Posted on 05/10/2005 3:31:54 PM PDT by Gipper08
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1. Indiana's Rep. Mike Pence Touted as Presidential Candidate
We hear that a fast-rising member of Congress is being touted by some influential conservative leaders as a possible presidential candidate for the 2008 race.
Grassroots leaders, dismayed that no Republican candidate has emerged who strongly advocates the pro-life position, are taking a careful look at Congressman Mike Pence, who represents Indiana's 6th Congressional
Despite being in only his second term in the House, Rep. Pence, 46, is already a member of the House GOP leadership, serving as deputy whip, and in his first term was named to chair a subcommittee, only the fifth freshman representative to achieve that feat in 50 years.
In September 2004, Pence was elected to serve as chairman of the prestigious Republican Study Group.
As an ardent supporter of the U.S. military and President Bush's war on terrorism, Rep. Pence accompanied Indiana Congressman Dan Burton and a small congressional delegation in February of 2004 to visit troops serving in Iraq.
The delegation met with Ambassador Paul Bremer and Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez to receive a briefing on Iraq's transition to democracy, and talked with Iraqi citizens adjusting to life in a free Iraq.
Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., Rep. Pence was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, where he serves on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Pence participated in drafting the Patriot Act and legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security.
Pence, a former talk radio host, and his wife, Karen, have three children and reside in Columbus, Ind. When Congress is in session, the Pence family lives in Arlington, Va.
He describes himself as "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order
Tom Tancredo should run.
This is a must read Pence article!
"Mike is charismatic. He's articulate, but he's not shrill or mean the way some conservatives can be," said Stephen Moore, former president of the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee. "I think a lot of us are looking around and saying, 'Who is the next great conservative hero? Where is the next Ronald Reagan in our party?' . . . The Study Committee has close to 100 members now. That's a high water mark. So it means that all legislation that passes Congress is going to have go through Mike Pence."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54940-2005Mar21.html?referrer=emailarticle
Why can't Tancredo win?
one issue candidates never make it to the nomination.
I've been looking into Tancredo's positions. He's anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, and anti-China. He's got a lot of positions on a lot of issues.
what does anti-china mean?
We need someone who's more firm than President Bush, though. Bush's action of wanting to grant all the illegal immigrants legal status and giving them free medical care angers me so greatly. I want Bush to go.
Read the freaking links.Pence is far more firm than Tom,and people like him.
http://www.yuricareport.com/Medicare/MedicareBillArmTwistingTactics.html
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2428
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2542
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2896
hhttp://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=5751
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041223-122159-6084r.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-12-19-conservatives-new-day_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-12-19-conservatives-bush_x.htm
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1210/p03s01-uspo.html
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20041102-074508-6180r.htm
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=6091
Maybe you should try telling the truth once and a while. The President has never said he wants to grant legal status to illegals nor give them free health care. (That would be from people like Kennedy, Hillary, and McLame.) The money to the hospitals is to cover emergency room care for people brought in that later turned out to be illegal. Do you think critical care should be denied until a person can prove their citizenship?
You're right. Pence looks like a really good candidate. As long as they crack down on immigration and are conservative, I'm fine with them.
OK, my bad.
But this gets me upset........
Mr. Bush said he will "continue to push for reasonable, common-sense immigration policy." He has proposed legislation to grant guest-worker status to millions of illegal aliens already in the United States.
http://www.rense.com/general63/decries.htm
We shouldn't be rewarding them. They need to come here legally or STAY OUT!
Good point. Illegal immigration will be a big part of the 08
debate.Pence will run to the right of everyone on this issue.
Works for me.
someone posted the Club for Growth endorsed Pence?
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