On Wednesday afternoon U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Proposition 8 and reopened the door to same sex marriage in California. The case will now be appealed to the 9th Circuit Court and likely go from there to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Proposition 8 was a controversial ballot initiative to ban gay marriage which passed last year after a high pressure media campaign which pitted hardcore religious conservatives and the Mormon church against civil libertarians and Hollywood activists. The result was to override a prior court ruling which had led to a brief period of legalization for gay marriage under which 18,000 couples were married. The status of those couples and of future gay marriages in California remains unresolved until judge Walker decides whether or not to put his ruling on hold pending appeal.
The Log Cabin Republicans released a press release on Friday July 9th laying out details pertaining to the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States case that will be heard this week. The case challenges the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy. The Obama Administration is being forced to defend this policy which the President is [...]
Michael Steele (pictured with Florida RLC Vice-Chair Steve Smith) is in trouble.
This time he criticized a never-ending undeclared war, saying (correctly) that it is not a war the American people are interested in supporting.
He further stated it doesn’t make much sense.
Of course, Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele is correct on [...]
If you’ve ever wondered who the idiots are in the Republican Party — you know, the folks who lost us the presidency and both houses of Congress — you need look no further than the catalog of prominent pundits and politicians now calling for the resignation of Michael Steele.
Since I commented on Speaker Straus’ headlining of a fundraiser for State Representative Patrick Rose, I have gotten to know his opponent, Jason Isaac, and the people of HD 45. Many people had told me that Jason was “the real deal,” someone who stands by his principles and can beat Rose with an impressive grassroots effort. Fair enough, that sounds pretty good, but it wasn’t until June 22nd that I fully understood this sentiment.
On June 22nd Jason Isaac had a fundraiser at the Railroad BBQ in Kyle, Texas with State Representatives (and staunch conservatives) Dan Flynn and Phil King. Holding a meet and greet or fundraiser for a state representative is pretty difficult. Sadly, most people don’t know who their state representative is or what district they even live in! As you can imagine, drawing a crowd at events for candidates for state representative is even more difficult, but Jason did it.
Originally, his campaign had been slated for just half of the restaurant, but over 100 supporters ended up packing the place! A few of us were even left standing as it was difficult to find seating, listen to our speakers, and most importantly, hear when our BBQ was ready above all of the excitement.
Now many people have said that Jason Isaac is “the real deal,” but no one puts it better than Jason when he says, “I’m not a lawyer, and I’m not an incumbent.” Nothing against lawyers, but in his standard Dickie’s work shirts, Jason was making the point that he’s just like anyone of us and understands what we need in Austin unlike his pampered opponent who calls himself a small-businessman but has barely owned a law firm for a few months, much less rolled up his sleeves and worked a hard day in his life.
Jason Isaac is not afraid to be honest with the voters about who he is, while Patrick Rose is afraid and for good reason! Throughout the evening, Jason met with as many people as he could and even shared some personal stories with us; some were even kind of embarrassing, but that is the kind of down-to-earth and personable person that he is. On the other hand, when he is out campaigning, Patrick Rose consistently hides from his record and never calls himself a Democrat. He knows that he does not represent the people of HD 45 and must misrepresent himself to get elected! Jason Isaac does not have this problem because he would do an excellent job at representing HD 45 and is eager to meet and speak to his neighbors.
Texas is not the land of the elite, entitled, and pampered. Texas is the home of the hard-working, God-fearing, family-oriented man who understands that the government that governs best, governs least. The people of HD 45 have a clear choice in Jason Isaac, and by the strong showing of support I saw at his fundraiser, I think that it is about time Patrick Rose starts either looking for a real job, updating his resume, or spending more time learning how to run a small business.
Republican Liberty Caucus endorsed candidates in Utah and South Carolina won their runoffs last night.
Congratulations to Mike Lee, who narrowly defeated Tim Bridgewater in the Utah U.S. Senate race. Lee will be a voice for common sense in the Senate after he wins in November. Until then, we have to make sure he is able to fend off his Democrat opponent.
