8 posts tagged “2008”
Waxahachie Daily Light
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In the race for the Republican nomination for the president of the United States, the one candidate we feel offers America’s best hope for much needed change is Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
While candidates in both parties have seized upon the message of change, in reality, with the exception of one candidate, the change being promised is a shift from one special interest group to another.
Largely ignored by the mainstream media, he has trailed the GOP frontrunners in the initial primaries. He has been labeled as a “radical” by the established political guard in Washington. They fear his message because they know, if Paul is elected, things will change in D.C.
When Thomas Jefferson framed the U.S. Constitution, he envisioned a limited, representative form of government that served the general needs of “we the people of the United States.” What we have now is an ever-growing bureaucracy that is slowly stripping its citizens of basic freedoms and wealth to pay for federal programs that benefit special interest; a Congress too busy pandering so it remains in gridlock and an executive branch that continually exceeds its power as outlined by the Constitution.
In one sentence, Ron Paul wants to give government back to the people.
The Democrats don’t like his message. The established Republican guard doesn’t like his message. Certainly, the Washington Beltway doesn’t like his message.
Yet Paul’s support grows. It is gradual, to be sure, and may not be enough to overcome the mainstream political machine. But as Americans hear his platform of limited government, lower taxes, secure national borders and a return to the constitutional form of government our founders built this nation upon, he is energizing the electorate. In state after state, Paul’s campaign is building momentum and empowering citizens to reclaim their voice in the American political process.
Many political pundits place Paul’s chances of winning the nomination a long shot — if there is any shot at all.
Perhaps. But we still believe that, in America, anything is possible.
Should he be elected, there is little question Paul’s initiatives for change will be stymied by those in Washington who are prospering on the status quo. At a minimum, with a Paul presidency, our federal government will not grow, our taxes will not go up and only a declaration from Congress will send our armed forces into harm’s way.
That, in itself, is a “change” worth voting for.
If we, the people of the United States, truly want to reclaim a more perfect union, Ron Paul is not only our best hope, he is our only hope for real “change.”
In the Republican primary for the president of the United States, the Daily Light strongly endorses Ron Paul.
This is yet another example of how this wanna-be-republican loves to pitch a fit whenever he can't get his way. Not only is he blowing his lid over a topic hes wrong on - he obviously feels no one has the right to question his positions.
Good ridence John McCain. May you come in last in the republican primaries.....
McCain Goes Nuts Near Senate Floor
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, launched into a shouting match during a Thursday Capitol Hill meeting, where reportedly the presidential candidate dropped the "F” word and more.
According to reports in the Washington Post and the New York Post, Cornyn apparently got the former POW’s attention when he raised the issue about the number of judicial appeals that illegal immigrants could receive.
In a meeting room just off the Senate floor, McCain opined that Cornyn was purposely raising petty objections to a compromise plan then being hammered out between Senate Republicans and Democrats and the White House.
"This is chickens--- stuff," McCain fired at Cornyn, according to the news reports. "You've always been against this bill, and you're just trying to derail it."
Not to be outdone, Cornyn accused McCain of being too occupied campaigning for president to take part in the negotiations.
"Wait a second here," Cornyn said to McCain. "I've been sitting in here for all of these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You're out of line."
"F--- you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room," McCain reportedly rejoined.
McCain, who has missed 42 votes this year, hasn't been intimately involved in the comprehensive immigration reform debate for months.
Reportedly, the shouting match was played out in front of a bipartisan group of senators and aides who had gathered in the meeting room.
Pundits suggest that the temper flare may reopen the can-of-worms that is McCain's "anger-management problem."Brian Jones, a spokesman for the McCain campaign, acknowledged that a "spirited exchange" did take place.
"Negotiating such a large and important piece of legislation can be intense, and a spirited exchange did occur," Jones said. "[McCain] is somebody who feels very passionate about his work and about solving the problems facing the country."
Less we forget the border issue.... Speaker Newt is right on target. Remember, he's going to help bring the Republican's message to the right of center (where it belongs).
TWO STATEWIDE ELECTED REPUBLICANS URGE FRED THOMPSON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Railroad Commissioner Victor Carillo are encouraging former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson to run for President. In a statement released by the two Republican officeholders, they cite a recent Rasmussen poll which indicated that Fred Thompson leads Hillary Clinton by a 44% to 43% margin in a head-to-head race. Patterson also expressed concern about Rudy Giuliani's position on the 2nd Amendment. Speaking of the Republican frontrunner, Patterson said, "I cannot support him (Giuliani) in the Republican primary because of his position on the 2nd Amendment's enumerated right to keep and bear arms." Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo stated,
GINGRICH FORMER CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN SAYS NEWT WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Newt Gingrich's former campaign chairman, Matt Towery, says that that he is "100 percent positive that Gingrich will enter the battle for the GOP nomination...The real issue for Team Gingrich on a presidential announcement is not if, but when". Towery's comments were made in a viewpoint article he wrote for the Florida Times-Union this week.
Thank you dox^2 for allowing me to borrow this great interview.
The first thing the GOP needs are a few more conservatives at the top. Believe it, or not, the party of Reagan has been commandeered by neo-cons who have led the party astray.
I've been saying for more than a few years the GOP needs to throw its' full weight behind former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He's intelligent, experienced, and conservative. Unfortunately for the GOP its' current leaders believe the reason they lost in November 2006 was because of being "too right" on issues. Thus, their continued leaning to the left. And until this is stopped the National GOP (and most state parties) will continue to get their butts whupped in future elections.
As such, please find the following: Read more on Newt! 
Press accounts seldom name former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the top tier of aspirants for the Republican presidential nomination, despite polls consistently showing he belongs there.
"Newt's invisible to much of the nation's media," said Republican communications strategist Tom Edmonds. "The liberal press doesn't want to acknowledge that he casts a big shadow over the 2008 race. THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE
