Rob Boyce's Political Blog

Knowing this guy is trained in close in hand to hand combat – I can think of several possibilities for the thought bubble begging to be drawn over his head.

One of my friends in New Hampshire posed a question about how to avoid the appearance of being bought by the contributions to a political campaign?

Admittedly my 10 years in the New Hampshire legislature did not require huge campaign war chests but the concept and the questions are the same. I am very certain that no one who contributed to any of my re-elections thought that their money would change the way I would vote on any issue. I was always very clear – transparent – about where I stood. If a bill would increase the size or reach of government, I was against it. If it infringed on the rights of the individual, I was against it.

I received contributions fro lobbyists that were liberal and represented mostly liberal clients. Sometimes they contributed on behalf of their non-liberal clients, sometimes because they felt doing so would get them a chance to try to change my mind on some issue. Some seemed to contribute to whichever candidate was likely to win.

Did I ever change my vote or stance because of a contribution? Not a chance. Not long into my first Senate term it was clear to everyone, especially the lobbyists, that my stands were based on principle and I would not compromise on those, they still would ask and try to change my mind, but they wasted little time doing it. It was pointless.

There were bills that meant little and had little to do with any principle, those I would listen to what both sides had to say and I would decide those on whose argument was more convincing (or least offensive in some cases).

That said – there were too many others there that would compromise on almost anything and seemed to not understand principle at all. They wanted to “get along”. Sadly I think too many who get into politics do so for the power and influence and not to make the government better for the citizens. On the liberal side it seems the power and influence is the main attraction. For them being noticed by the power brokers, the leadership, the lobbyists, the press – that was what they really wanted. What they did not want was to be seen as controversial. That was true of many on both sides and they acted like sheep. They would look to the leadership of their party and almost never step out of line – without permission.

The Leadership and the lobbyists that support the leadership understand the motivation of the sheep like members and exploit them to advance their own causes. They were always irritated by those few of us who would stand and act independently. But, it did not stop them from contributing, maybe they contributed less, but they did contribute.

So are politicians bought with campaign donations – no, I think most are “bought” with power and influence, the contributions may be seen by some as simply one measure of that power and influence.

Just a few days ago McCain came to Colorado to stump for Jane Norton in the primary for the US Senate seat against Ken Buck.

McCain was trying to prop up the “establishment ” GOP candidate against the Conservative Tea Party favorite Ken Buck. Just like Obama he felt that his presence would turn the tide. I feel that in both cases the national establishment support actually hurt the establishment candidate.

November will be interesting here since the current polls show Buck over Bennet 48% t0 38%. The numbers were better for the Dems if Romanoff had beaten Bennet.

Obama’s anointed, appointed Senator with huge expenditures for constant TV ads managed to turn a probable landslide a few months ago into a squeaker.

The polls seem to have crash dived starting when the ads featuring Obama started airing. At one point the polls even showed his challenger several points ahead. The Obama campaign Organizing for America pulled out the stops hiring “volunteers”, making robo calls featuring Obama.

So Bennett stays alive to face Ken Buck who managed to defeat the GOP anointed candidate.

Reflecting upon the real reason for the Fourth of July Celebrations, not just hot dogs and fireworks, it is impossible to re-read the Declaration and not see in the enumeration of grievances against George III the offenses of Obama.
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.”

“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.”

“He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: …
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:…
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:”

Finally I reflect upon the words – still part of the New Hampshire Constitution, penned with vivid remembrance of the outrages of George III -”Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.”

The time to throw off the bands of tyranny, to restore public liberty, to end the perversion of governmental processes is close at hand – the means are ours, our sacred votes, our support of those who will effect the overthrow and restore the consent of the governed, our unquenchable voices,.

We must pursue Obama and decimate his forces of tyranny. We have begun to remove them one by one in the electoral process. We have the great opportunity this November to effect the most sweeping and resounding purge in American History. Every member of Congress, the Senate, the occupiers of state Governor’s offices, the state legislature who have embraced by word or deed the offenses of Obama and his minions must be actively denounced and run out of office.

