Send South Dakota's Joel Dykstra to the U.S. Senate

For a Conservative Senate. Part 11

This will be part of an on-going series, which will identify key races where we either need to retain strong conservatives or to elect strong conservatives. My personal feeling with being faced with two inferior candidates for President offered by our major political parties, we must turn our attention to insuring more conservative American-values oriented persons are elected to the U.S. Congress.

Joel Dykstra for U.S. Senate from South Dakota

THE RACE

The next race that we will highlight is for U.S. Senate in South Dakota. Tim Johnson is incumbent senator. According to a Rasmussen Report in March of 2008, “Senator Johnson received national attention in late 2006, when he began suffering from severe health problems. The possibility arose that he might step down. That would have led to a Republican filling his Senate Seat and returned control of the Senate to the GOP. However, Johnson’s health has improved and he is currently serving his duties as Senator.

His opponent is South Dakota State Representative Joel Dykstra.

I suggest that all conservatives in South Dakota and elsewhere support State Representative Joel Dykstra, the Republican candidate.

THE RATINGS

State Rep. Dykstra is rated as a hard-core conservative and his opponent, Sen. Johnson is rated as a Moderate Liberal Populist on the OnTheIssues.com website. Dykstra is pro-life and against same-sex unions, while his opponent is primarily pro-abortion and supports the homosexual agenda (hate crimes and against keeping marriage the exclusive domain of one man and one woman.)

THE REALITIES

Based on polling the picture does not look good for Dykstra. He trails in the polls by 20% or more. He will have a very tough battle this fall.

There are more Republican seats (23) in the U.S. Senate up for election than Democratic seats (12). Of the 12 Democratic seats only 3 are not considered very safe for the Democrats. Of the 3 safe seats only one, South Dakota has a strong conservative running in opposition. He is Joel Dykstra. It would take a huge miracle for conservatives to gain this seat. However, South Dakota leans Republican. On the ballot is Proposition 11, which would essentially outlaw abortions in that state. If the Proposition passes overwhelmingly it may also affect the Senate race if people connect the candidates positions on abortion. Dykstra definitely has a pro-life philosophy.

THE RESOURCES

To support State Representative Joel Dykstra, which I urge you to do, see his website, http://www.joeldykstraforsenate.com/ to learn more about him, to make a campaign contribution, to volunteer your service, etc.

Election 2008 Recommendations, Advice & Final Thoughts, Part 2 - The Congress

We continue the series of articles about tomorrow's election. We plan to look at the race for president, congressional races, ballot issues, and some resources that might help with a voter's choices.

RE: CONGRESS

It just blows my mind that the Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have expectations of increasing their majorities. When it would seem that America should be crying out, “Oust 'em bums all of 'em from office.” Pelosi and Reid are counting on the likes of Bob Murtha and Tim Mahoney retaining their offices, when the overall approval rate has reached single digit proportions. Unbelievable. All of the turkeys should be fired. It would seem to me that as ineffective as the Congress has been the last two years especially, that there should be a mass number of Democrats looking for work for a change, not a swelling of same!

The following are candidate of whom I as a Christian and Conservative endorse, support or recommend. Those races that I reviewed and wrote about are linked to those articles. These elections will be those that I will be closely following tomorrow.

Please also note that fellow blogger, Matt, has also provided a list of his 2008 endorsements. Most of which I would concur.

U.S. SENATE:

Colorado:

Bob Schaffer

Michigan:

Jack Hoogendyk - incumbant Carl Levin's opponent - see his website

Minnesota:

Norm Colman – challenged by comedian Al Franken

Mississippi:

Thad Cochran
Roger Wicker

New Mexico:

Steve Pearce

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

California:

Duncan Hunter, Jr. (CA-52) - see his website

Colorado:

Marilyn Musgrave (CO-5)

Florida:

Tom Rooney (FL-16)

Minnesota:

Michele Bachman (NN-6)

South Dakota:

Joel Dykstra

Ohio:

Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Jean Schmidt (OH-2) - see her website
Jim Jordan (OH-4)
Bob Latta (OH-5)
Kirk Schuring (OH-11)

Pennsylvania:

Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Bill Russell (PA-16) – incumbant Murtha’s opponent

Texas:

Ron Paul (TX-14) - see his website

Election 2008 Aftermath:

After the Disgust Settles

THE PRESIDENCY

Congratulations are in order for President-elect Barack Hussein Obama. It was a historical victory. He is the first partly black man to win the White House. It tells black America and the world that segregation is behind us. It should ease the white guilt so deeply seated in the psyche of the sensitive liberals of this nation. Personally, I would have much preferred the first black President to have been a strong conservative such as Mike Steele, Alan Keyes, or Ken Blackwell. But those blacks are not recognized as such by the leftist establishment because they do not fit their template.

Not only was he the first partially black President, he was also the first partly Islamist (he will do more sympathizing and appeasing Muslims than even President Jimmy Carter did), and the first partly Marxist to win the White House. Additionally, he is the first man heavily influenced by radical black liberation theology or Black Nationalism and I feel he is racist at his core. One commentator, Bill Murray, I recently heard in an interview, as having described Obama as having come from a seriously dysfunctional family upbringing, which has created in him some serious psychological problems. This is all disconcerting.
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Disturbing, as well, is how President-elect Obama won the election, with more than a little help from his rowdy friends.

