A small programming note

I am going on vacation from tomorrow until Tuesday, September 2, when I’ll be back, better than ever. 
(My co-bloggers may blog, or they may not, so be sure to check back!)

Parnell vs. Young: What’s next?

I woke up this morning to the disheartening news from Alaska:
Republican Rep. Don Young — whose three and a half decade hold on Alaska’s sole House seat was imperiled by political ethics controversies — holds a razor-thin lead over Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell who ran a strong primary challenge against the embattled congressman.
With 98 percent [...]

A nail-biter in Alaska!

As I write this, with 57.8% of precincts Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell leads Rep. Don Young in the GOP House primary by one percentage point!  Hopefully I will wake up tomorrow morning to good news.
You can keep track of the election results here.

American Energy Security is a National Priority (by Pete Olson)

Pete Olson’s campaign manager passed along this post by his candidate and asked that I share it:

American Energy Security is a National Priority (Texas GOP Candidate Pete Olson)
August 26th, 2008

Another election year conversion from Nick Lampson – this time, he’s changing his tune on energy. True to [...]

In Alaska? Go vote for Sean Parnell!!

If you are an Alaska Republican today is primary day, so make sure to go to the polls and vote for Sean Parnell.  I am confident that Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will relieve kleptocrat Don Young of his post as Alaska’s lone Congressman.
Make sure you help Sean Parnell start his general election race off right [...]

Nick Lampson breaks NASA promises

This is an older video, but the facts still remain.  If you’re an employee of NASA or care about it’s future, you should watch this video before voting to re-elect Nick Lampson.

You can donate to Pete Olson’s campaign here.

Sorry for being MIA over the weekend

Some unexpected things have come up and I haven’t had time to go through my news stack.
And, if you’re like me, you’re caught up in the Obama-Biden news.

Klein whines out the storm

As Tropical Storm Fay pummels the southern United States, someone at Free Republic remembers a promise made by Rep. Ron Klein to help Floridians find affordable home insurance:
On Tuesday August 19, 2008, Rep. Ron Klein (D) took an opportunity to whine about his failure to get a national catastrophic insurance fund bill passed. He blamed [...]

WA-GOV Debate News

If you are in Washington, mark your calendars:

Gov. Chris Gregoire and gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi have agreed to an Oct. 1 debate in Yakima.
The Democratic incumbent and her Republican challenger will face off at the Capitol Theatre and take questions from a panel of journalists. The Yakima Herald-Republic is sponsoring the debate, along with KYVE-TV [...]

SUVs for me, but not for thee

As Americans all across Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States struggle with the high cost of fuel, Rep. Paul Kanjorski is riding high–literally–in an SUV furnished by you, the taxpayer:
In his first attack television commercial, Republican congressional candidate Lou Barletta slams U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski for funneling $10 million to a now-bankrupt technology [...]

Georgia matters, and Jack Hoogendyk knows it

Down the Ticket-sponsored Senate candidate Jack Hoogendyk is calling for more Congressional attention to the situation in Georgia and Russia:
The Republican who’s running for the U.S. Senate from Michigan this fall says he supports calls to invite the president of Georgia to address a joint session of Congress as a means to support the beleaguered [...]

Noted cult (of personality) leader Ron Paul weighs in…

In Alaska’s GOP House primary, Ron Paul has chosen to put friendship and incumbency ahead of his libertarian principles and endorse kleptocrat Rep. Don Young:
Paul, the 72-year-old congressman from Texas whose maverick presidential bid drew wide support in Alaska, sent out a letter to his supporters here urging them to vote for Young.
“Don and I [...]

Will Bush stump for Wayne Parker?

Apparently, there are some rumblings to that effect, although neither camp has confirmed it.
You can donate to Wayne Parker’s campaign here.

Chris Hackett releases first TV ads

An article on the ads can be found here.  The ads focus not only on Chris Hackett’s background, but his positions on energy and earmarks as well.  Here they are.
The first one is called “New Direction”:

The second is called “Plan”:

Good job, Chris!  You can donate to Chris [...]

What’s so scary about the cornerstone of democracy?

Big Labor’s top goal is passing legislation called “card check.”  This would take the right to a secret ballot away from workers as they vote on whether or not to unionize.  In the state of California, they are seeking to take this right away from farm workers.  Luckily, workers have people like Tom McClintock there [...]