Travis Childers MS-01 Congressman reminds me of an old movie called “I Led Two Lives”.

editor’s note:  This was in the Tupelo Daily Journal and posted on a blog site worth reading. The link is provided on the blogroll titled “Brown For LIberty”.  Visit often.

Tupelo, MS

One Voice…Two Messages….
Our esteemed Congressman, Travis Childers, sent out to the households of the First Congressional District a Special Report on Energy. In this report Congressman Childers espouses that he is “working to provide immediate relief from high gas prices and long-term solutions to our energy crisis.” In this flier Childers lays out his Six Point Plan, two immediate Relief bullet points and four Long-term Solutions to our energy crisis.
The first point Congressman Childers six point plan is to stop speculation and price gouging. Propping up his vote for what has been called the “NOPEC” bill which threatened lawsuits against Middle Eastern Countries and Speculators for price Gouging. Let me take a moment to educate not only the United States Congress as well as any of you that think this was a smart idea. First and foremost, oil is traded on the free market and in free markets, you have cycles and the high price of oil is driven up on the free market simply because demand is high, not just in the United States, but all over the world and supply is low. Standard economics, high demand, low supply, equals higher prices. Period. Read more

Why do you enjoy politics and political discussions?

Tupelo, MS

Evidently you do since you’re here visiting.  It’s good to be involved whether you’re a conservative or a liberal.

Now first let me explain.  I’m no GOP hack.  There’s plenty about the party that I’m not happy with.  The lack of a vision comes to mind very quickly.  Right now, the party has no vision or leadership.  First and foremost, I’m a conservative.  You’ll notice I named my site “The Conservative View” and not “The Republican View”.   Conservatives believe in personal responsibility. The individual, not the government, is responsible for individual actions. All government should be limited and be representative of the people. We believe in free market economy, individual liberty, traditional values and morals, and a strong national military for defense. The role of the government is to protect the freedom of the people so that individuals can pursue their own goals and desires. The emphasis is on the state to solve its own problems and for the individual to solve his/her own problems. Read more

Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran

Tupelo, MS

Every now and then, you run across that person that’s just something special in their chosen field. You know them by their first names. Some such as Elvis, Willie, Cher, Ringo, Oprah, and Waylon come to mind. All you have to do is say that first name and you immediately identify with that person. You know who is being talked about and you know their accomplishments.

The same is true with Thad Cochran. Whether in the Pine Belt, the Coast, the Delta, the Yazoo clay area, or the hills of north Mississippi, all you have to do is say "Thad" and folks immediately know who you’re talking about. Even get out of Mississippi and his name is readily recognized. In a trip to Washington a couple of years ago, I was talking to the taxi driver and he asked where in the south I was from. I told him Mississippi and he said "oh yeah, that’s where Thad’s from right?" I was proud to say he was my U.S. Senator. Read more

Okay, back to the business at hand.

Tupelo, MS

It’s been a wild and full week.  It all started with the state of Mississippi Republican Convention in Jackson last Friday, May 9 and lasted until Saturday, May 10. Lots of fun to be had there. It was good to see a lot of old friends and to make the acquaintances of some new ones. I’m thankful we live in a country where we can meet and share our beliefs no matter if it’s politics, religion, or to talk about our kids. It was funny that many asked where my son was. My son will be 9 on May 29th and usually goes with me everywhere. When asked where he was one time, I replied if it were possible for me to go somewhere without him from time to time. Their answer was that I almost never have before. Anyhow, Josh stayed home this trip and Dad made the trip alone.

On Monday, Governor Barbour, Lt. Governor Bryant, and Mayor Greg Davis were in Tupelo for lunch at Todd’s Downtown (or is it Uptown, I can never get it right but they offer some of the best food you’ll ever eat) on their way over to Oxford and on to Southaven where they were with Vice President Dick Cheney. Read more

Politics as usual or politics at it’s dirtiest?

Tupelo, MS

Was the recent special election in MS-01 business as usual or are we now seeing a trend in politics?  This has to be one of the dirtiest races, starting with the Republican primary, that I believe I’ve ever seen.  Who fired the first salvo is still argued and is still without merit.  Someone has to be the better person and take the high road.   The two top GOP candidates started early and often and it continued through the democratic primary.

Davis condemning Childers for the endorsement of Obama.  Childers calling Davis a member of the KKK.  Where can it stop and will it continue through the general election in November.  It’s sad to think, we have to hear this again all summer.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour highlights program for Greg Davis

Saltillo, Mississippi

Governor Haley Barbour and Senator Roger Wicker highlighted a program last night at the amphitheater in Saltillo, Mississippi for 1st Congressional candidate and Southaven, Mississippi mayor, Greg Davis. Emphasis was placed on teamwork and which team would Davis be playing on.

The crowd, greeted by Saltillo Vice Mayor Beverly Bedford, has been conservatively estimated at 550 and some even ventured over 700. The caterer said they fed over 500 and many did not eat. Read more

Southaven, MS Mayor Greg Davis needs your support

ELECTION ALERT: HELP SEND CONSERVATIVE GREG DAVIS TO CONGRESS

The Mississippi Republican Party is working with the Greg Davis for Congress campaign to get out the vote in the last few days of the Special Election Run-Off in Mississippi’s First Congressional District. We’ve got liberal Democrat Travis Childers on the ropes, but we need your help to deliver the knockout punch. Read more

Mississippi GOP press release on congressional candidate Travis Childers

Thursday, May 1, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Cory Adair
Political Director
Mississippi Republican Party
(601) 948-5191

CHILDERS ON THE ROPES: DEMOCRAT CAUGHT LYING ABOUT OBAMA ENDORSEMENT

Jackson, Miss

Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and Democratic candidate Travis Childers has found himself in the middle of his own double-talk in the race for Mississippi’s First Congressional District.

