No More Effing Bailouts

Yes, it appears that House conservatives (More specifically superstar in the making, Jeb Hensarling) were correct when they said that passing the first bailout would cause for a wave of irresponsibility that tells big businesses "If you screw up, it's OK. Be as irresponsible as you want, because the tax payer will get you out of any sticky situation"

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

Now the Auto Industry (Ford, GM and Chrysler specifically) wants one too.

How about you just stop making POS cars? Seriously.

Hopefully nothing will get done, even though many democrats seem to love awarding money to irresponsibility.

"They are producing high-cost products that consumers don't want to buy," Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said of the Detroit companies. "And so now we have Washington on the verge of giving them a bailout simply because we have all heard of them and they have high-priced lobbyists."

http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/20081116_US_automakers_must_learn_how_to_compete.html

Someone, please, put Jeb Hensarling in a significant area of power. This man is what America truly needs. Hopefully he'll run for Kay Baby's US Senate seat in Texas when she runs for Governor.

Don't give these people a bailout.

Minnesota Dems Attempt to Screw Over Coleman

Really...quite disgusting that the deep blue state of Minnesota is now trying to steal an election away from a decent man like Norm Coleman (Who has been through a lot in this election, including vandalism at his home and death threats) and give it to a truly hateful man like Al Franken. Who, I might add, is a total nut job.

Here's the story.

When voters woke up on Wednesday morning after the election, Senator Norm Coleman led Al Franken by what seemed like a relatively comfortable 725 votes. By Wednesday night, that lead had shrunk to 477. By Thursday night, it was down to 336. By Friday, it was 239. Late Sunday night, the difference had gone down to just 221 -- a total change over 4 days of 504 votes.

This alone is amazing. If you get a recount, it's odd that there would be a 504 vote swing either way. Especially only 4 days later. But...

Amazingly, this all has occurred even though there hasn’t even yet been a recount. Just local election officials correcting claimed typos in how the numbers were reported.

...There hasn't even been a recount yet, and that seems to make this amazing comeback, all the more amazing.

Virtually all of Franken’s new votes came from just three out of 4130 precincts, and almost half the gain (246 votes) occurred in one precinct -- Two Harbors, a small town north of Duluth along Lake Superior -- a heavily Democratic precinct where Obama received 64 percent of the vote. None of the other races had any changes in their vote totals in that precinct.

Fishy. Obama and his lackeys that disgruntled about opposition to his policies that they need to over throw a Republican senator in a Democratic area?

Indeed, the 504 total new votes for Franken from all the precincts is greater than adding together all the changes for all the precincts in the entire state for the presidential, congressional, and state house races combined (a sum of 482). It was also true that precincts that gave Obama a larger percentage of the vote were statistically more likely to make a correction that helped Franken.

Such BS. This should be heavily investigated. I will be thoroughly angry if Coleman ends out losing his seat after all of this.

Sarah Palin Blames Bush Administration for McCain Loss

"It's amazing that we did as well as we did"

Well, in her first major interview since the election, Palin sat down with Greta Van Susteren of FoxNews and pretty much blamed the entire loss on the Bush administration.

I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration?

Interesting that she would so heavily put the blame on the administration. There are still a lot of Bush supporters in the base, and she needs to be careful not to look like some sort of "party traitor" if she hopes to run in 2012.

I don't have a problem with what she said, but politically speaking, she needs to think about the die hard Bush supporters out there.

A couple of other notes from the article...

Palin has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012. She also could seek re-election in 2010 or challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is leading in his bid for another term but could be ousted by the Senate for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens loses his seat, Palin could run for it in a special election.

Now the part in bold would be SO ideal. Alaska politics has been embroiled with scandal in recent years. If Palin took out a RINO like Lisa Murkowski and then Sean Parnell (Who has said he won't, but we'll see) were to run for Stevens' seat in a special election? Holy cow...Alaska would be on their way with two terrific young conservatives and it would go a long way in purging the Republican party of the crooks that currently reside in certain areas of the GOP. If there are two types of people the Republican party needs to rid themselves of, it's empty suits and crooks. You'd be getting rid of both if Palin and Parnell won seats. With Stevens, you'd be ridding Alaska of another political criminal and with Murkowski, you'd be getting rid of someone who just shows up, but doesn't actively try and make things better. Not to mention, she's an Olympia Snowe type Republican. She really is more of a liberal than anything.

Anyway, Palin and Parnell as Alaska senators would be a great start.
Sean Parnell (Above) Lt. Governor of Alaska (R)

Sarah Palin Be Angry

Former Vice Presidential Candidate/current Governor of Alaska/Possible 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin is angry!

Political Spotlight: David Dreier

David Dreier - US Congressman from California (26th District)

Dreier is in a fairly Democratic area. The only Republican US Congressman from California to be elected in a district that trends Democratic. Outside of the 2004 Presidential election and the last two gubernatorial races, the 26th district has consistently voted Democratic over the last 15 years. Dreier is moderate however and may scare away traditional conservatives on the national level, but he could play a role in helping the state turn red one day if he decides to run for Senate by challenging Boxer's seat. Dreier in one of the California senate seats and Schwarzenegger as Governor would be a HUGE step for Republicans in the state of California. Whether traditional conservatives or not, just the fact that two of the largest positions in the elected state of California going red would be amazing. And with Feinstein closing in on the end of her career, Dreier and Schwarzenegger could pave the way for another Republican to take her seat.

Three Republicans in the Senate and Governor seats in California could pave the way for other Republicans to possibly do well in future Presidential elections. Dreier could be huge to the future of the Republican party, even if he wouldn't be terribly popular on a National level with conservatives.

