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.