Rep. Buerkle Interview
Click the link to hear a great interview with Rep. Buerkle talking about redistricting, Obamacare, and Jobs!
She is exactly what we need! And she is not getting a fair shake. We conservatives need to stand up and let our voices be HEARD. Liberals are not the only ones who can be loud and heard!
Come and join us at:
Smart Girl Politics Action
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Time for Conservative women to stand up!
"Republican Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle from New York’s 25th
District has been ranked the most conservative woman in the House. She
is wildly popular among pro-life groups, and her strong stance against government spending
has earned her a Club for Growth rating of 92, a full 24 points higher
than the next best rating in New York. Rep. Buerkle is a strong,
independent, female conservative — the kind that the Republican Party
sorely needs in Washington.
So naturally, the New York GOP is intentionally redistricting her out of her seat. Their own, self-drawn map places Rep. Buerkle in a nearly impossible electoral situation.
Anyone who is familiar with the New York Republican establishment shouldn’t be too surprised by this. In 2009, the state GOP forced the liberal, pro-union, pro-choice Dede Scozzafava onto the Republican ticket in the NY-09 special election, causing a third-party rebellion within the conservative movement that led to Scozzafava’s withdrawal from the race and endorsement of the Democrat over the conservative candidate. In 2010, the establishment tried to hoist candidate Rick Lazio onto the GOP gubernatorial ticket — only to result in yet another voter revolt that put Carl Paladino on the ballot, a candidate who went down in flames in November.
This time, instead of forcing a flawed candidate onto the ticket, the state GOP is trying to redistrict a good one — a great one, actually — out of contention, simply because..........."
continue article here, at the daily caller.
We need to stand up for Rep. Buerkle and Conservatism now. We can no longer be silent!
So naturally, the New York GOP is intentionally redistricting her out of her seat. Their own, self-drawn map places Rep. Buerkle in a nearly impossible electoral situation.
Anyone who is familiar with the New York Republican establishment shouldn’t be too surprised by this. In 2009, the state GOP forced the liberal, pro-union, pro-choice Dede Scozzafava onto the Republican ticket in the NY-09 special election, causing a third-party rebellion within the conservative movement that led to Scozzafava’s withdrawal from the race and endorsement of the Democrat over the conservative candidate. In 2010, the establishment tried to hoist candidate Rick Lazio onto the GOP gubernatorial ticket — only to result in yet another voter revolt that put Carl Paladino on the ballot, a candidate who went down in flames in November.
This time, instead of forcing a flawed candidate onto the ticket, the state GOP is trying to redistrict a good one — a great one, actually — out of contention, simply because..........."
continue article here, at the daily caller.
We need to stand up for Rep. Buerkle and Conservatism now. We can no longer be silent!
Brokered, baby, brokered 2
Here is an interview that Sarah Palin did with Eric Bolling last month! She answered about a brokered convention that "all bets are off"! She is such a tease! And Eric Bolling is a great interviewer!
You seriously need to watch the video! Here is the article off of Mediaite. You can watch the video on the link. I also put it below! I LOVE Sarah!
You seriously need to watch the video! Here is the article off of Mediaite. You can watch the video on the link. I also put it below! I LOVE Sarah!
Brokered, baby, brokered!!
While I am (like most Republicans) so tired of all this "politic-ing" during this nomination season, I have a small glimmer of hope at the end of this tunnel. I'm holding out for a brokered convention. Yup. Though it wearies me to think of so much smear and nasty tactics employed by the wanna-be nominee's, I am willing to endure to get to a brokered convention. It is an exciting thought to me.
But, if you are like me just a few months ago, and my husband just a few days ago, you may be wondering "What the heck is a brokered convention? And why are you so excited for it?!" Well, I will do my best to explain it to you, as I understand it.
