Mitt Romney won the most support for the Republican presidential nomination in a straw poll of GOP activists attending an annual conference.
Despite his record of inconsistency on some social issues, the former Massachusetts governor got 21 percent of the 1,705 votes cast by paid registrants to the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference. They were asked who their first choice would be for the Republican nomination.
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose moderate stances on social issues irks the party's right wing, was second with 17 percent.
Both were among the more than half-dozen White House hopefuls who spoke at the conference.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who rounds out the top tier of serious GOP contenders, skipped the event — and was punished for it. He got only 12 percent of the vote.
Ahead of him were Romney, Giuliani and two others. Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, a favorite of religious conservatives, got 15 percent, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who says he won't decide whether to run until the fall, got 14 percent. ...
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Romney Wins Conservatives' Straw Poll
Romney Wins Conservatives' Straw Poll
Liberal Media and the Iraq War
U.S. troops enter Sadr City - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
We've known for quite some time that the liberal media is opposed to our actions in Iraq. They, like most of the United States Senate, were in favor of taking action in the war on terror. And, like most of the Democrats in the United States Senate, they are now opposed to the very measures they were in favor of to begin with. I don't think that's news to anyone.
But look at this. If you click the link above, you'll be taken to an MSNBC.com report about U.S. Troops entering Sadr City in Iraq. Now, I didn't go searching for this story. I received it in a daily email news digest i receive from MSNBC.com. What's significant about this? Well, this is what the headline and summary of this very same news story looked like in the email digest I received from MSNBC.com:
U.S. troops enter Sadder City
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers entered the Shiite stronghold of Sadder City on Sunday in the first major push into the area since an American-led security sweep began last month around Baghdad.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17450016/
Now, if you don't believe me, check out a screen capture of the email I received.
Now what's saddest of all is that MSNBC.com doesn't know the difference between Sadr City and what they called "Sadder City."
Joe
We've known for quite some time that the liberal media is opposed to our actions in Iraq. They, like most of the United States Senate, were in favor of taking action in the war on terror. And, like most of the Democrats in the United States Senate, they are now opposed to the very measures they were in favor of to begin with. I don't think that's news to anyone.
But look at this. If you click the link above, you'll be taken to an MSNBC.com report about U.S. Troops entering Sadr City in Iraq. Now, I didn't go searching for this story. I received it in a daily email news digest i receive from MSNBC.com. What's significant about this? Well, this is what the headline and summary of this very same news story looked like in the email digest I received from MSNBC.com:
U.S. troops enter Sadder City
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers entered the Shiite stronghold of Sadder City on Sunday in the first major push into the area since an American-led security sweep began last month around Baghdad.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id
Now, if you don't believe me, check out a screen capture of the email I received.
Now what's saddest of all is that MSNBC.com doesn't know the difference between Sadr City and what they called "Sadder City."
Joe
Saturday, March 3, 2007
President Bush's Weekly Radio Address - CORRECTED LINK
20070302-3.a.mp3 - FINAL CORRECTED LINK (audio/mpeg Object)Sorry, I'm stuck at work today for a fourteen hour day, and the network I use to connect at work won't allow access for me to actually see or hear what the President had to say in his weekly radio address. But you can download and hear for yourself.
Joe
Looks like the radio address was on Friday this week? Sorry for the confusion.
And here's an excerpt:
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "Our Nation is blessed to have so many fine Americans who are willing to serve. We're blessed to have so many compassionate volunteers who give their time to care for our injured soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. We're blessed to have so many fine medical professionals who dedicate their lives to healing our troops. This country has a moral obligation to provide our servicemen and women with the best possible care and treatment. They deserve it, and they will get it."
Contact Your State Representative and Ask Him or Her to Support the Indiana Marriage Amendment
Contact Your State Representative and Ask Him or Her to Support the Indiana Marriage Amendment
Let the People of Indiana Vote on Marriage in 2008
There is one obstacle in the way before the people of Indiana will have the privilege to vote on defining marriage as between one man and one woman and that obstacle is the Indiana House of Representatives.
State law requires that for an amendment to go to the people, it has to pass both chambers with a majority vote (which happened in 2005), then there must be an intervening election (which happened in Nov 2006), then the same amendment language has to pass both chambers again with a new legislature. The marriage amendment (SJR 7) has passed for the second time in the Senate, but it appears as if leadership in the House is going to try and amend the language which would start the amendment process all over again.
If this happens, the earliest the marriage amendment could be voted on by the people is 2010. But if the original language passes the House this year, Hoosiers will get the opportunity to vote on marriage in November 2008.
During the 2006 elections, Speaker of the House, Pat Bauer, campaigned that if he became Speaker, he would allow a vote on the marriage amendment. His party won the House and he is Speaker, so now it is his turn to uphold his campaign promise and allow the House to vote on SJR 7.
One tactic pro-family groups believe Speaker Bauer will try is to amend the language and have the House vote on that language instead of the original language, which would start the amendment process all over again.
TAKE ACTION:
Please get involved now to help get SJR 7 - the state marriage amendment - passed in the Indiana House. Call your representative and ask him or her to vote for the language that passed from the Senate in SJR 7. Respectfully ask them not to amend the language which would start the amendment process over. Ask your representative to let the people of Indiana vote on marriage in November 2008.
Click here and enter your 9-digit ZIP code into the yellow box on the right to get the name and contact information for your state representative. You must log in to the system before you will be able to send an email to your representative.
Please get involved today to let the people of Indiana decide the definition of marriage in the state.
Let the People of Indiana Vote on Marriage in 2008
There is one obstacle in the way before the people of Indiana will have the privilege to vote on defining marriage as between one man and one woman and that obstacle is the Indiana House of Representatives.
State law requires that for an amendment to go to the people, it has to pass both chambers with a majority vote (which happened in 2005), then there must be an intervening election (which happened in Nov 2006), then the same amendment language has to pass both chambers again with a new legislature. The marriage amendment (SJR 7) has passed for the second time in the Senate, but it appears as if leadership in the House is going to try and amend the language which would start the amendment process all over again.
If this happens, the earliest the marriage amendment could be voted on by the people is 2010. But if the original language passes the House this year, Hoosiers will get the opportunity to vote on marriage in November 2008.
During the 2006 elections, Speaker of the House, Pat Bauer, campaigned that if he became Speaker, he would allow a vote on the marriage amendment. His party won the House and he is Speaker, so now it is his turn to uphold his campaign promise and allow the House to vote on SJR 7.
One tactic pro-family groups believe Speaker Bauer will try is to amend the language and have the House vote on that language instead of the original language, which would start the amendment process all over again.
TAKE ACTION:
Please get involved now to help get SJR 7 - the state marriage amendment - passed in the Indiana House. Call your representative and ask him or her to vote for the language that passed from the Senate in SJR 7. Respectfully ask them not to amend the language which would start the amendment process over. Ask your representative to let the people of Indiana vote on marriage in November 2008.
Click here and enter your 9-digit ZIP code into the yellow box on the right to get the name and contact information for your state representative. You must log in to the system before you will be able to send an email to your representative.
Please get involved today to let the people of Indiana decide the definition of marriage in the state.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Average Joe Radio Special Episode: Mom
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
Average Joe Radio Episode 13: Kidcast #2
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