Tell us how you REALLY feel.
Seriously, the objective is to win the Governorship. The selection of Hunter Bates as running mate for Dr. Fletcher appears to be a good move. Mr. Bates will appeal to the younger voters. Plus Hunter Bates is apparently a bright guy, has demonstrated his willingness to work hard and is from a small Kentucky town.
Mt guess is we'll get down to a race between Fletcher/Bates on the Republican side verses Ben Chandler (D) plus his running mate. This promises to be quite a battle IMO.
I'm not walking in lock-step with the McConnell Youth Movement. It's borderline fascism, the way they buy in to the cult of personality--which is ironic considering McConnell is milquetoast.
Give the public a choice between a liberal RINO and a liberal Dem, they will choose the real socialists, that being the Democrats.
A man that appears totally clueless or worse, contemptable toward liberty.
A man that is a proven taxer and big spender. That is no less a Stepford son to the Weasel.
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Check this out..
On June 5, 2002 Congressman Ernie Fletcher voted YES on S.1372 (Roll Call 210). This legislation provides $100 Billion in international trade assistance. In recent years, this bank has been used to build up Communist China at the expense of American jobs. As the New York Times on September 1st reported:" Export-Import policies in recent years have had the perverse effect of sending American jobs, rather than goods and services, overseas...."
On June 27th, by a vote of 215 to 214 (Roll Call 279), Mr. Fletcher was the deciding vote to pass S. 2578, which increased the public debt limit by $450 Billion for a new ceiling of $6.4 Trillion on the National Debt. Instead of raising the legal limit on what the federal government may borrow, Congress should cut spending.
Congressman Fletcher voted YES on H.R. 5093 on July 17th (Roll Call 318). This is a bill that awards $126 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and also gives $131 million to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
On July 26th (Roll Call 367), Ernie Fletcher voted YES on H.R. 5005 (Homeland Security). This legislation is a GIANT step toward integrating federal, state, and local law enforcement under federal supervision which is an indication of a coming Police State. The Bush Administration's "National Strategy for Homeland Security" states: "The homeland security community will view the federal, state, and local governments as one entity..."
On July 27th Mr. Fletcher voted YES on H.R. 3009 (Roll Call 370). This legislation that was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 215 to 212 is known as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); it is unconstitutional and it will cost many Americans their jobs. President Bush has made it clear that he intends to use TPA to complete negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) by early 2005. The FTAA could be modeled after the EU, but it is designed to evolve toward a full-blown regional government at a greatly accelerated pace.
And Congressman Fletcher voted YES on the War Authorization Against Iraq. (H.J. Resolution 114 passed on October 10th (Roll Call 455). The main thrust of this joint resolution is that the President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States to "strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq." That is, the purpose of the resolution is to enforce United Nations Security Council dictates.