According to Wikipedia (yes, I know not necessarily a reliable source, it does explain it pretty well) a brokered convention is " a situation in United States politics in which there are not enough delegates 'won' during the presidential primary and caucus elections for a single candidate to have a pre-existing majority, during the first official vote for a political party's presidential candidate at its nominating convention. Once the first ballot, or vote, has occurred, and no candidate has a majority of the delegates' votes, the convention is then considered brokered; thereafter, the nomination is decided through a process of alternating political horse-trading, and additional re-votes. In this circumstance, all regular delegates (who, previously, were pledged to the candidate who had won their respective state's primary or caucus election) are "released," and are able to switch their allegiance to a different candidate before the next round of balloting. It is hoped that this 'freedom' will result in a re-vote resulting in a clear majority of delegates for one candidate."
Summed up, all the pledged delegates would be released and the deal making would begin. The August 2012 GOP Convention in Tampa could be one hotbed of fun. One that I would LOVE to go to, but since I no longer live in Florida, that won't happen ;) .
I have heard that a brokered convention could also bring in a party who could throw his (or her ;) ) hat into the ring and convince the delegates to give him or her the nomination. I'm not too sure how realistic that could be, but can you just IMAGINE?!?! Oh my. I would love to see a brokered convention, Sarah Palin coming in and throwing her hat into the ring and bringing it home! But, that is more than likely nothing more than just a dream. But how AWESOME would that be?! Or even someone else? Who would you like?
Right now, I support Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. But for November 2012, my rallying cry is Anybody but Obama. I may have to plug my nose when I walk to that voting booth, but I did that when I cast my vote for McCain. And in all honesty, I only voted for McCain because of Sarah Palin. But, oh the dream of a brokered convention. Just think about it. We (Republicans) haven't had a "brokered" convention since 1948. We could see something that is pretty rare! History! Yes, I realize we see historic things happen everyday, but it would be so fun to see a brokered convention!
But, if you are like me just a few months ago, and my husband just a few days ago, you may be wondering "What the heck is a brokered convention? And why are you so excited for it?!" Well, I will do my best to explain it to you, as I understand it.
According to Wikipedia (yes, I know not necessarily a reliable source, it does explain it pretty well) a brokered convention is " a situation in United States politics in which there are not enough delegates 'won' during the presidential primary and caucus elections for a single candidate to have a pre-existing majority, during the first official vote for a political party's presidential candidate at its nominating convention. Once the first ballot, or vote, has occurred, and no candidate has a majority of the delegates' votes, the convention is then considered brokered; thereafter, the nomination is decided through a process of alternating political horse-trading, and additional re-votes. In this circumstance, all regular delegates (who, previously, were pledged to the candidate who had won their respective state's primary or caucus election) are "released," and are able to switch their allegiance to a different candidate before the next round of balloting. It is hoped that this 'freedom' will result in a re-vote resulting in a clear majority of delegates for one candidate."
Summed up, all the pledged delegates would be released and the deal making would begin. The August 2012 GOP Convention in Tampa could be one hotbed of fun. One that I would LOVE to go to, but since I no longer live in Florida, that won't happen ;) .
I have heard that a brokered convention could also bring in a party who could throw his (or her ;) ) hat into the ring and convince the delegates to give him or her the nomination. I'm not too sure how realistic that could be, but can you just IMAGINE?!?! Oh my. I would love to see a brokered convention, Sarah Palin coming in and throwing her hat into the ring and bringing it home! But, that is more than likely nothing more than just a dream. But how AWESOME would that be?! Or even someone else? Who would you like?
Right now, I support Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. But for November 2012, my rallying cry is Anybody but Obama. I may have to plug my nose when I walk to that voting booth, but I did that when I cast my vote for McCain. And in all honesty, I only voted for McCain because of Sarah Palin. But, oh the dream of a brokered convention. Just think about it. We (Republicans) haven't had a "brokered" convention since 1948. We could see something that is pretty rare! History! Yes, I realize we see historic things happen everyday, but it would be so fun to see a brokered convention!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Redistricting
When politicians chose their voters, district lines are at times purposefully drawn to eliminate challengers. And this is where the problems arise. Because of the 2010 census, the state of New York will lose some congressional seats. I do believe the total number that we will lose is 2. There have been many proposals. And, there are some of our representatives that are going to suffer from the lines that have been proposed.
