Obey's Gambit - Raise Taxes To Pay For Afghanistan War

Greeting gentle readers,

Only a guy who feels so secure in his seat in Congress could propose the things Dave Obey proposes. I mean - this is a guy who pitches his own record albums on a campaign website:


Far Left: Dave Obey

1st he passed that $787 billion blunder we now jokingly call the 'Stimulus Package', now while we are in the height of a recession, he decides we need to raise taxes to pay for the war in Afghanistan. There are several good reasons to do this (from his point of view):

1) It silences critics on the right, after all, supporting the troops is patriotic right? Who would not support that?

2) He already passed a $787 billion stimulus bill, voted for national healthcare (TRILLION$) and all that spending is supposed to be "deficit neutral" right? So this is a tax to make sure we don't create a deficit by spending extra on national defense.

Here is the quote that tells it all:

"On the merits I think it's a mistake to deepen our involvement. But if we are going to do that, then at least we ought to pay for it. Because if we don't, if we don't pay for it, then the cost of the Afghan war will wipe out every other initiative that we have to rebuild our economy," he said. "Ain't going to be no money for nothing if we pour it all into Afghanistan."

Taken from:
Lawmakers Propose 'War Surtax' to Pay for Troop Increase in Afghanistan and
Pressure Builds Over Obama’s Afghanistan Plan

But don't take my word for it what Congressman Obey's cheif concerns are, read his own words:

"We have spent the last year in Congress debating how we will pay for health care reform, which is expected to cost nearly a trillion dollars over the next ten years. The Congressional Budget Office is earnestly measuring the cost of each competing health care plan, and has had most of Congress twisting themselves into knots in order to keep the health care bill deficit neutral. Shouldn’t it be asked to do the same thing with respect to money spent on the current wars? We have already spent nearly a trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - an effort that’s been paid for with borrowed money - and another ten years would cost about a trillion more. If we keep that up, it will devour our nation’s ability to address virtually any other priority." - emphasis mine

Are we talking about the war on terror or healthcare? It's hard to tell going by Dave Obey's favorite newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle:

"He said the ten-year cost of the war clocks in at $900 billion, about the size of the Democratic health care legislation."

He said?

And that 1st quote came from the 'Health Care Arena' section of Politico. So the image I'm getting is that National Defense (a priority outlined in our Constitution) takes a backseat to healthcare (something not addressed in our Constitution). I got a news flash for congressman Obey - If the Nation is not safe, what we pay the doctor, dentist or our insurance companies won't matter!

That is a 1st principle that goes all the way back to Hobbes, the 1st priority of a nation is the security of it's citizenry. A secure citizenry can enjoy Freedom, a people living in the condition of strife can't.

To put words in Dave Obey's mouth, "If we blow money on a silly war, there will be no money for our newly created and very expensive social programs, especially MY stimulus bill!"

Oh come on now congressman, you are more creative than that, you'll get the money from somewhere right?

Now that's the creativity that made the Democratic party great!

More articles about Dave's Public Policy Blunder:

CBS
David Obey Calls for War Tax on Wealthy

Reuters
The Afghanistan war surtax gambit

Wall Street Journal
Obey's Afghan War Surtax
The real liberal objection to the war on terror is that it takes away from domestic spending priorities like ObamaCare.

TIME Magazine
Obey's War Tax

The Washington Independent
Obey Wants a Deficit-Neutral Afghanistan War

WSJ - The Wealth Report
More Afghanistan Troops: Send the Bill to the Wealthy?

Here's one of my personal faves from Cody Willard at Marketwatch, just in case you think my intimation about congressman Obey's priorities are wrong:

"At any rate, let’s keep the record straight about Representative Obey’s voting on spending priorities, shall we?
David Obey on Budget & Economy

Democratic Representative (WI-7):

Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending.

Voted YES on $800 Billion TARP Bailout

Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures.

Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package.

Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler.

Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy."

Full blog here.

And my true favorite for the day from the Los Angleles Times which basically shows that congressman Obey is an aging hippie, molded by the Viet Nam era politics:

"David Obey came to Congress in 1969, a young Democratic congressman from Wisconsin, opposed to the Vietnam War and mindful of the funding it was draining from Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs.

