Huckabee heckled by Code Pink Protestors in San Francisco
And the largely obnoxious anti-war, anti-troops Code Pink is at it again. Last time I saw a video of a Code Pink heckle-fest, it was of a shrill woman taunting Secretary of State Condi Rice with fake blood on her hands. This time it's in San Francisco, and they're apparently just as obnoxious as usual. SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was heckled by protestors during a speech in San Francisco Thursday. Members of the anti-war group... [read more]

McCain The Best Hope For Holding The White House
McCain is leading in delegates because he is a solid republican with a proven track record. Unlike Romney, McCain has been saying the same thing since his first bid for president back in 2000. I think it is fascinating that so many of the mainstream republicans are backing Romney over McCain. Romney is a fair weather sycophant at best, and a flip floppy John Kerry esq conservative at worst.. The latter in my book. If the republicans nominate Romney as... [read more]

Here we go again: Berkeley California against the Military: Marines are "uninvited and unwelcome intruders"
Berkeley continues its attempt to rival San Francisco as the capital of Military Derangement. It seems like it was mostly just the vigorous activities of Code pink, as noted in this blog, that accounted for the Military hatred, but now the City has climbed into bed with Code Pink in their battle against the Marine Corps. Via Michelle Malkin:  Berkeley wants to treat military recruitment offices like porn shops Only in Berkeley. Sigh: In response to a Marine Corps recruiting office established... [read more]

GOP Delegates. Adding up the numbers
Credit to Ace of Spades HQ for the count... "Let's look at the worst case for Romney on Super Tuesday. Next Tuesday the winner-take-all states that lean McCain are New York (101), Missouri (58), Arizona (53), New Jersey (52) Connecticut (30), and Delaware (18) for a total of 312 delegates. (Even though Missouri, another winner-take-all leans Huck right now, lets give its 58 delegates to McCain.) Romney is favored in winner-take-all Utah (36) and Montana (25), for a total of... [read more]

I've had it with Medved: Amnesty First and all McCain, all the time.
I've been a Medhead for years. His has been the only talk show I've gone out of my way to listen to. Lately, Medved has lost his mind over the immigration issue, solidly supporting the President's, and, per force, McCain's amnesty plan. Medved becomes personally offended each and every time a caller uses the phrase "amnesty" regarding, well, McCain's support of the President's Amnesty program. Well, Michael, it IS amnesty. You talk about a fine of a couple of thousand... [read more]

Crossover Appeal
Did you know that Lee Rousso is running for Governor? It's true! Rousso (that's me) is running as a Democrat, but is making an appeal to REPUBLICAN voters. Let's face facts, Dino Rossi needs your vote in November. HE DOESN'T NEED IT IN AUGUST. Indeed, crossing over and voting against Gregoire in the Democratic primary is the most rational thing a Republican voter can do. Please visit my website, leeroussoforgovernor.org Thanks, Lee Rousso... [read more]

6/28/07: Romney & Huckabee on McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill
Here's what Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee said at the time of the public outrcy that defeated the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill: Mitt Romney, 6/28/07: source: Mitt Romney's website press release archives at http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Romney_Immigration_Vote "The immigration bill failed because the politicians in Washington are out of touch with the American people. The voice of the people is loud and clear - secure the border, enforce the law and no special deal for permanent residency or citizenship for illegals. America will always... [read more]

SPECIAL REPORT: Stefan is alive!
I was pleased to drop by Sound Politics and find that Stefan Sharkansky had actually made a post! My first response was, "He's alive!" The Shark has encouraged all of you trolls who have lots of opinions and leave them in the comments to come out and join the fray over here at the Public Blog. And you really should. It's fun, and you get to argue with people like pudge and swatter in the comments section of your posts.... [read more]

Louisiana - Currupt as ever
Well Hurricane Katrina might have prompted alot of people to leave the state of Louisiana but it certainly did not persuade any curruption to leave. The state GOP party not only changed the rules of its caucuses once it realized that Ron Paul was going to dominate, it then proceeded to bring old voter registrations to the caucus forcing everyone who registered in the month of November (predominantly Ron Paul supporters) to file provisional ballots. It then proceeds to release... [read more]

