Lesson for people who say "I like Palin, but she's unelectable"

Today Scott Brown announced that he is in favor of repealing DADT.

…Brown’s backing means that – on paper – supporters of the repeal have 61 senators in favor of the bill.

This is a lesson to everyone who says that Sarah Palin is unelectable. Scott Brown was certainly electable. He was the one with enough appeal to attract "moderates and independents." He was massively propped up by establishment Republicans and the Tea Party alike as a candidate for everyone. By the way, the fact that he failed to thank the Tea Party in his acceptance speech was a bad omen.

Now we see his true colors. He may have been against ObamaCare, but he seems pretty Left on everything else, even fiscal matters. Now his vote could mean a repeal of DADT - a vote that we all thought would go the other way. He's also said that he won't be in favor of repealing ObamaCare now that it's here.

This is a lesson to show us that "electability" means nothing! It does absolutely no good to elect these people when they vote against what we believe in. They won the election - so what? We sacrificed everything to get him there. We know Palin will vote the way we believe. We know she has conservative values. We can vote for her and if she wins the general election, great! If she doesn't, a Democrat will be in office. If we vote for a RINO who wins the general election, essentially a Democrat will be in office, too.

This is also a lesson to us regarding the MSM and RINO news outlets like NRO and The Atlantic. Scott Brown was the darling of those places, and to some extent, the MSM as well. He was the kind of candidate, like McCain, that the media loves to prop up. We need to learn our lesson so these mistakes don't happen anymore.

Good, but not good enough in my opinion

I'm very happy we took the House last night and we sent a strong message overall that we are serious about how much we dislike this Democratic-controlled government. I think Florida had the best results - Marco Rubio won by a landslide, Alan Grayson was thrown out on his rear end, Rick Scott is leading in the Gubernatorial election and Allen West won. I only wish Delaware, Nevada, California and Alaska had followed suit.

For those saying that the Tea Party candidates Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle and Joe Miller were weak, not good enough, not vetted, etc. - I have a bone to pick with you. If those three had won we would have take the Senate, correct? Harry Reid is pretty much the Devil Himself so I don't care who flippin' runs against him; I want him out. No one could be worse. People seem to forget that a Senator is not the President. They don't have to conduct Middle East Peace Talks or Push the Button. They don't host state dinners for foreign leaders and are not the face of our country. What they do is write legislation and vote on it. Voting is the only thing that matters. I don't care if they're not the most professional or the best looking; I care about how they're going to vote. I personally didn't like Sharron Angle's speech patterns and mannerisms but I sure would have liked the way she voted. I wouldn't want her to be the President but she wouldn't have the same responsibilities where that kind of thing matters now would she? See what I mean? So instead of having the Senate majority and three more good Senators who will VOTE the way we want them to, we're still stuck with Healthcare Harry and Lisa Murcookoo.

I really hope the RINO elitist establishment doesn't take those losses as a sign that the Tea Party is fringe and not able to produce winners. Linda McMahon and Carly Fiorina were the "electable" and "center-right" candidates that the pragmatic elites supported and they lost as well. I think in the states where we had unfortunate losses we have to blame the voters in those states, if we have to blame someone. Either they haven't seen the light yet, or they've decided to put their heads in the sand.

Overall it was a good night but I'm a little disappointed. I think it'll take a few days for it to sink in and I'll feel better and realize how good these results really are.

Reuters: Americans are more committed/loyal to country than anything else

The corrupt media is slowly waking up to the fact that Americans think their government is broken and we are totally committed to getting it back and fixing it. Reuters ran a story today about how loyal the average American is to their employer, commercial brands, country and get this...their families. It turns out that out that the majority feel most loyal to their country, even more than their family. This is huge. It recognizes the massive shift in our psyche, and how real the tea party movement has become.

Reuters tried to bury the lede by focusing on loyalty to employers but the evidence is loud and clear and cannot be hidden. Americans love their country and don't like the direction it's currently going in.

Americans more loyal to brands, country than company
Reuters
By Walden Siew Walden Siew – Thu Apr 29, 12:12 am ET


NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Americans are more loyal to their favorite soft drink, television show or car brand than they are to their employer, according to a joint Reuters/Ipsos poll.


But they are most committed to their country, followed by their family and their doctor.


"The most surprising thing was that country, which is more abstract, was No. 1, ahead of your family or spouse," said Timothy Keininghan, the author of the poll and a co-author of the book, "Why Loyalty Matters."


"There's a general belief that the government is broken, and people want to fix it," he said.


Seventy percent of Americans questioned in the survey said they are more loyal to their country now than they were two years ago.


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Possibly a great candidate who doesn't have a chance

While getting everything ready to file our taxes this year I started thinking about property tax. Ours are outrageously high and it really hit me how unfair it is. Even if you completely paid off your house you still would not "own" it. The government owns your land and house, period. If you failed to pay the increasingly high property taxes then the government would take away your property - but this is property you supposedly own! Imagine if you bought furniture but had to pay the furniture store a yearly fee to keep it, would that be considered "owning" that furniture? No

I bing'd "eliminate property tax" to see if there was a group or movement or something that supported eliminating property taxes altogether and classifying them as unconstitutional. Lo and behold, one of the first results was a campaign website for Debra Medina for Governor of Texas. Who? I never heard of her. I looked at her page.

If Texans are to remain free from the ever-encroaching state, Big Brother, we must own our property, on that we must not compromise and we must not surrender. In order to protect against subservience to that growing state, we must eliminate property tax in Texas and we must protect against abusive eminent domain seizures. We must be free to own that for which we labor. Texas can lead and Texas will lead…when we protect that which keeps men free.

I just found a candidate who I might really like, too bad she has no chance of winning the primary.

For fairness' sake, I went to Perry's website to see what he has to say about property taxes.

Working with the legislature, Gov. Perry helped pass the strongest property rights protection in the state’s history through House Joint Resolution (HJR) 14. Gov. Perry campaigned for this measure, which voters enshrined in the Constitution by approving Proposition 11, so the legislature can’t weaken it without the people giving their permission at the ballot box. When voters added Proposition 11 to the Constitution this November, they forever prevented the government from taking private property to give a developer or enhance tax revenues.

Eh...my property taxes are still high, and I really don't think there was a possibility that my property would be given to a developer anyway. And he doesn't say anything about eliminating property taxes completely.

Palin has endorsed and will campaign for Perry in his re-election bid as Governor, which means this whole discussion is moot. He will win it all. This is one instance where I don't really agree with Palin.

She and Perry have seemingly been friends for years and she's very familiar with his policies. I have no doubt that her endorsement is 100% solid. However, Perry is running for his third term. I don't think anyone should be in office that long, not even Palin. He's part of the establishment and has shown RINO tendencies in the past. Also, had she gotten to know the crop of candidates I think Medina is someone she might like. She reminds me of Doug Hoffman and Scott Brown, the unlikely conservative candidate who has a fighting chance to win. She usually likes to stand behind those types of candidates.

As I said I just found out about Medina and I really liked her website and her ideas. But I haven't done extensive research on her yet. I know Perry will continue to be a good governor and much better than RINO Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison any day. I just really like the idea of eliminating property taxes. I hope we can do it some day.

Chris Cillizza says Independents were the ones who voted today

Chris Cillizza wrote in The Fix this evening about the elections today:

Independent voters are moving strongly to Republican candidates in the New Jersey and Virginia governors races, an ominous sign for Democrats whose gains in 2006 and 2008 were built on heavy support from unaligned voters.

In Liberal Fantasy Land, "Independents" are the magical voters who are above party affiliation. They are the ultimate Prize and must be won at all costs. They are the Key to winning any election and both Democrats and Republicans (but mostly Republicans) need to change their party to fit the "Independents." Since they don't have political views, it's hard find out exactly how the party needs to change, but you still need to do it anyway.

