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Posted at 4:15pm on Jan. 18, 2008 What is right is not always popular
By bubbagump29
“What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right.”
I’ve noticed of late that as the candidates make their journey through the primaries, those whose candidates aren’t winning are beginning to reconsider who they’ll vote for. Game theory suggests that this is perfectly logical, and the Good Lord knows I’m guilty of it. I wonder though if we should be basing our votes in such a way.
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Posted at 1:36am on Jan. 2, 2008 Primary Predictions
By bubbagump29
With Iowa Caucus's fast approaching, along with the exciting possibility that they may mean Jack Squat in a primary where no fewer than five candidates could plausibly win the Republican side, and three could win the Dem side, I think it would be fun to make predictions on the outcomes. Sure, some have a greater chance than others, but then again, what idiot would have predicted the Rockies winning the NL Playoffs two days before they're 21/22 game winning streak?
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Posted at 6:17pm on Dec. 12, 2007 Rudy is Huck's Fortress
By bubbagump29
For the past couple of weeks, assault after assault has been thrown at Mike Huckabee. As a Huckalover myself, I know most of the mud is true, but it won't stick. If anything, it helps him. But why is a fiscal conservative like me such a Huckabot?
I'm a Huckabot because I refuse to hear anything bad about him. Tell me anything bad about him and I way it could be worse. Why? Meet Rudy Giuliani. Now, I majored in Economics, I support CFG candidates at almost any opportunity I can (except this one), and my fiscal positions mimic Fred Thompson's, but the Rudy supporters weren't listening when SoCons like me said find another candidate, so we who are Rudy's opposition went with his polar opposite, and we won't change until either until one of the other three is chosen. Rudy is Huck's fortress. Nothing anyone can say will turn me, or any other Rudy hater, from Mike Huckabee until one of the other three candidates can prove they're the man to beat Rudy.
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Posted at 5:19pm on Aug. 7, 2006 CO District 5 primaries
By bubbagump29
From the diaries, by Erick . . .
On the eve of the Colorado primaries (though I imagine people are watching Lieberman’s more closely), I want to update all the kind folks here who joined the Club for Growth and myself in donating to Doug Lamborn’s campaign. If you didn’t read that, now would be a good time to so you aren’t confused. At this point, the race is the epitome of a tossup. The only public poll I’ve seen was one back in June from the Rivera camp putting obviously himself is first with Lamborn being his runner up, the heir-designate Crank and others close behind except for General Bentley Rayburn (who?) at 2%. Critics called it a push poll and it could well have been, but that’s what we have. People generally acknowledge Lamborn, Rivera, and Crank as the frontrunners. Rivera has backing from quite a few downtown businesses and is the popular mayor of Colorado Springs, Crank has the Hefley supporters, and Lamborn has the state and National Right to Life movements and the Club for Growth. A lot has changed since June, so ignore the poll. Better indicators are money and yard signs. But first, who is Bentley Rayburn?
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Posted at 10:00pm on Jun. 3, 2006 Another Tom Coburn? CO-05: Change from within the party
By bubbagump29
It's no secret that while Republicans hold a majority in both the House and Senate, Conservatives are a small minority. However, while speculation abounds that Republicans are headed for certain defeat in the fall, things look great for Conservatives. First, it's conservatives, not just Republicans, who are making strides with the Black-American vote in the form of various candidates, in battleground states no less. Second, Conservatives are making strides within the party. Republicans are being threatened by Conservatives. Not only is this causing them to move toward the right, but those that don't are threatened with replacement. The CO-05 district provides a great opportunity to help the second.
CO-05 provides the perfect setup to add another Republican Study Committee member. Already, 3 of the 4 Republican Congressmen/woman are on that committee. One is running for Governor. The fourth though is retiring. Not only that, but he's retiring in one of the most conservative districts in the country. Colorado Springs is a Conservative bastion with groups that include Social Conservative groups like Focus on the Family and Defense employment centers such Fort Carson and NORAD. The rest of the district is rural America. Whoever wins the primary will easily win the seat. However, that hasn't quite traslated into Fiscal Conservatism yet, and the Club For Growth-endorsed candidate took second in the caucuses.
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Posted at 1:36pm on May 28, 2006 Colorado's "Pro-Life" Dem: A glimpse at '08
By bubbagump29
Exposing the true nature of Democrats claiming to be pro-life is not going to be something new to Redstaters - we've all paid attention to Hilary Clinton's laughable attempts to sway values voters - and for the time-being Democrats seem to have already forgotten their come-to-Jesus meetings. We all know any pro-life Presidential candidate is going to be wishy-washy, but pay close attention to the arguments they'll make, because we will have to debunk them. Furthermore, the best shot Republicans have this fall (or they could make everything else like the budget and immigration, well you know, function) and in '08 is to appeal to values pro-life voters, a move they are planning and one that has succeeded in every election since '94. So, I thought it would be worthwhile to write about Colorado gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter. The story is a bit similar to Bob Casey's, but Ritter provides some unique situations to analyze. As a gubernatorial candidate, Ritter has never had to discuss Roe or SCOTUS nominations. Instead he's had to "discuss" (dodge) "what if's." Furthermore, unlike any Predidential line-up of contenders, Ritter has been the sole Dem candidate for quite some time, allowing him the opportunity to appeal to the center rather than the left. Finally, he is running in Colorado, a state that made headlines in 2004 for bucking the Red trend.
