This past week I had the privilege of meeting GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum. It was such an unreal experience for me to meet and speak with him! When you meet him and hear him speak in person, it truly sounds like he is the candidate who is most dedicated to America’s future. I had the opportunity to speak with him following his speech and he is a very genuine person.
Baxter: The Keystone XL Pipeline: What is it about?
Effective today, January 18, 2012, the Obama administration killed hundreds, perhaps thousands of jobs for the American people. What a sad state of affairs! We have a president who “campaigned” on job promotion but refuses to give the jobs to the people. Our economy currently is still in decline, and people need jobs more than ever. With this rejection, Obama essentially gave the job-hunters false hope.
Bowra: A Roller-Coaster Election Season
This year’s Presidential election is going to be a major one. Republicans are still in the midst of choosing between the seven contenders which one will be our nominee. Campaigning began very early this time around– many candidates began announcing their intentions to run in May of 2011, a year and a half before the general election. Since then, four candidates and one almost-candidate have had their turns in the spotlight– Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich. Ron Paul got close to the top for a short period of time, but is now beginning to slip a bit. The public became enchanted with each of these candidates for a few weeks, then decided they wanted to get acquainted with a different candidate. Rick Santorum is now the candidate who is enjoying his time near the top, having run a traditional campaign in Iowa for the past few months. He is now receiving the reward for his hard-work. By visiting all ninety-nine counties in Iowa and holding more than three hundred sixty townhall meetings with its citizens, it seems that Santorum has successfully showcased his conservative credentials to Iowans. Whether his polling numbers translate into votes, is something we will find out tomorrow night at the Iowa caucus.
Lanser: Palin Supporter turned Santorum Supporter
October 5th, 2011 would be the day we all wish to forget. It is the day former Governor Sarah Palin announced that she would not seek the 2012 Republican nomination for President of the United States.
Harris: Meeting Rick Santorum
Guest Contribution from Conservative Teenager, Austin Harris.
We pulled up to the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa while observing that the ground between the highway and parking lot had a lot Rick Santorum yard signs. There were many vehicles in the parking lot but not all of them were there for Rick. The building is very large so there were other rooms in the building holding events. But we walked in and saw the booth for Santorum which had many different hand cards and Santorum signs (surprised they had any left in the state after seeing what they had along the highway.) The room was fairly large with about 30 people in it already and the media laying up against the wall. By the time Rick got there the room was packed.
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Bowra: Iraq War
“How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
These words came from John Kerry in a Congressional testimony in 1971 about the Vietnam War. While we will not know for months, perhaps years, to come, whether or not the Iraq War was a mistake, David Hickman’s family will be wondering for a long while.
Bowra: Michele Bachmann’s Voting Record
Each and every GOP candidate for President needs to be vetted based on their voting record and previous actions. We can’t afford to nominate someone whose record is left in question. We need a nominee whose record has been put out in the open for all to see, and still stands. Here is a summary of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s voting record:
McAulay: Indoctrinated Youth
The youth of America have been President Obama’s number one supporters since 2008. Youth are easily blinded by Obama’s mesmerizing speeches, and his, “Hope and Change” which makes them an easy target for the Administration. Little do the blind youth know, Obama is the one leading us down the road to failure, and crushing our most prized possessions while he is at it, freedom and liberty. If we continue down the road we are on, our country will not sustain for the future. (Too bad the future is not worried about saving America.
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Baxter: Occupy Wall Street
Dozens of news reports everyday shows tear gas in Oakland, police arrest protestors in Atlanta, and signage across the world. What on earth is the Occupy Wall Street movement about? Why are their protests making headline news?
Bowra: Thank You, Veterans!
“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.”
