Tuesday, July 18 is primary day for Georgia.
As a resident of GA-4, I have the always-praised Cynthia McKinney as my "representative".
Georgia has open primaries, meaning that you take whichever ballot you wish, democrat or republican. This posting is an appeal to all GA-4 voters to cross over and vote against Cynthia McKinney in the primary. There are plenty of arguments to stay on the (R) ballot for the state offices, but I believe it is more important and necessary to unseat McKinney here and now.
In November, thanks to gerrymandering, this district will send a dem to Washington. The question is, which dem do we want that to be? I know which one I don't want any more....
I am urging redstaters in this district to vote for John Coyne -- for a dem he is relatively conservative, having staked out positions of support both for the continued war in Iraq (and WoT in general) and a secured border fence. While I would prefer to see a good conservative Republican in the seat, I can live with Coyne's presence there if need be.
We do not have adequate representation now, nor will we if McKinney prevails on Tuesday. Let's put Coyne in the dem candidacy and hope for the best in November. We absolutely will not do worse than sending McKinney back. The rest of the state will do fine in selecting our Republican candidates.
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Posted at 10:17am on Jun. 2, 2006 GWB, Environmental President!
By skymuse
According to the linked article,
Iraq's marshes were devastated in the 1980s and 1990s by the Hussein regime's campaign to ditch, dike, drain, and burn them.
However, the subsequent war and removal of Hussein has led to a reflooding of these marshes. Researchers began studying the marsh zones in 2003 and continued through September 2005.
Despite incomplete data, the researchers found that in many respects the restored marshes they studied are functioning at levels close to those in one marsh that remained undrained. The fast recovery of plant production, overall good water quality, and rapid restoration of most wetland functions seem to indicate that the recovery of ecosystem function is well under way.
Amazing -- perhaps the enviromarxists' heads will explode at the thought of "Bushitler's War" leading to an environmental recovery of lands destroyed by the REAL dictator......
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/aiob-ims052406.php
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Posted at 8:14am on May 19, 2006 Now the House blows it
By skymuse
Last night the House voted on an amendment to HR 5386, the omnibus Environmental and Indian Land funding bill.
This amendment (842) would have lifted the ban on drilling in "northern, central, and southern California; the North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf of Mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 degrees west longitude."
94 Republicans crossed the aisle and voted "no" on this amendment.
Another amendment, 856, which prohibits use of funds in the bill to drill in the Outer Continental Shelf, also passed -- with 59 Republicans going along with it.
Info on amendment 842: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:9:./temp/~bda4eD::
Roll call vote is here: http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2006&rollnumber=164
In the end the big bill passed, and some of the House Republicans showed their own squishiness on Energy Policy in favor of tourism dollars.
Uhhhh, how are people supposed to get to the Beautiful Protected Areas if gas and jet fuel get to be in short supply?
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Posted at 9:53am on May 17, 2006 The Senate Repubs blow it again
By skymuse
Senator Isakson proposed an amendment to the immigration bill that would prohibit the granting of legal status to any illegal immigrant UNTIL the border security measures addressed in Section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.
It failed.
Here's why:
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Posted at 11:36pm on May 10, 2006 Would you support this candidate?
By skymuse
Tom is a conservative. While he is not currently a registered Republican, he tends to vote with the Republicans since there is no other viable voice of power for him. If he were to run for any office he would register Republican.
Tom is not a lawyer, nor is he "connected" via family or political means to any power base. He is a solid American citizen who pays his taxes and follows the law. He has a good education and has built on that education through his own study of government, philosophy, and ethics. He does his job well, is working on a small business of his own, and wants to become successful through honest hard work and dedication.
Tom is a good guy; he has no skeletons in his closet -- there are no "other women" (or "other men", or "children") issues, he's smoked pot in college (and inhaled) and can admit it, he has no legal or financial entaglements to anyone, and is by many accounts an Average Guy who is pursuing the American Dream the best he can. He is not a health nut, but is in good health. He likes a good steak. He does not drink much, doesn't smoke, doesn't gamble, and is honest to a fault. He loves his family and friends, and is trusted by all who know him. No one has a hold on him, and he does not keep hold over others. He did not serve in Vietnam, but it was not due to any strings being pulled -- he was ineligible to serve.
Tom has an idea that if the Republicans continue to support candidates that do not appear to share his views, than they should be replaced by people like himself.
Tom thinks that if there were less lawyers and "connected" people in the Beltway, then we could have a much more constructionist and conservative party, which would in turn be able to accomplish more of the agenda conservatives wish to see.
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Posted at 1:46pm on May 8, 2006 The Primary Option
By skymuse
Promoted from Diaries, although I personally wouldn't go nearly so far as 'neo-Marxist/Socialist cult'. - Moe Lane
Recently there have been several diary entries and hundreds of comments regarding proposed electoral solutions to Republican leadership.
Many of these thoughts center on activities that are seemingly schadenfraude-based....people want to "punish" the party and/or its leadership, or they have the idea that by giving up on the Republicans in 2006 then the leadership will get its act together by 2008, etc....
These ideas are completely wrong.
Like many other conservatives, I too stare in dismay at what happens, or doesn't happen, in DC. There is no question that the party leadership is almost completely out of touch with the base on many issues, cataloged ad nauseum elsewhere -- borders, taxes, immigration, Soc Sec, limited government, and many others.
The proposed idea of "protest-voting", via 3rd-party, opposition party (Dem), or withholding votes, is incorrect.
This concept of "let's teach 'em a lesson" has several fundamental flaws:
(Read on.)
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Posted at 11:26am on Apr. 21, 2006 Minuteman Border Fence Project
By skymuse
The Minutemen are soliciting private donations to build the border fence on privately-held land.
For more info, please visit Minuteman Border Project
I am in no way associated with the Minutemen at this time, but I want to help this project and it is a step in the right direction. At last count there were over 10 million hits on that page, and if each hit were a $1 donation, that is enough to provide over 70,000 miles of fence.
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