North West Florida Republican

Under Governor Charlie Christ, Florida unemployment rates have continued to climb. Even with his embracing of President Obama, Charlie Christ still hasn’t been able to stop the tide of joblessness in the state of Florida. Later this year, Florida is set to break the all time high for unemployment at over 12 percent.

State economists now expect Florida’s unemployment rate to peak at 12.3 percent later this year — topping the modern record by nearly half a percentage point — and remain in double digits for another two years. – NWFlorida Daily News

Charlie Christ may be the centrist that he claims to be but his policies haven’t done much for the average Floridian.

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I recently purchased a new Motorola Droid phone. It is a great step up from my old HTC 6800. There are quite a few applications that are very useful but I have found one that I really like when it comes to seeing how my Congressmen/women and Senators vote compared to me. That application is called Visible Vote.

The great thing about Visible Vote is that it allows you to vote on the same bills that those in Congress vote on. Afterwards it will let you know how your Representatives and Senators voted. It is an application for several different platforms to include the Android, Blackberry and Iphone platforms.

Visible Vote is the first and only application that allows you to cast a virtual vote on the same measures that your representatives vote on—and then informs them of your position. Visible Vote also monitors how often your Representatives vote in alignment with you and the people they represent.

Of course you can access it from your PC but I really like the Android application. It gives me something else to do with the phone when I am just sitting around instead of playing games. And it gives you a good idea on how well your Congressmen are working for you and how you would like them to vote.

I do not often recommend software or websites but this one is worth a download on your mobile phone.

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A great video. Almost makes you wonder if it kind of applies to the way things are today.

Thanks to Soomo Publishing for the video.

Thanks to Allahpundit over at Hot Air for sharing it.

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I’m sure I heard President Obama mention that he was going to cut Spending. Could it have been the State of the Union address?

Now, he is going to do it again… No, not cut spending or propose to cut spending but actually increase spending in his new budget.

This guy is all over the place. Who is he trying to fool(please)? Doesn’t he know that everything he says, even though they are “just words”, is heard and analyzed by millions of people?

Oh, I know what it is. It is all these Defense projects and NASA projects that he proposes to cut spending. He probably wants to increase the spending in Social Services. Meaning that we will be going from Technology to Nannys. All the while, losing even more jobs in the Technical Sector and technological ground to foreign countries.

Of course, Charlie Crist was happy to see President Obama in Tampa last week. Wonder if that was for President Obama to tell Crist that NASA was going to have to cut jobs in Florida. Hmm… Charlie Crist… President Obama… I think I’d rather have Mark Rubio.

Glad President Obama is trying to actually fix things. Hate to think what he would be doing if he really weren’t trying to create jobs. The thousands of jobs that will be lost due to the cancellation of the Moon program is going to be bad enough. Wonder if the majority of the jobs being lost voted for Obama or McCain.

Ah well, at least some Wasteful NASA spending will be cut. Everyone losing their job should be thankful to have President Obama and Charlie Crist looking out for their interests in that regard.

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Personally, I don’t think he will have a second term.

“I’d rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president,” Obama told ABC News Monday. “You know, there is a tendency in Washington to believe our job description, of elected officials, is to get re-elected. That’s not our job description. Our job description is to solve problems and help people.” – Fox News

But nothing says he has to have “One good term” either.

I think that President Obama has decided that his job description has him doing something that will be on par with Martin Luther King.

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I think this is the first time that Mark Rubio has actually topped Charlie Crist in a national polling.

Former State House Speaker Marco Rubio has squeaked past Gov. Charlie Crist in the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, leading 47 – 44 percent and topping Gov. Crist on trust, values and conservative credentials, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. – Quinnipiac

While I do think that Ed Morrisey over at Hot Air is correct in his assessment,

The entirety of Crist’s problem appears to be his decision to actively support Obama’s stimulus plan. Crist actually has moderately acceptable job-approval numbers, 50/39, and decent favorability among Republicans, 64/27. Had Crist chosen to run for re-election as Governor, he’d probably be a shoo-in.

I think that there are other things such as Budget, Insurance and Immigration issues at play here as well. Which really makes this statement even more true.

Now, of course, Crist wants to run away from that photo op — but Floridians have long memories. Crist revealed himself as a political opportunist rather than a principled conservative, and now even the moderates are walking away from Crist.

Charlie Crist should have stayed as Governor until Senator Bill Nelson’s (D) term was up. He would have a great opprotunity to capture that seat. Especially since Crist’s views are just to the right of Nelson’s.

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During the Presidential campaign against Senator McCain (R), President Obama frequently blasted Senator McCain for his call to freeze spending. Obama often referred to spending freezes as using a hatchet to solve the problem where he would use a scalpel to cut the deficit. Naked Emperor News has a short video on this.

Now, you would think that President Obama would be getting the hint and not reverse himself but that is exactly what he is getting ready to do.

Under mounting pressure to rein in mammoth budget deficits, President Obama will propose in his State of the Union address a three-year freeze on federal funding that is not related to national security, a concession to public concern about government spending that could dramatically curtail Obama’s legislative ambitions. – Washington Post

Obviously, everything President Obama said on the campaign trail was “Nothing but words”. To use his own phrase.

