Damn, it feels good to be a Republican!

-={ARCLIGHT}=- · **Posted:** Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:43 am

Many Indiana House Democrats calling it quits

By TOM DAVIES February 10, 2012 2:40PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â€” More than quarter of the Democratic members of the Indiana House arenâ€™t trying for re-election this year, further boosting the chances of Republicans strengthening their hold on the chamber.

Most of the 12 House Democrats had announced their decisions before Fridayâ€™s filing deadline for the May primary. They were joined by Rep. Chet Dobis of Merrillville, who is ending a 42-year legislative career rather than run against fellow Democrat Vernon Smith of Gary after majority Republicans put their homes in the same election district during last yearâ€™s redistricting.

Democrats controlled the House for most of the past two decades, but Republicans gained a 60-40 majority in the 2010 election and put many Democrats in tougher districts.

Seven House Republicans arenâ€™t running again, but they are mostly from solidly GOP districts.

-={ARCLIGHT}=- · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:12 pm

Allen West: Democratic Handouts An â€œInsidious Form of Slaveryâ€

Frothing at the mouth liberals denounce Congressman West in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1.

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Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) on Wednesday evening praised the Republican Party for consistently fighting for individual freedom over the last 150 years, and criticized Democrats for pursuing â€œhandoutsâ€ to the less fortunate that he said are a modern form of slavery.

â€œOur party firmly believes in the safety net,â€ West said in a late Wednesday floor speech. â€œWe reject the idea of the safety net becoming a hammock.

â€œFor this reason, the Republican value of minimizing government dependence is particularly beneficial to the poorest among us,â€ he continued. â€œConversely, the Democratic appetite for ever-increasing redistributionary handouts is in fact the most insidious form of slavery remaining in the world today, and it does not promote economic freedom.â€

West recounted the history of the Republican Party by noting that it played a major role in several key moments in which it fought for greater freedoms for African Americans. â€œThe Republican Party has always been the party of freedom,â€ he said.

Among other events, he noted that Republican President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and the GOP pushed the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution that ended slavery, provided equal protection under the law, and gave blacks the right to vote.

He added that a Republican Congress passed the law establishing the Buffalo Soldiers, and that GOP President Ulysses Grant signed the first major civil rights act into law in 1875.

Moby Grape · **Joined:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:19 pm **Posts:** 13802

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Man Up, Republicans!
Canada Free Press, by Alan Caruba

â€œIâ€™m beginning to think Obama will be reelectedâ€, writes a friend, a conservative and a Republican who is having grave thoughts about the narrowing GOP field of candidates. He is not alone as I hear similar thoughts from others.

As he put it, â€œApproximately 45% of the people think this idiot is doing a good job.â€

There is a solid 30% of voters (and those who do not bother to vote) who are hardcore liberals, immune to facts and the reality of the destruction of both the Constitution and the economy being perpetrated by Barack Obama.

Republicans appear to have lost the fire in their political belly, the willingness to go to war over political principles of limited government, lower taxes, national security, and greater opportunity for the upward mobility that has always marked our society.

A case in point was the selection of John McCain as the partyâ€™s candidate in 2008. Famous for reaching across the aisle to seek accommodation and agreement with Democrats, McCainâ€”whose personal courage cannot be impugnedâ€”waged a tepid campaign against a virtually unknown Illinois Senator offering a vague promise of â€œhope and changeâ€ combined with the â€œredistribution of wealth.â€

BREAK

This President presided over the first historic downgrade of the nationâ€™s credit rating, has driven the national debt to more than $15 trillion, has seen millions of jobs disappear during his term, and squandered billions on failed â€œstimulusâ€ programs and failed green energy companies all rapidly going bankrupt. And some people still think heâ€™s doing a dandy job.

READ MORE:

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44628

-={ARCLIGHT}=- · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:34 pm

Gallup Poll: Americans Say Ronald Reagan Best President Over Last 40 Years

Damn right he is.

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PRINCETON, NJ â€” Americans believe history will judge Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as the best among recent U.S. presidents, with at least 6 in 10 saying each will go down in history as an above-average or outstanding president. Only about 1 in 10 say each will be remembered as below average or poor. Three years into Barack Obamaâ€™s presidency, Americans are divided in their views of how he will be regarded, with 38% guessing he will be remembered as above average or outstanding and 35% as below average or poor.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Oh my..."too funny"

News item:

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Rick Santorum leads in Michigan polls

Top GOP Senator Says â€˜If Romney Loses Michigan, We Need a New Candidateâ€™

A prominent Republican senator just told me that if Romney canâ€™t win in Michigan, the Republican Party needs to go back to the drawing board and convince somebody new to get into the race.

â€œIf Romney cannot win Michigan, we need a new candidate,â€ said the senator, who has not endorsed anyone and requested anonymity.

The senator believes Romney will ultimately win in Michigan but says he will publicly call for the party to find a new candidate if he does not.

â€œWeâ€™d get killed,â€ the senator said if Romney manages to win the nomination after he failed to win the state in which he grew up.

â€œHeâ€™d be too damaged,â€ he said. â€œIf he canâ€™t even win in Michigan, where his family is from, where he grew up.â€

What about Rick Santorum?

â€œHeâ€™d lose 35 states,â€ the senator said, predicting the same fate for Newt Gingrich.

It would have to be somebody else, the senator said. Who?

â€œJeb Bush,â€ the former Florida governor.-ABC News

-={ARCLIGHT}=- · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:08 pm

Moby Grape · **Joined:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:19 pm **Posts:** 13802

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Gingrich: Obama Is â€˜Dangerous,â€™
Defeating Him â€˜a Duty of National Securityâ€™
ABC News, by Elicia Dover

TULSA, Okla. â€” While discussing the threat of Iran today to a crowd of about 4,000 people at Oral Roberts University, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said that defeating Barack Obama was â€œin fact, a duty of national security.â€

â€œBecause the fact is, he is incapable of defending the United States,â€ Gingrich said.

Gingrich told the crowd, many of them young students, there was a real threat of an American city being wiped out. Gingrich said the Obama administration refuses to acknowledge radical Islamists.

â€œAll of you should be very deeply concerned about national security. Barack Obama is the most dangerous president in modern American history,â€ Gingrich said.

Gingrich said the Obama administration was demonstrating â€œwillful dishonestyâ€ over describing what motivated the suspected terrorist from Morocco, who was arrested Friday by FBI agents for allegedly plotting to blow up the Capitol.

â€œAny honest person knows what motivated the person who came here,â€ Gingrich said. â€œThis is not smearing everybody, this is not Islamaphobia. If we canâ€™t have honest conversation about radical Islamists and we canâ€™t figure out â€” there is a very specific group of people across the planet â€” thereâ€™s a very specific desire to kill us.â€

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... -security/

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Who is Newt Gingrich?... :smt005

Moby Grape · **Joined:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:19 pm **Posts:** 13802

edge540 wrote:

Who is Newt Gingrich?... :smt005

â€œBecause the fact is, he is incapable of defending the United States,â€ Gingrich said.

Gingrich told the crowd, many of them young students, there was a real threat of an American city being wiped out. Gingrich said the Obama administration refuses to acknowledge radical Islamists.

â€œAll of you should be very deeply concerned about national security. Barack Obama is the most dangerous president in modern American history,â€ Gingrich said.

Gingrich said the Obama administration was demonstrating â€œwillful dishonestyâ€ over describing what motivated the suspected terrorist from Morocco, who was arrested Friday by FBI agents for allegedly plotting to blow up the Capitol.

â€œAny honest person knows what motivated the person who came here,â€ Gingrich said. â€œThis is not smearing everybody, this is not Islamaphobia. If we canâ€™t have honest conversation about radical Islamists and we canâ€™t figure out â€” there is a very specific group of people across the planet â€” thereâ€™s a very specific desire to kill us.â€

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Oh that's right... :mrgreen:

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Gallup's daily tracking poll Monday showed Santorum leading Romney 36% to 26% among Republicans nationwide. The new numbers represented a six-point drop for Romney since last week, when the former Massachusetts governor was statistically tied with Santorum, who rose by five points in the same period.
Gingrich, a former House speaker, has seen his poll numbers decline over the past month since his only primary win in South Carolina on January 21. According to Gallup, Gingrich came in third place in Monday's poll with 13%
Read more: http://www.wisn.com/politics/30501237/d ... z1n1zYcguP

very impressive

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With George W. Bush As Prez, Dow Drops Most Points Ever
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

(Source: Boston Herald)By Jerry Kronenberg, Boston Herald
Jan. 20--Call it "Mission Unaccomplished."

George W. Bush leaves office today with the Dow Jones industrial average off 2,306 points from when he took over: The worst performance for any U.S. president.

The blue chips closed Friday -- the last full trading day of Bush's term -- at 8,281, way off of the 10,588 that the index stood at when Dubya took office in 2001.

Hey mr grape, what is the DOW at today? :mrgreen:

Dow Jones Industrial Average 2-21-2012
12987

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Oh no, more bad news for the ODS republicans:
Dow hits 13,000 for first time since 2008 crisis

Moby Grape · **Joined:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:19 pm **Posts:** 13802

edge540 wrote:

Oh no, more bad news for the ODS republicans:
Dow hits 13,000 for first time since 2008 crisis

BFD

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Yes, I know.

Moby Grape · **Joined:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:19 pm **Posts:** 13802

Only crisis I know of in 2008 is when that idiot was elected.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

It's a good bet he'll be elected again in 2012.

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