My Father-in-law sent me this. It's a good one.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/01/025329.php

Indeed it's good - I have it linked on my Facebook.

This article is also a good read - by a liberal journalist who endorsed Obama and voted for Obama:

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/mzuckerman/articles/2010/01/21/mort-zuckerman-the-incredible-deflation-of-barack-obama.html

GREAT post!!

Forgive my ignorance, but in November, what will we be able to vote on?

State? Federal level?

AHHHH, just found it.

We'll be able to vote on our individual states House and Senate seats?

The senate and many state gubernatorial and legislative positions.

Rich

Great post. cant wait until we can vote them all out of office. although this is the list for whos up for re-election. most senators up for election is republicans.

Who's Up for Reelection in 2010? Full List
Retiring Senators
Ted Kaufman (D) of Delaware
Kit Bond (R) of Missouri
Sam Brownback (R) of Kansas
Mel Martinez (R) of Florida
George Voinovich (R) of Ohio

Democratic incumbents
Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
Barbara Boxer of California
Michael Bennet of Colorado
Christopher Dodd of Connecticut
Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
Roland Burris of Illinois
Evan Bayh of Indiana
Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
Harry Reid of Nevada
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Chuck Schumer of New York
Byron Dorgan of North Dakota
Ron Wyden of Oregon
Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
Patrick Leahy of Vermont
Patty Murray of Washington
Russ Feingold of Wisconsin

Republican incumbents
Richard Shelby of Alabama
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
John McCain of Arizona
Johnny Isakson of Georgia
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Jim Bunning of Kentucky
David Vitter of Louisiana
Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Tom Coburn of Oklahoma
Jim DeMint of South Carolina
John Thune of South Dakota
Bob Bennett of Utah

GREAT post!!

Forgive my ignorance, but in November, what will we be able to vote on?

State? Federal level?

On the Federal level, there are elections every two years (even numbered years) to elect ALL the representatives in the House and ONE THIRD of the Senators in the Senate. House representatives have TWO year terms and Senators have SIX year terms. The President has a FOUR year term and is elected every Leap year, which is also an even year.

On the State level, most states follow the Federal time lines, but not all. A few states have elections in odd years. Here in MN, we're electing ALL our state House representatives and one third of our state Senators. We're also electing a governor this year (only thing out of step with the Federal time line).

So what's going to be our best bet?

To vote all Republican?

So what's going to be our best bet?

To vote all Republican?

Absolutely not!!! Your best bet is to contact those who are running in your area and find out where they stand on the issues you care about. If they're an incumbent, check their voting record.

Personally, I'm in NJ, where the majority of politicians in office are Democrats. It happens that they are also very progressive, and in support of the legislation that's been attacking our hobby for the past few years. They also believe that poverty can be solved by taking money from people that want to work, and giving it to those who don't. Taxes are rising, tolls and fees are rising, unemployment is rising, and freedoms are dwindling.

Do your research and vote the issues!

So what's going to be our best bet?

To vote all Republican?
Yeah the republicans did so good the last 10 years.
Cut taxes for the wealthiest americans.
Corporate welfare so they can make more jobs, overseas.
And spend like a drunk sailor.
Don't forget about deregulation of the banking industry. That was a money maker.:devil:

Absolutely not!!! Your best bet is to contact those who are running in your area and find out where they stand on the issues you care about. If they're an incumbent, check their voting record.

Do your research and vote the issues!

Very well said. :cheers:
Watch them all.

Yeah the republicans did so good the last 10 years.
Cut taxes for the wealthiest americans. Not just the wealthy, ALL Americans
Corporate welfare so they can make more jobs, overseas. And that's changed now?
And spend like a drunk sailor. Oh yeah, I forgot...Obama's a penny pincher...NOT!!
Don't forget about deregulation of the banking industry. That was a money maker.:devil: Banking deregs started with Clinton (everybody should have a house crap)



Very well said. :cheers:
Watch them all.

Vote for who you want, but don't do it blindly! Make damn SURE you know how your guy (or gal) is standing on the issues importantant to you (and our neat little hobby here).