The idea that Independents are "moving strongly to Republican candidates" is false. Today's elections were all about conservatives sending a message. They came out in droves and won Virginia. And while NJ and NY23 are still too close to call, it's very likely the Right will win there, too. Since the epic failure of the 2008 election, conservatives have been organizing like never before. The Tea Party movement happened and is still going strong. Palin's endorsement of Doug Hoffman started a conservative tidal wave of support. Voters are starting now: voting out big government, RINOs and higher taxes - and voting in conservatives, individual freedom and getting the government off our backs.

The Left's new talking point about the elections today is how the results don't matter. They're trying to downplay how big this day was because they don't want to admit that the majority of Americans are fed up. Conservatives used today as a 2010 preview and the Left is waking up to the fact that they could lose their jobs next year.

Chris Cillizza is (still) trying to push the meme that "Independents" matter. He can't see that the sleeping giant (conservatives) woke up, because in his mind the majority of Americans are not conservative. So he falls back on "Independents" being the magical entity that decides elections. In doing so he downplays the conservative movement. Instead of saying that conservatives are unifying and getting stronger and sending a message, he goes straight to the thing he knows best and what makes sense in his mind - Independents. What else would you expect from the corrupt media?

1.5 to 2 million march on DC!

What an inspiration! I watched Glenn Beck on Saturday cover this and it was one of the most inspiring events I've ever seen. I wish so much I could have been there.

I feel like we are at a HUGE moment in history. This is the moment where Americans take their freedom back. It almost feels like a revolution.

There are some great photos at Red State.



And where was Obama?? Listening to the people I'm sure, right? No, he left town and was shilling for the Obamacare bill in Minneapolis. I'm certainly glad he's on the pulse of what the American people want.

MSM is also trying to downplay the crowd size and marginalize the event. But one thing they can't say anymore is that it's an astroturf movement. I think 1.5 to 2 million is a VERY clear statement that this is NOT astroturf and we are not "right-wing terrorists."

This is about freedom, not about political parties. Freedom is what unites all of us and the 9/12 March underscored that. I tip my hat to them and can't wait to get involved in future tea party events.

Tea Partiers want Palin to attend Sep 12 event

There's going to be a big Tea Party event on September 12 in Washington DC and the event organizers have invited Palin to attend the event.

I don't know if it would be a good idea for her to do that, but I am very happy that the tea partiers have been chanting her name and wearing t-shirts and signs with her name on it. I'm so happy that she's been part of the movement without officially doing anything in it. It shows that they identify with her, that she represents what they believe in.

Why I'm hesitant for her to attend the event is because of the "leader" issue, which I'll write about more in a different post. The angle of the following CNN story is that the Tea Party movement needs a leader. I don't necessarily believe they/we do. I support the Tea Parties and I attended one on April 15. And I really like the fact that we're a very large group of citizens who are expressing opinions in this way.

To me, Palin represents much more than just the Tea Parties and I hope that if she does attend she will not be labeled as the "leader" of it. I wouldn't want that to pigeon-hole her into that. I will explain more in a later post.

Looking for a leader, Tea Partiers issue invite to Palin
Posted: September 2nd, 2009 10:53 PM ET

EL PASO, Texas (CNN) — As the Tea Party Express makes its way across the country, Sarah Palin has emerged as a favorite daughter of the movement, and organizers have invited her to join the tour — or at least come to the final stop in the nation's capital.

The bus is scheduled to end its nationwide journey in Washington on Saturday, September 12.

"We've been in touch with her people, letting her know the response that we've gotten. She's very suportive of the movement," says Joe Wierzbicki, one of the organizers traveling on the Tea Party Express.

So far, no politician has emerged as a leader of the Tea Party movement – and the question of just who might eventually take up the mantle is a hot topic on the bus. Nobody may be better positioned than Palin — but organizers, some of the most motivated members of the conservative base, still say she'll need to earn that title.

"Right now there's a handful of people who strike a chord with the tea party base, and she is certainly one of those people," says Wierzbicki. "Whether or not she emerges as one of those leaders, that's between her and the American people."

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