Thirty years later, he is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and adamant that Afghanistan is a similar quagmire that could bankrupt President Obama's domestic agenda."

It's not about fiscal responsibility, it's all about finding cover for Dave Obey's fiscal irresponsibility.

TTFN,

Jim

Obey CAUGHT Sending Pork To Family

As reported by the RPW:

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Research Briefings

Madison

01.30.2009

Dave Obey: Putting (His) Family First

by RPW Communications

“The American people want a plan to stimulate the economy and bring their jobs back. They cannot afford a trillion dollar scheme to use their hard-earned tax dollars to take care of the Democratic leadership’s friends and family...”

Amid doubt that his nearly trillion dollar "stimulus" plan would do much to help the economy come reports that House Approriations Chairman Dave Obey may have improperly pushed some of the pork in his son’s direction.

According to news reports, questions surround more than $2 billion for the National Parks Conservation Association – an organization whose chief lobbyist is Obey’s son, Craig Obey.

“As our country discusses the best plan of action to get the economy moving again, the mere appearance of impropriety is a drain on taxpayers’ confidence. Spending a trillion dollars of the taxpayers’ money is a dangerous action to begin with. Pork or pet projects have no business being included,” said Mark Jefferson, Executive Director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

The $2 billion Obey included for his son’s association would be a huge windfall for a group whose yearly budget is $2 billion. The wisdom of directing any money there as part of a jobs creation act is debatable; however, there are also questions of how the group would even be able to spend the money fast enough to make a difference. The Senate bill allows $802 million for the same group.

“The American people want a plan to stimulate the economy and bring their jobs back. They cannot afford a trillion dollar scheme to use their hard-earned tax dollars to take care of the Democratic leadership’s friends and family,” said Jefferson. “Obey’s constituents and the taxpayers across this country deserve better.”

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Those of us who live in the 7th District always knew he was involved in these sorts of things but he has finally gotten called out on it in the national media for once.

What Dave Obey has done along with what Rod Blagojevich has done illustrates the difference between Democrats and Republicans on 'Family Values'. When Republicans say, "Family Values" we mean ethics and morals, when Democrats say it they mean 'sending something of value to my family like a favor, a job or a government contract'.

More coverage of the Dave Obey scandal:

Stimulus bill has money sought by lawmaker's son

Is There a Family Connection in Some of the Stimulus Spending?

GOP wants investigation into lobbying by Obey’s son for Obama’s spending bill

EXCLUSIVE: Stimulus has plum for lawmaker's son

A few years back at a Republican event I was at one of our Republican congressmen said to me, "Jim, there are really 3 political parties in Washington, the are Democrats, there are Republicans and there are Appropriators." He went on further to say how both Republicans and Democrats often changed after spending several years on the appropriations committee. Well, according to U.S.News & World Report,

"Nancy Pelosi may be the top House Democrat, but Obey, as the party's top appropriator, is in the center of the action, with direct sway over the power of the purse."

Who is Dave Obey's top contributer? Farallon Capital Management located in San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi's district. Thomas F. Steyer, a senior partner at Farallon Capital Management, gave $1,000 to Nancy Pelosi and $5,000 to her PAC.

It seems clear to me that when you connect the dots and follow the money, the desires of San Francisco, not Northern Wisconsin, are driving Dave Obey's agenda and he is only looking out for #1.



TTFN,

Jim

Dave Obey, The Obama Czars, California & Other Communists

Greetings gentle readers,

This one gets a little complicated but bear with me, there is a tasty treat inside this story. You may recall in the past I demonstrated that Dave Obey and Nancy Pelosi were joined at the hip in fundraising. Well I dug deeper and found Farallon Capital Management was a significant contributor to Clinton aide / Illinois House member / Obama advisor Rahm Emanuel.

Keep in mind these numbers are to the best of my ability to datamine the web, they could be even higher. What or who is Farallon Capital Management you may be asking? It's led by Thomas (Tom) Steyer, one of these twisted guys who embraces both liberalism and capitalism. Probably because Steyer is a protege of a Clinton crony, Robert Rubin (of Goldman Sachs fame).

