Practical Advice for Conservatives
Found on Six Meat Buffet - Courtesy of See-Dub:
Somewhere across America there is a politician running who meets your standards for enlightened conservatism. Send him twenty dollars. Every month. And a letter saying what you think is important, and maybe print out an article (or blog post) you think his staff ought to read.
Congress is our firewall. We need it. Whoever gets in the White House, he or she is gonna be a pro-amnesty squish at best and the Shamnesty crew is already doing a little dance about it. So we need to do whatever we can to slow it down in Congress. And we need some Senators who are going to filibuster their little butts off when McCain or Obama or Hillary send some noodle-spined hack through the confirmation process on his way to being a judge or a cabinet member. We can’t lose any seats and even safe seats, like Jim Inhofe’s in Oklahoma, need your attention and support.
This is so true and why I’ve stopped not worrying about the race for the White House. Conservative bloggers and alternative media types I’m sure will keep folks informed on true conservative candidates around the country.
Here was a perfect example:
>From CNSNews.com
Fiscal conservatives are celebrating the defeat of Republican Rep. Wayne Gilchrist in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. The ten-term U.S. congressman lost the primary election to a more conservative candidate, State Sen. Andrew Harris. The Club for Growth’s Political Action Committee, which endorsed Harris, called his win a victory for Maryland taxpayers. “Andy Harris campaigned on a message of economic conservatism, calling for lower taxes, an end to wasteful government spending, and greater economic freedom,” the Club for Growth said on its Web site.
“With a solid victory over Wayne Gilchrest, it is clear that Harris’ strong record of standing up for taxpayers in Maryland’s State Legislature and his message on the campaign trail resonated with Republican voters. Voters refused to settle for pork barrel spending and higher taxes when they had a taxpayer hero like Andy Harris to vote for.” Club for Growth President Pat Toomey said he’s confident Harris will win the general election in November. “It is clear from tonight’s victory that voters want their representatives to stand up and fight for limited government and economic freedom,” Toomey said.
From Lifenews.com
State Sen. Andrew Harris had the backing of pro-life groups in the primary battle as Rep. Gilchrest had compiled just a 16 percent pro-life voting record this year.
While Gilchrest supported both abortion and embryonic stem cell research as well as taxpayer funding of both, Harris takes a pro-life position.
Here in Kansas we will have one of the most highly contested and one of the most important races in the country:
Sphere: Related Content(link) Venerable congressional handicapper Stu Rothenberg is out with his latest forecasts for ‘08.
Rothenberg’s list; He rates Democratic incumbent Nancy Boyda contest in the “pure tossup” category. Boyda will face either Republican Lynn Jenkins or Jim Ryun.
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