MASON CONSERVATIVE

This Will Make Their Heads Explode

HAHAHAHA.

I don't even care anymore, but just how some of the people out there will go insane over this.  I like that you can even get a yard sign or bumper sticker.  Hilarious.

Who Are You Picking?

Mayweather or Mosley?

I've got Mayweather getting a Unanimous Decision.

"Facts Are Facts"

Hey, Pat Herrity opened this can of worms when he said would never vote to increase taxes.  If your going to be a congressman, don't run away from the repercussions of your votes. 

1.  The official minutes of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors show Pat Herrity voted with every Democrat on the board to “set the real property tax rate at $1.04 per $100 of assessed value. As a result of this action, the real property tax rate for calendar year 2009 will increase by $0.12 over the real property tax rate for calendar year 2008 of $0.92 per $100 of assessed value.” Supervisor Herrity voting “AYE.” (emphasis added by me)

Read for yourself on the Fairfax County Government website. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/summary/2009/09-04-27.pdf  the vote is on the top of page 5.

2. The Washington Post wrote, May 1, 2009, “Local officials have promoted their efforts to keep the average tax bill from rising. But not everyone was spared: More than 150,000 households in Fairfax County alone will owe more than they did last year.”

This is not rhetoric. It is fact. Pat Herrity can object to the facts, but it does not make them any less true.  Pat Herrity voted to raise the real property tax rate on Fairfax County homeowners by 12 cents per $100 of assessed value.  This rate change amounts to $550 on the average homeowner in Fairfax County.

Prediction

Florida Senate vote in November 2010:

1. Marco Rubio: 45%
   
2. Kendrick Meek: 32%
   
3. Charlie Crist:  23%

That's right.  Kendrick Meek will defeat Charlie Crist.

So Let Me Get This Straight

Obama unleashed the full power of the federal government to help with an environmental disaster in the Gulf Coast (which he should).  BUT, for the last two years the Arizona border has been as open as a storm drain, and they do nothing?  Arizona passes a law because it has too, because as a state they do not have the money or means to control their border.  When its an environment disaster, we get action.  But when it involves the illegal flooding of a state Obama and Co. not only shrug their shoulders but call them racists and will likely seek litigation.  The real reason of course is that these illegals will somehow get a job with a government either local, state, or federal and be able to join one of the public sector unions. 

You don't like what Arizona did, libs?  They had no choice! The federal government, from the day Obama took office, has failed in spectacular fashion to maintain the integrity of our borders.  In fact, I dare say the progressives infesting the executive branch want these folks here.  Instead of calling Arizona racist, how about you do your job?

In Honor Of The NSCC

Support the candidates endorsed by the Senate Conservative Fund and Erick Erickson of RedState, as I like to call them The Super Six:

• Marlin Stutzman of Indiana
  
• Marco Rubio of Florida
• Rand Paul of Kentucky
• Ken Buck of Colorado
• Chuck DeVore of California
• Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania

Charlie Crist To Run As Independent. Good.

Seriously.

Charlie Crist ceased being a Republican the moment he publicly embraced President Obama and his tragic bailout agenda (both literally and politically).  Its time now that Marco Rubio can paste him up and down Florida.  Crist is the epitome of a politician who's principles are simply personal gain.  There are thousands of people who spent precious time and money to help his political career.  This has nothing to do with the usual arguments of "the party left me behind" or crap like that.  Its about Charlie Crist wanting to be a US Seantor just so he can sign his name Senator Crist.  That's it.  He has no over-arching principles, no real reason for running.

Both Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek, at this point, are far superior men for this seat.  Of course I strong support Rubio, and this has to be a bleak day for Meek.  Whatever crossover and independent votes he was hoping to win are gone.  But I predict Crist will crash and burn.  This isn't like Joe Leiberman, who put decades of work into the party and had built a resevoir of good will with the voters of his state.  Crist just wants this for himself. 

This is also a huge blow to Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, and NSCC.  These guys went out of their way to recruit Crist and backed him to the hilt.  Rubio has gone out and won the argument within the Republican Party, and instead of taking his medicine and moving on, Crist will now seek to once again put himself above everything else.  This puts into serious question that judgement of Cornyn, McConnell and Co.  Remember, they sought out Crist after he appeared with Obama.  This is on top of the NSCC last year backing Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey until he switched parties.  How can we trust their hand-picked choices like Dan Coats, Jane Norton, among others? 

On top of what a mess the RNC has turned in to, now this with the NSCC?  Its like we are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory with these guys?  Specter, Crist, who's next?  The House Republicans under Pete Sessions seem to have things in order, how did a reliable conservative like Cornyn fall for these guys?  Its so frustrating to see what's going on in the country and know that this could be are year, and then clowns like Cornyn and McConnell read one poll and decide the "moderate" must be supported every time.  But its the conservatives like Marco Rubio and Pat Toomey who have hit the ground hard and won the argument with the voters.  Why is it so hard for the DC crowd to just get the hell out of the way?

