King County Elections Does It Again!
The King County Elections Office just forwarded my newlywed spouse's ballot to our house! I'm going to suggest that we both go down to the polling place in the old precinct, vote there, AND fill out the mail ballot. Maybe we should also register all the bunnies and deer that frolic in our backyard!... [read more]

Untitled
I had a difficult time finding just the right words for a title that would draw you to this article. As of this moment I still haven't found them, but I pray you will read further. I am pro-life, but even more, I am absolutely anti-abortion. I can usually fight with the best of them, dragging out statistics, horror stories, science and every other tool available to convince pro-borts that their stance is not only wrong and inhuman but anti-human... [read more]

Dissecting Medved's Lecture for Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week
University of Washington College Republicans hosted KTTH talk show host Michael Medved for Islamo-Fascist Awareness Week March 25 at Kane Hall. It was greatly anticipated that the U Dub lecture would be successfully shut down in the same manner that the Islamo-Nazi appeasers were successful at Emory University. There was tight security along with bomb sniffing dogs running up and down the hall ways as an elderly man passed out Jihad in America to the attendees who were waiting to... [read more]

Federal funding of Planned Parenthood?
October 25, 2007 A New Front in the Abortion Wars By Robert Novak Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/10/abortion_wars.html National anti-abortion leaders Wednesday put finishing touches on a letter to be sent to all members of Congress urging suspension of more than $300 million in federal funding of Planned Parenthood until a massive criminal case brought in Kansas against the abortion rights organization is settled. That launches an attack against the nation's largest purveyor of "reproductive health care" -- including abortions. On Oct. 16,... [read more]

Mike Huckabee on Illegal Immigration and Border Security
Mike Huckabee on Illegal Immigration and Border Security Source: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=4 My number one priority is to secure America's border. We have to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need a fence along our border with Mexico, electronic in some places, and more highly-trained border agents. Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported. Illegal immigrants already living among us who commit crimes must... [read more]

Rudy Giuliani on Illegal Immigration and Border Security
Rudy Giuliani on Illegal Immigration and Border Security Source: http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/3 "Real immigration reform must put security first because border security and homeland security are inseparable in the Terrorists' War on Us. The first responsibility of the federal government is to protect our citizens by controlling America's borders, while ending illegal immigration and identifying every non-citizen in our nation. We must restore integrity, accountability and the rule of law to our immigration system to regain the faith of the American people."... [read more]

Mitt Romney on Illegal Immigration and Border Security
Mitt Romney on Illegal Immigration and Border Security Source: http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Record_Immigration The Romney Record: Immigration FACT: As Governor Of Massachusetts, Governor Romney Took Action To Enforce Immigration Laws. ENFORCEMENT: In December 2006, Governor Romney Signed A Memorandum Of Agreement With The Federal Government To Allow State Troopers To Enforce Federal Immigration Laws. "Governor Mitt Romney and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Commonwealth of... [read more]

Fred Thompson on Illegal Immigration and Border Security
Fred Thompson on Illegal Immigration and Border Security Source: http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan In the post-9/11 world, immigration is much more of a national security issue. A government that cannot secure its borders and determine who may enter and who may not, fails in a fundamental responsibility. As we take steps to secure our borders and enforce our laws, we must also ensure that our immigration laws and policies advance our national interests in a variety of... [read more]

Bloggers who don't police filth in their comment threads.
Dennis Prager has a great article here regarding the destructive nature of anonymous Internet postings. This is far more a problem on the left. A good example would be to peruse the comments of any random posting at horsesass.org. Most of the comments from both sides are anonymous, angry, and laced with profanity, ad hominem attacks, tirades, off topic rants, and just plain gibberish. It's not uncommon for a comment to be nothing more than a string of CAPITALS cut... [read more]

Approve 67 and Mike Kreidler Claim R-67 Changes Nothing
The latest ad from Approve 67 notes that the state's Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kreidler, said that "insurance premiums will not go up." But that can only be true if R-67 changes nothing. If there's more lawsuits, or more out-of-court settlements, then insurance premiums necessarily go up. If there's higher awards in lawsuits or settlements, then insurance premiums necessarily go up. If there's more or higher payouts by insurance companies, in order to avoid lawsuits and settlements, then insurance premiums necessarily... [read more]

How GOP Can Win in 2008
How GOP Can Win in 2008 - Steve Beren Interview Rico Halo of ThatPoliticalBlog.com interviews Steve Beren on the war against Islamic terrorism, stopping illegal immigration, moral values, global warming, and the 2008 elections. Steve Beren, who ran for Congress in 2006 against Jim McDermott, is currently in an exploratory and preparatory stage regarding 2008, but has not yet decided whether or not to run for Congress again. Links to this five part interview follow: Part 1 http://tinyurl.com/yvjqco Part 2... [read more]