Krauthammer 2005 article on issue of torture
source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/400rhqav.asp The Truth about Torture It's time to be honest about doing terrible things. by Charles Krauthammer Weekly Standard, 12/05/2005, Volume 011, Issue 12 DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS in Washington the pieties about torture have lain so thick in the air that it has been impossible to have a reasoned discussion. The McCain amendment that would ban "cruel, inhuman, or degrading" treatment of any prisoner by any agent of the United States sailed through the Senate by a... [read more]

SHOCKER: Kucinich drops presidential bid
And the Democratic presidential race just got infinitely more boring than it already is... In what is probably the biggest news of the week, Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has dropped from the race, supposedly to transition into running for re-election in Congressa: Representative Dennis J. Kucinich has decided to end his long-shot presidential bid, thinning the Democratic field, and allowing him to focus on a contested race for re-election in his Ohio Congressional district. In an interview with The... [read more]

Senator Sessions offers immigration checklist
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzQ3YzQxMGExMGZiNjJmNGRlZmM2ZjMzZWFjZGYxYTY=... [read more]

NYT Endorses McCain-Conservatives Chuckle
Now that the NYT has endorsed a Republican candidate, I now know whom NOT to vote for. Lacking any real conservative in this election, I just may sit out the Presidential vote and concentrate on the local offices.... [read more]

Can Romney handle the heat of FLorida?
A friend and fellow HucksArmy blogger and soldier, Al, made some great points the other day about Mitt Romney and his trend of virtually uncontested "gold medals" in state contests that no one else either campaigned in or was even paying much attention to. Romney won Wyoming with zero competition and minimal press coverage; and Romney also won Nevada, which people knew about only because the highly anticipated Democratic caucuses in that state were on the same day. In Nevada,... [read more]

Hunter officially endorses Huckabee
Rep. Duncan Hunter, who recently dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination, endorsed former Gov. Mike Huckabee earlier today: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- California Rep. Duncan Hunter, a former presidential candidate, announced Wednesday he is endorsing Mike Huckabee's White House bid. "I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail," [Hunter] said in a statement. "Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is strongly committed to strengthening national defense, constructing the border fence and meeting... [read more]

How communists viewed John Kerry in 1971
HOW COMMUNISTS VIEWED JOHN KERRY IN 1971 by Steve Beren, September 30, 2004 [excerpts] ....When I attended City College of New York (CCNY) from 1968 to 1970, I was a member of the Young Socialist Alliance (youth group of the Socialist Workers Party) and was active in the campus chapter of the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.... During the antiwar movement, the SWP played a significant role in establishing antiwar committees on the campuses, and in... [read more]

The traditional coalition is falling apart
Steve Beren, January 22, 2008 www.berenforcongress.com www.steveberen.com The traditional Democratic Party coalition is falling apart. The Democrats are deeply divided, unable to select one clear representative out of their four candidates (Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton). Among the various constituencies who make up the traditional liberal coalition, no consensus has been reached. None of the four has caught fire with the liberal elite, reflecting deep divisions within the Democratic activist ranks. Among the Democratic grassroots activists, there... [read more]

Pro-life activist 'Jane Roe' to make announcement on March for Life day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Patrick Semmens January 21, 2008 703-248-9115 WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, January 22 - the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision - Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will hold a press conference with pro-life activist Norma Leah McCorvey. McCorvey, who runs Crossing over Ministry, is "Jane Roe" of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. What/Who: Announcement by Norma McCorvey ("Jane Roe") and Congressman Ron Paul When: 10:30 AM... [read more]

Fred Thompson: Committed to Losing?
The GOP South Carolina primaries are over, Fred Thompson came in a distant third place, and he hasn't dropped out of the race...yet. South Carolina was supposed to be Thompson's last stand, the push he needed to gain the conservative base support and propel him through Super Tuesday. That strategy now seems more like a forgotten tale. The word on the wind is that Ol' Fred Thompson plans to move on to compete in Florida on January 29th, but as... [read more]

What Reagan said twenty years ago this week
Steve Beren, along with several of his supporters, will be participating in the 30th annual March for Life, to be held on the state capitol grounds in Olympia at noon tomorrow (Tuesday January 22). It is worth recalling President Reagan's words, twenty years ago this week, in his final State of the Union address: "Tonight, I call America - a good nation, a moral people - to charitable but realistic consideration of the terrible cost of abortion on demand. To... [read more]

