GOP Governors Push for 2010 Rebirth!!

Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.

Republicans boast of a strong crop of gubernatorial candidates who could be future party leaders, $25 million in the bank a year before the elections and a difficult environment for Democrats, particularly in financially ailing swing-voting states like Ohio and Iowa.

"Next year's going to be a good year for Republican governors," predicted Haley Barbour, Mississippi's governor and chairman of the Republican Governors Association. "In states where there are Republican governors, people can see if conservative and Republican ideas, when actually implemented, work."

Yet, Republicans face a Democratic Party that holds more states and is led by a proven fundraiser in President Barack Obama. There's no certainty that the landscape will continue to tilt toward the GOP a year from now or that a party plagued by infighting and lacking a standard-bearer will find a winning message by then.

More than control of statehouses is at stake. Governors elected in 2010 will be instrumental in redrawing congressional and legislative districts. And they will lay the foundation in important states for the 2012 presidential race when Obama is expected to run for re-election.

Republican governors and gubernatorial candidates met this week outside of Austin to plot strategy. On hand were possible presidential candidates like Barbour and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota as well as Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Mitch Daniels of Indiana. Govs.-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Chris Christie of New Jersey attended, as did the GOP's top recruits for 2010 races, including John Kasich, a former congressman, in Ohio and Attorney General Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania.

Mindful of polls showing voters fearful of the economy and angry at Washington for budget-busting spending, Republicans honed a message of fiscal discipline and job creation.

They also dissected victories in Democratic-held New Jersey and Virginia this month. The wins were due in no small part to the flight of independents toward the GOP as well as an emphasis on pocketbook issues and the candidates' aggressive use of the Internet to reach voters.

Republicans hope for big wins in 2010 and also that governors elected next fall will become a collective catalyst for a rebirth after disastrous back-to-back national elections in 2006 and 2008.

There's precedent for governors leading the charge in mending devastated parties, and for governorships being a training ground for a party's next crop of national leaders.
Republicans were wiped out in 1964 when Barry Goldwater carried only Southern states. But two years later, Republicans rebounded. The GOP made its biggest gains in gubernatorial races, picking up eight states in a class of 1966 that included such up-and-comers as Ronald Reagan in California. The GOP was soundly beaten again in 1976 but 1978 saw Republicans gain six states, and after the big Democratic wins in 1992, the GOP picked up 10 states in 1994.
Conversely, Democrats were demoralized after Reagan's presidential win in 1980. A resurgence began two years later when Democrats gained seven governorships, a class filled with state leaders who would shape Democratic politics for a generation, including Bill Clinton in Arkansas, Michael Dukakis in Massachusetts and Mario Cuomo in New York.

Now, Republicans control 22 states, and will take charge of New Jersey and Virginia in January.
Voters will choose 37 governors next November, and 21 seats are open. Most are competitive.

At this point, the environment points to Republican gains. "Our goal for next year is to get appreciably above a majority," Barbour said.

The GOP is expected to pick up Democratic-held seats in at least two states John McCain won last fall. In Tennessee, Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen is retiring with no obvious successor. And in Kansas, Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson is stepping down after filling the post when Obama chose Kathleen Sebelius as his Health and Human Services secretary; Sen. Sam Brownback is the GOP candidate and is widely expected to win.

Elsewhere, Republicans are targeting Democratic Govs. Bill Ritter in Colorado, Chet Culver in Iowa, Ted Strickland in Ohio _ three critical swing-voting states _ and Deval Patrick in Massachusetts. They're also making aggressive plays for open Democratic-held seats in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, among others.

Democrats, conversely, are looking to pick up GOP-controlled seats in Arizona and Nevada, and Republican-held open seats in Florida, California, Minnesota, Vermont, Rhode Island and Hawaii.

Ed Goeas, a Republican pollster, said gubernatorial candidates _ unlike Senate and House candidates _ have a chance to rebuild the GOP's image as a party that delivers more efficient and effective government.
"It's an opportunity for us to re-establish our party as the party of solutions that work," Goeas said.
Democrats scoff at the notion of governors leading a GOP rebound.

"This Republican Party lacks vision. This Republican Party wants to go back to what voters rejected," said Nathan Daschle, executive director of the Democratic Governors Association. "In the war of ideas, we will win."

