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Come May 8th and then of course November,we will be losing one of the strongest voices for conservatism that we have in the House, Mike Pence. We here in Indiana will be (hopefully) gaining him as Governor but we are also faced with the task of replacing his leadership in the 6th District. Not an easy task considering the legacy he will leave behind. I have examined all the candidates and have made my choice. Having made my choice, I am now shamelessly promoting him wherever and whenever I can. Don Bates Jr and his wife Amy have lived in...

The political junkie crowd says that those of us who oppose Obama's tax plan compromise on principle simply doesn't get politics. They say politics is the art of compromise and that being strategic is more important than being principled.Can one of them explain to me how this is a good deal politically then? First it let Obama off the mat. He himself said that his presidency is finished if he didn't get this deal.This compromise gives Obama momentum and improves his re-election chances. And if you think his caucus is fractured now just think about how it would have been...

"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." We should have a strong dollar, no financial crisis, no debt, and no income tax. Inauguration Day 2001 As President elect George W. Bush raised his right hand to take the oath of office, conservatives all across America could not hide our excitement. For conservatives, January 2001 was a day 50 years in the making. Not since President Eisenhower took his oath forty eight years prior had the Republican Party gained control of the Presidency, the House of Representatives and the Senate at the same time. In the...

I suppose the “me too” thing isn’t entirely fair, but I’m at a loss at the moment for something else to put there. If I can think of something different, I’ll edit it into the title instead. In this, the fourth and final (unless another candidate enters the race) installment of the “Bloody 9th” series, I’m going to look at Travis Hankins of Columbus. Hankins hasn’t gotten as much attention on this blog (and others) for his campaign, but I’d be remiss if I said he hasn’t been busy. In fact, he’s probably been more active in many ways than...

In I Chronicles 13: 1-3 we read, "And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we...