Evergreen Leadership Conference II: Don't Delay, Register Today!
Don't Delay! Register Today! Discounted Early Registration Ends on October 31 Evergreen Leadership Conference II: Issues, Insights, and Influence Saturday, November 10, 2007 Marriott Courtyard Downtown Tacoma Register Online at www.EvergreenConference.org Don't miss great presentations by Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation; State Auditor Brian Sonntag; State Senator Joe Zarelli; State Senator Dan Swecker; State Senator Val Stevens; Dan Kennedy, Human Life of Washington; Rick Forcier, Christian Coalition; Toby Nixon, Former State Representative; Lynn Harsh, Evergreen Freedom Foundation; Gary Smith, Independent... [read more]

Pro-Life Stance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece
the following is from http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2007/09/20/news/porter_county/doc9789ac223bfab3c98625735c00051b6b.txt Date posted online: Thursday, September 20, 2007 MLK's niece: Pro-choice is pro-murder VU law students listen to King's stance on abortion BY BRIAN WILLIAMS bwilliams@nwitimes.com 219.548.4348 VALPARAISO | "When we say we're pro-choice, we're saying we're pro-murder," an advocate against abortion told an audience of about 50 on Thursday at Valparaiso University School of Law. Alveda King, a former member of the Georgia state Legislature and the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. promoted abstinence... [read more]

Local Pro-Lifers Confront Everett Planned Parenthood
40 Days for Life Campaign of prayer and fasting draws support From community; Ire of Planned Parenthood Everett, WA - For the past 21 days local citizens have been praying and fasting for an end to abortion in front of the Everett Planned Parenthood. Over 100 people attended a rally last night to celebrate the midway point of the Everett 40 Days for Life Campaign. Eighty-nine cities in 33 states across the nation are united in an intensive effort designed... [read more]

Congress Colludes With Press To Make Public Dumber
The House passed the federal shield law tonight. Orwellianly, they call it the "Free Flow of Information Act," but it serves to do nothing but restrict the flow of information. What this law does is make sure that politicians and government officials can say almost whatever they want to the press without any repercussions, while at the same time providing professional journalists -- mere "bloggers" need not apply -- with exclusive access to stories and sources. It's a game that's... [read more]

PDC Returns Lovick Complaint
After Rep. John Lovick falsely included Rep. Kirk Pearson in his list of endorsements for County Sheriff, I contacted Lovick's campaign directly. I told Lovick that unless the endorsement was removed from his web site immediately, and -- because the false endorsement had been on Lovick's campaign web site for weeks -- a retraction posted on the web site. If both were not done, I would file a PDC complaint. The endorsement was removed the very next day, and I... [read more]

Ron Paul attracting WA Racists?
From: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/ Ron Paul Supported by Racist Western Men James Joyner | Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Who supports Ron Paul's bid for the presidency? White supremacists and men from the West Coast, apparently. Thomas Edsall reports, Through no fault of his own, Rep. Ron Paul's anti-globalist, anti-government campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has become a magnet in neo-Nazi networks, pulling in activists and supporters from the fringe white nationalist community where anti-Semitism, anti-black and anti-immigrant views are commonplace. In... [read more]

Right Out of Atlas Shrugged
This story is amazing. Amazing in that it is right out of "Atlas Shrugged." As October 10th was the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand's opus, it's appropriate to look at her philosophy and her recognition of the abject failure of collectivism. Zimbabwe is a perfect example of what happens when men are shackled, prevented from production and commerce, and personal freedom. Farmers fled. Production faltered. And now Mugabe's failed government has "allowed" the raising of bread prices,... [read more]

** UPDATED ** MAKE THE CALLS! Yep, WVH & Nancy think I'm mean. I'm over it
Spree over at Wake Up America does it again! And it bears repeating and sending around the net. " Facts about SCHIP and what we need to do this week " " I am going to list the facts about SCHIP, facts that the left doesn't want you to see, they would rather the focus be on anything but these facts. " SCHIP needs to address what was wrong with the bill to begin, which is why underneath this post... [read more]

Nobel "Peas" Prize
That's what the Nobel Peace Prize seems to be worth. Among the laureates are Yasser Arafat (1994), Kofi Annan and the U.N. (2001), Jimmy Carter (2002), and now we've got Al Gore, that self-proclaimed inventor of the internet and propagator of Oscar-winning science fiction. Who's next, Kim Jong-il? Alfred Nobel, in his will, described the five prizes to be awarded, and mentioning the Peace Prize, he wrote: ...and one part to the person who shall have done the most or... [read more]

Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Who are the "Top Staff Reporters" at Character Assassin Central? Nathan Johnson? Matthew Lundh?
On October 3rd, I was alerted to the existence of a character assassination website designed to ruin the reputation of Republican Jane Hague's opponent for the King County Council. I went there and was immediately confronted by a blatant lie in large red type, right under the fake newspaper title banner. Here is a snapshot of what I saw... [Click Here]... [read more]

More "Approve R-67" Lies
In their latest ad the folks over at Approve 67 claim that "Washington is one of only five states where it's not illegal for insurance companies to deny your legitimate claim." That is false. It is illegal. If you contract for a service that is not provided as per the contract, that violates the law. If nothing else, it violates contract law. But it goes deeper: R-67 modifies RCW 48.30.010 to add, specifically, that an insurer "may not unreasonably deny... [read more]