Now as you know, Dave Obey is the member of Congress who put his name on the so-called $787 Billion stimulus (also called simuless, porkulus, etc) bill, heck - even Governor Jim Doyle says so! Well . . . not long ago a group called the Apollo Alliance took credit for it:

Here (original link)

and here (Google cached)

Now who might you ask is a prominent member of the Apollo Alliance?

Yup - self-avowed Black Nationalist & Communist Van Jones, now Barack Obama's 'Green Jobs Czar'. Like hey, he's both a Czar and a Communist - how cool is that? This guy obviously did not go through any standard White House FBI background checks or Congressional 'advice and consent', besides the above he is also a '9/11 truther'. But let's not dwell on that, what is even more shocking is this guys ties to power at the highest levels of our government.

Apollo Board Member Van Jones Accepts White House Post

Also:

Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards

Individual Thought Leadership

• Winner: Van Jones

Guess what member of Congress has been going to the Aspen Institute for years?

Click on photo below for clearer, larger pic:

and years:




and compare to top:




So is it safe to assume that Dave Obey was present at the Aspen Istitute event where Van Jones received his 'Individual Thought Leadership' award? Did Congressman Obey take part in voting for Van Jones to receive that award? If so, on what basis?

Furthermore, Dave Obey is THE AUTHOR of the $787 Billion 'stimulus' bill which Van Jones' group the Apollo Alliance claimed it wrote. The Apollo Alliance and the Aspen Institute are organizations working together for common purpose - to create Green Jobs. Furthermore, the Apollo Alliance has been working with Barack Obama since at least 2005 while he was still only a freshman Senator to bail out the auto industry:

While Apollo focuses on maintaining consensus, the Breakthrough Institute aims to compete on the terrain of concrete and controversial legislative proposals. To wit, it has been collaborating with the office of Senator Barack Obama on a bill it hopes he will propose later this year known as the Automotive Competitiveness and Accountability Act. It would relieve the pressure on U.S. automakers to bankroll the rising costs of legacy health insurance -- an expense that doesn't burden their foreign competitors -- and, in exchange, obligate them to invest heavily in energy-efficiency technologies and comply with substantially more aggressive fuel-economy standards. It represents a new way of thinking about environmental policies, says Hendricks, “offering a bailout to the [auto industry] from these hugely debilitating health costs they're grappling with but linking it to an accountability for achieving public purposes.”
From Shooting the Moon by Amanda Griscom Little September 18, 2005

Now who started all these bailouts in the 1st place? You may say Bush did and that would be somewhat true but who's advice did he follow to bail out the banks and the auto industry?

Oh yeah, Hank Paulson!



. . . who worked at . . . drumroll please . . .

Goldman Sachs! The Wall Street company that Robert Rubin worked at, whose protege is Tom Steyer who runs Farallon Capital which gives money to Barack Obama (who wanted to bailout the automakers in 2005), Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel & Dave Obey who wrote the $787 Billion stimulus bill that was really written by the Apollo Alliance which until recently employed Van Jones who received an award from the Aspen Institute which is Dave Obey's favorite travel sponsor. Whew!

Yeah, Van Jones

Dave Obey,


With friends like these . . .

TTFN,

Jim

Dave Obey Visits Merrill - Sort Of

Our story begins with someone calling me and asking me if I knew where Dave Obey would be. I didn't know I said but I would look into it. I live in Merrill in Lincoln County Wisconsin (important background info to keep in mind) and congressman Obey was supposed to appear in Merrill today.

1) 1st I called congressman Obey's office in Wausau, I was first told no and then told their computers were down (sounds familiar doesn't it?) and the lady on the phone could not access the information.

2) 2nd I called congressman Obey's office in Superior (no answer).

3) 3rd I called congressman Obey's office in D.C. which put me on hold for over 5 minutes (I hung up).

4) I called Melissa Schroeder's house (Lincoln Co Dems Chair) and was told they knew nothing but politely referred me to the Wausau office and even offered to give me the number.

