Posted on 04/06/2006 12:38:56 PM PDT by WaterDragon
The most important Congressional primary election this year takes place in Michigan’s Seventh District. There a liberal represents one of the most conservative regions in the country. The liberal Congressman calls himself a Republican, in a place where words still mean something. His name is Joe Schwarz.
The first time I saw Joe Schwarz was in a six-way Congressional debate at Hillsdale College. Republicans in the district made the mistake in 2004 of tolerating five generally qualified conservatives to run up against Mr. Schwarz and each other in the primary election. At the debate, Schwarz defended his pro-abortion position and his endorsement of universal health care. Those positions don’t resonate with the people of Michigan’s Seventh District. So the five conservatives pulled in 72 percent among themselves, handing victory to Mr. Schwarz with only 28 percent.
Needless to say, Joe Schwarz has been a disappointment.
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We have an important primary right here in Vermont. I am currently serving as an issues adviser to a conservative candidate running in the GOP primary to fill Bernie Sanders' vacant U.S. House Seat from Vermont.
The candidate's name is Mark Shepard and he is currently a Vermont State Senator. Mark is the real deal and is committed to preserving constitutionally limited government. I met him years ago when I was running a local group called "Citizens for Property Rights". We sponsored a seminar on the U.S. Constitution and invited someone from "The National Center for Constitutional Studies" to come and give the presentation. He showed a sincere interest in helping to promote the cause. That was before he got elected to the State Senate. I kept an eye on him to see if his passion for the cause would be dimmed by the pursuit of political power. Happily, it has not. Mark is giving up his Engineering business to run in this race and is going up against a primary opponent with the backing of the GOP establishment who seeks to be one of the "moderates" speaking out against the party's conservatives.
good. glad we have a good conservative running against schwartz. we need to get him out.
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