Michael Young: The King of Character Assassination
"It takes large murder to turn rocks in the shade and expose the strange worms beneath. The lives of our discontented madmen are revealed." ~ James Douglas Morrison, "THE LORDS, Notes on Vision," ©1969 I will never forget those few minutes last year, seeing the incredible ferocity of a beast on the face of a man; the Chairman of the King County Republican Party, no less, sitting a few feet away. It was a suddenly open window on the soul... [read more]

Seattle City Council candidate Judy Fenton
Judy Fenton is running for Seattle City Council, position 9. She has been endorsed by the King County Republican Party. Below is are excerpts from her voters' guide statement. The entire text of Judy Fenton's voter statement is available online at http://www2.ci.seattle.wa.us/ethics/votersguide.asp SAFETY ON THE STREETS: POLICE AND CRIME Judy Fenton says "we need to hire more police to crack down on drug dealing and violence. We have the same number of officers as two decades ago. An effective police... [read more]

Discovery Institute's David Klinghoffer on Seattle (National Review)
From National Review Online (hat tip to Seattle City Council candidate Judy Fenton) - http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDFkODRkNmYwODE2NTFhZGYzNmRkZWI2NDBlOGM3YmY= August 22, 2007, 6:58 a.m. Seattle Needs Grace Clean hands, sick souls. An NRO Q&A David Klinghoffer is worried about "the atmosphere of secularism" that "rains down like nuclear fallout, spreading contamination" and offers the Ten Commandments as a "desperately needed diagnostic tool" to combat it. In Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our Peril, Klinghoffer uses his city of Seattle as... [read more]

Democratic Lawmaker Sued for Groping Male Page
From Spree over at Wake Up America Democratic Lawmaker Sued for Groping Male Page Amazing that when any type of sexual misconduct is alleged from a Republican it is blared to high heaven and back again and yet this is the first I am hearing about this AP article. FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) State Senator Dan Sutton of Flandreau has been sued for $250,000 in damages by former legislative page Austin Wiese (WEES), who alleges Sutton groped him in a... [read more]

**UPDATED! **Chris Matthews: TAKE ACTION
I heartily agree with the following editorial and strongly urge you to express your sentiments to MSNBC (viewerservices@msnbc.com) and to ask your friends and family to do the same. It's time we stood up against blatantly biased media. Matthews reputation is not one of open-mindedness or even fairness. With his penchant for leading and misleading loaded questions, with his well known and well documented hatred of conservatives and Republicans and his blatant, brazenly obvious fawning over liberals, this debate will... [read more]

Mike Siegel interviews Steve Beren
Monday October 8 Listen online to Steve Beren 6 pm PDT STEVE BEREN ON THE MIKE SIEGEL SHOW Listen online! Steve Beren will be on the Mike Siegel Show (KITZ MegaTalk 1400 AM) on Monday night October 8 at 6:00 pm PDT (9:00 pm EDT). Mike Siegel (www.mikesiegel.com) will interview Steve Beren on the war against terrorism, the growing threat posed by the Iranian dictatorship, and the U.S. political situation as we head towards the 2008 elections. LISTEN ONLINE! Nationwide,... [read more]

Lawsuits Only Happen To Bad People
"If the [insurance] company lives up to their own advertising to deal with you as their policyholder in good faith, and they all advertise that way, then they're not gonna pay one dime more." -- Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner, on KING-5 News According to Kreidler, there's no such thing as fraudulent or frivolous lawsuits, or lawsuits based on honest disagreements. You only ever get sued if you do something wrong. Now you know. Me, I'm voting against R-67.... [read more]

RINOs! We're not your B*tch!
Recently, Judy Rudiani stated that he wouldn't kow-tow to the Religious Right. He seems to not have a problem kow-towing to the Secular Left. It is insanity for any presidential candidate to blow off the Christian voter. Even the Dems pander to the Religious Right because they know the importance of that voting block. So this is my prediction: If Rudy gets the nomination (Which I think he will) RUDY WILL LOSE AND HILLARY WILL WIN the Presidency because either... [read more]

Iran moves towards war, but McDermott blames America
Iran moves towards war, but McDermott blames America Steve Beren, October 3, 2007 www.steveberen.com www.berenforcongress.com/issues.html Iran is on a war drive. The brutal Iranian dictatorship is the world's top state sponsor of terrorism, backing Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist groups. Iran thumbs its nose at the world and proceeds with its nuclear weapons program. The Islamic extremist mullahs brutally oppress women, students, and minorities; they seek to stifle dissent, crush opposition, and prevent democracy for the Iranian people. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... [read more]

Is free speech only hindered when the Right talks?
Why is it that our freedom of speech gets shot down when people like Michael Savage or Rush Limbaugh make inflammatory comments like Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment and Savage's repeated slams of illegal aliens? Do we all need to review stuff we should have learned in 8th grade government class? I may not agree with Mike Savage on some things, or the manner in which he expresses his opinion, but I would not deny him his constitutional right to say... [read more]