The other night I had Fox News on late and a political ad came on for a this guy who is running against Tom Harkin. Well, you can imagine that got my attention real quick. I am so happy to see someone in the hunt against Harkin. His name is Steve Rathje (pronounced Rothje?, I forget). The website is SteveRathje.com and it hits all the right notes, at least for a conservative such as myself. I have already been in touch with the campaign. I sent them a link to a webpage where Harkin actually admits that, quote, “Frankly, I have a similar problem with Barack Obama”, Harkin went on. “Look, the guy is a liberal. I have no problem with that. How could I? I was the most liberal guy in the Senate until he took my crown.” With jewels like that laying around on the surface, you’ve just gotta’ know that there has to be better stuff out there on this guy. I would love to find a good copy of the video where Harkin talks about welcoming the day human cloning comes. You X-Files fans may remember this footage of Harkin being used in an episode. It is so emblematic of what an extremist this guy is.
Apparently he is not an extremist in every respect, otherwise I doubt he could keep getting elected, but this guy definitely has some major vulnerabilities. Here in Dubuque where I live, I doubt that he’s ever lost a vote, since this is a big Democrat stronghold. But this is also what I would call a pretty conservative town. We need to hit Harkin hard on the abortion issue here in Dubuque, and related to that is the issue of the Supreme Court. Harkin voted against John Roberts nomination to the court, a man who is absolutely impeccable in every regard. But none of that matters to Harkin. Harkin probably couldn’t cast his vote fast enough in favor of another left-winger in the Ginsberg mold.
So, I’m keeping my fingers crossed and I’m gearing up for the battle. Any other troopers out there ready to join me in the battle? if there’s one thing we do know about Democrats, they hate war, no matter what the objective. But, ironically, the Dems are the ones who started this war by their unbridled lust to return to power. If we Conservatives ready ourselves for the battle the way Conservatives should, there is no way they can win. And this fight against Harkin is one I don’t intend to lose.
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.”
- General George S. Patton Jr.
Well this is an old blog post, but I found it randomly through Google so here’s a response in defense of Ron Paul’s position.
According to this article from Fox News - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85446,00.html
“…the presence of American forces here has long been an irritant for Saudi rulers facing strong anti-American sentiment among a growing and increasingly restive population. Fifteen of the 19 alleged Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudis, and Saudi-born Osama bin Laden cites the U.S. military presence in his homeland as a reason for his hatred of America.”
Even if our troops were there at the invitation of the Saudi government, it well-known that their government does not represent the will of the people. Apparently Bin Laden perceived our presence there as an occupation.
Also, Ron Paul votes against every appropriations bill. However, because his district is paying loads of taxes, just like every other district, it is Ron Paul’s duty to represent his constituents and try to get some of that money back in the form of earmarks. If Ron Paul did not submit the earmarks, that money, which has already been appropriated, would be taken by an earmark for another district or just spent without oversight by the Executive branch.