Hayward CA: Muslim in Mall Tears off Crucifix from Christians Neck!!

While Muslims are constantly playing the victim card, they are the ones that continue to stir up trouble in the name of Islam.  Hat tip to Jihad Watch.  Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbance Kiosk employee allegedly tore a crucifix from someone's neck

by Emily West


Police arrested 22-year-old Abdul Walid Hamid of Hayward on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4, after he reportedly tore a crucifix from a person's neck and scared others at Stoneridge Shopping Center.
Hamid, an employee at a mall kiosk near Starbucks, has been charged with battery, terrorist threats and grand theft.

According to reports, Hamid was yelling "Allah is power" and "Islam is great" while holding a pen in a fist over his head. Witnesses said he shouted anti-Christian comments, said police.

Lt. Mike Elerick of the Pleasanton Police Department said the man was not provoked and didn't threaten violence, but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone's neck.

Coworkers told police that Hamid's actions were out of the ordinary and that he had worked at the kiosk for years. Police also said they weren't aware of a prior criminal history for the man.

"We had multiple people calling 911," Elerick said. "One female was crouching down and hiding from him. He definitely scared quite a few people."

Elerick said much of the man's speech was similar to the loud scene of the Christian activists who frequent downtown Pleasanton. The big difference, however, was that Hamid was on private property and had physical contact with someone.

"Mall management has the option of making a citizen's arrest on anybody and asking someone to remove themselves for any reason," he said. "If there was no physical contact between Hamid and the customers, with just his actions alone, the mall would have asked that he be removed."

Hamid was reportedly not cooperating and was arrested by force and taken to John George Psychiatric Pavilion in San Leandro for an evaluation. Police said the case would be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office for review and possible charges.

Our First Mission

     It has been brought to my attention that a young man in Okeechobee FL, whom was working for Home Depot, has been fired for wearing an American Flag pin that said "One Nation Under God".  He had been wearing the pin for over a year until then he started bringing his Bible to work to read it on his lunch break.  Management asked him to take off the pin because it violated the company dress code.  He refused.  The company then told him they would give him another pin with the words "United We Stand" enscrypted on it.  He also refused that saying "you cant have country without God".  He was then put on a 6 day suspension and then termintaed on October 23rd. 

     In my opinion, and correct me if im wrong, this is against our constitution.  his rights were taken away.  His rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.  I dont know if anyone has ever walked into a Home Depot, but I sure have and I always see associates wearing multiple buttons on thier aprons, sometimes even hundreds of buttons.  I think this is outrageous and unnacceptable.  I went ahead and started a petition against Home Depot.  I will post the link at the end of this blog.  I believe Home Depot should write a formal written apology to the American people for stripping this young man of his rights.  He was not running around preaching his beliefs on other people and his button never recieved 1 complaint in the 19 months that he wore it.  I dont see an issue and I believe this young man should have his job back.  Lets let our voice be heard America.  Every signature is 1 individual voice on this petition.  I will send all your voices to Home Depot Corporate Office in Atlanta, GA when I recieve a substantial amount of voices.  My goal is over 1 million.  Is this possible?  Ill let you decide.  If successful, this will show the rest of the nation that true Americans will defeat the fairy tale the government has put forth in front of us.  Thank you for your help and support.  Please leave me a comment.  Whether your for it or against it, were all Americans and I want to hear your feedback.  God Bless You and God Bless America. 

Home Depot Petition. Let your voice be heard!!

Intro for Back to Basics in America

Our country, the United States of America, was founded in 1776 with the signing and proclamation of the Declaration of Independence..  Our forefathers constructed a very carefully written Constitution and Bill of Rights.  This document was made to protect the people of America and to give us the rights that our forefathers endlessly fought for.  It was made to protect us from our government and to ensure the government would never overpower the American people and only be used to show leadership and not dictation.  It is now the year 2009 and our Constitution is under attack.  Our government has continued to grow.  Its causing our economy to collapse and the worth of the American dollar to diminish.  Our government is slowly trying to push God out of our country and sway to socialism.  We must act now to stop this and give the power back to the American people.  We must take the power away from our government.  Everyone has a voice and every voice counts.  America, its time to go back to the basics.