5) I called the Vice-Chair's home and got the answering machine.

6) I next called WJMT Radio and they knew nothing either.

7) I then called the Merrill Courier and they also were not told anything about congressman Obey coming to Merrill.

8) I next called the Merrill FOTO News and the lady I spoke to there also had not heard of it.

9) I tried Mayor Doug Williams office and his secretary was not aware the congressman was going to be here.

10) I called 3's Company on a whim because that is where the local Dems meet and the person on the phone didn't know anything.

11) I called a reporter (I'll protect my source) at the Wausau Daily Herald and he knew something but was not at his desk so he referred me to a colleague at the paper and voila! That person told me everything I needed to know - the event was at the Merrill Area Public School Administration Building.

12) I called the Merrill Area Public School Administration Building and asked the operator who referred me to "the person who can help you". I asked that person (an unidentified woman) who said yes it was there (in the present-tense) with a few "education administrators" and I asked if the event was open to the public and she hesitated and said eveyone who was there had been invited.

So the event was by invitation-only. Did congressman Obey rent the room? Were campaign checks accepted? Aren't there campaign finance laws about political events in taxpayer supported buildings like the Merrill Area Public School Administration Building? Why was it not listed on the event calendar?

I'll tell you why. Because after 40 years of breathing the rarefied air of our Nation's Capitol, Dave Obey is out of touch with the majority of his constituents and only feels he needs to hobnob with the people of his choice - to hell with the ordinary folks who elected him. Also as an elected lawmaker, he may feel since he writes the laws that he is above the law.

After 40 years of really good luck (no real serious challenges save maybe 1994) with opponents the hubris that surrounds and pervades congressman Obey's head must be substantial.

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Amid the tranquils sweet around, and to my own design,
     I built me castles of a towering height,
And thereto did my pleasures and my rising hopes resign,
     Thought that these bulwarks would resist all might.

But, lo! they fell in ruined heaps, and mighty was the fall,
     And my bright hopes lay ruined at my feet,
And the deluding dream of fancy passed away, and all
     The scenes so fair did from me now retreat;

Like as the mirage travellers see upon the desert waste,
     In view where cooling waters seem to rise,
And which the body longs to reach, the parched tongue to taste--
     Alas! alas! such fancy is not wise.

John D. Cossar 1870

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Yep, Dave Obey is going down this fall.

Strike A Blow For Freedom! Dump Obey - Elect Duffy!

Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. - Abbie Hoffman

So what?
David Obey


Can you tell these hippies apart?

In order to cover up for the failure of the first stimulus bill, Dave Obey has just helped pass a more modest (cough, choke) second stimulus bill. But democrats are not calling it that, they are calling it an 'omnibus' bill - one that costs $447 Billion. Congressman Obey also arranged to hand out $11 Billion in earmarks in fiscal year 2010. How does congressman Obey think we will pay for it when his usual partner in crime Speaker Nancy Pelosi killed his war tax?

I mean when Obey goes left of Nancy Pelosi - can he still really be representing central and northern Wisconsin? Dave Obey seems stuck in a rut, his answer to every problem is to tax or spend. He doesn't seem to have much imagination for any other ideas. I mean with guys like Dave Obey around, we'd have more fiscal sanity if Doctor Evil were in charge of the Federal Budget:

We don't have to take this much longer though, we have a choice. On December 16th in 1773 was when the first Boston Tea Party. Go to StrikeABlowForFreedom.com and contribute to his challenger Sean Duffy. Duffy is a movement conservative. He is a 4 term District Attorney in Ashland Wisconsin who has spent the last 7-8 years of his life locking up the bad guys. Duffy is a father of 5 with #6 on the way. His beautiful and talented wife Rachel just recently wrote a book on being a stay at home mother.

I've had the pleasure to have known Sean since 2003 as a Republican Party activist. Sean is a family man who has strong conservative values all-around, especially in regards to the rule of law as well as economics and values. Maybe I'm a little biased having known Sean, but don't you think this is *the kind of guy we need* as an antidote to the corruption, expediency & end-justifies-the-means mentality of Obey & Obama? I sure do.