Video

Just some clips that are relevant to Republicans.

Bobby Jindal on FoxNews the Day After the Election

Speaking Against the Bailout...Keep an Eye on Hensarling for the Future

Crazy Al Franken...This Guy Can't Get Elected

Part 2

Bobby Jindal - Governor of Louisiana

"If I go down as one of the more boring but effective governors, I'll take that as a great compliment. Our people don't want to be amused by our politics anymore. We don't want to be entertained."

Bobby Jindal is widely considered THE candidate of the future for the Republican party. The GOP's counter to Barack Obama.

A young, incredibly popular minority.

Jindal, of almost any other possible candidate, may have the best shot to beat Obama in 2012 in the event that Barack Obama has a successful four years. Jindal is that charming. Jindal is that good.

One thing that may hurt Jindal in the eyes of the public is his EXTREME views on abortion. Jindal wants to outlaw abortion, even in the event of the mother's life being in danger. Jindal is no exceptions. Jindal would have the base though. He's a major supporter and legislator of second amendment rights. He's the most pro-life candidate in the Republican party. He's also a throwback fiscal conservative.

Jindal, along with being Governor, also has experience as a Member of the US House of Representatives. So he's been in congress, and he's governed a state. All at the age of 37.

Biggest problem is that he may not service to the Democrats who could be swayed to vote outside party lines. Jindal may be viewed as too radical.

CONCLUSION: I think Jindal should focus on his 2012 run for a second term as Louisiana Governor. Finish that out and then prime yourself for a run in 16 as a genuine super candidate, much like Obama this year















Mike Huckabee - Former Governor of Arkansas

"Let me make something clear tonight. I'm not a Republican because I grew up rich. I'm a Republican because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor, waiting for the Government to rescue me."

If I had to bet on who the Republican nominee would be in 2012, I would probably bet on it being Mike Huckabee. Still relatively young, easily relatable, 10 years of executive experience and 3 as Lt. Governor.

Huckabee could win over some blue states. Probably not a New York or California, but Huckabee would DOMINATE the south in an election against Obama, and if he campaigned well, he could easily take an Iowa, a Minnesota and a Wisconsin.

Huckabee's best asset when it comes to swinging blue states is that he is always open to the possibility that he may be wrong. His doesn't have an ego that says "I'm right and you're wrong."

Instead, Huckabee approaches things with the mind set of "This is what I believe and here's why I think it would be best. I want to understand why you think otherwise, so let's talk about this."

Combine Huckabee's bi-partisanship with his evangelical swing in southern states and you have something really tough to beat. The thing that makes him a powerhouse though is that he's got over a decade of executive experience, and he knows how to inspire. The inability to inspire was one of the McCain's biggest problems this year.

Finally, the quote I posted above, the one that he made at the Republican National Convention, really seemed to strike a chord with everyone. Social Republicans, Moderate Republicans, Independents and even some wishy-washy liberals.

Mike Huckabee may be the best shot that the Republicans have in 2012.

Where Do the Republicans Go Now? pt 1

Tuesday's election revealed serious flaws in the Republican party that can no longer be ignored.

Barack Obama challenged deeply Red states and won. Republicans in recent elections don't even seem to want to try and win states like New York and California. Obama, on the other hand, showed what can happen when all you do is show up, turning Virginia, Montana, Indiana and Colorado blue. Not acceptable.

This election also highlighted the already known struggles of the Republican party to bring in the African-American vote.

Let's take a look at some possible candidates for 2012. Analyze how they would do in the general public and how they would fair in heavily blue states and with African-American voters.
























Sarah Palin - Governor of Alaska

"I'll tell you something, Florida, there is nothing wrong with calling someone out about his record. You need to know the truth."

Palin is one of four immediate front runners for the Republican nomination in 2012. She hit rough patches early on in her Vice Presidential campaign, but Palin became more polished as time went on and her real turning point came when she stood toe-to-toe with Joe Biden in the VP debate and actually performed very well.

After the VP debate, Palin's confidence was at an all time high. She no longer appeared rattled and seemed even more confident in attacks on Obama, whereas before, she seemed a little reluctant to directly criticize him.

If Obama's first term is disastrous, Palin could almost certainly run on solely an "I told you so" mantra and possibly pull out a victory.

Palin is not a politician who will win the African-American vote, especially not against Obama. She could possibly do well in blue states if she campaigned hard enough, but don't expect anything like California to flip if she were to run in 2012.

CONCLUSION: Palin would beat Obama if his first term was disastrous. If Obama even slightly succeeds, I could see problems for Palin going up against Obama.



















Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts

"America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home."

Romney is someone who's entire RNC speech was devoted to getting himself in good with the staunch conservatives. He was doing nothing but setting himself up for a 2012 run. I fully expect him to run again.

If the economy is still in a rough place 4 years from now, I could see Mitt Romney winning the nomination and possibly the election. Depending on how Obama handled his four years.

Romney is an economic genius. He also has ties that could flip key blue states like Michigan and Massachusetts.

The problem with a Romney run, however, is that southern states may be a little skeptical. An energized Republican base is the most dangerous thing in politics, but if the southern states aren't excited about you, it makes it almost impossible to win. See our most recent election for proof of the problems facing Republicans who can't carry southern states.

I think the south would have trouble getting behind him because (Fairly or unfairly) Romney is Mormon and also because Romney is a former Democrat who very recently still supported abortion rights.

CONCLUSION: Romney, no matter the situation, would lose. Specifically, I think he would pick up Mass and Michigan, but he would lose Texas and Georgia. I just don't think he'd be worth it.

Part 2 coming.