I didn’t get to post about this yesterday (real life got in the way), but I did read about it and filed it away for revisiting. For those who have been living under a rock, the GOP selected Senator Mel Martinez to take the place of Ken Mehlman for the Republican National Committee Chairmanship. Martinez, I might add co-sponsored the Senate Amnesty bill. In doing so, they passed over Lt Gov. Michael Steele. All is not lost my friends, His selection must be approved by the state GOP Chairs at the next meeting. We have a chance to reverse this decision. everyone should contact their precinct chair, as well as the state GOP Chair, and make it clear that under no circumstances will we settle for more of the same. We want REAL conservatives, we do NOT want them to move even farther to the left, we want them to listen to the base.
You can contact the Texas GOP here, and the Harris county GOP here.
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Ok, we’ve hit the ice berg. Now we’re taking water…
Call me “cut& run” but methinks this BS is why they got tossed in the first place. Republibots might as well run this guy:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Kool-AidMan.jpg
Sounds as though one of the Pubbies is overcompensating for election losses…not a good sign. Run this guy out with the Kool-Aid drinkers.
DELETED for obvious race baiting.
The Moderator
Why not give him a chance and see what he does?
because he wants to grant amnesty to illegals. NOT. GONNA. HAPPEN.
If this boat that we’re all in leans any further to the left it’s going to roll over and spill it’s precious cargo, mainly ME, into the drink and you, yours, and mine are all going down for the count. (glub glub glub)
Who is the guy here that was bitching about “cut and run” Republicans?
I am a conservative, if Republicans want to ignor me then I do not htink they should take my vote for granted by using the old arguement “we are better than the alternative”.
Call me “cut and Run” if you want, but if Republicans have not gone back to the conservative message by the next election they best be prepared for more losses.
This liberal appointment to the RNC chair is an indication that the Republican party has not yet gotten the message.
I VOTE for conservatives, not RINOs.
5- Grant amnesty? Really when did he say that? Or did he even say it? Please dont twist his plan if that is not what he is trying to do. DELETED
No one is labeling anyone (The Moderator)
BarSinister: I believe if it leans too much in either direction it is not good. I believe it is just now balancing out…
#8, “path to citizenship” = “amnesty” I really don’t see how you can phrase it any other way. It rewards people who have broken the law by allowing them to jump to the head of the line. that is wrong an far too many levels.
#9, it is crap like that that is giving McCain ideas. we are conservatives. we want our party to be conservative, not “Moderate”. The Senate was far too moderate and look where that got us. We don’t need a RINO running things.
TheDefender
Call it anything you want, but if it ends up granting ILLEGALS citizenship, it is in fact a amnesty bill.
I think that Republicans have read the election backwards, they think that they were too conservative!?!? What?!?!
here is what the Center for Immigration Studies had to say about the Hagel-Martinez bill:
Defender
“lol, lord knows we cant have a hispanic in power right?”
Who mentioned him being hispanic (other than his name being Martinez)? If that’s his only qualification, no thanks! Toss him! I don’t care if he’s an albino Korean midget, let him be qualified!!! Not cut out of the same cloth as the current squishy crop of idgits!
#9 If you really think it’s balanced now, you need to get your DG checked out, I think it may be precessing.
Make that a left handed, albino, Korean midget… can’t forget him/her/it being left handed…
OOPS that would be your “Directional Gyro”, for the folks in Rio Linda.
Rorschach: Wrong, path to citizenship does not equal amnesty. They would still pay fees, wait some time, and go through the process. Either way they are here, are not going anywhere, so a good solution is necessary. By blocking this then they will get amnesty (which I appose)and more moderates will win because they have a solution.
#16 You left transsexual, gay, in-DUH-vidual!
11. See that kind of attitude of not wanting a solution is what hurts the situation. Complete deportation of everyone is not going to happen so complete amnesty will come soon.
It still rewards illegal behavior. that cannot be allowed to happen. look what Reagan’s amnesty bought us. fool us once shame on you, fool us twice, ain’t gonna happen.
14. no need to mention it.
#18 That’s not a solution, it’s a cave-in to the PC crowd, at the detriment of our Country.
First plug the hole (re: fix border). They only give lip service to that. Then maybe we can trust them on the stealth amnesty program.
21. Oh it’s going to happen! Look who just took over the reins. Republicans have screwed up big time and they have paid the price.
I am very conservative and wished they would have stayed in power but their incompetence has cost them dearly. Oh well.