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Posted at 8:58pm on May 25, 2006 In Other News
By bubbagump29
Just thought I would point out Secretary Snow is resigning. A week ago people would have been all over this, now not even RedHot is taking notice. Personally, this piece of the shake-up was the one I've been hoping for the most since a shake-up was announced, though the Press Secretary was a pleasant double surprise with McClelland resigning and the better Snow taking over. I've never been impressed with either McClellan or J. Snow since their appointments. Neither could sell the gift of gold to a homeless man if their life depended on it. Worse yet, Snow has always been viewed by me as a symbol for fiscal recklessness. The replacement of O'Neill was welcomed by all because of his opposition to tax cuts, but his claim that the White House said deficits don't matter gave Conservatives like me the chills, especially given the huge spending bills that were being passed at the time.
I've been hoping that Pat Toomey would be the replacement for Snow, which would be a good reason for him not being appointed to the OMB. Keep your fingers crossed.
Since I'm now hoping for more resignations, particularly Denny Hasbeen's, back to the 15 front-page story's on the subject.
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Posted at 5:17am on May 6, 2006 Bush's troubles: Spending or Iraq?
By bubbagump29
Something that I think went unnoticed this week is Bush's approval rating. It's so low that it's depressing to look at, and it's been that way for so long that it isn't really news. But there is a glimmer of hope for Bush. A new Fox poll shows him up to 38%, 5% higher than just two weeks ago. 38% may not be something to rejoice about, but consider what happened during those two weeks - Bush threatened to veto a spending bill (and he appointed Tony Snow, which is a definate plus). Sure he's made such threats before, but with the recent shake-up, there is a glimmer of hope that he may follow through with it. I believe (hope) this is the cause of the uptick.
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Posted at 4:51am on Mar. 11, 2006 President Bush over Congress Any Day
By bubbagump29
Over the last six years, we have had many spats with President Bush and Congress. Given a recent increase in disagreements with President Bush, Congress has decided to try to distance themselves from him, a move we have wanted them to make back when all our other disagreements were happening. After a while, Congress' approval numbers dropped because it always took so much coaxing to get them to do anything, if they did anything. Apparently they've seen this and decided to try to pre-empt us, moving to a seemingly conservative position, defying President Bush, and beginning the whole outcry before we had a chance to, but also before the facts came out. Regardless of where you stand on the issue (I am of course talking about the ports deal) or other divisive issues that have involved the President and Congress, I'm sure we all find common ground when comparing President Bush and Congress
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Posted at 3:15am on Jan. 30, 2006 The Editors and Profanity
By bubbagump29
There's been no open thread recently to complain about this to the editors, so I'll do it through a diary, and others can comment on this as well. I've noticed this past week that profanity has been used several times in the REDHOT. This means it's coming from editors - Augustine and Blanton have profanity up there right now (I don't remember who did it earlier). Not that I'm offended by profanity, though I'm sure others are and this is a big tent site, but I don't like the idea of us even beginning to sink to the level of dkos, and I'm sure others agree.
Let me repeat that: THIS IS NOT THE DAILY KOS!! Part of the success of RedState is it's ability to attract new viewers who see us as a representation of our party, and they see kos as the same thing. We are being painted right now, however maliciously and incorrectly, as a party of corruption. While we look like angels next to the Dems,, we must be sqeaky clean in our attempts to prove our party is a party of values. This party-of-values image is essential to each "wing" if you will of our alliance: as fiscal conservatives (believing in smaller government, less spending, lower taxes) we must portray ourselves as for the people, not as "corporate" interest groups in it for the money; as defence hawks we are interested in peace, not war-mongering, knowing that sometimes war is necessary to achieve peace; and as social conservatives because, well, it should be obvious why swearing gives a bad image to social conservatives interested in hearing our opinions. Maybe what I just said doesn't make sense, but think about someone who swears Do they come across as educated? Do they come across stuck up sometimes? Crude? Inconsiderate (like your boss for instance)? It's not the image we should portray.
Not to mention it is still listed in the rules that profanity is not permitted.
Anyone else agree, or am I alone in thinking profanity is an opportunity killer for us?
[editor's note, by Clayton] Read our response, here