GOP Ahead In Upcoming Primary Elections

According to "The New York Times Week in Review," the GOP is ahead in several upcoming midterm Primary elections: 

President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat might soon be filled by Rep. Mark Kirk, a moderate Republican from Chicago, in the February 2 primary. Mark Kirk is being challenged by an even more conservative candidate, Patrick Hughes (a Tea Party antitax group is backing Mr. Hughes). 1

"Mr. Kirk, who is favored to win the Feb. 2 primary, is one of many well-known Republican candidates this year who are facing or are expected to face more conservative challengers whose supporters are fueled by angry discontent with the Obama administration and more moderate elements of their own party." 1

Californian Senator Barbara Boxer, democrat, could possibly find her seat filled by conservative State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore in November. 1

"Already, the retirement plans of three prominent Democrats, Senators Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota, and Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. of Colorado, have put an early bounce in the step of Republicans." 1

Is the tide turning? Is there a trend back to conservative politics in America? Brian Walsh, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, had this to say: “But at the end of the day in poll after poll it's the Republican candidates who are ahead of Democrat candidates in all of these states.” 1

1  In Primary Battles, the G.O.P. Takes On Itself
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: January 9, 2010

A version of this article appeared in print on January 10, 2010, on page WK4 of the New York edition.

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Napolitano Offers Zero Homeland Security For 18 Republican Leaders

On January 5 The Conservative Victory Committee wrote a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano requesting Janet Napolitano's voluntary resignation.

The last sentence in this letter, signed by Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)and 17 other conservative leaders, states: "Please, Madame Secretary, do the right thing - for our nation, and its people." 

Here is an excerpt from the letter: 

"We are concerned that your performance as Secretary has not been consistent with the high standards required of your job. You have made decisions that are at best highly questionable; at worst erroneous - sometimes dangerously so. And you have on several occasions said things that have been reckless, and demonstrate a lack of understanding of the perilous realities which threaten us as a nation.

We face threats of enormous proportions on several fronts, most notably from terrorists who wish to - and have demonstrated that they have the ability to - commit acts of violence in order to kill Americans and disrupt our way of life. Your past performance and lack of judgment do not give us confidence that you are able to protect the American people against these threats." 

If you recall, CONSERVATIVE WORDSMITH.COM published a post on December 28, 2009, entitled "No Tears For 2009, Thanks to Economic Woes, Health Care, Homeland Security, And A Politically Correct Liberal White House" about Secretary ofHomeland Security Janet Napolitano refusing to use the word "terrorism."

Napolitano said that she preferred to use the word (which is not a real word) "man-caused" disasters. In my post I wrote (quoting myself):

"It is scary that Janet Napolitano, the person Americans are supposed to trust regarding their security from terrorists, particularly Islamic Jihadist terrorists, finds the word "terrorism" to be politically incorrect."

It is interesting to note that the words and sentiments of 18 respected conservative leaders bear an uncanny  resemblance to my own words. Here is what the letter they wrote to Napolitano had to say about this matter:

"And in March, you made the bizarre announcement that terrorist acts would no longer be called what they are - terrorist acts. They would instead be called 'man-caused disasters.' This sort of semantic amorphousness typifies your misunderstanding of the gravity of the position you hold and the import of that with which you are charged -- the safeguarding of the homeland and the American people."

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Rush Limbaugh Says He Is Proof That American Health Care System Works Just Fine

According to an article in today's New York Daily News, Rush Limbaugh said that His own experience proves the American health care system works just fine and needs no fixing.


In typical liberal fashion, "Defenders of the Obama plan replied that the health care system has always worked just fine for multimillionaires."


My interpretation of Rush Limbaugh's statement about the American health care system is that Rush was referring to the quality of health care he received. Being a millionaire is not the point.


And let's not forget that many of Obama liberal representatives have excellent health care coverage, the kind that caters to multimillionaires.


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