23. Oh its a solution you just dont accept it.
24. The hole exist here with employers, once you fix that then there is no need for a wall.
Dang-it Dave, you don’t need to feed the TROLLS! This S’Planes it;
“I am very conservative and wished they would have stayed in power but their incompetence has cost them dearly.”
TheDefender
We do not oppose him because he is Hispanic, we oppose him because his is not a conservative of the Reagan mold. We do not need RINOs running the party.
Not JUST a wall, but enforce the law. Patrol the border more effectively, no catch and release, fine employers, no fed $$ for sanctuary cities… etc..etc… a wall is just a visible part. Pandering to the media and preceived voters seems to be in their (GOP) playbook, not doing the right thing: ENFORCE THE LAW. Stop the takeover!
Amnesty is coming - no matter what you call it. The Dims want it and Bush wants it - the hell with the American people. BOHICA!
“TheDefender”
No one has set this up as a race issue. Knock off the race baiting now.
The Moderator
#20 The Defender
Complete deportation of all ILLEGALs is possible, and should be the goal. No criminal should be rewarded for his/her crime.
You want solutions. OK, close the border, require Photo id’s for all citizens and LEGAL immigrants, make it ILLEGAL for anyone to hire anyone without the proper id, Make it illegal to rent housing to anyone without the proper id, and allow Police officer’s to check the ID of everyone involved in any police investigation. ILLEGALS would have little choice but to leave.
#26
Complete deportation of all ILLEGALs is a solution also, you just do not accept it.
#33.
It really is that simple.
And check citizenship at hospital emergency rooms. If illegal, treat then deport.
I forgot. Eliminate the “anchor” baby loophole.
#13 All I can see here is another windfall for lawyers. This crap is getting as complicated as the tax laws. All it amounts to is obfuscation. In the end nothing will be done. The illegal’s apologists know this and are using the system.
#35
And meanwhile the Mexican Consulat has opened an information center to inform ILLEGALS where to find free health care.
Of course it isn’t really free, the American TAXPAYER is footing the bill.
#7 i am with you !! if we get more of the same from the so called republicans there will be many more changes..
How hard is it to put all your reps, senators and precinct chairs, GOP, etc. in your address book. Email them every day or as often as you think. Take 1/8 of the time you blog to email and you can accomplish much. If they block your email addy, then start phoning ‘em. Stay on their backs until they get something done! Just do it! We have to start NOW!
Don’t forget that it is easy to get another email addy from hotmail or gmail…..
I want the same “pathway to citizenship” deal to apply for murder and rape as well. Let a rapeist go and maul a bunch of women and then if they behave between 2 to 5 years… or pick up litter for 34.75 hours every other leap year…. all’s forgiven! Leave it to politicians to come up with such an unworkable and administrative nightmare.
My email flogging has officially begun. I’m starting with my precinct chair and I’ll work my way up from there. Now is the time to start, as Neo says. I’d rather take the time to email them now than complain about the results from not doing it in 2008.
Here’s to optimism and new beginnings.
Ror
#41
Excellent advice. Maybe I start emailing them from hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc.
The Dude
#43
Excellent! I’m copying and pasting (with a few changes), but it is a great start! We comment here and other places, but rarely put those “comments” into emails and send them out!
Dude, If that turns up in my email, I’ll be sure to forward it to Jared Woodfill. I don’t THINK you are in my precinct (500)….. if you are and you voted on the 7th, I was the guy wearing the Hawaiian shirt at the polling place….
The Dude and Ror:
Don’t forget to remind them that you are a primary voter! Also that you voted in every election, even school board elections. That usually gets their attention!
BTW, if your precinct has no precinct chair, I encourage you to apply. we can’t clean house if nobody is willing to use a broom.
I’m in 516 Ror. I have Jared’s email address. I don’t know why I didn’t think to send it to him, but I will.
Let me make it clear too that my dissatisfaction doesn’t really apply to Ted Poe. From everything I’ve seen about him, he’s the kind of Republican I like. I had no problem voting for him.
That brings up a good point too, though. I plan on emailing/contacting him and telling him how much I appreciate what he does. Positive reinforcement also goes a long way.
33. oh what a great solution!!!! lol
And what would happen to all the employment vacancies left behind? Per the latest reports we have a very low unemployment level. Per the reports anyone who wants to work can work. So what now?
Great solution huh?
