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Jun 15 2008

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John Cronin

Run to the Hills

For a small flyover state with only 11 electoral votes, Missouri is getting more national attention than you might expect.

The very astute political analyst, Larry Sabato, says that the Missouri Congressional race in the Ninth District is “leaning Republican,” which is another way of saying that Dr. Bob Onder’s campaign is in very good shape right now. Dr. Onder has raised an eye-popping $370,000 and has spent, thus far, the grand total of $1,000. When Dr. Onder says he is a fiscal conservative, you can take him at his word!

~~John Cronin~~

http://blogs.columbiatribune.com/politics/2008/06/run_to_the_hills_1.html

Larry Sabato, a professor at the University of Virginia who is one the most sought after political analysts in the land, penned his take on the scramble to replace U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof, R-Columbia.

Sabato is in no position to predict who will come out of each party’s crowded primary, but he did rate the race “leaning Republican.” By contrast, Sabato rates the much ballyhooed race between U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, and former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes as a “likely Republican” retention:

‘With still two months to go until Missouri’s August 5th primary date, this race is as crowded as Arrowhead Stadium on a November Sunday. Five Republicans and four Democrats filed to run in their respective primaries, leaving handicappers without much of an idea about who the victors will be. The two candidates with the most money are Republican state representative Bob Onder who has raised $370,000 and Democratic state representative Judy Baker who has raised $216,000. Only one other candidate, Democratic county commissioner Lyndon Bode, has raised even $100,000.

Even with Onder’s big haul, he has spent just $1,000, indicative of his confidence that he will be the Republican nominee. Baker, on the other hand, is facing three opponents who all have spent $5,000 or more and one, Bode, who has spent over $65,000.

The salient issue in this nascent race thus far has been abortion. Onder even debated Democratic candidate and former state senator Ken Jacob on the issue, a rare event for two candidates of opposite parties who each still face a tough primary. Jacob pitches himself as the most ardent supporter of abortion rights, while Bode doesn’t hesitate to proclaim himself a pro-life Democrat.

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Jun 09 2008

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At Last: A Common Sense Approach to Our Energy Crisis….Onder Reacts to High Gas Prices

I had the chance to meet Dr. Bob Onder yesterday at the Grand Opening of his campaign headquarters in Lake St. Louis, a suburb about 30 miles from my home in Kirkwood, Mo.

The event was well attended and I had the chance to talk to Dr. Onder about the nuts and bolts of getting his new immigration law enforcement bill through both houses of the Missouri legislature.

Missouri Gov. Blunt deserves credit for helping to make it happen. My understanding is that the Governor told the legislature that he wanted two bills to sign before the regular session ended or he would call a special session of the legislature. The two bill were: an immigration law enforcement bill and an “informed consent” bill relating to protecting both the women and the pre-born infants in cases where an abortion is being considered.

He got both the bills he wanted. I told Dr. Onder that the immigration bill was everything I could have hoped for. There is a very important lesson to be learned here. One year ago an amnesty bill was offered with little debate and no public hearings. We were told it’s passage was a foregone conclusion and that we were bigots if we opposed it.

Now we see what happens when an informed and proactive electorate demands change and demands action. I don’t for a moment think the battle is over. But we are so far ahead of where we were a year ago that it is inspiring to realize what can be done to get this country back on course.

Now, turning our attention to another issue of extremely high importance, the looming energy crisis as a gallon of regular gasoline heads north of $4 per gallon.

The Onder campaign has send me their latest press release, articulating Dr. Onder’s position of what our national policy should be regarding our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. When I read the news release, I said pretty much what I said in the above headline: “At last, some common sense.”

~~John Cronin~~

Lake St. Louis - With gasoline pressing past $4 per gallon, Dr. Bob Onder today announced his support for increased investment in American resources as a long-term solution to reduce gas prices and lower our reliance on foreign oil.

Dr. Onder released the following statement:

As the owners of an old plumber’s van that we use to haul around our six kids, my wife and I share the pain Missourians feel at the gas pump. As Missourians are all too aware, the price of oil has doubled over the past year. Just this weekend, gas prices moved above $4 per gallon. With gas prices that high, families are forced to take money out of other parts of their budget just to get to work or drive their kids to baseball practice, and businesses use resources that might have been used to create new jobs to pay for energy costs.

