CNN Youtube debate was a sham

It turns out the most trusted name in news cant be trusted when it comes to its coverage of political debates. Its been learned that the most of the questions from the youtube people were actually supporters of democrat campaigns including a former general who asked the republican candidates about gays openly serving in the military. The CNN producers should have vetted these people for potential conflicts of interest. It was not fair for the candidates or the viewers to have debate that was tainted from the beginning. There are serious issues to be debated in the next year with regards to the presidential election. Im not sure if this was political bias or journalistic incompetence. CNN has a national reputation which has now been tarnished. At least now we have the internet to keep CNN honest or any other media outlet for that matter. The press is given constitutional protections so that they can hold the government accountable. But sadly the citizens must now hold the media accountable for misrepresentations and dishonesty.

Bush approval rating higher than democratic congress

While Bush's approval rating is at an all time low, congress's approval rating is even worse according to realclearpolitics.com. This is interesting because the media continues to suggest that Bush is weak and does not have a mandate. That he needs to show leadership. Isn that why the democrats were elected? They havent been able to get anything done since their first hundred days. They have failed to override the president on almost every issue that they care about. Most notably getting out of Iraq. The hard left wanted to get out of Iraq immediately. The frontruners in the democratic party president are now mincing words and suggesting that it would irresponible to withdraw early. You very rarely hear CNN for example questioning the House leadership about how they cant get bills through. You know that if this were a republican lead congress CNN would be all over it. Why do I say that? Because that is exactly what happened when the republicans did have control of congress. The mainstream media hounded the republicans day after day. So who is their whipping boy now--Bush.

Is the party over?

That is the question that seems political circles these days. Are we no different than the democrats. Most Americans do not look at party labels when deciding on who to vote for. Does the party label matter anymore? It probably doesnt to the general public but it does matter to those who work politicals professionally. One of the essentially functions of parties is to organize and motivate volunteers on a large scale especially for presidential elections. This takes a lot of money and coordination. Unfortunately the GOP has donea bad job of effectively courting minority groups. Its no secret that the demographics of the United States is changing. There are fewer and fewer white people. Whether you agree or disagree with illegal immigration. Minorities are the new majority of the future. So we need to be prepared as a party to accomodate their interests and concerns. Its not enough to hire a coordinator three months before the election to convince minorities to vote for our candidates. The party must make a consistent effort throughout the entire year or there will be no party all.

Coleman supports Guiliani

Senator Norm Coleman is supporting former NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani for president. Guiliani continues to garner support from key party leaders and elected officials across the country.

Do liberals really believe in free speech?

Democrats have often accused the Bush adminstration of silencing its critics and not allowing dissent in this country. They say that the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies have tried to intimidate liberal groups. Unfortunately they cant name a single case where that has actually happened. Unfortunately in their paranoia they are just assuming its happening. Actually its happened a few times but its rare. Most Americans shouldnt have to be concerned. There is a provision in the PATRIOT Act that prohibits a citizen from talking about certain search warrants but that only applies to warrants involving alleged terrorism.

I am now going to turn the tables on the liberals and accuse them of violating other peoples free speech rights. They have shouted down numerous conservatives and disrupted many conservative events. There was an event at Emory University recently where David Horowitz could not speak because he was being heckled so much. Also a choir group from Yale on tour in California was literally assaulted. These left wing radicals are out of control and dangerous. There was a group out in California that disrupted a church service by going to the service and getting communion.

School district to allow contraceptives to middle schoolers

The Portland, ME school district is set to allow middle schoolers to use contraceptives without the consent of parents. How ridiculous is this. Parents are the ones who are responsible for the welfare of their kids. They cant even take an aspirin without the parents consent and now they want kids to have access to birth control without the parents consents. This will just encourage these kids to have more sex and thus increase the pregnancy rate among our younger teen agers. Some will say that they are going to do it anyways. But I will argue that we wouldnt say that about drugs. So under that argument we should just let teenagers do whatever they want because we cant stop them. Of course some kids will do whatever they want but I think we are giving up too easily. Our children are growing up way too fast. If children dont have boundaries when they are young then they will become irresponsible and unproductive as adults.

Candidates vy for Congressional seats

Presidential candidates are not the only people starting early to get the attention of caucus attendees. At the Issues Conference several candidates vying for congressional seats were there to spread their message about why they should be the next member of congress. State Rep. Randy Demmer and State Senator Dick Day were vying for the republican nomination for the 1st District. currently held by Tim Walz. State Rep. Erik Paulson announced his intent to run for congress in the 3rd District. This seat has been held by republicans for nearly 60 years. Although it has leaned more democrat in recent years but I believe that a strong republican with a good campaign strategy should stave off any attempts by the DFL.

Molnau grilled at State Capitol

Lt. Governor Carol Molnau was grilled about the conduct of her role as the head of MNDOT by a Senate Committee. Legislative leaders have called on her resignation after the bridge collapse and the Pawlenty administrations handling of the department.
Molnau should not resign. She has done a great job as the Commissioner of MNDOT. Because of her the roads of MN are finally getting repaired. Obviously we can spend more but at least we are getting a good start. The blame lies with legislative leaders who have their priorities wrong. Raising taxes wont solve their spending binge. They will always want more than they get. This is an overall political strategy by the DFL majority to dicredit the Pawlenty administration.

Tinklenburg to enter 6th CD race

Ellwyn Tinklenburg, former MNDOT commissioner, announced his intentions to challenge Congresswoman Michele Bachmann for the 6th congressional district seat. I just have one piece of advice for anyone challenging Bachmann. You better bring your A game because Bachmann is a very tough opponent. Look how she man handled her republican rivals for the endorsement.

RPM hosts Issues Conference

As directed by the State Central Committee the Republican Party of Minnesota will be hosting an Issues Conference at the Double Tree hotel in Minneapolis. The conference is expected to discuss a number of issues. It will be followed by the Annual Lincoln-Reagan reception and dinner to be held following the conference.

Guiliani leads in fundraising

Former NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani lead the fundraising according to reports released by the FEC. Romney, Thomson and McCain lead the rest of the pack. Guiliani raised 11million last quarter according the report. But is was nothing compared to Hillary's 27million.