Gee this is funny but I found this on the Harris county GOP site which is 180 degrees opposite of what is posted here..
http://www.harriscountygop.com/site/News2?JServSessionIdr010=mox8tu8y32.app8a&page=NewsArticle&id=6032&news_iv_ctrl=1001
can anyone tell me where the news of martinez is at?
lol as I said prior to the election that the Rep. were going to lose the majority if they continued this way and apparently you haven’t learned your lesson. All I can say is get ready for Hillary in 08.
#51 you can read and weep here:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006360.htm
#50 TheDefender
What part of ILLEGAL do you not understand?
It has nothing to do with Employment. Illegal immigration is bad for the United States, as well as a danger for our security. You can stop ILLEGAL immigration if you continue to reward it.
Now if you want to talk about sending the illegal home and allowing people that actually want to be a part of this country into the U.S. in an orderly and legal fashion, that is another discussion.
And yes, I expect anyone wanting to come here to speak our language, respect our customs, pull their own weight, and to put the intrest of the United States above the intrest of their former country.
Dear Republican party,
You left me before I hardly got to know you.
First, anyone who says that we cannot deport some X million illegal aliens is trying to sell you an amnesty plan. Put some make-up on that pig. Deport as they are found, make a bigger fence.
Second, keep your dam hands out of my back pocket. Don’t steal from me to give to someone you think needs to vote for you. Money is for the people, not for govmint. Privatize the school system, privatize medicare, privatize social services.. The government is in the business of protecting me and my family and providing infrastructre, not to give people handouts. If it is, I must have missed that day of public school talking about it in the Constitution.
Third, fair tax. NOW!
Fourth, the military should be able to do its job. Kick ass and leave our enemys scared. No more paper tigers.
No more of these RINOs.. I WILL be voting in the primaries and getting to know the candidates. I will be contacting my local precinct chair since I have one here and will work to get to know him better. I’m tired of loosing my country to people who want to make this a socialist haven. We are not europe. We are Americans da** it. We are a country where the people run government, not the government running people. I’m sick of it.
#53, sigh, well I guess this shows how out of touch GWB and his cronies really are….
Have a chance to get a real conservative in the position and we get a wimpy “lets get along” moderate. Guess I’ll be back to independant next election cycle.
and if anybody wonders if the Dems are not drooling over the return to power..
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-11-14-voa47.cfm
I notified the rnc by email - doubt it will do any good but not voting rino got their attention fo 6 days so good luck that bush really doesn’t care what the voters think. He is doing to the conservative movement what LBJ and Carter did to the demos.
57 bweldon
From yourlinked article:
“Democratic senators elected Harry Reid, a moderate from Nevada, to be U.S. Senate Majority leader”
Moderate? And Napoleon was a tourist…..
#59, I know this was one of the front runners of the Cut and Run bunch… but you know what they say about history and those that are victorious
54. You seriously have no clue what you are talking about.
Okay, I figured it out! The Defender is none other than Tejano. Another change of name, T?
TheDefender
You can not defend your position and I disagree with you, therefore I must not have a clue. What an arguement. You really zinged me with that one.
The United States Tax Payers can no longer afford the high cost of ILLEGAL immigration.
It’s sad when otherwise intelligent people evolve into single-issue voters (in this case immigration).
Martinez received a 100% rating from the ACU. Aside from his support for amnesty (see the Hagel-Martinez amnesty legislation and his pro-amnesty votes) He receives high ratings from pro-life groups. Besides his perfect rating from the American Conservative Union and high ratings from Eagle Forum the Gun Owners of America gave him a 100% rating too. So it is safe to say he is about as conservative as they come.
Besides Mehman, Bush and Rove all share similar views on immigration so it really doesn’t matter…
Actually Dem, it’s fair to say I’m a two issue voter:
1. security
2. taxes/size of govt.
in order of importance to me. Since I believe illegal immigration is a direct affront to #1, even if that was my only issue, it’s a huge issue.
dem4life
#65
Stick around and you will find that we are multi-issue voters.
And the end point is that the electorate matters more.
Speaking of single issue it seems to me that the Dems focused on one issue, hate republicans”. I don’t recall hearing an over abundance of issues from that side of the aisle. In fact when I checked around the demoblog-o-sphere I could not find anything but hate Bush.
#65: Martinez received a 100% rating from the ACU.
Did you mean ACLU? Not sure what ACU is…I need info…
#68 ST,
ACU = American Conservative Union
Hastert also received a 100% rating, so I’d call it a meaningless number.
Google “martinez acu” and you’ll see what I mean.