In South Carolina, Nikki Haley won her run-off against bailout-supporting Congressman Gresham Barrett. Haley will be the first female Governor if she is elected. She will also be the 2nd southern Republican Governor of Indian origin currently serving. It’s good to see the Republican Party in a southern state embracing diversity and independent thinking.
In South Carolina’s 8th District, the votes were so close between RLC endorsed candidate Nancy Harrelson and her opponent that there will be a recount.
Congratulations to Mike Lee and Nikki Haley, their campaign teams, and Utah/South Carolina voters!
In this video, “The Amazing Atheist” doesn’t merely refute opposition to the construction of that mosque near Ground Zero, he positively obliterates it! He shows it for the dangerous, anti-American assault on free speech that it is. Warning: this… »
This morning I drew the Silver Circle Contest’s first winner from Thursday, per the arrangement described on the contest page: “I will be drawing an e-mail address at the end of the day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for each of the three comic… »
‘Like a mad aunt, the Fed is slowly losing its marbles. Kartik Athreya, senior economist for the Richmond Fed, has written a paper condemning economic bloggers as chronically stupid and a threat to public order.Matters of economic policy should be… »
If there is any question about the status of the conservative movement, it could be found in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally: it is as alive and kicking as Ronald Reagan himself. Too soon? Either way, despite estimates of hundreds of… »
My good friend, colleague, and partner Les Carpenter over at Rational Nation USA just published an excellent opinion editorial over at The Daily Caller on gay marriage. Under discussion is the proper role of the state, and particularly the impotence… »
Several of my friends support Rick Lazio for Governor of New York State. Lazio had worked as a lobbyist for JP Morgan and had helped arrange Morgan’s $25 billion bailout. No greater expansion of government power has occurred in the past two… »
‘Silver, the precious metal most used in industry, is attracting investors betting on both faster and slower economic growth as prices extend the longest run of quarterly gains in three decades.Doubling as a store of value for buyers concerned about… »
My good friend, colleague, and former schoolmate Ben Bryan recently wrote an excellent short post explaining his decision not to purchase a television for his new apartment as he starts graduate school this Fall:”It’s simple: I want to ask fundamental… »
“In 21st century America, institutional racism and sexism remain great twin evils to be eradicated on our long journey to the wonderful world where, at last, all are equal.”What are we to make, then, of a profession that rewards workers with fame and… »
So the contest I launched at the end of July was such a huge success that I’m doing a second one for this week only and giving you another chance to win free, inflation-proof silver! As this libertarian website edged close to 400 subscribers, I didn’t… »
‘Does anyone really think that Mitt, Sara, Newt, Hillary, Barack or any of those old party types will actually shrink government’s role in our lives if they lead the next government? I don’t. They may rearrange the Legos, but the toy Tower of Pisa… »
‘The record support for Republican congressional candidates is a clear rebuke to the last nineteen months of radically consolidating Federal power, socializing multiple U.S. industries, and spending tax dollars at unprecedented levels (which means the… »
When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous “I have a Dream” speech 47 years ago, he did it before a large and diverse audience full of both white and black faces, all united behind the cause of racial equality and equal opportunity for all Americans just because they… »
I’ll be a guest on the Gary Nolan radio show tomorrow (saturday) morning with guest host Mike Ferguson. I’ll be on at 9:40am (central). We’ll be talking about the RLC and the Liberty Movement. If you don’t get the show where you are there’s a webcast of it. … »
My friend Cortes de Russy just forwarded this e-mail about a few coincidences regarding the monks’ casket case about which I recently blogged: >”I am pleased that you picked up on this; Candace & I have connections from all… »
Our local penny saver, the Olive Press (see pages 32-33 before and after my letter), features two letters this week attacking me, one from Brooklynite Gus Murphy and one from Guido Giuliani who accuses me of being a Klansman and hating… »
H/t Professor Hershey Friedman. Please excuse the colorful language. In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don’t Give A… »
“. . . what I find remarkable about this mosque controversy is how blatantly, narrowly political the opposition to this particular construction project has been. It has been an exercise in manipulating public anger and using it for the purpose of… »
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