Click Here

Want to make a statement? Give $12.16 in memory of the date of the Boston Tea Party. Can't do that much? Give $5. You can do better? Give $50 or $100. Whatever, just give Sean something so he can charge on to beat Dave Obey - the chairman of the appropriations committee who has shepherded every bailout, every porkbarrel project, every penny of wasteful spending since the Democrats took control of the House.

TTFN & God Bless,

Jim

PS: This blog is the sole work of the author and the author alone and not the work of or opinion of any political party or campaign committee.

Dave Obey Points The Finger At Himself

Now call me crazy - but if I had written a really bad bill I'd do one of two things:

1) Try to fix it to redeem myself

or

2) Lay low and keep my mouth shut

Since I'm not an adviser to Dave Obey and his staff does not seem to be giving him good advice (or he is so foolish himself he isn't accepting good advice, another sign he needs to go) he is out attacking the results of his own bill. Yes, that is right, he is attacking the outcome of his own legislation. I don't know why because months ago he reassured us that mistakes would be made but, "So what" as he said right?

If Dave Obey's projected response was "So what?" then what are we worried about right?

My favorite Dave Obey fix-my-bill-before-the-people-figure-this-out quote comes from the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune:

"The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous, and the administration owes itself, the Congress and every American a commitment to work night and day to correct the ludicrous mistakes," Obey said in a statement issued late Monday.

Translation: How dare the bureaucracy mess up my bill!

The whole thing reminds me of that passage from Holy Writ that says that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. To be sure the only thing that is stable about the economy Dave Obey's stimulus bill created is the rising unemployment figures and rising gold prices that are stimulated by many first-time bullion buyers who think there will be a coming economic crash. A crash caused by the new cap & trade bill, the stimulus bill, the auto bailout and our governments predilection to print money like we are making Lay's potato chips.

TTFN,

Jim

The Wausau Tea Party

Greetings,

Overall it was an excellent event. In downtown Wausau they have a park which is a large square of grass - very old-fashioned, small-town America. I have not received the official headcount yet but I have heard estimates of 1500 to 3000 people. Not bad considering all the other Tea Parties around the state. Normally these things always happen in Milwaukee and Madison but not the Tea Party, there were Eight (essentially 1 per congressional district), 2 of which were in my own congressional district.

Official Wausau Tea Party Website

Channel 7 Coverage

Channel 9 Coverage

Wausau Daily Herald Story

Wausau Tea Party Photos on Flickr

Some People I know at the Tea Party

If people who went to the Wausau party took away nothing else, it is clear that congressman Dave Obey must go. Obey is the sponsor of the stimu'less' (also called porkulus) bill. He has been in office since the 1970s and he must go. One of his top contributors is one of Nancy Pelosi's top givers. He recently got caught steering pork to a relative (his son) as well. How are those for 3 good reasons to vote Dave Obey out?

Need a 4th reason? Obey said the bill wasn't big enough. Need another reason? Nobody read the bill that Dave Obey and Barney Frank (YES! Barney Frank too!) stuffed like a thanksgiving Day Turkey full of pet projects.

Something tells me that after years of smooth sailing to reelection it won't be so easy for Dave Obey this time.

TTFN,

Jim

3rd Party Stealth Candidate Running On GOP Ticket?

Is Dan Mielke a Republican or a 3rd Party candidate?

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From: Daniel Mielke

To: voterslist@danielmielke.com

Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:09 PM

Subject: [Voterslist] update

Dan Mielke For Congress

Great news!

The State Wisconsin Constitution Party has endorsed Dan Mielke

as their candidate of choice to challenge Dave Obey in 2010.

The Constitution Party believes in strong moral conservative values with an emphasis on upholding and defending our Constitution.

Over the years, some have criticized other conservative parties for dividing the conservative vote.

The Constitution Party has taken the initiative to counter this claim by openly endorsing me, a Republican candidate, thus showing that they truly put

“Policy Before Politics”.

And I am proud to be their candidate of choice.

