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Bob Kerrey Out of Nebraska Senate Race
Former Senator Bob Kerrey (left) and Former U.S. Sec. of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Senator John Ensign, R-Nevada (Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee), is breathing easier tonight since former Nebraska Democrat Governor and Senator Bob Kerrey announced today that he would not be entering the race for United States Senate. The seat is currently held by the retiring incumbent GOP Senator Chuck Hagel.
Former Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns will seek the Republican nomination after resigning last month as U.S. Agriculture Secretary. Other GOP candidates may include state Attorney General Jon Bruning and Schuyler businessman Pat Flynn.
This will be one seat that should be secure for John Ensign and the GOP. He can now turn his attention to Virginia, New Mexico, Louisiana, Colorado et al..
The GOP has a tough 2008 campaign season and many hard races to defend in 2008.
John Ensign needs all the help he can get.
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Who is Setting the California Wildfires? Part Two – Arson
All the latest on the California Wildfires at Calfire.orgFlap this morning asked: Who is Setting the California Wildfires?
Now, there is an answer – ARSON.
CBS News has learned a task force of agencies, including the FBI, ATF, the Orange County Fire Authority and the California Department of Forestry will announce shortly that the massive Santiago Canyon Fire – which has caused an estimated $10 million in damage – is being officially declared an arson, and a $50,000 reward is being offered to find the arsonist.
There will be arrests.
Update:
Arson suspect killed, another arrestedUpdate #2
All the latest California Fire Emergency information and links at Calfire.org
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Who is Setting the California Wildfires?
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John McCain Watch: Woodstock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7-c4dUqYc[/youtube]
Remember John McCain’s quip at last Sunday’s GOP debate in Florida?
JOHN MCCAIN: “A few days ago, Senator Clinton tried to spend one million dollars on the Woodstock concert museum.
“Now my friends, I wasn’t there. I’m sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event.
“I was, I was tied up at the time.”
McCain’s campaign today released this ad which will soon be playing in the New Hampshire media market.
One of the best ads of the Presidential season and will serve the Senator well.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Dream Act Fails in Senate
Light poles and a metal fence (L), recently constructed by US National Guards, are part a double-fence border barrier that runs along the US-Mexico border 04 October 2007 east of San Luis, Arizona. The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a bid to give children of illegal immigrants a path to legal status, again dashing hopes for any meaningful action on immigration reform before 2008 elections.
The United States Senate rejected the Dream Act today leaving any hopes for immigration reform with the next President and Congress.
The bill would have allowed illegal immigrants, if they passed background checks and became permanent legal residents, to qualify for lower in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities.
The Dream Act would thus confer the benefits of cheaper college tuition for illegal aliens. For example, my college age children would continue to pay out of state Indiana tuition to attend Purdue University while an illegal alien in that state would pay a lesser amount.
So, what happens next?The Presidential election of 2008 where illegal immigration will be the MAIN issue in many Southern and Western states.
Stay tuned……..
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Technorati Tags: Dream Act, Illegal Immigration
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: The Traitor?
Say it ain’t so
JoeRudy.Guess Giuliani is serious about winning New Hampshire, despite the obvious pander.
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Ron Paul Watch: The Red State Ban
Conservative Blog RedState.com has banned pimping for Ron Paul on their site.
Flap has been slow to reporting this since he has been involved with his own Ron Paul Flap and stormfront.org.
Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or fashion. Not in comments, not in diaries, nada. If your account is less than 6 months old, you can talk about something else, you can participate in the other threads and be your zany libertarian self all you want, but you cannot pimp Ron Paul. Those with accounts more than six months old may proceed as normal.
