"God Bless You, Speaker Boehner"

This is clip is funny. And, it only takes 11 seconds to watch.

Mr. Farenthold Goes to Washington

The Weekly Standard has published a nice article on our new US representative from TX-27, Blake Farenthold. (I will spare you the duckie pajamas picture. God knows the Ortiz bunch showed it enough.)

I hope Blake makes us proud by holding the line on taxes and spending and not selling-out to K-Street special interests.

The Unlikeliest Freshman by John McCormack

The Weekly Standard. January 3 - January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16

When the 112th Congress is sworn in on January 5, there may be no better living, breathing reminder of just how big the 2010 Republican wave was than Rep. Blake Farenthold. Written off during the campaign as a longshot at best and a joke at worst, Farenthold ended up narrowly defeating Texas Democrat Solomon Ortiz, a 14-term incumbent who had typically won reelection by more than 20 points in a district that is now 71 percent Hispanic.

“For me, this was the race that put the exclamation point on the cycle,” says David Wasserman, who analyzes House races at the Cook Political Report. When Wasserman moved the race from the “likely” to the “leans Democratic” category in early October​—​a more competitive rating than other handicappers gave it​—​“both party committees told me I was nuts,” he says.

To read the whole article, click on the the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/mr-farenthold-goes-washington_524861.html

Election 2010 Preview--Update #3

The consensus among professional political analysts is that the Dems are going to lose, and lose big in tomorrow's elections. Most, of course, afraid to get egg on their faces, are being very measured in their predictions of Republican gains. Not being a professional analyst, I have no fear of predicting a Republican gain of 70+ seats in the House and a 50/50 Senate when all of the votes are counted. There will be big Republican gains in the governor races as well.

It is bad year to be a Democrat. The Democratic pollster quoted in the below article sums the Democrat situation up best: “I’m resigned to the fact that it sucks.”

So sad for the Dems. There is going to be a donkey barbeque tomorrow.

Grim Dems Await Huge House Losses
By: Alex Isenstad
October 31, 2010 04:53 PM EDT

The last TV ads have been cut. The final polls have been conducted. The end-of-campaign expenditures are being made.

Now, for Democratic consultants and campaign officials who have plotted and strategized for months to preserve the embattled House majority, there’s nothing left to do but sit and wait for the expected horrors of Election Day to unfold.

There is nearly uniform consensus among Democratic campaign professionals that the House is gone — the only question, it seems, is how many seats they will lose.

While few will say so on the record for fear of alienating party officials or depressing turnout, every one of nearly a dozen Democratic House consultants and political strategists surveyed expect a GOP majority to be elected Tuesday — the consensus was that Democrats would lose somewhere between 50 and 60 seats.

A senior party consultant who was on the low end with his predictions said the party would lose between 40 and 50 seats. On the high end, one Democratic consultant said losses could number around 70 seats.

All spoke to the grimness of the mood.

“It sucks,” said Dave Beattie, a Florida-based Democratic pollster who is working on a slate of competitive House races and who acknowledges that the lower congressional chamber is lost. “I’m resigned to the fact that it sucks.”

To read the whole Politico article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=03A44CBF-0C07-448A-99CB09FC8163E166

Election 2010 Preview--Update #2

Landslide coming.

AP-GfK Poll: Likely voters ready to embrace GOP
By LIZ SIDOTI
AP National Political Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama's presidency.
In the final survey before Election Day, likely voters say the GOP would do a better job than Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government.

Most also think the country's headed in the wrong direction. More than half disapprove of Obama's job performance. And even more don't like the Democratic-controlled Congress.

Neither party is popular. But likely voters view the GOP a bit more positively than they do the Democrats. Slightly more say they will vote for the Republican congressional candidate in their district over the Democrat. And most think the GOP will win control of Congress from the Democrats.

To read the whole AP article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9IVUHB00&show_article=1

Finally, A Candidate Worth Voting For

Finally, someone with a pair shows up and the Dallas County GOP throws him under the bus. US Congressional candidate Stephen Broden stated that the overthrow of a tyrannical government was "not the first option" but it is "on the table." Broden is challenging Socialist Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) of Texas's 30th congressional district.