The one that concerns me the most is the representative of my district. As of right now, I live in the 25th congressional district of New York State. My representative is Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle. She has been ranked as being one of the most conservative (if not the most conservative) woman in Congress. She does not cow tow to the party line. "Since Buerkle captured the Syracuse area congressional seat in a 2010 election upset, she has been loath to play the game others rely on for self-preservation: She didn’t contribute to state Senate Republicans; she didn’t hire a lobbyist to watch out for her in Albany; and she didn’t sponsor partisan bills to win political friends." ~ Mark Weiner
Needless to say, she doesn't have many friends in even her own party. Which is terribly sad. She has been a tremendous representative for our district. And I find it a shame that even her fellow republicans are so intimidated by her that they can't get their act together to support someone in their own party. I can't imagine feeling so inferior to someone who is doing good things for their constituents. So, they decide it is in THEIR best interest to make sure she doesn't win. Those politicians only care about what is good for themselves, not caring about their constituents. It is no longer about WE THE PEOPLE ~ whether the politicians are in Washington DC or Albany. Well, Rep. Buerkle cares about her state and the constituents of not only her district, but her state, also.
Because of all the skewed district proposals, Rep. Buerkle has requested a judge to reject the proposals. The judge she petitioned will be redrawing the district map and hopefully that will be accepted and it will be unbiased. If the lines are still skewed against her, she is considering running in another district ~ which she can according to state law ~ but what a shame for those of us in her current district if she has to change districts.
Stay tuned for the outcome. It has to be settled soon.
The one that concerns me the most is the representative of my district. As of right now, I live in the 25th congressional district of New York State. My representative is Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle. She has been ranked as being one of the most conservative (if not the most conservative) woman in Congress. She does not cow tow to the party line. "Since Buerkle captured the Syracuse area congressional seat in a 2010 election upset, she has been loath to play the game others rely on for self-preservation: She didn’t contribute to state Senate Republicans; she didn’t hire a lobbyist to watch out for her in Albany; and she didn’t sponsor partisan bills to win political friends." ~ Mark Weiner
Needless to say, she doesn't have many friends in even her own party. Which is terribly sad. She has been a tremendous representative for our district. And I find it a shame that even her fellow republicans are so intimidated by her that they can't get their act together to support someone in their own party. I can't imagine feeling so inferior to someone who is doing good things for their constituents. So, they decide it is in THEIR best interest to make sure she doesn't win. Those politicians only care about what is good for themselves, not caring about their constituents. It is no longer about WE THE PEOPLE ~ whether the politicians are in Washington DC or Albany. Well, Rep. Buerkle cares about her state and the constituents of not only her district, but her state, also.
Because of all the skewed district proposals, Rep. Buerkle has requested a judge to reject the proposals. The judge she petitioned will be redrawing the district map and hopefully that will be accepted and it will be unbiased. If the lines are still skewed against her, she is considering running in another district ~ which she can according to state law ~ but what a shame for those of us in her current district if she has to change districts.
Stay tuned for the outcome. It has to be settled soon.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sacred Honor
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
No where in the constitution or bill of rights does the phrase "separation of church and state" appear. What the writers of the Bill of Rights were referring to was keeping a "state mandated religion" out. They had that in England. They didn't want that here. They wanted the government to stay out of our churches ~ whether it be to regulate what is taught or to mandate religious institutions to provide things against their beliefs.
But there is a flip side to that. They in no way REMOVED God from the government. As a matter of fact, they infused God from the very beginning of our country. The very first document of our history, the Mayflower Compact was so overtly filled with God. And what our great country was founded on.
"Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the CHRISTIAN faith....." This country was founded to involve God in the establishment of the government.
And, when our founding fathers declared our independence, they did so believing and involving God into the very essence of our independence.
And, in such eloquence that is lost forever, they wrote, at the end of the Declaration of Independence, "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Their sacred honor. Unfortunately, I believe that concept is lost today.
While shoving Obamacare "we have to pass it to find out what's in it" down our throats, our "esteemed" {insert sarcasm} leader has reneged a promise he made to the people of this country. He promised that churches/religious institutions wouldn't have to do what was against their conscience for the sake of the health care bill. But guess what?! We get yet another instance of his lack of "sacred honor".
{And, we have a woman who was willing to go on Congressional record that she can't afford her own birth control and she wants her religious school to be forced to provide it in their insurance plan. She willing went on record touting her promiscuity. Well, sweetie ~ stop running up bills you have no intention of paying. We, the taxpayers, are sick and tired of you and your kind expecting us to carry you. We work hard. We are tired of paying for our healthcare and yours too. We owe you nothing. You want to go out and have a promiscuous life ~ LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. Or learn to work for the money to pay for it yourself. But it is NOT the governments job to force organizations who have a moral conviction about things such as abortion and birth control. Respect yourself, darlin'. Where is your honor?}
The government needs to get itself out of our churches. Our forefathers set our constitution up to keep the government out of the church and religion, but it NEVER intended to keep "religion" out of the government. The leaders of our government need to find their sacred honor. SACRED HONOR.
No where in the constitution or bill of rights does the phrase "separation of church and state" appear. What the writers of the Bill of Rights were referring to was keeping a "state mandated religion" out. They had that in England. They didn't want that here. They wanted the government to stay out of our churches ~ whether it be to regulate what is taught or to mandate religious institutions to provide things against their beliefs.
But there is a flip side to that. They in no way REMOVED God from the government. As a matter of fact, they infused God from the very beginning of our country. The very first document of our history, the Mayflower Compact was so overtly filled with God. And what our great country was founded on.
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are under-written, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc.
Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the eleventh of November [New Style, November 21], in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord, King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Dom. 1620."Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the CHRISTIAN faith....." This country was founded to involve God in the establishment of the government.
And, when our founding fathers declared our independence, they did so believing and involving God into the very essence of our independence.
And, in such eloquence that is lost forever, they wrote, at the end of the Declaration of Independence, "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Their sacred honor. Unfortunately, I believe that concept is lost today.
While shoving Obamacare "we have to pass it to find out what's in it" down our throats, our "esteemed" {insert sarcasm} leader has reneged a promise he made to the people of this country. He promised that churches/religious institutions wouldn't have to do what was against their conscience for the sake of the health care bill. But guess what?! We get yet another instance of his lack of "sacred honor".
{And, we have a woman who was willing to go on Congressional record that she can't afford her own birth control and she wants her religious school to be forced to provide it in their insurance plan. She willing went on record touting her promiscuity. Well, sweetie ~ stop running up bills you have no intention of paying. We, the taxpayers, are sick and tired of you and your kind expecting us to carry you. We work hard. We are tired of paying for our healthcare and yours too. We owe you nothing. You want to go out and have a promiscuous life ~ LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. Or learn to work for the money to pay for it yourself. But it is NOT the governments job to force organizations who have a moral conviction about things such as abortion and birth control. Respect yourself, darlin'. Where is your honor?}
The government needs to get itself out of our churches. Our forefathers set our constitution up to keep the government out of the church and religion, but it NEVER intended to keep "religion" out of the government. The leaders of our government need to find their sacred honor. SACRED HONOR.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Legacy
I had only just recently started listening to and "stalking" the websites of Andrew Breitbart. But, he was a HUGE name and booming voice for the political Right. For the Conservative Movement. So, I was saddened this morning to jump on twitter to read Michelle Malkin tweet about the passing of Breitbart.
Here is the link to his website confirming the sad news.
Much prayers go out to his wife, 4 children and his extended family. He leaves a legacy behind for political bloggers like myself. We will pick up where his voice is no longer able to speak. He leaves so much for us behind. He leaves a great legacy.
Here is the link to his website confirming the sad news.
Much prayers go out to his wife, 4 children and his extended family. He leaves a legacy behind for political bloggers like myself. We will pick up where his voice is no longer able to speak. He leaves so much for us behind. He leaves a great legacy.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)