Skyrocketing energy costs are damaging our economy and killing jobs, over 60,000 in just the last month alone. Unfortunately, however, there does not appear to be any sign of relief in sight. A little over a month ago, in an effort to lower prices, President Bush traveled to Saudi Arabia to ask King Abdullah to release more oil from Saudi reserves. Stop and think about that: The democratically-elected leader of the most prosperous country in history had to essentially beg a second-rate, fourth-generation, third world monarch to ease the burden on American families. Much to his chagrin, the president was rebuffed. Saudi Arabia will not be increasing supply.

Something’s not right with this picture. We should not have to rely on the charity of foreign governments. We must find a way to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We need to invest in American energy sources now.

The good news is that we have the resources to end our reliance. The bad news is that Democrats have stood in the way of American development. At the far northern end of Alaska, in ANWR, we could have access to 1 million barrels of oil per day. In comparison, last year, we imported 590,000 barrels per day from OPEC nations, including 36,000 from Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, in 1995, former President Clinton vetoed legislation which would have allowed us to use this American oil because he said it would take ten years for the oil to start flowing. Thirteen years later, rather than enjoy daily access to nearly 28 times the oil we import from Saudi Arabia, we still rely on anti-American sources of energy.

It only gets worse. The Department of Energy estimates that 86 billion barrels of oil are available under America’s continental shelf. Yet, 85 percent of it is off-limits. Those who stand in the way of American energy production claim that new wells would cause environmental harm. But when Hurricane Katrina wiped out over 2,100 oil or gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, we did not have a single serious environmental mishap.

American ingenuity has accomplished many great things. When I was a kid, we put a man on the moon. Since then, our engineers have come up with equally heroic solutions to environmental problems. Today, we can drill for oil in an environmentally friendly way, both in Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico. While green nations like Denmark and Norway allow their citizens to reap the benefits of their own natural resources, environmental radicals in the United States wreak havoc on the wallets of average Americans.

In the short term, we should continue to seek solutions like the suspension of deposits into the strategic petroleum reserve which President Bush signed into law just two weeks ago. But, in the long term, to ensure future prosperity, we must take advantage of American resources in an environmentally-friendly way. We have the technology to do it. All that is left is to generate the political will to let American ingenuity work its magic.

Dr. Bob Onder is a state representative and Republican candidate for Missouri’s Ninth Congressional District.

Interested publishers may run the statement above as an op-ed.

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Jun 05 2008

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Onder Gets Ready to Rumble in Debate with Ken Jacob on the Right to Life

Below is the text of a press release from Dr. Bob Onder’s Campaign. Dr. Onder is running for Congress from Missouri. Although relatively new to politics, he already has two (that I know of) very impressive bills to his credit. The “informed consent” bill talked about in the press release and a very strong immigration law enforcement bill that we expect will be signed by Gov. Blunt.

~~John Cronin~~

Dear John,

St. Charles County - Dr. Bob Onder told supporters today that he was ready for any rhetorical punches that Ken Jacob, his Democratic counterpart in the race for the 9th District Congressional seat, might throw in their pro-life debate this Thursday, 7:00 PM at Waters Auditorium on the MU campus.

” I have defended the right to life for over 30 years,” said Onder. “Along with millions of other pro-life activists and supporters, I have heard all the red herrings, endured the name-calling, and cut through the fear tactics that pro-abortion forces frequently use to confuse the debate on life in our country. Pro-lifers are winning the battle. Today, Americans and Missourians are more pro-life than ever before.”

“Tomorrow, I will stand up for the unborn once again,” he continued, “It is my hope that this series of debates with Ken Jacob puts the pro-life issue in the spotlight, and helps us win even more Missourians to our cause on behalf of the innocent.”

Thursday’s debate is the first in a series between Onder and former Democratic State Senator Ken Jacob. The series started with a letter to the editor in the Columbia Tribune, in which Jacob offered to debate the constitutionality of House Bill 1831, Dr. Onder’s bill to strengthen the informed consent requirements of Missouri’s abortion laws, “anytime and anyplace”. Never one to back down, Dr. Onder responded with a challenge of his own - and Jacob accepted.