Thank you.

I am being challenged this year

On a sad note, I must mention that I do have a challenger on the Republican ticket this year. Apparently our impressive run last year has emboldened others to run as well. Personally, I believe a strong unified effort would have been the preferred approach, but as Republicans we do promote and believe in fair and open elections, so we should accept this as part of our nation’s system and press ahead to a victory. On a positive note, Sean Duffy and I are quite different, and thus offer the voters a choice as to what type of candidate they really want in Washington.

I am personally asking my supporters to keep their support for me clean and out in the open.

• I do not approve of back room deal making in an effort to attempt to eliminate the other candidate.

• My opponent has the right to compete with me fairly and out in the open, so the public can make a free and fair choice.

• I believe strongly that any effort of support for me should be open, honest and before the public. Our differences and backgrounds are open for public view and ok to bring up. I will not condone or approve of trying to hide those aspects from the public. Feel free to mention our differences, promote my values, and explain why you prefer me over Sean.

• Because we are both running on the Republican ticket, I believe that the RPW and the RNC should allow this primary to take its course. I do not support any early endorsement from the state or national party to eliminate a candidate prior to the primary. We claim to be for the people, thus we should practice what we preach.

• I am open to public debates and open forums with my opponents Dave Obey and Sean Duffy.

• I do not approve of causing damage to or stealing of signs, disinformation campaigns, whisper campaigns or any other type of secret manipulation to hurt an opponent. If you cannot say it publicly and out in the open, please don’t say it.

With that said, let me also say regarding Dave Obey and Sean Duffy that I will campaign aggressively. Our nation needs strong aggressive candidates who will stand up for our nation and its Constitution. I will not be a weak candidate.

• I have no problem with openly exposing our differences in character and values.

• I have no problem bringing up areas of concern that I feel could have an impact on our job as Congressmen.

• I have no problem openly and aggressively fighting for what I believe in and openly resisting what I do not agree with.

• I will openly and aggressively tear apart what I believe to be weak arguments and faulty reasoning.

Please understand I am NOT a politician.

• I am an American citizen who has lived and worked in the real world.

• I am not a celebrity or an athlete, but a businessman and a family man who believes the average citizen needs true representation.

• I am not a lawyer or a career politician, but an average American like most of you. I have raised my children, and now is the time for me to do my tour of duty.

• As a grandparent, I see the importance of fighting to maintain a free nation for future generations.

• I believe in a free nation under God where all Americans are represented and protected from oppression and government enslavement.

• My loyalty is to this nation and its Constitution, not a political party. My intention is to be a statesman, not a politician.

• While we may differ with others in our views and ideals we should not be isolationists that oppress those we disagree with. We don’t want it done to us, so we should not do it to others.

It is my prayer and hope that God will once again grant us a free and prosperous nation

If you are supporting me in the primary, please email me and let me know. Your support and help is needed and appreciated

Email me at

DANIEL@DANIELMIELKE.COM

Sincerely,

Dan Mielke

www.danilemielke.com

715-344-4104

715-572-0801

Paid for by Citizens for an Open and Honest Government Supporting Dan Mielke for Congress
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Also from his website:

April 2009

4/3 Antigo Gun Show in Antigo, WI

4/15 AfP Tea Party in Madison, WI

4/15 Tea Party in Wausau, WI

4/18 Constitution Party of WI State Convention

4/23 Wausau Business Expo in Wausau WI

4/24-25 Ashland Gun Show in Ashland, WI

4/28 Hope Pregnancy Center Banquet in Wausau WI

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But wait there's more, read the blog entry of a Constitution Party candidate Kevin Thompson:

Candidate Endorsement–The State Committee leadership debated and voted to endorse Dan Mielke, 7th Congressional District representative running against Democrat incumbent-way-too-long David Obey. Dan joined CPoW at our State Convention. Usually, the decision on whom to endorse is handled by the Campaigns and Candidates Committee, which vetted Dan and found him to be in accord with our party’s platform and the US Constitution, which he will fiercely defend should office. However, as Dan Mielke is running as a Republican, we decided that a vote to endorse him should go before the entire State Committee.