I am often reminded that in New Hampshire, the last English governor left when a canon was maneuvered on to his lawn. Let our voices and votes represent that canon!

The change they promised is arriving next January, just after the elections!

From ATR:

Read the rest here

- The 10% bracket rises to an expanded 15%
- The 25% bracket rises to 28%
- The 28% bracket rises to 31%
- The 33% bracket rises to 36%
- The 35% bracket rises to 39.6%

Higher taxes on marriage and family. The “marriage penalty” (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of income. The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level. The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut.

The return of the Death Tax. This year, there is no death tax. For those dying on or after January 1 2011, there is a 55 percent top death tax rate on estates over $1 million. A person leaving behind two homes and a retirement account could easily pass along a death tax bill to their loved ones.

Higher tax rates on savers and investors. The capital gains tax will rise from 15 percent this year to 20 percent in 2011. The dividends tax will rise from 15 percent this year to 39.6 percent in 2011. These rates will rise another 3.8 percent in 2013.

Read more: http://www.atr.org/six-months-untilbr-largest-tax-hikes-a5171##ixzz0sWnvTIZP

The Carter Presidency is being eclipsed as the worst in modern times (not being as well versed on 19th century politics as 20th century I admit there could have been worse).

I do hope that the “Crisis in the Gulf” does not run as long as the “America held hostage” crisis did.

Obama is even less effective as a leader than Carter, and I really doubt that in his post presidential years the big O will be able to build any houses – teleprompters don’t have a hammer mode.

His only lasting accomplishment will be the damage he is doing – intentionally – to the American free enterprise system.

Perhaps, in place of the “America Held Hostage” tag line of Carter “Capitalism Held Hostage” for the Obama years.

Right after the Obamanation Health socialization bill was signed, Colorado Senator Bennet (appointed to serve in Salizar’s place) has TV ads portraying him as somehow a conseravtive outsider! He voted for every piece of crap that Ried told him to. He now says that congressional pay should be frozen until the economy improves. He says that until insurance companies are punished for their capitalistic ways Congress should not have their own special health care system. And he wants to prevent congress critters from ever being lobbyists.

OH, OH WAIT!!!!! He hates lobbyists? Or does he just want to protect the existing lobbyists from competition????

His top contribution source according to Open Secrets is Brownstein, Hyatt et al – A LOBBYIST group!!!!!! – Over $40 K so far

They represent Comcast another $30 K contribution source. And Apollo Advisors $21 K And UAL – $15 K. And Ares Management About $18 K.

Then there is Hogan & Hartson another Lobbyist firm contributing nearly $24 K.

Don’t over look Liberty Media – another lobbyist group – Almost $23 K.

And Liberty’s affiliated – Steptoe Johnson pitched in another $12 K.

Then there in Patton Boggs LLP – another Lobbyist group – about $18 K.

So NO!, I do not believe Bennet is against lobbyists – just anti competition!!!!!!!

So the Obama admin hates cars – which was obvious when they took over two of the big three and set out to totally destroy them – then went after Toyota by playing up the stuck accelerator recall in their media and now O’s minion at the trans dept wants to make bikes and pedestrians treated equally to cars.

OK, then start by placing the toll booths on the bike and walking paths that have been erected along toll funded highway at the expense of the toll paying drivers. And then enact taxes on bike tires equivalent to the tax on gas . And bike riders and walking licenses – with fees identical to driver’s licenses.

Oh, wait – no I do not want new taxes and fees and new licenses. Instead I call for an abolition of the existing taxes and fees and licenses for automobiles.

The Dems are trying to portray passion among Conservatives as a bad thing. The reality is that the “death threats” if they in fact happened are at least as likely to have come from followers of Alinsky as from real misguided Conservatives.

Remember that during the 08 campaign, the Dems Denver office was vandalized by this guy was the culprit and he was an Obama Minion.

They may be smarter about hiding their identities now than that idiot was – but do not take any threat or accused culprit at face value.

They want a scandal that will force Conservatives to hide. It is time to be proud of being Conservative, we cannot let them paint us with their corrupt colors!