2 for Army Medic/Vet
I'd be interested in your thoughts... A helpful suggestion for emergency room personnel AND is this legit? From Kim Komando Today's Cool Site... In case of emergency We don't like to think about personal tragedies. But terrible things do happen. It makes sense to be prepared. For instance, put emergency contact information on cell phones and other gadgets. That tells emergency responders whom to contact. But your cell phone or iPod could be lost in an emergency. So you should... [read more]

2008 GOP Primaries: W-E-I-R-D
Ok, so Mike Huckabee came in a close second in South Carolina, behind the maverick John McCain, and conceded graciously. Thompson finished in third with Romney on his tail, and Rudy Giuliani finished behind Ron Paul once again. Duncan Hunter actually dropped out of the race after a miserable showing at the Nevada GOP caucuses (any surprise?). Here are the final numbers: McCain 33% Huckabee 30% Thompson 16% Romney 15% Paul 4% Giuliani 2% Duncan Hunter 0% Honestly, I was... [read more]

Out of the Mouths of Babes: The MLK rally at a local High School
My daughter attends a high school here locally and today they did a rally for Martin Luther King day. To her surprise it was not what she expected it to be. Here is her account: It's a sad day when any given student feels suppressed during an assembly about expression your rights. It's a sad day when any given student looks around to her peers and wonders what exactly is wrong with her for not feeling the same. It's a... [read more]

Whither the primary?
Hey folks, I am working on an essay for an application to a Masters in Public Administration program, and I would be very interested to get the community's input. My paper (5 page limit, unfortunately) is titled "Who's Coming To The Party: A Study in Representative Democracy," and addresses the purpose and direction of the primary election system in Washington. My advocacy may or may not be popular in this community: I oppose the attempts to make all primaries "Qualifying... [read more]

Don't I get stock certifcates?
I read HB 2421 and it has one major flaw - it doesn't issue stock certificates. Over the next ten years the plan is to extract, through increased taxes, over $8.5 billion dollars. With this money, the state wants to "invest" it in companies - even startups - to produce electricity with solar power. I can't remember the last investment I made with a gun pointed to my head, but I digress. Since my money will be taken from me... [read more]

Here comes the Palmetto State!
South Carolina's primaries are right around the corner (as are Nevada's), and it's crunch time for the McCain and Huckabee campaigns, who are in a dead-heat with each other. Romney has conceded that McCain will win the state, and McCain himself has vowed he'll win in the Palmetto State on Saturday, but Huckabee has a strong show of support in South Carolina, and he continues to fight for the 8% or so bloc of undecided voters (as does McCain). The... [read more]

Sterling analysis of the GOP race by the WA Post
Here's a piece that goes to show how far inside the BDS bubble a lot of libs in the fossilized media live. I give you the Washington Posts's own, E.J. Dionne as printed in today's Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004129008_newdionne17.html WASHINGTON -- The turmoil in the Republican presidential contest, which seems to produce a new front-runner every week, owes to President Bush's unpopularity and the fact that even members of his own party want to turn the page on the past seven years.... [read more]

Painting the town red with Bryan Suits
OK, not really. The great Bryan, myself and the blogger known as Andrew's Dad met tonight in a secret undisclosed location to somewhere on the East Side of Seattle to swill beer, plot the takeover of the world and make fun of Ken Schram. We opened the meeting of the circle of trust by performing the secret war dance, handshake and then shouting "Holy Shnike" three times while bowing towards Mecca (Indiana, population 355). OK that may not be how... [read more]

I used to be indecisive...
...But now I'm not so sure. Apparently Mitt Romney isn't, either. Here's a great YouTube video I found about Romney's indecisive pandering for votes: Yeah...I'm sorry, but I can't trust him. Someone please tell me why anyone would vote for this man. -Cydney Cross-posted on The Celebrity.... [read more]

Some Straight Talk on McCain
~ by ThoughtRogue ~ What in the heck were the good people of New Hampshire thinking the other night when they cast the plurality of their votes for John "The Maverick" McCain - or were they thinking at all? Isn't it eminently clear that John McCain has staked the success of his 2008 presidential bid on the ignorance and short memories of the electorate?? The liberal media, who have long dallied with him in an on-again-off-again love affair, have endowed... [read more]