Thanks Dude! I still like the google “french war vicories”!!! and hitting the “I’m feeling lucky” entry….Dang, If it weern’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at aaaallll….glooom, diiispar, and agony on me! Say hi to Mrs. DUde for me!
Hastert, If i’m not mistaken, passed a much stricter act that was rejected by the Seante Republicans
It was not amnesty - it was the go home and reapply scenario
I could be wrong, but I thought that is what started all those marches
62. Im Jorge Bush! lol
63. Really… so tell me how these people dont respect “our customs”? What about language? And how do they not pull their own weight? I have yet to see them begging on street corners or at the Star of Hope! Those look like Americans to me.
64. Really, but yet they sure do accept all the SS money collected from them.
65. Once again I say that if he has a different last name then this wouldnt be an issue! but in the end this message will be deleted!
Delete away…
Nope your comment will not be deleted. I will remind you once again that no one but you are trying to turn this into a race issue. Knock it off.
The Moderator
Apparently Im not the only one who thinks this guy is being judged without reason. Dem4life has pointed out his high ratings from Conservative groups, yet he is still not good enough… Im not making it into a race issue, just putting out the idea of why he may not be liked.
And I am not going to argue with you. You have made statements time and again that those who post on LST are tagging people because of their race and that simply is not true. The ONLY parts of your comments that have been removed is when your comments approach labeling anyone as racist because they criticize a person of color or they support the deprotation of illegal aliens. The Moderator
Dem4Life I might add did not make it a race issue. YOU DID. And besides, he likes him because he is squishy on a subject he likes, AS ARE YOU I might add. You have made it abundantly clear you want the floodgates opened even wider (as if they could be). Get over yourself. the rest of the country voted the current crop of Republicans out not because they were too hard on illegals, they voted them out because they are too soft. The leadership took away the wrong message and wants to be even softer. You are no more conservative than Pelosi, stop trying to say you are because you are lying through your teeth.
moderator! I have not made that accusation to anyone, although I have suggested that may be why Martinez is not accepted.
Mr. Defender puhlease do not insult my intelligence. Besides the fact this is your third or fourth name that you have posted under you eventually get around to basically accusing everyone on LST of racism in one form fashion or another. I have no problem with your statements defending your position but when you start with
The only reason etc etc etc is his last name, etc
I have a problem with that and it will not be tolerated. As I have stated, you sir are the only person in the discussion that tries to swing the debate to a race issue.
End of my discussion on the subject.
The Moderator
Rorschach:
I just made another point and have a different approach.
Never have I said I want the flood gates to open. That is your statement, not mine. I beleive we should close the border. Will it happen? I seriously doubt it because politicians know that illegals help the economy. What I seek is comprehensive reform and a path to citizenship and for those who dont want it then a guest worker program. Unfortunately some people are to ignorant and dont know their history enough to understand that a previous guest worker program worked out great. Instead, (in my view) they chose to follow their racist agenda and not want any of them in this country. (Note to Moderator: I did not call anyone here a racist, so please dont delete my comment). Do you truly believe that is the only reason why Republicans lost? If so that is perfectly fine, you have the right to believe as you wish. All I can say is that the Hispanic population continues to grow and those who can bring in the Hispanic vote will hold the power. It is a fact not just an opinion. You can keep denying it as long as you wish, in the meantime they will continue to lose elections, year after year. Again I reiterate that I am probably more conservative than you are. Just because I seek a viable solution to the immigration problem doesnt make me a Liberal. I as a Christian am taught to help those in need despite their legal status, color, religion, sex, or race! You should try it sometime it actually feels good to help.
lol ok if you say so =)
And why is the hispanic population growing? illegal immigration that’s why. Amnesty just gives more and more votes to the dems.
BTW, did you not happen to notice that I mentioned that they had passed over a black man to choose a hispanic (from Cuba BTW). I fail to see how complaining that a black person (who I feel was more qualified for the post, no Affirmative Action here) was passed over for a hispanic is racist, seeing as how I’m a white guy. (had I been black that moral high ground might have been a bit shakier.)
81. No not only because of Illegal immigration but also from 2nd and 3rd generation hispanics and their decendents.
I guess you didnt notice that I did not call you racist. Although people can hate certain groups and not others. Many times they pick and choose. For example the B.S. with hispanics not adapting to “Our Culture”, yet nothing is said about Asians and how they group themselves into their own communities, have street signs in their language, have their own strores, speak their native language, and stick strongly to their culture, but we can overlook that right?