Archive for July 3rd, 2008

What members of Congress have said “no” to the Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. petition?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Members who said “No” to the petition:
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. Alan Boyd (D-Fla.)
Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.)
Rep. Tim Johnson (R-Ill.)
Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Rep. [...]

And now for the biggest flip-flop of the campaign–Obama and Iraq

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Technorati Tags: Barack Obama, conservative, Democrat, iraq, John McCain, liberal, McCain, Nobama, Obama, progressive, Republican

Quick hits from the rest of the network for 7-3-08…

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Steve’s Blogspot: Nader Beating Bob Barr in Polls
Well, that’s a good thing.  Go Nader!
Monkey in the Middle: Black National Anthem
Commentary plus the video of the song.
A McCain Democrat’s Journal: Memo To Dick Morris, et al.: SHUT UP!
Concentrating on the perceived failures of the McCain campaign when Obama is clearly struggling is not helpful.
Gunservatively!: A Necessary Observance
Speaking [...]

Thomas Sowell on why patriotism matters

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

After reading the hyperbolic nonsense spewed by The Progressive, it is refreshing to read the opposite view as written by Thomas Sowell.  I would encourage anyone to read both pieces, one after another, and just think for a moment on the nature of each article and each writer.  Far from holding a minority opinion amongst [...]

Energy Independence Day

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

There is no more important issue this year.  Those who see a “bubble” in the gas market are ignoring the awful reality that demand is still growing worldwide and that production is stagnant.  It doesn’t have to be.  We have all the oil in America that we need as we make the long transition to [...]

Is Drill Now the conservative Moveon.org?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Conservatives have been slow to fully embrace the Internet as a tool for activist change, but those days are coming to an end with such projects as Drill Now Pay Lessand the fledgling, Let’s Get This Right.  We still have a long way to go, though, to match the incredible online infrastructure already built by [...]

Obama’s Glass Houses

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

 
Housing Problems Continue To Plague The Campaign Following Revelations Of Sweetheart Mortgage Deal Received By Obama
 
Today, The Washington Post Reported That Obama Received A Sweetheart Mortgage Deal For His Chicago Mansion:
Obama Received A Discounted Rate On His $1.32 Million Mortgage For His Georgian Mansion In Chicago. “Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying [...]

Why progressives aren’t patriotic

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

In fact, this comes from the great source, itself, The Progressive:
“It’s July 4th again, a day of near-compulsory flag-waving and nation-worshipping. Count me out. Spare me the puerile parades. Don’t play that martial music, white boy. And don’t befoul nature’s sky with your F-16s. You see, I don’t believe in patriotism.”
I was going to comment on [...]