HB 2490 -- The "secret police act of 2008"?
Citizens who care about government accountability, transparency, and access to public records should be very concerned about a newly-introduced bill, HB 2490, entitled "Relating to protection of personal information about commissioned peace officers and their families", which might more appropriately be named "The Secret Police Act of 2008". You can see information on the bill at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2490. The bill would add the following exemption to the state Public Records Act (PRA), RCW 42.56, in section 42.56.230: (3) Personal information about... [read more]

Don't use it? Don't pay. Simple.
"It's called a use tax. Use it and pay. Don't use it? Don't pay. Simple." What if you don't use that road? Is it still only fair that you pay for it through use taxes? If there is a use tax on 520, is it "fair" to assume that 100% of the people that use I-90 or 522 are only using those roadways to avoid paying the use tax on 520? My in-laws live near Sandpoint. Today, when I visit,... [read more]

Kathy McEntee, 1938-2008
Kathy McEntee, a leader in the pro-life movment and the president of Washington State March for Life, died yesterday. Her family and colleagues say the upcoming January 22 March for Life in Olympia, of which Kathy was a key organizer, will go on as planned. Kathy called me earlier this week regarding the March for Life and we spoke for about thirty minutes. She was optimistic and excited about the plans for January 22, and keenly aware of the need... [read more]

Democrat Raid of GOP Primary in Michigan
Left-wing blogger, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, has asked his readers to help with a raid of the Michigan Primary and vote for Mitt Romney to draw out the Republican presidential race to weaken GOP chances in the general. (See postings on January 10th and 11th at www.dailykos.com). He uses two examples in 1972 and 1988 where Michigan Republicans supposedly did the same to Democrats to weaken them in their nomination contest. Neither happened the way he said. In 1972, George Wallace... [read more]

Dem Pres Candidate calls for a recount in NH.
According to Foxnews.com, Dennis Kucinich has called on NH for a recount of the ballots: Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, on Thursday called for a recount to ensure that all ballots in his party's contest were counted. He cites "serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors" about the integrity of Tuesday results. Kucinich alluded to online reports alleging disparities around the state between hand-counted ballots, which tended to... [read more]

Like Hogs at the Trough II
Today there is real (as in more than just talk) good news about action to reign in local government in King County--YES! It's not so much that the Port of Seattle is still receiving a well deserved public black eye from its recent woeful audit, nor is it because there is now a criminal probe in the matter (institutions like the Port, King County, and City of Seattle are adept at weathering bad PR and even seeking profit from scorn),... [read more]

Boy, was I off: New Hampshire predictions
So I was pretty off on the Democrats' side of things. I am honestly surprised that not only did Obama not win, but that Hillary beat Obama by about three percent. Talk about a shocker. On the GOP side, McCain finished first with 37.19% of the vote (96.01% of precincts reporting), Romney with 31.62%, and Huckabee in third with 11.16% of the vote. I closely predicted the placements of the GOP candidates, so that wasn't so bad. Gov. Huckabee finishing... [read more]

TV crew catches Romney campaign taking down McCain signs in NH
Some people with the Mitt Romney campaign removed McCain yard signs from the snow and replaced them with Romney signs just before a Mitt Romney event in New Hampshire: Can you say "scummy"? Romney is worried, and he's getting dirtier than usual. As another Huckabee supporter has put it, "I'm allergic to Mitt." -Cydney... [read more]

New Hampshire Primary Predictions
Because I didn't do too terribly awful predicting the Iowa caucuses, I thought I'd try my hand at predicting the New Hampshire primaries for tomorrow. These were predictions I made a couple days ago on Kingmaker.Politico.Com: New Hampshire Primary (R) McCain 33.0 - 35.0% Romney 24.7 - 26.8% Huckabee 15.1 - 17.0% Paul 11.1 - 13.0% Giuliani 5.1 - 7.4% Thompson 3.5 - 5.0% New Hampshire Primary (D) Obama 40.7 - 42.3% Clinton 25.4 - 27.2% Edwards 23.9 - 26.1%... [read more]

McCain's irrational hatred of Boeing
Seattle's local press, talk shows and blogs have reported many things about John McCain. One item they are not covering, however, is his total revulsion and loathing of The Boeing Company. He would rather see our military use airplanes made by the French than allow the Pentagon to buy one more plane from Boeing. The 767 vs Airbus A330 tanker, and his refusal to consider new C-17s are two great examples. Granted, "Boeing" had not been the best corporate citizen... [read more]

Does Fox do plants for their "focus groups"?
Let's play one of those "compare the two pictures" games. How many things do you notice about the frames that are the same? Perhaps the same exact guy? These were taken from two separate videos of two separate Fox News "focus groups", which were monitored during each debate for their responses (positive and negative), and then were asked post-debate questions. The frame on the left is from a debate where McCain was thought to have done particularly well, and the... [read more]

Fox News Debate tonight: lame.
So I just finished watching the Fox News forum tonight. This debate was also held at St. Anselm College as was last night's debate. In one word, my response: Lame. Overall, the debate was rather boring. Romney was on the attack and was quite the smooth talker tonight--he was confident and slightly rude at times. Romney had to make a comeback from his miserable night last night; if Romney shot himself in the foot last night, then he must have... [read more]

ABC/Facebook Debate: Interesting
The ABC/Facebook 2 Parties 1 Night debate took place tonight at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. In one word, I'd call the debate "interesting". The GOP candidates came out first, sitting in a sort of semi-circle with what I would call half-sized podiums in front of them. Charlie Gibson moderated (as much as he could), and was later joined by the political director from the news station WMUR in New Hampshire. There were two 45-minute segments for each... [read more]

And so we trudge forward...to New Hampshire
The New Hampshire primaries are on Tuesday, and a lot is going on between now and then. The candidates (except for maybe Rudy...he only seems to care about Florida) have hit the ground running, hoping to cover as much ground as possible in the short five days between the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries. Good thing it's such a tiny state. As far as who's going to do well in New Hampshire, it may be safe to say... [read more]

We Are Woman?
So much for the "monolithic women vote." Hillary Rodham counted on it. And, since it does not exist, it did not come through for her in Iowa. In fact, it appears that both John Edwards and Barrack Obama outpolled the nation's leading gender feminist among Democratic women in Iowa. And these were DEMOCRATS. Translate that result to an entire country that includes a majority of independents and Republicans, and the outlook for the "we are women" strategy of Hillary Rodham... [read more]

Note From Bryan Suits: Regarding the firing rumours....
This was in the comments of this post, so I am reposting it for your enlightenment. Thanks all. However, let me clear something up. Schram had nothing to do with my ouster. Kenny may have loathesome political opinions, but he's a stand up guy. If I had been paired with him from the outset, The Tators would be killing Limbaugh and Dave Ross 9-noon (maybe not Limbaugh). Regardless, Schram is a pro and (off air) a really good guy. Where... [read more]

2008: Democrats in Denial
The Democratic presidential candidates all share a common fatal weakness: they lack a victory strategy in the war against Islamic fascism. Meanwhile, the Republicans will very likely nominate a pro-military, pro-victory candidate who supports the troops, opposes a timetable for withdrawal, opposes a cutoff of funds, and opposes surrendering Iraq to the terrorists. Here's an article from Michael Gerson giving his perspective on why this fatal Democratic weakness could lead to Republican victory and Democratic defeat in 2008. I don't... [read more]

And the results are in: Huckabee, Obama sweep Iowa
The Hawkeye Cauci are over, and the results are in: Mike Huckabee sweeps Iowa with a comfortable nine-point lead over Mitt Romney. Democrat candidate Barack Obama also won the Democratic side with a lead of eight percentage points ahead of John Edwards, and nine percent ahead of Hillary Clinton, who came in a rather dismal third place. The complete results are as follows: Republicans: Mike Huckabee - 34% Mitt Romney - 25% John McCain - 13% Fred Thompson - 13%... [read more]

The 2008 Presidential Candidates Grid
The 2008 Presidential Candidates Grid is finally here. In the longest run-up to a Presidential election in American history, and about to kick off the earliest series of Primary elections ever, in Iowa on January 3rd, wouldn't it be nice if you had some sort of compact, comprehensive source to reference to easily compare the various bickering candidates running for President - gunning for the Oval Office? Wouldn't it be nice to cut through all of the candidates' "spin" -... [read more]

Can it be Thursday already?
Waiting around for the Hawkeye Cauci is making me more jittery than a six-year-old waiting around for Santa Claus. I'm actually planning on attending a caucus-watching party on Thursday night in the Portland area. (I know, I am SUCH a politial junkie!) A lot has transpired in the last few days. Mike Huckabee created a negative campaign ad (attacking Mitt Romney, obviously), but pulled it at the last second. The catch, however, was that in the press conference where he... [read more]