First, is radically leftist mainstream media, who were so obviously in bed with Obama, because good investigative journalism was all but forsook in favor of the overarching and determined goal to put the best face (or mask) forward on this man to insure his election. From so-called news journalist Chris Matthews’ tingling feelings running up his leg at the sight of the O-man to the three major network anchors, who successively served up softballs to Obama as opposed to the vicious, slanted and calculated attacks on his opponents, especially Sarah Palin. This demonstrated their painfully obvious bias. Truth about this man was ignored, concealed or glossed over at every turn. No one in the mainstream media ever questioned Obama about such things as his relationships with ACORN. No, because it might damage or tarnish Obama’s delicately created image. Contrast the mainstream media’s relentless attacks on and investigations of Sarah Palin and even on Joe the Plumber!

Second, troubling, too, were the funding sources for his campaign, both the backing of George Soros and the foreign “investors” who are suspected to have provided unaccounted for money to his campaign. Equally upsetting were his unscrupulous past financial dealings with Tony Rezko, which Obama brushed off as “bonehead mistakes.” More like an example of his poor judgment. What about his associations with ACORN and his campaign channeling funding to that felonious organization?

Third the unanswered questions regarding his qualifications and necessary experience. Again, the mainstream media took a no holds barred approach to vetting Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber, but assumed the best of their messiah. Why was Obama so reticent to release a certified copy of his birth certificate, the thesis he wrote in college, his college records, and his medical record?

THE ISSUES

I said in an article Monday night and prior that California’s Marriage Protection Amendment, Proposition 8, was even more important than the Presidency. Well, I still believe that today. Proposition 8 and similar measure won in California, Arizona and Florida. The good citizens of depraved San Francisco rejected Measure K, which was on the ballot and which would have legalized prostitution in that godless den of iniquity.

Ohio, for the fourth time, shot down another attempt to force legalized gambling on its citizens. Despite the odds the gamblers still are willing to risk hoards of money with hopes of hitting the big payoff.

These were the victories that have restored some morality, commonsense and sanity in to this gravely wounded country.

Now, let’s look at the momentary setbacks. All of the ballot issues related to the sanctity of life were killed.

The Personhood Amendment on Colorado’s ballot and the limited Abortion Ban in South Dakota were defeated. In California Proposition 4 was defeated. That proposition would have granted parents the right to be notified before a child has an abortion. Idiocy if you as me. The unnecessary, expensive and wicked Embryonic Stem Cell Research ballot issue was approved in dying Michigan. Equally devious was the passage of the legalized euthanasia or physician assisted suicide in the state of Washington. Every single life related issue that I followed was violently massacred around the polls this fall. Shameful.

In the case of the physician assisted suicide issue in Washington as well as other issues outside of the state funding sources poured money into the state to insure passage of these nefarious initiatives to insure the virus spreads to other states and even the world. Tragic.

THE CONGRESS

To continue the theme of killing off pro-life initiatives and pro-life hero’s and heroines, Colorado’s Rep. Marilyn Musgrove was assassinated at the ballot box. She had a big fat target placed squarely on her by the compassionate murderous highly profitable Planned Parenthood loving liberals.

Conservatives incumbent Steve Chabot (OH-1) and challengers Kirk Schuring (OH), Lou Barletta (PA-11) and Bill Russell (PA-16) were also defeated in House races.

Thankfully Rep. Michele Bachmann resisted a Chris Matthews inspired “assassination” attempt and held her very important seat as a strong conservative leader. Tom Rooney ousted the lightly reported Democratic scandal ridden imitation of Mark Foley in Florida.

The Democrats picked up 20 more seats in the House in this election.

Conservative Senators Cochran and Wicker from Mississippi and Coleman in Michigan were all re-elected. However, Conservative senate candidates Pearce (NM), Dykstra (SD), Schaffer (CO) and Hoogendyk (MI) were all rejected.

The senate currently sits with a 57 Democrat majority.

WHAT NOW?

We need to provide the conservative Senate and House survivors with significant support in the intense battles that will be waged on the traditions and values that America and Americans have held dear and sacred for 200 years. This is war.
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If we can contain the damage and hold on until 2010, when reinforcements can be sent to Congress to fight the leftists who will wage war on many battlefronts, then maybe our nation can survive.

Some of the key battles we will face the next two years are:

* The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Obama’s self-declared top priority - which will overturn every hard-fought abortion restriction legislated the last 35 years

* The Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA)

* "Hate" crimes bills

" Edward Kennedy’s legacy leaving universal health care

* Funding for Preschoolers

* Appointment of Radical Activist Judges who continue to rule and ruin our country

* Weakening of Our National Security

* Passage of Amnesty for Illegals

* Massive Funding to Solve World Poverty

* Killing America’s Coal Industry

* Advancing the Unnecessary, Wasteful, Destructive, Costly, and Foolish Global Warming Fallacy

* Overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

* Permitting Same-Sex Persons in the Military

* Barney Frank’s Proposed 25% De-funding of the Military

* Obama’s Civil Defense Force

* Gun Control

It is staggering to see what America will be facing in the next few months and years under the Obama-Pelosi-Reid troika regime.