After riding Sen. Barack Obama’s eleventh-hour endorsement to first place in last Tuesday’s Special Election, Childers now says he was not endorsed by Obama, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary.

Travis Childers can’t argue with the facts, said Mississippi Republican Party Executive Director Brad White. He was perfectly willing to let Obama endorse him the day of the Special Election in an effort to avoid a run-off. That failed, so he’s desperately squirming to get out from under the shadow of this endorsement now. Read more

Gov. Mike Huckabee on Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt

Tupelo, Mississippi

This morning, I was honored to be able to share a few minutes with former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee over coffee. There were about 75 people in attendance to hear him speak on behalf of Southaven mayor Greg Davis in his candidacy for U.S. Representative for the 1st Congressional District in Mississippi.

In his opening remarks, he spoke on how Mississippi and Ole Miss were lucky to have Houston Nutt as their coach. When he said Ole Miss has the tools in place now to beat Arkansas on a regular basis, I let out a resounding “Hotty Toddy”. Read more

These special elections are costing money

Great article from the Daily Journal

http://djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=272591&pub=1&div=News

Election costs strain county budgets 5/1/2008 5:09:44 AM
Daily Journal 

It will cost nearly $1 million to hold both the April 22 special election and the May 13 runoff.
COUNTIES SPECIAL RUNOFF

Alcorn $20,000 $18,000
Benton $7,700 $7,700
Calhoun $14,000 $14,000
Chickasaw $8,000 $8,000
Choctaw $6,800 $6,800
Clay $10,000 $10,000
DeSoto $35,000 $30,000
Grenada $12,500 $12,000
Itawamba $7,800 $7,800
Lafayette $12,500 $12,000
Lee $65,000 $45,000
Lowndes $25,000 $18,000
Marshall $12,000 $10,000
Monroe $25,000 $25,000
Panola $12,500 $12,500
Pontotoc $21,000 $21,000
Prentiss $9,000 $9,000
Tate $16,500 $16,500
Tippah $10,000 $10,000
Tishomingo $20,000 $15,000
Union $10,000 $10,000
Webster $9,000 $9,000
*Winston Unavailable Unavailable
Yalobusha $17,000 $6,000
TOTAL $386,300 $333,300
Sec of State $130,900 $130,900
GRAND TOTAL $517,200 $464,200
* Winston County had only one precinct.

By Emily Le Coz
Daily Journal

TUPELO - North Mississippi might have saved more than a quarter of a million dollars had the names of two inactive congressional candidates been pulled from the April 22 ballots.
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Mississippi GOP Conventions

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Across Mississippi, the election process for the GOP candidate changed gears.  Precinct caucuses were held at 10:00 a.m. at the normal voting places and at 3:00 p.m., the county conventions convened at the local county courthouse.

Delegates were selected to the state convention which is to be held in Jackson on May 9 and 10 at the Regency Hotel and Conference Center.

In Lee County, I received my first taste of the Mississippi process.  Even though I grew up locally, this is the first time I had participated here although I had once before in Arkansas.

General T.K. Moffett was selected as our temporary chairman as per the rules and regulations.  General Moffett gave a very informative speech that drew enthusiastic applause from the crowd.  If possible, I’m going to try and get his words on paper and post them here.

Delegates were selected to attend the state convention in Jackson and I considered myself to be lucky to be among the ones chosen to be a delegate.   It’s an experience I’m really looking forward to.

It’s good to be involved in the democratic process and to see how it works and functions.  I thank God every day to be able to live in a country where we can enjoy our freedoms and to be able to express them in a manner where we don’t have to worry about anything but folks running us down on the internet.

God bless you.

Opinions welcome !!!!

Your opinions are welcome.

Well, here’s another blog concerning politics. You’d think sooner or later, there’d be enough of them but I got this itch to create another. On here, we plan on discussing local, state, national politics and even throw in some sports from time to time.

As you can well see, this one will be looking at a conservative view point. Still nothing new but that’s my outlook and since I’m buying, I plan on promoting it. It doesn’t matter if you disagree with me, you’re still welcome to visit, post, and comment. Even if you have a story or rant to get off your chest, email the story to me and I’ll get it put up here. You know the deal, no profanity please.

I’m not one of these conservatives that think the democrats are evil. In fact, I know some solid democrat folk that have as high or higher moral values as some republicans I know. I really don’t fit into any set group I don’t think. I look at conservative ideas in a candidate and if they mirror mine, then that’s the one I vote for. I do believe that this thought of a conservative democrat doesn’t play on the national scene. If you don’t walk the liberal national democrat agenda, then you won’t be very effective in Washington D.C. I guess this jab is aimed toward Travis Childers and we’ll talk more about that later.

Anyhow, back to business at hand, I hope you visit our site often, chime in, and help us out.  Your opinion is very welcome.