Broden is both a pastor and a prophet. Thomas Jefferson would be proud.

Republican congressional candidate says violent overthrow of government is 'on the table'

By MELANIE MASON / The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden stunned his party Thursday, saying he would not rule out violent overthrow of the government if elections did not produce a change in leadership.

In a rambling exchange during a TV interview, Broden, a South Dallas pastor, said a violent uprising "is not the first option," but it is "on the table." That drew a quick denunciation from the head of the Dallas County GOP, who called the remarks "inappropriate."

Broden, a first-time candidate, is challenging veteran incumbent Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson in Dallas' heavily Democratic 30th Congressional District. Johnson's campaign declined to comment on Broden.

In the interview, Brad Watson, political reporter for WFAA-TV (Channel 8), asked Broden about a tea party event last year in Fort Worth in which he described the nation's government as tyrannical.

"We have a constitutional remedy," Broden said then. "And the Framers say if that don't work, revolution."

Watson asked if his definition of revolution included violent overthrow of the government. In a prolonged back-and-forth, Broden at first declined to explicitly address insurrection, saying the first way to deal with a repressive government is to "alter it or abolish it."

To read the whole Dallas Morning News article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-broden_22tex.ART0.State.Edition1.33278a9.html

Dead Rhino

Notice how the liberal media establishment cheers as establishment Republicans and the political class elite, even Karl Rove, (Whats up Karl? I know you follow my blog.) cry rhinoceros tears over Sen. Mike Castle's (RINO-Delaware) demise at the hands of Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell?

To hell with the Senate majority if it means electing a bunch of liberal Republicans who cut deals and vote for cloture on every liberal agenda item. These RINOS are much of the reason the Republican Party has lost its credibility in the first place.

BURN THE PUPPY DOWN. Watch Christine O'Donnell win by a squeaker in November. (Sarah Palin wink.)

Click on the blog post title to visit the Christine O'Donnell campaign website.

Best Campaign Ad, Ever (at least for this week)

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"The 2nd Amendment" - Best Campaign Ad, Ever! (at least for today)

Bob McConnell is running for Congress in Colorado's 3rd District. I encourage everyone who can to vote for this man--or men and women who share his values.

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"Gather Your Armies" - Best Campaign Ad, Ever!

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US House Passes Beer Resolution

Finally, this Congress has done something worthwhile.

POLITICO - While most of Washington was focused on Tuesday's election results, the House was busy doing something else: Passing a resolution about beer.

House Resolution 1297, sponsored by Rep. Betsy Markey, supports "the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week."

"We've got quite a number of microbreweries and entrepreneurs that are creating jobs, and we wanted to celebrate that this is a craft," Markey told POLITICO.

"I think beer has been a tradition since this country was founded," said Markey. "We wanted to celebrate entrepreneurship — and good beer!"

Markey is obviously partial to brews from her home state of Colorado, but she won't claim a favorite.

"You can't just have one," said Markey. "It really depends on what mood you're in. Sometimes, I like a light beer — I might want a Skinny Dip — or otherwise prefer a heavier brew."

The real question is: Why would anyone vote against this?

"It does seem like a no brainer," said Markey.

From A Stereotypical Racist-Sexist-Conservative Gun Nut

Allow me to toot my own horn: As a stereotypical racist-sexist-conservative gun nut, I just voted for 3 females in their respective Republican primaries. Two are Hispanic and one is Anglo. So much for stereotypes.

Debra Medina (top with handgun) is running for Texas Governor.

Jessica Puente-Bradshaw (center) is running for US House of Representative--Texas District #27.

Connie Scott (bottom) is running for Texas State Representative--District #34.

Good luck ladies. Thank you for being role models for my 3 daughters.

Jessica???

Jessica Puente-Bradshaw is running in the Republican primary for US Congressional Seat--Texas #27. There will be several opportunities to meet Jessica in the Coastal Bend in the near future. She is worth checking out.

Upcoming events can be found at her website:

www.texansforjessica.com