Yeah the republicans did so good the last 10 years.
Cut taxes for the wealthiest americans.
Corporate welfare so they can make more jobs, overseas.
And spend like a drunk sailor.
Don't forget about deregulation of the banking industry. That was a money maker.:devil:


Hey, Claude, do you have any stats to show the differences in these areas when Congressional majority switched from the GOP to the Dems in 2006? I haven't been able to find it, and I'd like to see the improvements that have been made in these areas you mentioned. :dunno:

Thanks for the info guys!

Gonna start doing my research:yessir:

Claude? Where you at, buddy?

I keep telling you it's got nothing to do with Democrats and Republicans. I couldn't vote for McCain because of his policies, which are strongly progressive....not as progressive as Obama, but damn progressive. If I could have taken back my vote for Bush, I would have....based upon his progressive leaning government expansion during his second term.

Let's stop pointing fingers and vote based on merit. I can't vote for anyone who thinks expansion of the Federal government's size or scope is a good thing. I can't support nationalizing of banks, auto companies, the internet, health care, or just about anything else for that matter. If we can stop yelling about which party to vote for, maybe we can start discussing which principles to vote for.

Where do you stand?

Claude? Where you at, buddy?

I keep telling you it's got nothing to do with Democrats and Republicans. I couldn't vote for McCain because of his policies, which are strongly progressive....not as progressive as Obama, but damn progressive. If I could have taken back my vote for Bush, I would have....based upon his progressive leaning government expansion during his second term.

Let's stop pointing fingers and vote based on merit. I can't vote for anyone who thinks expansion of the Federal government's size or scope is a good thing. I can't support nationalizing of banks, auto companies, the internet, health care, or just about anything else for that matter. If we can stop yelling about which party to vote for, maybe we can start discussing which principles to vote for.

Where do you stand?

Mike, I'm with you 100%. :cheers:

Claude? Where you at, buddy?

I keep telling you it's got nothing to do with Democrats and Republicans. I couldn't vote for McCain because of his policies, which are strongly progressive....not as progressive as Obama, but damn progressive. If I could have taken back my vote for Bush, I would have....based upon his progressive leaning government expansion during his second term.

Let's stop pointing fingers and vote based on merit. I can't vote for anyone who thinks expansion of the Federal government's size or scope is a good thing. I can't support nationalizing of banks, auto companies, the internet, health care, or just about anything else for that matter. If we can stop yelling about which party to vote for, maybe we can start discussing which principles to vote for.

Where do you stand?

I agree -- I voted for Ross Perot.:cheers:

I agree -- I voted for Ross Perot.:cheers:

:rockon::rockon::rockon:

Couldn't vote for him, but I'm about sick and tired of the government telling me what I can and can't do. If I want to know my rights, they're right there in the Constitution. Now we've got these career politicians telling us about how we need to limit the free market to protect it....how we need to sacrifice freedom to protect it.

The Obama administration is just some kind of twisted continuation of the Bush administration with the big government policies. Does anyone really think Bush left office with such a pitifully low approval rating because he was too conservative? No...he was governing like a :censor: progressive!!!

Now, an independently minded Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's senate seat in Massachusettes by running on the platform that he could be the 41st vote to stop the health care bill. What does Mr. Obama say the reason is? Well, when interviewed, he said that Americans are angry. Not just over the past year or so, but over the past 8 years. REALLY???? He's going to blame a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy's seat on Bush??? Man...I need me some of what he's smokin'!

Couldn't vote for him, but I'm about sick and tired of the government telling me what I can and can't do. If I want to know my rights, they're right there in the Constitution. Now we've got these career politicians telling us about how we need to limit the free market to protect it....how we need to sacrifice freedom to protect it.

The Obama administration is just some kind of twisted continuation of the Bush administration with the big government policies. Does anyone really think Bush left office with such a pitifully low approval rating because he was too conservative? No...he was governing like a :censor: progressive!!!

Now, an independently minded Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's senate seat in Massachusettes by running on the platform that he could be the 41st vote to stop the health care bill. What does Mr. Obama say the reason is? Well, when interviewed, he said that Americans are angry. Not just over the past year or so, but over the past 8 years. REALLY???? He's going to blame a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy's seat on Bush??? Man...I need me some of what he's smokin'!

Now you are speaking my language...:cheers:

Now you are speaking my language...:cheers:

:cheers: :yessir: