Archive for November 21st, 2008
California State Senator Tom McClintock, R- Thousand Oaks and wife, Lori on election night, November 4, 2008
Tom McClintock lead in his race against Democrat Charlie Brown surged late this afternoon and he may have locked up victory in California Congressional District 4.
State Sen. Tom McClintock’s campaign on Friday surged to nearly a 1,800-vote lead in the tight congressional battle against Democrat Charlie Brown, perhaps sealing victory in the foothill district.
“We’re not claiming victory, but we just think it’s mathematically impossible for (Brown) to win,” said Bill George, spokesman for McClintock.
George said the thousands of Placer County votes tallied Friday stretched McClintock’s lead from barely 300 votes to 1,793, with only about 4,500 more votes to count in the nine-county district.
Brown spokesman Todd Stenhouse said Brown would not concede, noting that thousands more votes remain to be counted, most of which are provisional ballots that “have been breaking very, very strongly for Charlie.”
“We remain committed to the same goals that we’ve been committed to all along and that is that every vote is counted in this historic election,” Stenhouse said.
McClintock who has been in Washington D.C. attending freshman orientation will return to California this evening or tomorrow in all likelihood with a new job – member of Congress.
Stay tuned…….
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Today’s Gallup poll:
And, no surprise here – Conservatives prefer Sarah Palin:
Looks like Rudy and Newt can make other plans for 2012. With Hillary’s move to State looks lie Rudy Giuliani’s options are wide open in New York anyway.
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Retired Marine General James Jones on Meet The Press, September 10, 2007 discussing the Iraq War
Perhaps.
A pretty good sign for hawks, a pretty bad sign for doves — word is that Retired Marine Gen. James Jones, who made an appearance with John McCain during the campaign, appears to be Obama’s pick for National Security Adviser. It was never clear about whether the appearance represented an actual or merely de facto endorsement, it did quash buzz that Jones was a potential running mate for Obama.
With Hillary Clinton’s appointment at State, Robert Gates apparently staying on at Defense, Eric Holder as the Attorney General and some of the other Clinton Administration retreads, the LEFT must be going NUTS today.
President-elect Barack Obama has moved to the center in appointing his cabinet.
Is this change?
Plus Ca Change……
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Hillary Clinton will accept President Obama’s appointment as the next Secretary of State, according to the New York Times.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her the public face around the world for the administration of the man who beat her for the Democratic presidential nomination, two confidants said Friday.
Mrs. Clinton came to her decision after additional discussion with President-elect Barack Obama about the nature of her role and his plans for foreign policy, said one of the confidants, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the situation. Mr. Obama’s office told reporters Thursday that the nomination is “on track†but Clinton associates only confirmed Friday afternoon that she has decided.
“She’s ready,†said the confidant. Mrs. Clinton was reassured after talking again with Mr. Obama because their first meeting in Chicago last week “was so general,†the confidant said. The purpose of the follow-up talk, he added, was not to extract particular concessions but “just getting comfortable†with the idea of working together.
A second Clinton associate confirmed that her camp believes they have a done deal. Senior Obama advisers said Friday morning that the offer had not been formally accepted and no announcement will be made until after Thanksgiving. But they said they were convinced that the nascent alliance was now ready to be sealed.
The Obama Adminsitration plus the Clintons. Now, the next four years will be REAL interesting.
The next Clinton scandal will be in 3…….2……..1.
Hillary’s replacement/appointee in the Senate will be either Andrew Cuomo or Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who will have to stand in a special election in 2009. This leaves Rudy Giuliani to go one on one against David Patterson for New York Governor in 2010.
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And, the Democrat Assemblywoman from the Inland Empire of California did not sign a friend of the court brief urging the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8 either.
Carter, in a recent interview, said she voted for Prop. 8 and disagrees with her colleagues’ actions.
Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto
Many of her constituents also supported the initiative, she said.
“It primarily stems from my constituents but also from deep religious convictions,” Carter said. “Since I represent my district, I didn’t sign on to it.”
Flap wonders if the Rialto Democrat Assemblywoman will be the subject of protests by the opponents of Proposition 8 – supporters of gay marriage?
Will homosexual activists target Carter in the Democrat primary election in two years?
Stay tuned….
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President Obama is not apt to repeat Bill Clinton’s mistakes, now is he?
President-elect Barack Obama will not move for months, and perhaps not until 2010, to ask Congress to end the military’s decades-old ban on open homosexuals in the ranks, two people who have advised the Obama transition team on this issue say.
Repealing the ban was an Obama campaign promise. However, Mr. Obama first wants to confer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his new political appointees at the Pentagon to reach a consensus and then present legislation to Congress, the advisers said.
Let’s see the advantages:
1. He keeps his homosexual constituency on hold while he collects campaign contributions from them.
2. Obama attaches his new pro-homosexual military policy to an appropriations bill so the Democrats in Congress do not have to vote separately on this issue exposing them to electoral scrutiny.
3. Did Flap mention the campaign contribution part and the “MILKING?”
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