INFORMATION ON HOUSE BILL 1831

House Bill 1831 would have required abortion doctors to provide expectant mothers with all the information they need to make a fully and freely informed decision to undergo an abortion. That information would have included: (1) the physician’s name; (2) medically accurate information on the abortion method, medical risks, alternatives to abortion, including adoption, and information on follow-up care; and (3) the gestational age of the unborn child; (4) the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child; (5) the opportunity to view an ultrasound or hear a fetal heartbeat at a local health facility free of charge; and (6) information that it is illegal to coerce an expectant mother into having an abortion, and that she may withdraw her consent at any time. The abortion doctor would have also been made to provide patients with information from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services describing: the unborn child’s development, including brain and heart functions; the possibility of causing pain to an unborn child through an abortion; the existence and services provided by the Missouri Alternative to Abortion program; and the fact that a child’s biological father is liable for child support regardless of whether he offered to pay for an abortion.

The bill also would have made it a crime to coerce a woman to have an abortion by either: (1) committing, attempting, or conspiring to commit an unlawful act against the woman; (2) abusing, stalking, or perpetrating an act of domestic violence against the woman; (3) terminating or threatening to terminate employment; (4) changing or threatening to change the conditions and benefits of her employment; or (5) revoking or threatening to revoke a college scholarship if an expectant mother refused to proceed with an abortion.

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May 22 2008

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Dr. Bob Onder to Debate Pro-Abortion Candidate

The article below is from the COLUMBIATRIBUNE.COM website. Tonight was the first time I’ve had a chance to visit the site. Whew! These boys play hardball. Some of the comments are as wild as almost any blog out there.

~~John Cronin~~

http://blogs.columbiatribune.com/politics/

By: Jason Rosenbaum

Onder and Jacob to debate on June 5

On a related note, I just got a press release noting that Rep. Bob Onder, R-Lake Saint Louis, and former Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, have agreed to a debate in Columbia.

The debate is over Onder’s legislation that would ban the ‘coercion’ of abortions. Jacob challenged Onder to debate the merits of the bill. Onder then accepted the offer.

According to the release from Jacob’s campaign, the two candidates for the U.S. Ninth District seat will be held at 7 p.m. on June 5 at Waters Auditorium on MU’s (University of Missouri) campus. According to the release, the debate will be Lincoln Douglas style - meaning the two candidates will get to interrogate each other.

The two will hold a joint press conference at 3 p.m. Thursday in front of the Boone County Government Center to discuss the debate.

Onder called to confirm that the debate is indeed happening on June 5.

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May 16 2008

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Dr. Bob Onder Releases List of Key Endorsements for 9th District

News from Dr. Bob Onder’s campaign office shows a growing list of influential Missouri leaders have endorsed his candidacy. His first quarter fund raising shows some financial firepower as well.

While the national press is ringing the death knell for the Republican Party in this election, it seems the good citizens of Missouri didn’t get the memo.

~~John Cronin~~

Jefferson City – Representative Bob Onder today announced the support of twenty-two current and two former state elected officials in his bid to represent the people of the Ninth District.

Dr. Onder’s announcement comes shortly after winning the first-quarter fundraising race against
all other candidates to replace Representative Kenny Hulshof when he raised over $370,000,
more than any other candidate in the race regardless of party affiliation.

“As I prepare to bring my prescription for change to Washington, I am honored to have the
support of so many conservative leaders in the 9th District and around our great state,” said Dr. Onder. “These leaders understand what it takes to defend our freedoms and fight for mainstream Missouri values. I greatly appreciate their support.”

“Dr. Onder has been a leader in the General Assembly from his first day in office,” said House
Republican Majority Floor Leader Steve Tilley. “Simply put, he is a proven winner who gets
things done on the issues that matter most to Missourians. I know he’ll take that same ability to
Washington.”

“I can’t think of anyone more qualified to represent the people of the 9th District than Dr.
Onder,” said Representative Doug Funderburk of St. Peter’s. “His experience as a doctor and
lawyer, and his willingness to fight for the right-to-life and tax relief and to stop illegal
immigration and wasteful spending will serve the people of Missouri well in Washington.”

