Mark Souder and Brad Ellsworth announced this week their bi-partisan bill, “Veterans Travel Equity Act” that would increase the mileage reimbursement rate for veterans traveling to doctor appointments.
Souder’s press release: http://souder.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsCenter.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=935247d2-19b9-b4b1-120f-4885726cfdbd&Region_id=&Issue_id=
Ellworth’s press release: http://www.ellsworth.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=344).
Rep. Souder belongs to a party that understand supply and demand basics and believes in drilling in America and drilling now to relieve our soaring gas prices, and this bill is simply another element of his broader agenda, and that’s fine. While I believe Rep. Ellsworth is a very smart man and understands and believes in the economic laws of supply and demand, his party does not, or at least selectively, and that begs this question for conservative Democrats:
When we you stop obsessing over band aids and get to work? Mike Pence knows what’s at stake here: we need to drill here, and drill now. (a) we increase supply and drive down prices; (b) we stop funding regimes that fund terrorists; (c) we improve our own economy by circulating those dollars domestically, (d) we improve Indiana’s economy because we have oil here too.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Big Lead for Mitch Daniels over Jill Long Thompson
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What's this, another poll that shows the Gov with a big lead? We're seeing a lot of polls with similar results. This one comes from Indiana Legislative Insight.
What's this, another poll that shows the Gov with a big lead? We're seeing a lot of polls with similar results. This one comes from Indiana Legislative Insight."We’ve been able to take a quick peek at some high-quality new statewide polling data by a reputable non-political entity (05/27 - 06/01; 601 RVs, 95% certain to vote; 36% D, 35% R, 24% I; margin of error ± 3.5%). Some of the numbers are quite surprising, challenging perceptions and recent polling in certain instances, and offering the first look at the Fall races at the top of the ticket since the Democratic presidential contest wound to a close.
Governor Gen’l Election
Daniels (R) 51%
Long Thompson (D) 35%
Fav/Unfav
Daniels - 60/33
Thompson 30/17
The same poll in Fall 2005 found the Governor with 54% favorables and he had dropped to 48% in Fall 2006. Challenger Jill Long Thompson (D) has some ground to make up; 15% had never heard of her, and 38% had no opinion of her.
Indiana Right to Life PAC endorses Governor Mitch Daniels
There is a fight underway between the Mitch Daniels campaign and bona fide conservatives across the state, many of whom are wondering aloud about whether/how to support this year’s crops of state and national leaders. That is, specially, how to continue involvement in a campaign when the weather isn’t perfect, ideal, or even nice. A few observations from the bird’s eye view:
- Mitch is the R nominee, like it or not.
- The bar is set pretty low for “pro-life governors.”
Every single governor before 1973 was, after all, a “pro-life” governor (yes, yes, even if we’re unfairly tagging those officials with a present day rhetorical tag that don’t know if they would have wanted or not. Still.) After 1973, we’ve had either musy govs or pro-abortion govs, but it’s not like we’ve had a lot.
- Mitch is, indeed, the most pro-life gov we’ve had, and we’re thankful for him.
We could not have earned the victories we’ve realized without him. Though I’d like to see him do more to get out from his desk, rush down the steps to help tired and weary messengers carry legislation to his desk, I’m still thankful that he’s willing to sign the legislation we bring to him, unnecessarily tattered and ragged though we may be when the ceremony commences.
- He is fabulous on job creation and economy building.
Anybody in doubt of this needs to simply consider the history of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (www.in.gov/iedc), created from scratch by Mitch Daniels in 2005, and the rock-star like success they’ve put together. If anybody is still in doubt, then they’re simply a member of a different party desperately searching for the “Ditch Mitch” slogan to gain any real traction.
My take:
Mitch handsomely beats democratic contender Jill Long Thompson, whose running mate, Dennie Oxley, has enough conservative credentials to theoretically be a running mate for Mitch.
My furthermore take:
Conservatives should stop threatening to have a temper tantrum and forgo all the successes we’ve had over the past 8 years. Ok, so the pace of those successes has slowed down, but Roe v. Wade is on the ropes, and while I’d also prefer some very true-blue conservatives at the top of our national and state tickets this year, I’m not going to get off the highway because I have to drive slower now. I prefer fast, but I’ll take ‘slow’ over ‘stop’ any time.
Come on fellow conservatives, it’s politics. Get back in the boat and row.
From: Mike Fichter [mailto:mikefichter@protectinglife.com]
Sent: Tuesday,
To: chris@christophermann.com
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Brother, can you spare 3 dimes?
Every non-profit will say that summer is both a blessing and burden. NP staff like to take vacations and forget a little about business and focus more on family. Unfortunately, their donor base can do the same, some times too muc. Factor in this month’s flooding disasters around central, coupled soaring gas prices and you have the financial equivalent of a perfect storm for
Challenge: let’s spare three dimes, three dollars, or three tens, three hundreds, or three whatevers to these great organizations, staffed by great men and women who are sacrificing daily to advocate for us.
Donate to Indiana Family Institute
Donate to American Family Association of Indiana
Donate to Indiana Right to Life
Pro-Life Rhetorical Skills 101: How to engage the debate.
Scott Klusendorf, president of the Life Training Institute, will speak on Saturday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Vincent DePaul Spiritual Center in Fort Wayne
Mitch Daniels and Becky Skillman: Happy Birthday, Safe Haven Babies!
12,000+ people to attend Northern Indiana Pro-Life Music Festival, starting today
WARSAW, Ind—(IRTL) The Pro-Life Music Festival near Warsaw, Indiana, kicks off at 2pm today with an all- star lineup including Stellar Kart, Fireflight, Inhale Exhale, Everyday Sunday, This Beautiful Republic, and nine additional bands. Various pro-life speakers will make presentations between band performances. Between 12,000 and 15,000 people are expected to attend the festival over the course of the next three days. If you're planning to go, here are a few things to keep in mind:
The event runs today through Saturday
Admission is $5 per person for the full event
Bring your sunscreen
Headline bands for tomorrow night include Project 86 and Superchick with Leeland and Hawk Nelson headlining Saturday's lineup.
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