Posted on 05/02/2012 7:08:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
With all the attention being paid to the Presidential race, not much national press has been dedicated to some of the early Senate primaries. Three Republican Senate primaries have been held to date in states with solid Democratic incumbents: Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Republicans have seen a guaranteed incumbent victory in Mississippi, and are now moving on to the Indiana primary. This makes the Indiana Senate race the first election this year in which an incumbent Senator has a valid chance of losing his seat in the primary.
From a conservative point of view, the case against Senator Lugar is strong. First elected in 1976, Senator Lugar is one of the longest service members of Congress. This alone is enough to make the election competitive as there is a growing sentiment that term limits should be applied to members of Congress. However, Senator Lugar has numerous additional problems, including his history in the areas of debt and deficits, immigration, energy and the environment, and foreign aid.
For starters, although Senator Lugar opposed the Stimulus bill, supported the Cut, Cap, and Balance plan, and has repeatedly co-sponsored a balanced budget amendment, he has also voted for every increase in the debt ceiling prior to President Obama assuming office. This means that although he promoted the idea of a balanced budget amendment, he didn't seem very active in efforts to actually reduce the deficit. His support for the TARP program has also tarnished his economic credentials.
The supreme court decision on the Arizona immigration law will once again thrust the subject into the 2012 election cycle. More and more Americans are having difficulty accepting why a nation of ever increasing security measures for its citizens seems unconcerned with who is residing within the nation illegally,
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He has also called for the US to create a Western Hemisphere Energy Industry Group to enforce a carbon trading system, and to work within the UN framework to enforce climate standards on developing nations
“I am pleased to announce that the Lugar Stock Farm has enrolled as an offset provider in the Chicago Climate Exchange. The Lugar Stock Farm is an active corn, soybean, and hardwood tree farm in Marion County, Indiana [home to Indianapolis]. Our farm will be the first in Indiana to enroll in this important exchange. I am hopeful that farmers in Indiana and elsewhere will investigate the possibility of enrolling in the exchange. This not only will encourage the practice of sequestering carbon, it will provide an additional source of farm income to those who qualify,” said Lugar.
http://www.geology.iupui.edu/Research/lugar.html
Hot damn, money for nuthin and your chicks for free.
Plus we soundly rejected the GOP establishment pick in last week's primary. He came in third behind two more conservative challengers.
The winner was Tom Smith, a self-made businessman reminiscent of Ron Johnson of Wisconsin who ran against a well-known three term incumbent named Russ Feingold. Ask Feingold how that slam-dunk re-election bid turned out.
Stupid Dick Lugar
It’s even simpler than all that...
For the last 30-40 years we have been going to heck in a handbasket. And Lugar has been in office that whole time.
Why give him more time? He hasn’t helped stop this mess
Votes for leftist judges, too.
I’m looking forward to seeing this RINO PoS go down.
I can’t think of any better reson not to vote for this windbag than He hasn’t been a resident of the state for 30 years.
Looks like “farming” has been good to Lugar. I wonder how much he made for carbon sequestration?
“Why Conservatives Should Oppose Lugar”?A NO BRAINER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS I spelled clinton's name with a small "c" on purpose. I have NO respect for that POS.
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