“From watching him work in the Missouri House, I know that Dr. Onder will stand up for
principle and Missouri values when he gets to Congress,” said Representative Jason Smith of
Crawford County. “He’s just the type of leader we need to fight the liberal excesses of Nancy
Pelosi and the MoveOn.org crowd in Washington.”

Representative Brian Nieves noted that Dr. Onder’s leadership is not restricted to the pro-life
issue. This year, Dr. Onder also sponsored House Bill 1549, an effort to outlaw sanctuary cities
in Missouri and to give local law enforcement the tools they need to stop illegal immigration.
“Last year, I stood side-by-side with Bob Onder when we passed my bill to put English as the
official language on this year’s ballot,” said Representative Brian Nieves of Franklin County.
“This year, I was proud to stand by him as he proposed House Bill 1549. When he gets to
Washington, I know Dr. Onder will fight for effective enforcement of our immigration laws and
against San Francisco-liberal calls for amnesty.”

Dr. Onder has been a leader his entire life, particularly on pro-life issues. After graduating with a
medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, he opened his own medical practice in
St. Charles. Later, after seeing so many of his physician friends face frivolous lawsuits, he went
to night school to get a law degree at St. Louis University. He is an active member of St. Gianna Catholic Church in St. Charles, and has six children with his wife, Allison. He has served on the boards of Missouri Right to Life, the Catholic Medical Association, and the Center for Bioethics and Culture. In 2006, he led the statewide fight against Amendment 2 as President of
Missourians Against Human Cloning.

The growing list of endorsements, combined with the first-quarter fundraising win, shows
Onder’s increasing momentum and widespread support. A full list of endorsements and
statements follows:

ENDORSEMENTS

Senator Scott Rupp R-Wentzville
Brian Nieves R-Union
Jason Smith R-Salem
Sally Faith R-St. Charles County
Mark Parkinson R-St. Charles County
Doug Funderburk R-St. Peters
Cynthia Davis R-O’Fallon
Stanley Cox R-Sedalia
Jane Cunningham R-Chesterfield
Ward Franz R-West Plains
Tim Jones R-Eureka
Don Ruzicka R-Mt. Vernon
Dwight Scharnhorst R-Manchester
Shane Schoeller R-Willard
Ryan Silvey R-Kansas City
Rick Stream R-Kirkwood
Mike Thomson R-Maryville
Don Wells R-Cabool
Rod Jetton R-Marble Hill-Speaker of the House
Steve Tilley R-Perryville-Majority Floor Leader
Senator Jason Crowell R-Cape Girardeau
Former Representative Bob Behnen R-Kirksville
Former Representative John Bennett R-St. Charles
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May 04 2008

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Dr. Bob Onder for U.S. Congress for Missouri

This is another in a series of posts that I hope to be able to contribute to this website. As our regular readers know, I have been supporting Jeff Beatty for the Senate from Massachusetts and Mike Pence from Indiana in his bid for re-election.

Now I would like to introduce another conservative Republican who was recommended to me by the Speaker of the Missouri House, Rod Jetton.

His name is Dr. Bob Onder and he is running for the U.S. Congress.

Rod Jetton headed MissouriansForMitt during the primary campaign and worked tirelessly for Gov. Romney. He has asked me to help support Dr. Onder, and after I became familiar with his stand on the core issues that are most important to us, I said I would be happy to help.

Please go to Dr. Onder’s website and if you agree with me that we could use a man like this in Congress to protect the family, while supporting a strong military that is backed by a strong economy, please consider standing with us financially if possible or by posting about Dr. Onder’s campaign. For any Missouri Mittheads that may read this, there are many ways that you can get involved at the grassroots level.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.bobonder.com/home.html

Economic Conservative
• Continue the Bush Tax Cuts
• Hold the line against Liberals in Washington who want to raise our taxes
• Reduce our dependence on foreign oil to bring down the cost of gas here at home
• Continue Kenny Hulshof’s crusade to kill the Death Tax to protect family farms and businesses in the 9th District

As a small businessman who employs 12 people, Dr. Onder knows what it takes to set and keep a budget. He does it at his medical practice and at the kitchen table with his wife, Allison, as they look out for their children’s future.

