Comments on: Is Gresham Barrett a worthy Gubernatorial candidate? http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320 Challenging the political status quo Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:01:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jhill9693 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320/comment-page-1#comment-149 jhill9693 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:22:54 +0000 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/?p=320#comment-149 Media. DeMint has taken advantage of many national media interviews fighting against legislation and bad policies. I appreciate being represented by people who share my views, that's what representation is all about, but when we have a rogue government on our hands it isn't enough to be passive about it. Some other notable accomplishments are: * Blocking an anti-democracy ambassador to Haiti * Stalling the healthcare senate bill, delaying the vote until day or two before Christmas (he and Coburn were the only ones willing to do sentry duty and say "I object" to prevent unanimous consent) * Introducing term limits and balanced budget Constitutional amendments These are recent things. He tells some of the earlier actions he took in the House and Senate, which are detailed in his book Saving Freedom. He has a measure of initiative that some of our other republicans apparently lack. Media. DeMint has taken advantage of many national media interviews fighting against legislation and bad policies. I appreciate being represented by people who share my views, that's what representation is all about, but when we have a rogue government on our hands it isn't enough to be passive about it.

Some other notable accomplishments are:

* Blocking an anti-democracy ambassador to Haiti
* Stalling the healthcare senate bill, delaying the vote until day or two before Christmas (he and Coburn were the only ones willing to do sentry duty and say "I object" to prevent unanimous consent)
* Introducing term limits and balanced budget Constitutional amendments

These are recent things. He tells some of the earlier actions he took in the House and Senate, which are detailed in his book Saving Freedom. He has a measure of initiative that some of our other republicans apparently lack.

]]> By: Rob http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320/comment-page-1#comment-148 Rob Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:23:36 +0000 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/?p=320#comment-148 Well...yes. As you note, he has consistently voted conservative in the house and that is the reason we voted him into office to begin with - to represent our conservative viewpoint - which he has done. Yet, you deride him for not being a "fighter" like DeMint. Can you point to anything in particular that DeMint has achieved that would differentiate him from Gresham (and I am also a DeMint fan)? Well…yes. As you note, he has consistently voted conservative in the house and that is the reason we voted him into office to begin with – to represent our conservative viewpoint – which he has done. Yet, you deride him for not being a "fighter" like DeMint. Can you point to anything in particular that DeMint has achieved that would differentiate him from Gresham (and I am also a DeMint fan)?

]]> By: jhill9693 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320/comment-page-1#comment-144 jhill9693 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:40:46 +0000 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/?p=320#comment-144 Yes, you are correct, I now know that he is from Westminster, SC, which helps me understand a little more why he would have his only townhall in Seneca. However it would still seem to be a good strategic move to pick a location more central in the district, and more populated. Anything else? Yes, you are correct, I now know that he is from Westminster, SC, which helps me understand a little more why he would have his only townhall in Seneca. However it would still seem to be a good strategic move to pick a location more central in the district, and more populated.

Anything else?

]]> By: Rob http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320/comment-page-1#comment-143 Rob Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:44:41 +0000 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/?p=320#comment-143 "The second big problem I have with Barrett is that even though he mostly voted right, he is not a fighter." And, if he were a "fighter," you would move the bar even more. Its pretty apparent that he is not your candidate and probably has not been from the start. But, despite your comments, it looks like you should do some more research. To start with, he is not from Anderson as you state... "The second big problem I have with Barrett is that even though he mostly voted right, he is not a fighter." And, if he were a "fighter," you would move the bar even more. Its pretty apparent that he is not your candidate and probably has not been from the start. But, despite your comments, it looks like you should do some more research. To start with, he is not from Anderson as you state…

]]> By: Dan http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/320/comment-page-1#comment-113 Dan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:42 +0000 http://nonstandardpolitics.com/?p=320#comment-113 Could you please let us know exactly how TARP "violate[s] the Constitution?" There are plenty of aspects of TARP that reasonable people can disagree on; its Constitutionality, however, is not one of those aspects. Could you please let us know exactly how TARP “violate[s] the Constitution?” There are plenty of aspects of TARP that reasonable people can disagree on; its Constitutionality, however, is not one of those aspects.

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