It is impossible to cut spending and accomplish his “legislative ambitions.” Who in the world is he trying to fool? Oh, right. The democrats who still like him. Does he forget that Congress controls spending? Maybe he hopes that you have forgotten.

Well, here is a Hatchet Mr. President. Hope you can figure out how to use it because the scalpel you wielded obviously didn’t cut any fat from the Democrat pig. Perhaps a slew of Hatchet wielding Republicans in November will do a much better job.

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U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL-01) today announced that he will be hosting “Tea Parties” in his Washington D.C. and Pensacola offices on Wednesday, January 27th prior to President Obama’s State of the Union Address.

Miller said the events will take place in both his Washington and Pensacola Offices at 5:30 p.m. local time. Constituents and friends are invited to come by for a cup of tea and to bring your questions and comments.
Pre-State of the Union Address Tea Parties

The Office of Congressman Jeff Miller
2439 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20002

Wednesday, January 27th
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

And

The Office of Congressman Jeff Miller
4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite 13
Pensacola, FL 32503

Wednesday, January 27th
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT

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Imagine, if you will, that the Democrats actually believe in change for the good of everyone.

Our country continues to face the same fundamental challenges it faced yesterday. Our health care system still needs reform. Wall Street still needs to be held accountable. We still need to create good jobs. And we still need to continue building a clean energy economy.

The President isn’t walking away from these challenges. In fact, his determination and resolve are only stronger. We must match that commitment with our own.

But it won’t be easy. Real change never is. For that reason, I am grateful you’re part of this fight with us.

Thank you,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

Health care needs reform, not complete government takeover. It is a great health care system as it is. People from all over the world want to have one just like ours and come to the States to take advantage of our Health Care system. Even illegal immigrants who drain billions of dollars that could have been spent on those who have paid for it with their taxes and live here legally.

Wall Street wouldn’t need to be held accountable if it weren’t for Congress and the President bailing out every business “Too Big to Fail”. The only place to lay the fault for Wall Street are the Democrats themselves. They are the ones who held Congress when the TARP boondoggle passed and tripled our budget deficit. The ones who really need to be held accountable in the Wall Street mess are those who voted for and continue to vote for “Fixing it”.

Creating jobs should have been the priority of the President to begin with. Not a year after and probably failing to get his “Health Care” jammed down the throats of those who do not want it. Of course Congress has been too busy with pleasing Obama that they can’t see the forest in spite of the trees. The budget deficit continues to grow, revenues continue to shrink and people continue to lose jobs. Unemployment hasn’t magically decreased in spite of Congress passing the “TARP” bill. Mostly because TARP did nothing but line the pockets of many of those Congressmen and Congresswomen who voted for it.

The Clean Energy act is a farce. Lets talk about job creation here. Punish those in business here in the states while giving those abroad even better pricing since they don’t have to comply with the Clean Air standards that their US counterparts and competitors have to submit to. Prices on energy will go up. It is all but proven. That increases the cost of goods manufactured and shipped. In the end, the consumer is the one who gets the shaft. Congressman Allen Boyd(D) likes to tout how much he is helping Florida Farmers with the “Yes” vote he gave on this bill. Great. A few farmers reap the benefits of everyone else paying for the clean energy.

The Clean Energy Act is nothing but another method of taxing businesses. In the guise of making our lives better by killing jobs, raising your taxes and increasing the amount of money you have to pay for everything. I am so glad they haven’t started taxing the air we breath yet. Don’t laugh. It could happen. Carbon Dioxide is a green house gas and is regulated now. If we could just get all of those liberals to stop breathing but once every 60 seconds or so.

You are right Mitch. Change isn’t easy. Maybe you should get used to it. Maybe more Republicans have seen the error of their ways and why they were kicked out of office. It is time to be sensible. Focus on things that actually matter to those whose lives are affected by the draconian measures that Congress frequently passes in the guise of Change because the plebes don’t know any better.

The Tea Party movement is a valid movement. Take note and wake up. Become Fiscally conservative or get voted out. Change can and will happen. Either be part of it or become it.

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Now that Republican Scott Brown has a clear victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, it will be interesting to see where the Democrats try to go with Health Care.

Constantly accusing Republicans of obstructionism, they will try to ram the Health Care reform bill through the process before Senator Brown(R) can be confirmed and seated in the Senate. This they have pretty much said they would try to do if Coakley failed in her election.

I guess the question here is would our Congressmen and Congresswomen of Florida go along with it. Will Senator Bill Nelson(D) and Congressman Alan Boyd(D) vote yes for it if it does get pushed through quickly? I suspect that the answer to that question will be yes. Even though there is heavy evidence that the constituents they represent are firmly apposed to the legislation.

While this is a major upset for Democrats, I wouldn’t get too excited quite yet. There are still lots of races to be won before Republicans can claim full victory once again.

Senator LeMieux has said it best.

“Scott Brown’s victory demonstrates the average American does not approve of the slew of big government solutions coming out of Washington.
This was a referendum on the national Democratic Party’s agenda. When voters voted for hope and change, they did not want a partisan, liberal agenda. They wanted a Washington where lawmakers and the president would work together for bipartisan solutions.

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