Social Conservative
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment to make English the official language of the United States, as he did in the Missouri state legislature
• Supports the death penalty
• Has been a Life Member of the National Rifle Association since he was 17
• Believes that life begins at conception and will fight for the rights of the unborn, as he did in the Missouri state legislature

As a father of six and a committed husband of 13 years, Dr. Onder is a family man first and foremost. He will stand up to Liberals who want to destroy marriage and cheapen the sanctity of human life.

Dr. Onder will fight for our conservative values in Washington.

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Apr 24 2008

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Attention: Northeastern Mittheads

Just wanted to give our fellow Mittheads in the Northeast a heads up on a campaign appearance by Jeff Beatty. He is running against the entrenched and far left Senator John Kerry. Let’s do everything we can to help elect conservatives to Congress so we can help put the brakes on the accelerating lunge to the left that the country has taken in the last several years.

Jeff Beatty is a former Delta Force member and a Purple Heart winner. He is pro life, pro border law enforcement and is a gleeful tax cutter. Please visit his website at WWW.JEFF BEATTY.COM and get involved with his campaign.

~~John Cronin~~

Middlesex County & Framingham RTC Spring Fling
Date:
April 26, 2008
Time:
8:00-10:00 am
Location:
Nobscot Café, 847 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MA 01701

The
Middlesex County Republican Club
And
Framingham Republican Town Committee
Host a
Spring Fling with Republican Candidates
April 26, 2008
8:00-10:00 am

Nobscot Café, 847 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
Meet Republican candidates and have a great breakfast
For $10.00 per person

To RSVP send your checks made payable to:

Framingham Republican Town Committee to PO Box 773 Framingham, MA 01701 on or before April 22, 2007

E-mail questions or comments to Ed McGrath at mcgrathed@rcn.com or call Ed at 508-820-0696

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Apr 08 2008

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Kansas Supreme Court Hears Tiller Case: Abortion-Mill Doctor Subpoenaed

I have been watching this case develop over the last couple of years. If Dr.Tiller is the gentle healer he claims to be and if any patient’s identifying information is redacted, what is the good Doctor so worried about? Why is he fighting this hammer and tong?

~~John Cronin~~


http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998689/posts

4/8/08 | Devon Williams

Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:51:01 PM by XR7

The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments today over subpoenaed medical records of notorious abortionist George Tiller, who is accused of performing late-term abortions — which are illegal in Kansas — at his Wichita clinic.

In January, the Sedgwick County grand jury subpoenaed about 2,000 late-term abortion records from Tiller’s clinic; the judge reduced that to 250. Tiller is refusing to turn over the records, claiming it would violate his patients’ privacy. However, the grand jury requested that all patient-identifying information be redacted from the subpoenaed records before the jury receives them.

Tiller’s attorneys argued the grand jury investigation constitutes harassment, but several justices were skeptical of that claim, The Associated Press reported.

Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said the people who demanded this grand jury are tired of Tiller’s repeated obstructions.

Tiller just doesn’t want the grand jury to see anything — not the records, not the inside of his clinic, not the abortion process, and certainly not the truth,” he said. “The Supreme Court needs to allow the grand jury to do its job and conduct an honest and thorough investigation.”

Donna Lippoldt of the developing Kansas Family Policy Council participated in a prayer rally outside of Tiller’s clinic during the hearing. She was joined by pro-life groups, including Kansans for Life, Operation Save America, Pro-Life Kansas and Heartbeat Ministires.

Several life advocates also gathered for a rally outside the Supreme Court building in Topeka.

“If there is no way to hold George Tiller accountable, if he doesn’t ever have to produce any records, then how are we ever going to have any laws enforced in regard to stopping abortion?” Lippoldt asked. “If the Supreme Court of the state of Kansas denies the grand jury access to the redacted medical records to prove that laws have been broken, then George Tiller is truly above the law.”

A banner hanging outside Tiller’s clinic reads, “Wichita Stands with Dr. George Tiller. 35 Years of Saving Women’s Lives,” but Lippoldt said she does not see support for Tiller.

