Grooms steps out of Governor’s race

Larry Grooms was my choice. While I am disappointed that he is dropping out of the race, I think that should he run for Congress this will prove to be a very smart and effective move:

Many in the Tea Party movement lately have been asking Grooms, deemed the Tea Party candidate, whether he could be as effective on the conservative issues facing the nation from the Governor’s Office in Columbia. Grooms says this has been another major factor playing into his decision.

Dean Allen, candidate for Adjutant General and a dedicated patriot who was fighting for freedom long before the tea party movement, had some interesting comments on the SC Congressional races. I find his comments ironic and significant since our Republican Congressional delegation held hands and jumped for TARP together, reasoning that “they can’t throw us all out.”

(I am convinced, and always have been, that things were not as bad as they were made out to be. I believe the sub-prime mortgage crisis was a deliberately engineered plot, and the people who supposedly represent our interests all fell for it. I have always said that true conservatives know better than to bail out business with taxpayer’s money, and I will never apologize for that.)

Now for Dean Allen’s comments:

Larry Grooms is a true patriot and I hate to see him out of the Governor’s race. His departure puts Congressman Gresham Barrett in dead last place. It is interesting that the man with the most name ID, and the most money, Barrett is dead last.

All six SC Congressmen voted for the $850 Bush Bailout. Brown and Barrett are not seeking re-election. Inglis and Spratt are in trouble for re-election. Looks like the voters are awake and in a mood to throw out the bums that can be thrown out starting with non-conservative Gresham Barrett.

Was Max Baucus Drunk?

Watch the video of Sen. Baucus’ (D-MT) tirade against Republicans (including DeMint) and tell me what you think.

What Republicans Got for Allowing an Earlier Health Care Vote

From OpenCongress:

Under the agreement allowing the earlier health care vote, Senate Republicans have been guaranteed votes on four amendments to the second debt ceiling bill that the Democrats would probably rather have avoided. According to the Senate Calendar, the Republicans will be allowed to hold votes on the following amendments (all will be subject to a 60-vote requirement) when the second debt ceiling vote takes place in January:

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URGENT: Centrist GOP Senators have power to pass or kill Obamacare!

Most people don’t know this, but Senator Jim DeMint succeeded in passing procedural votes (one by unanimous consent) which bind the Senate to filibuster (60 vote) rules rather than the simple majority requirement of the reconciliation process. Therefore, without Republican complicity and votes, Obamacare would likely be dead in the Senate.

What the negotiating Republican Senators do will determine the end game. The Senators who have the power to see Obama pass or fail are:

• Sen. Grassley (IA)
• Sen. Enzi (WY)
• Sen. Snowe (ME)
• Sen. Collins (ME)
• Sen. Graham (SC)
• Sen. Bennett (UT)

These six Senators should stop negotiating a compromise and let this monstrosity die. The following URGENT actions are needed:

• Visit, call and email YOUR Rep/Senator
• Call and email the six Senators listed above
• Write letters to your local editor and mention the six Senators
• Post reminders about the six on your Facebook, Twitter and social media profiles
• Post reminders about the six on your blog
• E-mail your friends and family and explain the details about these six Senators
• Contact the RNC/GOP and demand they put pressure on the six Senators

We The People employ these elected Senators. It’s our job to demand they do their jobs and look out for the interest of America. (Thanks to Eric Odom of the American Liberty Alliance for the tip)

Is it time to go third party?

Here’s a message I just sent to Tony Romo of the local Constitutional Party. I just wanted to get my opinions on this out there.

I don’t think that parties are obstacles. I think that the mindset and values of those who control the parties are the obstacles and the enemies. We have a war of values and ideals on our hands, and we need to target that.

Those who know me well will tell you that I’m passionately opposed to Republican elitism and so-called “moderate” Republicans, and I am not interested in helping the GOP get and maintain power. More and more I believe that at least on the Federal level the Republicans and Democrats are all controlled by a single larger scheme, agenda, or machine.

With that said, I do believe that the Republican party is still the most viable vehicle for conservatism (although if Sarah Palin decides to start or join a third party and the tea party groups all over the US rally around her it could be a historically unusual opportunity to make it work, and I would definitely support her in such a move). Blame the drivers of the party, not the party itself. I guess right now I’m more of a puritan than a separatist.

Jonathon Hill

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Marco Rubio’s Challenge to the Moderates

From Townhall.com:

“You are never going to be able to erase support for a stimulus package in the Republican primary or you’re never going to be able to erase your support for liberal judges in the Florida Supreme Court,” said Rubio. “You’re never going to be able to erase the fact that you tried to implement, in your home state, virtually the same cap and trade policies that are now on the verge of destroying America. I think those differences are so significant that there is no money advantage in the world that can overcome them.”

Rubio has challenged Crist to a series of debates to talk about these issues, and others, inside the state or out. Crist has refused, saying that he was too busy governing Florida, despite spending almost every single day of June raising money for his Senate campaign.

Marco Rubio is the conservative challenger to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate.

A Clear Message to the Republican Establishment

Eric Odom (of the national Tea Party movement) has perfectly echoed my sentiment in his letter to the Republican Party:

Several Republicans failed us on the Stimulus vote. The Stimulus legislation was a total and complete declaration of war on the free-market system. This was followed by several Republican votes for the Cap and Trade nightmare (and by the way, Congressman Kirk, I will ACTIVELY work to defeat you in the primary for Senate in 2010. In fact, I’ll donate to the first viable candidate who opposes you.) that once again reconfirmed the declaration of war against the free-markets and taxpayers.

I’m willing, for the first time in a long time, to rejoin the Republican ranks and do everything I can to advance the Republican party and its fiscally conservative candidates. But I’ll do so if, and only if, the following conditions are met.