Also want to put forth - MIKE PENCE - once again. An excellent article, and about time, written about him. He has never changed his stance from the beginning - solid!
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June 21, 2010
Mike Pence and the Winning Back of America
Mike Pence -- like Ronald Reagan -- is a son of the heartland has those values. While incumbents and establishment insiders try to figure out how to adapt and appeal to the tea party movement, Mike Pence was very early recognized by them as someone who had already earned their allegiance by years of devotion to those principles. He has not changed his bedrock values; the rest of the nation has come back to them. He expresses those values quite well as the keynote speaker at the recent Taxpayer March on Washington. After 18 months of Democratic steamrolling over our principles , the shredding of the Constitution, and the turning of the people's house into a house of ill-repute (via bribes and deals behind closed doors) , Pence called it like it is when he characterized Nancy Pelosi as "the least Democratic Speaker in U.S. History" . Telling it like it is -- that is what we should want in our leaders.
Mike Pence has been in the forefront of devising new policies for many years. Even before entering politics, he was president of a think tank. After entering politics, he has led the way on immigration reform (focusing on securing our borders and following and enforcing our laws as well as providing a way for honest immigrants to meet our labor needs), free speech (battling Democratic plans to impose the Fairness Doctrine on us -- that would be the death knell for talk radio and independent voices. He battled the health care plan water boarded down our throats by Democrats (see his Wall Street Journal op-ed, "This Law Will Not Stand"), the budget (as he was in the forefront opposing the disastrous "stimulus" bill and has tried to prevent yet another bailout -- this time of spendthrift European nations who have avoided the tough choices need to bring this fiscal affairs in order). He wants to stop "the freight train of big government " (a ringing phrase coined by him) before we are crushed by it. The big spending that is endemic in D.C. and has become a pandemic across state governments -he wants to end the waste of our money and restore fiscal sanity to the asylum that Democrats now run-into the ground. http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/...nning_bac.html
Excellent again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkHs5gxMIQ
What I would like to see:
PENCE 2012
What do you think, Ferdinand?!!!!!!!
Mike Pence announcing decision to step down as House Republican Conference Chairman
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"Now that we have restored a Republican majority to the House of Representatives and I have fulfilled my commitment to the Republican Conference, my family and I have begun to look to the future," Pence said in a statement to colleagues this morning.
Mike Pence announcing decision to step down as House Republican Conference Chairman
my issue with Pence today is the same as it was the last time we talked. He has about 10 years experience in the House and nothing else.
he has an experience issue and that is going to be a major issue in 2012. Republicans will be able to point to Obama's lack of real experience as a reason for his failures.
having a guy like Pence in the race negates that argument.
dont get me wrong, I like him. He is smart, and he is right on policy. but he isnt my first choice.
__________________ If I do something stupid blame the Lortab!
Now, Obama could fall on his face but really, the economy has nowhere to go but up.
I think Barack Obama will be as unbeatable in 2012 as John F. Kennedy would have been in 1964.
If the Republican National Committee is smart (I wonder) and if Jindal is smart (I believe he is) then the GOP will save their up and coming shining star for 2016.
my issue with Pence today is the same as it was the last time we talked. He has about 10 years experience in the House and nothing else.
he has an experience issue and that is going to be a major issue in 2012. Republicans will be able to point to Obama's lack of real experience as a reason for his failures.
having a guy like Pence in the race negates that argument.
dont get me wrong, I like him. He is smart, and he is right on policy. but he isnt my first choice.
Steadfast and steady - Mike Pence. That's the experience that we want.
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Mike Pence and the Winning Back of America
Mike Pence -- like Ronald Reagan -- is a son of the heartland and has those values. While incumbents and establishment insiders try to figure out how to adapt and appeal to the Tea Party movement, Mike Pence was very early recognized by them as someone who had already earned their allegiance by years of devotion to those principles. He has not changed his bedrock values; the rest of the nation has come back to them. He expressed those values quite well as the keynote speaker at the recent Taxpayer March on Washington. After eighteen months of Democratic steamrolling over our principles, the shredding of the Constitution, and the turning of the people's house into a house of ill repute (via bribes and deals behind closed doors), Pence called it like it is when he characterized Nancy Pelosi as "the least Democratic Speaker in U.S. History." Telling it like it is -- that is what we should want in our leaders.
Mike Pence has been at the forefront of devising new policies for many years. Even before entering politics, he was president of a think-tank. After entering politics, he has led the way on immigration reform (focusing on securing our borders and following and enforcing our laws, as well as providing a way for honest immigrants to meet our labor needs) and free speech (battling Democratic plans to impose the Fairness Doctrine on us -- which would be the death knell for talk radio and independent voices). He battled the health care plan waterboarded down our throats by Democrats (see his Wall Street Journal op-ed, "This Law Will Not Stand"), the budget (as he was at the forefront opposing the disastrous "stimulus" bill and has tried to prevent yet another bailout -- this time of spendthrift European nations who have avoided the tough choices need to bring this fiscal affairs in order). He wants to stop "the freight train of big government " (a ringing phrase coined by him) before we are crushed by it. The big spending that is endemic in D.C. and has become a pandemic across state governments -- he wants to end the waste of our money and restore fiscal sanity to the asylum that Democrats now run into the ground.
Pence is a talented writer; he knows how to explain and expound his ideas (just peruse his Wall Street Journal columns, for example).
Mike Pence is a man open to new ideas -- if they bring good things to Americans. He has a real-world example of how pro-growth policies and limited (but well-run) government works in his own home state. Indiana's Republican Governor, Mitch Daniels, has put in place the very type of policies that Pence has championed for years. The result has been an economic miracle in the so-called Rust Belt that has garnered acclaim across America. We need these types of policies writ large across America. Mike Pence can propel them forward.
Mike Pence has, in barely a decade, become an influential leader among his fellow Republicans. He was chairman of the Republican Study Committee and is now the co-chairman of the House Republican Conference. He is the third-highest ranking Republican in the House leadership.
Mike Pence has the very skills -- the ability to connect and inspire people -- that Ronald Reagan had during his life. Not surprisingly, both share a background in media and the public stage before entering the political world. Ronald Reagan had experience in radio and film, and his ability to tap the energy of the crowds was honed by giving hundreds of speeches across America. Mike Pence, who was inspired by Ronald Reagan, learned the ropes by hosting both a statewide talk radio program in Indiana as well as a television program covering the issues of the day. Pence is a favorite of talk radio hosts to this day -- and for good reason. But he has not stopped there in his drive to be a tribune for the people.
Former talk radio host Mike Pence chaired the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives, but he has announced he is stepping down.
Reports suggest he is considering a bid for governor of Indiana or even the presidency.
After taking office in 2003, he quickly put his media background to work, becoming a regular cable TV guest.
A vocal and effective advocate for socially conservative causes, Mr Pence beat Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee in a straw poll at the Values Voters Summit, a leading convention for social conservatives.
Mr Pence does not always vote with his party's leadership - he opposed No Child Left Behind and President Bush's expansion of the prescription drug benefits available to senior citizens. "I am a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order," he likes to tell voters.
He has taken tough stands on immigration, government spending, abortion and stem cell research. He is more conservative than peers such as Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy, and with the Republican caucus poised to shift rightward, with an influx of Tea Party members, Mr Pence's power looks set to expand.
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