“George Tiller has bought so much influence over the last 35 years,” she said. “But if you go to the records, you’re going to find out that there has never been an instance in the last 35 years where George Tiller did an abortion to save a woman’s life.”

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting that almost half of the abortions in the state over the last decade have been performed on out-of-state women. In the past two years, nearly 90 percent have come from Missouri.

Operation Rescue’s Newman said many of those women came to see Tiller.

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Mar 05 2008

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Participatory Democracy

Super Tuesday II has come and gone and Sen. McCain has clinched the Republican Presidential nomination. Clinton and Obama continue their internecine warfare for the Democratic nod and, thankfully, Pastor Huckabee is finally out of the race.

As we look at the political landscape, what policies do the remaining candidates offer and are we satisfied that conservatives will be represented in the administration of whoever the winner of the general election is? I think the obvious answer is no.

I will be the first to acknowledge that Sen. McCain is the most conservative of the three remaining candidates. He will prosecute the Iraq war successfully and for that I am grateful. I think he will remain a budget hawk as well. I remain skeptical about his commitment to immigration law enforcement and I am not convinced he will nominate another Roberts or Alito to the SCOTUS.

Both Senators Clinton and Obama are so far left that I honestly worry about the future of the country if either of them win. Clinton’s husband decimated the military during his tenure in office and Hillary will do the same in order to fund the “million ideas” she has for the country, all of them involving federal spending. Obama has already promised to cut “tens of billions of wasteful spending” from the armed forces’ budget. This is also the man who voted “present” 130 times while in the Illinois legislature, but did manage to vote “No” on a bill designed to require medical care be given to a baby born live after a botched abortion.

Those of us on this site remain Mitt Romney partisans, but MR isn’t in the race to represent our interests in this election cycle. That is why I titled this post “Participatory Democracy”. If many of our interests are to be represented this Fall, it will be because we, through our participation in the democratic process, see to it ourselves.

If Mitt was still in the race, I wouldn’t worry about the military. MR wasn’t talking about gutting their budget, he was talking about raising it back up to historical levels. If Mitt were still in the race, I wouldn’t worry about Supreme Court judges or the abortion issue. If Mitt were still in the race, I wouldn’t worry about illegal immigration……But, he’s not.

So, where do we go from here? To Congress. You always start at the top (the presidency) and if that fails, you go down one notch to the legislative branch. As conservatives, it is incumbent on us to remain more involved in the political process than ever. We will not automatically be represented on our hot button issues as we once might have been. Now it is our responsibility to do everything we can to promote conservative principles at the Congressional level, so that we can influence the policy initiatives and the spending levels of the next administration. If it is Clinton or Obama, we are going to have our hands full for the next four years. I say for the next four years and not for the next eight years, because I believe that either one of them will inspire massive buyer’s remorse and that the electorate, after suffering under their wrong headed policies for four years, will have the same reaction to them as it had to Jimmie Carter after his four feckless years in power.

If it is McCain, we will have to be ready to shut down any future amnesty proposals, just like we shut the last one down in the summer of 2007. We have to be sure we let our representatives in Congress know how we feel about the issues and that we are paying attention.

These politicians are very good at counting votes and they know that the body politic is split right down the middle. Any strong stance they take is automatically going to anger about half of their constituency, so they have to know that we have their backs or they will cave to the special interest groups.

Presidential politics, to me, is the most fun. Congressional politics is mostly just hard work, but if we disengage from the process, the liberals will be pleased to craft the legislation for us. You can just use your imagination to envision what they will come up with.

Let’s stay involved during the course of the next four years. Let’s continue to monitor the activities of the U.S. Congress so that we will have a vibrant, powerful, informed and united conservative wing of the Republican Party, ready to assume power in four years, with Mitt Romney as our standard bearer in 2012!