Now, I could offer a long-winded explanation for *why* this new policy is being instituted, but I’m guessing that most of you can probably guess. Unless you lack the self-awareness to understand just how annoying, time-consuming, and bandwidth-wasting responding to the same idiotic arguments from a bunch of liberals pretending to be Republicans can be. Which, judging by your comment history, you really don’t understand, so allow me to offer an alternate explanation: we are a bunch of fascists and we’re upset that you’ve discovered where we keep the black helicopters, so we’re silencing you in an attempt to keep you from warning the rest of your brethren so we can round you all up and send you to re-education camps all at once.
Is this understandable?
Yes, if the owners of RedState.com are tired of the incessant, ADDHD enthusiasm and zeal of the Paulites. Certainly, it is a chore to babysit these folks.
Does it matter?
Probably not, since the Paulites turn off as many folks as the recruit for Ron Paul’s candidacy. Some Paulites even acknowledge this at their own forums at ronpaulforums.com. Check it out for yourself. Some of the discussions are enlightening to the inner workings of a laizze fair Presidential campaign.
But, some in the RIGHT blogosphere are not so sure.
It’s their community, of course, and they set the rules. However, this doesn’t hurt Paul’s credibility as much as it does Redstate’s. While Paul’s supporters tend towards the annoying and repetitive, they have less impact because we can easily engage them and counter their arguments. Banning them simply for their support for a candidate seems more like an admission that Redstate lacks that ability.
Captain Ed Morrissey sounds more like the radio personality that he is becoming, willing to interview Paul and leaving the flak to boost ratings. Ed, you learning your lessons from Hugh Hewitt?
David All at techrepublican.com has it wrong as well:
I agree with Captain Ed. Generally, Republicans need to welcome Ron Paul (and all others willing to wear a Republican banner) to the debate and the discussion. If Ron Paul doesn’t win the nomination, we need him to actively endorse and support the winner so that his supporters will use their energy to defeat Hillary.
Earth to David. When Ron Paul loses the GOP nomination his enthusiastic supporters and most of his voters will MOVE back to the Libertarian, Constitutuon and Reform Parties. Why do you think the Paul campaign is encouraging GOP voter registration? Most of their people have not been nor ever will be registered GOP voters.
RedState can do and have done what is best for them. The Paulites have plenty of outlets for their enthusiasm and internet clamor. Ron Paul should hope that after he throws in the Presidential towel that some of them may stick around to help in the destined GOP primary challenge to him in his Texas Congressional District.
Perhaps Paul will marshall them to run on the Libertarian Party Presidential ticket once again? And, then retire.
By the way, the November 5th fundraising ad for Paul continues on the Neo-Nazi stormfront.org today.
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Ron Paul Watch: Paul Campaign Solicitation on Neo-Nazi Hate Site – The FLAP Part Two
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Code Pink Confronts Secretary Condoleezza Rice with “Bloody Hands”
The Code Pinkos strike again – this time with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Secretary Rice was confronted prior to her testimony before the House Foreign Relations Committee where she testified that Iran represented “perhaps the single greatest challenge” to United States Security.
Flap is nonplussed that the Democrats (who run the House) don’t provide better security BEFORE the Capitol Police throw their PINK ASSES out.
Now, will they be prosecuted?
Technorati Tags: Code Pink, Condoleezza Rice, Iran
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Who is Setting the California Wildfires?
Michael Ramirez has it RIGHT. California is being set on fire.
Al Qaeda or another terrorist plot?
Didn’t the Japanese during World War II attempt to set the California Redwood forests on fire?
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Vote Today for DREAM ACT
Several hundred demonstrators march down Broadway in downtown Los Angeles to protest the arrest and deportation of immigration activist Elvira Arellano, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007.
Mikey Kaus over at Slate has the latest machinations of Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Dream Act author Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.
A STEALTH illegal alien AMNESTY vote is scheduled for today.
Call your United States Senator today and say NO to AMNESTY.
Work the phones: (202) 224-3121 – main number.
Numbers USA has the list.
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Technorati Tags: Dream Act, Illegal Immigration
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Day By Day by Chris Muir October 24, 2007
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