The Maine Caucus is done, and Mitt Romney won. That should be the end of the story… but it’s not. The story twists, dips, curls and backflips with a couple of loop-de-loops. Before we get into this roller-coaster ride, it should be noted that this is just a caucus – meaning it is not binding. Even keeping that in mind, the progression of events and the eventual result still are both laughable AND frightening.
First there was the alleged ‘leaking’ of results not hours but DAYS before the actual caucus. There have been numerous reports of charts/results being accidentally put out on line well in advance of the actual day of caucus. Granted, the caucus voting period is several days long, so it is plausible that some early numbers could be released in advance. These allegedly leaked numbers showed Romney well ahead of all other contenders and considering that Maine and New Hampshire border each other, that would not be a surprise. The surprisin
g thing is that the allegedly leaked numbers showed Ron Paul coming in 3rd place.
On the actual caucus “final date”, one of the prime caucuses was cancelled due to snow, and was rescheduled for February 18th – this precinct reportedly was very much in favor of Ron Paul and also Gingrich. The state was called as a victory for Mitt Romney, but at the time of this writing, all the ballots have yet to be counted. It should also be noted that the caucus delegates do not have a formal ballot, but they can write whatever name they choose on any type of paper they choose – even if it were to be a bar napkin.
So with 84% or so of the vote counted, and the votes written on scraps of paper, and caucuses being given a “snow day” – it is easy to see how someone might think that sorting this caucus out is an excercise in futility. Then again, it’s 20 delegates and if you’re the candidate down by 19 on Convention day, the main thing will be to keep the Maine thing the main thing.
Keep Watch!
Update February 13, 2012 – For the past few days the Maine GOP has been considering NOT counting the votes from the caucus that they themselves rescheduled. Now, after several days of curious inquiry, they are considering including the ballots - It would be a shame if the Maine GOP did not keep to their word, and the date that they scheduled, because if they do not, I humbly suggest that ALL Maine Delegates be removed from the Convention. It is the responsiblity of a state to get their caucus in order… if they cannot do that for their own state, what confidence can the voting public have in their ability to select the right GOP candidate for the Republican Nomination.
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The clock is counting down to Florida’s Republican Primary election day. With less than 48 hours remaining Former Governor Mitt Romney looked confident and poised as he addressed a crowd of over 2,000 attendees in the heart of downtown Naples, FL.
Coral Springs, FL – Speaking to a crowd of more than 1200 South Floridians, Newt Gingrich inspired belief in a return to greatness for the United States –“I stand for American Exceptionalism, not because you and I are exceptional - we’re normal- but because the system we have inherited from the Founding Fathers is the most exceptional system in history.”
lina was not going to be the norm.
On Monday, the POTUS pushed the “pause” button on SOPA. No, he did not kill the bill – it is still sitting there, waiting to continue its march toward a vote, but the question that is being batted about now is “Why?”. Why did Obama temporarily stop the forward progress of this bill?
and PIPA legislation, let it appear to die (while it is on hold in the House and Senate), then as the election grows closer and the majority of Americans increase their focus on the Primaries and Election, the legislation is passed in the midst of a late night Congressional session for some completely unrelated bill. Ooops! Now, would you like the REALLY scary part, boys and girls? What if AFTER that SOPA and PIPA legislation is passed in such a clandestine manner, it becomes harder and harder to access political information across the Internet, because various informational, newsreporting, and political blogging websites are being sued and suppressed for violation of SOPA and PIPA laws? ”
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz as Chairperson of the DNC has spent the past few days making strong statements about Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and the effects of the grassroots movement known as the Tea Party.
Though Liberal/Progressives continously refer to the grassroots Tea Party movement as “violent’, ‘extremist’, and ’dangerous’, the incidence of verified (not speculated or implied) violence occuring at the THOUSANDS of Tea Party events held nationwide in the past few years is below 20 incidents. Furthermore, attributing the tragic shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords to the grassroots Tea Party movement is irresponsible and malignant. The shooter in that incident (we will not mention his name here due to the disgust it causes our staff and hopefully our readers) has been thoroughly investigated and has been found to be a mentally unstable, anarchistic, anti-government, and a convicted drug offender, with no ties to any local or nationwide Tea Party organization. 
By contrast, the effects and efforts of the ”Occupy” Movement have been 
January 5th, 2012 – Redistricting in Florida is causing an outcry from South Florida and a ‘call to arms’ effort to keep Florida Congressional District 22 leaning slightly Republican, and in the hands of Allen West. 
n West. The 22nd U.S. Congressional District has historically been slightly Republican leaning, thanks to certain sidesteps into heavily Republican neighborhoods. Candidate Lt. Colonel Allen West benefitted from the District lines during his campaign, and secured victory in the 2010 election by a significant “get out and vote” effort by his campaign staff, and his genuine grassroots appeal.
While Adam Hasner started out as a Grassroots favorite, and continues to be the leader in this race, his numbers and support do not demonstrate enough favorability to defeat the long-time incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. Additionally, Hasner’s voting record continues to be used against him, as it shows a tendency towards the moderate, rather than the hard-charging conservative stance he has made the cornerstone of his candidacy. In a straw poll held at the CPAC event in Orlando, Hasner did take 34% of the vote, but directly behind him was Col. Mike McCalister with 30% of the vote – not that great considering that McCalister is still a relative unknown, having never served as an elected official.
Mike McCalister is holding on to his grassroots support, but he isn’t gaining any real ground. While Col. McCalister is a fiery speaker, and should be respected for his long service in our military, his fire and outrage alone will not be enough to carry him across the finish line to beat Smilin’ Bill Nelson.
District 20 – Florida – The race against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for the United States House of Representatives seat in Florida’s 20th Congressional District may or may not have just gotten a shot of adrenaline. On October 4th, 2011 Ozzie deFaria announced his run for the District 20 seat that, to date, has been a candidate-killer for the Republican side of the ticket. To all appearances, Mr. deFaria is just what the race has needed – a true businessperson, with the education and experience to recognize what will help America’s economy, and first-hand knowledge of what happens to business when government gets in the way.
ve been fed to the sharks by their own kind. Rep. Wasserman-Schultz is no dummy, and liberal Democrat machine she’s built has worked hard to ensure that the weakest Republican candidate is the opponent she would face in elections. The Republican Primary of 2010 was a prime example of the Dem Machine combining with self-described ‘conservative’ infiltrators to tear down some of the most promising candidates in years, e.g. Donna Milo – a conservative contractor of Cuban descent; Robert Lowry- an irreverent and humorous, yet highly intelligent businessman. Both of these candidates were the subject of numerous attacks and wrongful allegations. Both were strong candidates who were attacked by alleged conservatives. Both were well capable of taking on Wasserman-Schultz, and were committed to doing so, but because of the Dem Machine and ‘friendly’ fire, both were passed over. District 20 was left with the weakest, and most unqualified candidate for the Republican ticket – Karen Harrington. Ozzie deFaria would do well to keep that 2010 race in mind.
Joe Kaufman, an outspoken activist against Muslim extremism, and Islamic Terrorism. He is the founder of Americans Against Hate, has been an investigative journalist, and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communications.
Karen Harrington, a restaurant manager from Davie, Fl. Wife, and mother of three, as well as a cancer survivor, but apparently chose to work at her family’s business rather than attend college after High School.
Joe Goldner, a self-described Tea Party activist, and leads a group himself, and indicates that he graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
March 10, 2011 – Over the past two decades, the EPA has used fear and fuzzy science to push crushing restrictions on many industries across the country. The most recent scheme proposed by the EPA was to set nutrient pollutant standards for the Florida’s waters. Tuesday, freshman Senator Marco Rubio asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to defund the federal agency’s Water criteria for Florida. It would have set numeric limits on Florida’s waters, about 60 percent of which EPA says are impaired.