~~John Cronin~~

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Feb 03 2008

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Mitt’s Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Abstinence Record

Where did Mitt’s Flip-Flop label come from?  Why is he seen as a “new” convert to conservatism?  Those of us who have objectively studied this issue have come to the same conclusion that Darlene Wagner, of Christian News Wire has reached.  In this article she gives an absolutely excellent summary of how these myths evolved, and the truth about Mitt’s record.  She did this by personally contacting the Pro-Life community in Mass., where Mitt was Governor for 4 years.  Here is what she found:

Abortion Issue is Behind the Flip Flop Story of Mitt Romney

Contact: Darlene Wagner 860-456-3165, faceofprolife@sbcglobal.net

MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 3 /Christian Newswire/ — Abortion, who would have thought that it would be the secret weapon of John McCain and Mike Huckabee going into the Florida primary and now super Tuesday. Did the election predictors ever envision a struggle that would be fought over the precious pro-life conservative vote? Mitt Romney was noted as a late comer to the pro life scene and undeserving of the title of pro life by both McCain and Huckabee. He was stealing the votes intended for them.

Attack ads on YouTube with links placed in articles by a group called GoneRoe headed by attorney Sharon Blakeney, are featured in an article in Life News.com., a well traveled reliable resource used by the pro life community. Also, Janet Folger, the host of a national talk radio program, wrote in a World Net Daily column that “the ads are welcome for super Tuesday.” The goal is to incite Christian Pro Lifers to vote against Mitt Romney.

Darlene Wagner, a producer for a

Connecticut cable access show called the Face of Pro Life, decided to find out the basis of the McCain, Huckabee and news media charges of flip flopping on issues, she contacted the Mass. Family Institute and Pioneer Mass. Citizen for Life. So what exactly was the relationship of Mitt Romney with the

Mass. pro life community?

Wagner said, “I was astonished to find the real story was quite different. In fact, Governor Mitt Romney was well regarded by the local pro life activists. Respected for having made a difference by providing the leadership to bring about significant change.” His influence was short lived because present Governor Patrick who has anti-life credentials has reversed all those gains.

For a short four years,

Mass. was making inroads into becoming a pro life state in spite of the well know Democrat left leaning legislature.

The online newsletter of Mass. Family Institute writes, “In Defense of Marriage Romney appeared at a press conference in June 2006 and called on the Legislature to vote. He also helped to organize a rally at the Statehouse the following November, attended by 7,000 concerned citizens, and announced a lawsuit to force the Legislature to vote. “Although the SJC dismissed the suit, it also reprimanded the legislators for shirking their duty to vote. The Legislature listened and allowed the amendment process to proceed.” No surprise when Gov. Patrick became governor he had already worked to get 11 votes to have the Defense of Marriage Amendment fail.

The newsletter continued, “Governor Romney championed the sanctity of life during the debate over embryonic stem cell research and cloning. He opposed the loosening of restrictions on research on human embryos and, while unsuccessful, used his executive powers to restrict the creation of human embryos exclusively for use in research.”

In sharp contrast, the present Mass. Gov. Patrick has announced a $1 billion “life science” initiative that will provide funding and tax incentives for companies doing embryonic stem cell research. If John McCain is elected president he will do the same because he is only ½ pro-life. According to the Value Voter’s guide he supports federal funds for embryonic stem research. As recently as yesterday McCain garnered the endorsement of Nancy Reagan who champions this embryo killing procedure.

When Gov. Romney discovered that federal abstinence money was being wasted in the Commonwealth on ineffective media campaigns, he helped redirect the money toward classroom abstinence-only instruction through programs like the Healthy Futures program. $700,000 was used to deliver the abstinence message to hundreds of teenage students. When Gov. Patrick became governor he refused to accept the grant money despite the plea of many inner city teenagers.

What a sharp contrast between the real record and the one that has been hyped by the media, John McCain and Mike Huckabee. To local pro life activists like Dr. Shaw, who said he will be voting for Romney in the primary, “Things have changed for the worse in Mass. Pro Life wise and we would like to have it return to the days when Romney was Governor.”

Sources for this article:

Life News.com

Mass. Family Institute Newsletter

Mass Citizen for Life Web Site

Numerous telephone interviews

Pioneer Mass Citizens for Life

This was not a Romney supporter or campaigner, but a person genuinely interested in finding out the truth.  It is amazing to me that she had to go to such great lengths to bypass the lies the media and McCain and Huckabee have perpetrated about Mitt’s record.  Mitt has always stated in debates and stump speeches that as Governor he came down on the side of life every time.  The facts are there to support this.  Mitt’s record as Governor was strongly conservative, and will be as President as well.

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