So Mielke is a stealth Constitution Party candidate running on the GOP ticket. Don't believe me? Read further:

I know that not all of you will agree with this decision or at least will have reservations about it, so maybe these next points will provide food for thought and explain things in detail:

1. We don’t have to endorse any candidates we don’t choose to. But Dan, a member of this party contacted me and as chairman, I work for the membership so naturally I took his request under advisement. Another point: Dan took the initiative to contact us; he didn’t expect us to contact him.
2. To be endorsed by our party you MUST be a party member. Membership conveys to the State Committee and fellow members that you agree with our platform. Had Mr. Mielke not been a member and proved, not just said, but proved to us he agrees with our platform, that would have ended any talk of a possible endorsement right then and there. The membership requirement is a protection for our platform I heartily support and will NEVER want to remove. It’s our party and we have a responsibility to protect it the way we feel best so it can continue to be an uncompromised tool for liberty.
3. Dan had to be vetted by the Campaigns and Candidates Committee just like any other candidate. We don’t support just any warm body for office. If the C & C Committee hadn’t liked Dan’s answers to their vetting questions, that would have ended the endorsement too.
4. Remember we did at one point have a candidate for the 7th congressional district in Rob Taylor. But after heard Dan Mielke was running, he freely decided to run for US Senate as a CPoW candidate instead so he wouldn’t bleed votes away from a constitutional conservative. Rob’s choice works fine for us. And I would say as Mr. Taylor vouches for Mr. Mielke’s character so we have that protection as well.

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Read the whole entry here:

Constitution Party – WI The Talon – July 2009‏

This blog entry shows a level of more than just surface coordination, a Mr. Rob Taylor decided to run for Senate rather than the House in order to accommodate Dan Mielke's run against Dave Obey - a courtesy Mr. Mielke won't return to his former Republican 7th District Chairman Sean Duffy who is now running against David Obey after Mr. Mielke only received approximately 39% of the vote:

2008 Election Results

Obey - 60.79% Mielke - 39.14%

Mielke

Mielke has ran and ran and has never been elected to office, Duffy on the other hand is so popular locally that he has ran unopposed three consecutive times, 2004, 2006 & 2008.

Duffy

The fact that Mielke is frustrating the efforts of a clearly electable candidate of the Republican Party while coordinating & accommodating one of a rival conservative party demonstrates Mr. Mielke's real loyalties.

TTFN,

Jim

GOP Inside Baseball - Establishment Wins - Wisconsin and Nation Loses

Read it here

I guess Mike Pence sold out his RSC (Republican Study Committee) colleague, congressman Paul Ryan in exchange for helping re-elect John Boehner as head of the House GOP.



Smile for the camera now Mike.



Lookin' out for #1, that's me.

I mean after 2006 and 2008s horrible losses in the House, the man should step down. If this man were a sports coach who had lost this big 2 seasons in a row - he'd be gone.

Who didn't get the job?

Paul Ryan - A Man Of Character and Integrity With Ideas

Paul doesn't represent my district (unfortunately, Dave Obey has a lock on that job for now) but I have met with him several times and discussed small business concerns I had and he did not just listen, he took action. He cared enough to listen to another citizen of his own state who was told by his own congressman (Dave Obey) that "Your issue really doesn't matter". Pretty shocking huh? But that is Dave Obey. But back to Paul, although he certainly is photogenic, he is not the guy you see every single week on FOX News or the Sunday Morning talk circuit - but he is doing well by Wisconsin and the nation.

Check Out His Roadmap!

TTFN,

Jim

Dave Obey - "So What?"

Greetings,

Here's an ad to make Dave Obey's 'Just For Men' hair turn gray:



For any who doubt what the ad says:

Don't count on stimulus job tally

Earmark-Free Stimulus Bill Lacks Spending Direction

And to hear him say, "So what?" watch this:



Many ads spin, this ad tells the truth! Dave Obey could care less about us.

Mad yet? There is a solution

GIVE!

Sean Duffy For Congress

TTFN,

Jim