Ballots are Coming

The ballots are coming. Voting day is approaching...can you feel the intensity? I'm already feeling bombarded with the print ads and TV advertising, but it will still heat up as November approaches.  Here's what I have to say about our Washington races:

(1) DINO vs. MURRAY

Stick with the issues. Murray continues to attack Dino with half-truth allegations and forgets that she's the one on the hot seat. She's part of a Congress that's made our economic situation go from bad to worse. She's part of a Senate which has neglected to pass a budget, and has avoided a vote for our tax structure which is set to begin in 2 1/2 months. She has been a proponent of the stimulus, and Obamacare, which they continue to say, "You're gonna like it, I promise" (Obamacare) and "It will eventually create jobs" (Stimulus).  The problem is we don't like it because the only way to support these programs is through OUR precious tax dollars. 

Do you find it interesting there isn't a single incumbent Democrat around the country running on how they passed milestone legislation for health care???  They know Obamacare was rammed through without support of the American public and they won't win any points by touting such a shameful, unconstitutional "achievement."  

This election is about jobs, the economy and reigning in government control over our lives. What has Patty Murray done to make any improvement?  She's been in office during our boom and now through our recession and yet still is mum about her track record and how that's affected me and you.

Just remember to stick to the issues. Stick to the issues. JOBS and the ECONOMY. 

(2) I-1098

It appears the State Income Tax initiative is in a dead-heat. I am so passionate about defeating 1098 but I think a lot of Washingtonians are feeling indifferent since it's only written to tax wealthier Washingtonians. 

Please share these facts with your friends and neighbors...two years, people...TWO SHORT YEARS and our State Government can make this income tax apply to ALL income-earning Washingtonians. And since our state re-wrote the law on tax hikes a few months ago, it only requires a simple majority vote. And if you trust them to hold back just look at our Sales Tax. It's one of the highest in the country and it continues to go up.  

1098 will not exist in a vacuum either. The effects of a state income tax will filter down to negatively affect our state economy and job growth. A state income tax will deter businesses from relocating to Washington and will deter businesses from expansion. That is job growth and we will see less of it. 

I am probably a broken record...but PLEASE, speak up. Share the details. And VOTE. Vote Vote Vote.

Washington Voters...VOTE!

Today is the State of Washington's Primary Election. I state my political preference openly on this blog, so you KNOW I'm not voting for the incumbent, spend-happy, bailout-happy, private-sector-destroying Patty Murray. I absolutely love how she says she's been "saving and creating private sector jobs to get our economy moving."  Judge for yourself, but I have a difficult time finding validity with her statement. Especially with her recent claim she's saving all these public-sector jobs by signing yet another bailout bill...even our Governor Christine Gregoire says we still need between 4-7% cuts across the board.  So much for progress...

A friend of mine pointed out we have a few cuckoo's on the ballot this fall, so review carefully.  Apparently everyone wants to throw their hat into the ring. (Sidenote: It's funny to read "fake boobs" in a candidate's statement. Wow.) 

This is the beginning of REAL change. Our voices must be heard. It is our constitutional right to choose our elected officials and it starts HERE with the primaries!!

Go get 'em!!

Encourage Motivation NOT Entitlement

"Losing her health care ended up causing her her life."

 - Marcelas Owens (11-yrs old)

Once again, rather than talk facts and empirical data, Democrats instead play on people's emotions and portray the opponents of government-run health care as horrible, despicable people.    

This is the basic story: Marcelas Owens (now 11 yrs old) was the son of a single mother who lost her job and her insurance and later died of a fatal form of high blood pressure.

Read carefully: Yes, this is tragic and sad.  Children growing up without a mother and father is a very sad thing.  

But these are the parts of the story that are causing me to twitch:

 - Owens mother, Tifanny, was a single mother. Where was the father? When a woman makes a choice bringing about not-so-easy natural consequences (i.e., conceiving three children out of wedlock without a supportive father) does it mean the American taxpayer should fill this void? Should we be responsible? What about Medicaid? She was unemployed with three children and they say she didn't qualify...it doesn't smell right.  If she can't get Medicaid then who can?

 - The woman was TREATED at two local hospitals.  On her final visit she was hospitalized for 8 days!  I'm still trying to figure out how insurance would have helped this woman.  She had a fatal form of high blood pressure, which is very difficult to treat and most patients die within a few years. Her death could not have been avoided even WITH insurance.

 - The politicians along with Owens himself kept saying, "70 uninsured people die each day."  A caller on the Rush Limbaugh program said, "what about the other people that die each day WITH insurance?"  Who can we blame for that? Are the evil insurance companies responsible for the deaths of the uninsured AND the insured?  

 - And if 70 people dying a day is your data point, then why the long waiting period for health care reform to begin?  They are promising a short-term fix that doesn't begin for FOUR years!  Implementation is scheduled for 2013-2014, so how does passing Health Care reform next week help this little boy in the near term?  

 - Most importantly, I feel terrible about how this cute little boy (did you see his chipmunk cheeks?!) is being exploited for the democrats' progressive agenda. Sen. Murray should be ashamed...they have brainwashed Owens into thinking his country is out to get him, and Pres. Obama could have literally saved his mother. But while our Congress goes out for cocktail drinks and fancy galas, do you think they'll check up on Marcelas Owens?  NO!    

This boy needs stability.  This boy needs to settle in with his Grandma and learn to accept life's challenges.  He's only 11.  Life is going to be hard.  It's hard for everyone, but why should we feed a hatred for his country? He's going to grow up his entire life with a sense of entitlement and wait around for his government to make it right.  THIS IS A PROBLEM!!  

Enabling a child to grow up feeling cheated is reprehensible.  Why doesn't someone actually HELP this boy?  He has his whole life ahead of him, and he needs:

• A counselor. For the last two years he's been angry about his mother's death.  He should probably have some grief counseling instead.
• A mentor.  A "Big Brother"?  He needs an example and a motivator.
• Involvement.  What about school programs and sports?  
• Encouragement and love. He needs to learn to work hard and earn his way through life.

We are all born into circumstances beyond our control.  But EVERYONE has the power and capacity to improve their station.  So rather than trapse this boy all over Congress telling him mean men/women are out to get him, they should be encouraging him to work heard and create a better life than the one he grew up in.

That's American. That's Hope. That's change I can get on board with.      

Sources:
Seattle Times Story
King5 News
Rush's Commentary...good!