It's been a slow Political week.
Charlie Cook Has just released new House Ratings. There has been a big shift these from Just July 19th. Though Cook has not touched the Democrats Ratings, he has put 21 new republicans into the list of competitive seats and has moved 2 GOP Districts in New York from Tossup To Leaning Dem as well as one Lean GOP to Tossup and 3 Likely GOP to Lean GOP. As a student of Politics I know that Cook Does not just put 21 seats in to his ratings. The GOP back lash in the House could be Massive. 78 GOP held seats are now Considered Competitive (4 Lean Dem, 18 are Tossups) to only 35 Democrats (Only 7 are tossups none Lean GOP.
This hits Close to home for me. One congressman who was added (as Likely GOP) was Dana Rorabacher (Cringe), my Rep. My district's PVI is only R+6. Rorabacher won by 23 Points. It is looking More and More like that Margin will be squandered to perhaps as little as 5-6 Points. Though I am doubtful Rorabacher will be defeated, it is still possible. He is running against a popular Mayor (Debbie Cook, No relation to Charlie Cook) and I will do all I can to see this scum bag Defeated in November. So I am asking you to join me in a sense. If you live in a district where you have a scum-bag Incumbent like Dana Rorabacher, And your district is Rated by Charlie Cook (Or CQ, Or Stuart Rothenberg) try all you can to help get them out of office.
Debbie Cook For Congress in California's 46th CD !!!
Democrats For the House !!!
I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT HER 4TH WHEN I TRACK IT DOWN! THIS IS THE SYMBOL FOR LIVIN' LARGE THAT THE ROCK STARS DO. SHE IS A STAR WHO ROCKS ME! Read More »
I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO WISH HILLARY A HAPPY 4TH, AS I HOPED TO FIND OUT WHAT SHE DID. SO FAR, NO CLUE! SHE WAS A PATRIOTEER TO SHOW US A WOMAN CAN BE DEVOTED TO A JOB WITH RESPECT NO ONE EVER DARED, EVEN MYSELF, TO HOPE OUR FIRST SERIOUS WOMAN CANDIDATE COULD COMMAND! HILLARY YOU COMMAND ME "IN" CHIEF! LOL! HAPPY 4TH HILLARY! Read More »
RASCAL FLATTS AND AMERICAN MUSIC!
HERE ARE SOME FIRE WORKS BY OUR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, A SETTING OF "SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE"! AN AMERICAN CLASSIC!
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"OKAY, RALLY ROUND CHILRENS , RALLY ROUND AND LISSEN"
Source: Huffington Post
Snip: ** UPDATE BELOW: OBAMA CAMPAIGN REJECTS AP REPORT **
UPDATE: An Obama campaign official told the Huffington Post that the AP's claims about Obama allowing hiring or firing based on faith are false. From a portion of Obama's speech today:
"Now, make no mistake, as someone who used to teach constitutional law, I believe deeply in the separation of church and state, but I don't believe this partnership will endanger that idea - so long as we follow a few basic principles. First, if you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help and you can't discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion. Second, federal dollars that go directly to churches, temples, and mosques can only be used on secular programs. And we'll also ensure that taxpayer dollars only go to those programs that actually work."
The Politico, meanwhile, describes Obama's new plan not as an expansion of Bush's Faith-Based Initiative, but as an effort to tear down what Bush created and establish a new program with a new set of goals:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) slammed President Bush's faith-based program as "a photo-op" and a failure on Tuesday, and said he will scrap the office and create a new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships that would be a "critical" part of his administration.
Obama, unveiling a plan to overhaul and expand Bush's faith-based program during remarks at a community ministry in Zanesville, Ohio, said the White House Office of Community and Faith-Based Initiatives - which Bush founded during his second week in office - "never fulfilled its promise." [...]Reaching out to evangelicals who are non-plussed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Obama declared: "I still believe it's a good idea to have a partnership between the White House and grassroots groups, both faith-based and secular. But it has to be a real partnership - not a photo-op. That's what it will be when I'm President. I'll establish a new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships."
"The new name will reflect a new commitment," he continued. "This Council will not just be another name on the White House organization chart - it will be a critical part of my administration."
WE GOT A WAR.
A WAR ECONOMY
GAY RIGHTS ARE EVOLVING
I AM ON IT!
WON'T YOU JOIN ME FELLOW DEMOCRAT, MIKEY?