Send a message.  Send money to Marco Rubio.

BIG Win For Bob McDonnell And Virginia

Our Jobs Governor comes through.

Northrup Grumman will move their world headquarters to Virginia after fierce competition from Maryland and DC.  This is a major win for McDonnell and for Virginia, proving that his philosophy of limited open-government, a business-friendly attitude, and low taxes that not only keeps business in Virginia but attracts major global companies to our area.  Look at what NG President Wes Bush had to say as why Virginia got the nod:

"Our final decision was driven largely by facility considerations, proximity to our customers, and overall economics."

Today was the end of McDonnell's first 100 Days.

Brickner, Bedell, Herrity - Oh My!

I get that politics is a tough sport.  If you don't win, your out.  I get that.  I even understand the decision by the FCRC leadership boot Mychelle Brickner out.  Springfield has not performed the way we needed it too in the Herrity special election and in the Hunt and Bolognese elections.  All three could have been won had we performed better in our strong areas.  If Pat Herrity could have gotten out Springfield the way Sharon Bulova got Braddock out, he could have won.  But we didn't, and combined with the special elections this year that took some steam out of races I suppose it is time for new leadership in Springfield.

But that begs the question, why is Mychelle Brickner being held to a different standard than Pat Herrity?  Yes, Brickner is the chair of the distirct, but Herrity is the elected supervisor and head of the party.  If Brickner didn't do enough, what about Herrity and his organization?  Shouldn't they share the blame in all of this?  How come nobody is asking why Pat Herrity's organization didn't get out the vote for Steve Hunt in Springfield?  Why is it now Brickner's fault?  Pat is working very hard to establish himself as the leader of the local party, the heir to Tom Davis.  If you ask me, Pat Herrity should shoulder even more of the blame than Brickner because he is the elected, visible leader of the local party who clearly did not do enough.  If he wants to be Tom Davis, he's got a lot of work to do.  And while I get why Brickner is being removed, it seems like another way to help Herrity save face and dodge the responsibility of the lagging campaigns in Springfield.

Then there is Chairman Bedell, who has nobody to blame but himself for the attacks being levied at him with regards to this.  First off, if the Fimian folks take the line that Bedell is anti-women, they need to stop.  This has nothing to do with gender.  But when a powerful county chairman takes sides in a contentious local race like this, every single move he makes will be questioned and second-guessed, seen through the prism of his endorsement rather than the true justification of the move.  I don't feel sorry for him for one minute, he decided to take sides and alienate large parts of his party.  He didn't have to do this.  He didn't have to allow his name to be put on an endorsement list.  Lyle Beefelt in Prince William didn't do this, and neither did Jim Kaplan in Fairfax City.  What does Bedell expect?  He chose sides while holding a position that is suppose to be a leader for all.  And yeah, I know, he endorsed Cuccinelli blah blah blah - but this is much different and if you don't think it is your a fool.  He has nowhere near the power in a statewide race that he does here, as proof by his appointments of district chairman.  The narrative now is Bedell endorsed Herrity, then fires Brickner for endorsing Fimian.  If Bedell had stayed out of it, it would have been Bedell doesn't reappoint Brickner for poor Springfield performance.  Yeah there would have been whispers, but not like this. 

This whole mess is so distasteful and so avoidable.  Mychelle Brickner has been a tremendous Republican leader of the last fifteen years and deserves better than this.  Anthony Bedell is the best chairman this county has ever seen since I've been active but has alienated many of the people who want to support him fully by taking sides in this.  And Pat Herrity, the golden boy, gets a pass for his own responsibility in the problems in Springfield because he gets to hang Brickner out now.

Ugh.  Its enough to make you want to live in the 8th. 

Jim DeMint: "I've learned not to rule anything out in life."

Oh, I think I've found my 2012 candidate.  Barbour, Thune, Perry, Palin - all good choices but nobody that I can tell has done more in the trenches in DC to fight Obama's takeover of America every day on every issue than South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint.  I haven't talked about him before in this regard because before this, DeMint has balked at talk of running.  Not only his work in Congress, but his work in attempting to nominate strong, fresh-faced conservatives to the Senate (Rubio in FL, Buck in CO, DeVore in CA, Toomey in PA, and Stutzman in IN).  DeMint is attempting to not just elect Republicans, because that is not good enough.  We need to elect authentic conservatives in the seat we can so we can make sure the second failures of the last GOP regime doesn't happen again.

Ironically, if he does run, Sen. DeMint might have the same problems that John McCain had but the exact opposit.  While DeMint fires up the base, the mere existence of the Senate Conservative Fund has put him at odds with John Cornyn and the NSCC where they were behind the recruitments of Crist, Norton, Fiorina, and Coats.  If DeMint's gamble pays off - he nominates his conservatives and they win - he will be in a very strong position.  If it fails, it won't look good.  Logic has it that Mitt Romney is the favorite, but that's before anyone has really started talking about what needs to be done. 

Anyways, of DeMint decides this is what he wants to do I'm all in.