Thank you to N.E.W. Leadership (NEW) graduate Leslie Blair (she is on Twitter as @lablair) for recently opening her lovely home to NEW alum, friends, donors, and supporters. NEW is one of the great programs of Oklahoma's Women's Leadership Initiative . There was lots of reconnecting, new relationship building, and delicious food (thanks to Nonna's ). We also had brief remarks from Leslie Blair, Jenna...
Pamela Geller's the first to come up with that pithy (and withering) acronym, "DIABLOs." That stands for " Democrats In All But Label Only ." I actually saw it last night at Atlas Shrugs," The Death of the RINO: Dede Republican Rat Droppings -- Backs Democrat Owens ." But Pamela's got a new piece up today at American Thinker , " Bye-Bye, RINO " (via Memeorandum...
According to NewsOK Congresswoman Mary Fallin is getting married. For the 2% of people who didn't know, Mary Fallin is known as the Lt. Governor who had an affair with the State Trooper that was on her security detail. Since then whispers have come from numerous Oklahomas who say they've "dated" Fallin, I've even herd roomers about another married man having an affair with her, earning her...
After looking at the chances for Republicans to add elected women governors and Senators in the 2010 election cycle, let's turn to the US House of Representatives. There are now just 17 Republican women in the House, out of 177 -- down from 25 three years ago. One of those 17 is not running for re-election: Mary Fallin, who is running for Governor of Oklahoma. At least two others are considered vulnerable:...
Yesterday the House voted, overwhelmingly, to pass H.R.3585 , the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which is meant to provide for U.S. research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies. With China-- as well as several other countries-- pulling way ahead of the U.S. in alternative energy development , you would think supporting this kind of legislation would be a no brainer. And, indeed...
Indiana bigot Mike Pence blew the whistle on this one. A couple weeks ago we looked at how the Republican obsession with openly gay people and the Republican obsession with "czars" was degenerating into a jihad against Kevin Jennings, the Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Bigot extraordinaire Steve King of Iowa wrote a...
Throughout August and September, we heard Democrats crying how Republicans have no alternative to their raping of the health care system of America. In a "Fact-Check" Card issued to officials and made avaiable to followers, the claim was made, Republicans "have refused to release a plan to the public." Introduced on July 30, 2009, prior to recess, was HR 3400 - Small Business Health...
Kasich, Pawlenty, Rounds, and Fallin. "On Thursday, September 10th at 8:30 p.m. EST, John Kasich will join Governors Tim Pawlenty and Mike Rounds and Congresswoman Mary Fallin for a briefing on health care. It is sure to be an informative and spirited discussion." Follow the link to sign up and participate.
The Tarrance Group for Mary Fallin ("June", likely voters): Drew Edmondson (D) : 37 Mary Fallin (R) : 53 Jari Askins (D) : 35 Mary Fallin (R) : 54 (MoE: ?4%) This poll is both dusty and Republican, but I could easily buy those numbers as reasonably accurate. Duplicating the Brad Henry Miracle of 2002 seems like a pretty tall order for a Democrat next year, especially in a state where the...
It's been over two months since we last took stock of the open seat situation in the House, so, once again, our crack team of open seat forensic analysts down at SSP Labs have put together a new edition of the 2010 House Open Seat Watch. As always, we've compiled three separate lists: one of confirmed vacancies/retirements, another of potential open seats, and a third -- available below the fold --...
Republican Rep. Mary Fallin won her seat in Oklahoma’s 5th District in 2006 when Republican predecessor Ernest Istook left it open to challenge Gov. Brad Henry, a rare popular Democrat in the strongly GOP-leaning state. Now with Henry — who easily defeated Istook — up against the state’s term limit, Fallin has launched her own bid for governor in a 2010 race that provides a...
You wouldn't think of Oklahoma as particularly fertile territory for Democratic pickups in Congress lately, but the Oklahoma Democratic Party (and, apparently, the DCCC) is hoping to line up a couple of stronger-than-expected challengers in a pair of GOP districts, according to the Southern Political Report . In the 1st CD, Democrats are attempting to test GOP Rep. John Sullivan for weaknesses. (Sullivan,...
On the first day of my summer vacation, I spent a lot of time researching health care reform. On the second day of my summer vacation, August 13th, I went to Congresswoman Mary Fallin's town hall meeting in north Oklahoma City. This was a strange and intense experience. I took notes carefully. They were probably coherent. I have been meaning to turn these notes into at a blog post, and sometime soon...
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Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins and Attorney General Drew Edmondson have the qualifications, experience and vision to serve the state as governor. Both Democratic gubernatorial candidates would bring a more critically needed balance to state government than the announced Republican candidates, U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin and state Sen. Randy Brogdon, who would obviously consolidate and extend the current...
Would you let your young child near this guy? Lifelong binge drinker and wing-nut, John Sullivan is back from his tax-payer-funded stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. He claims he's no longer tempted by alcohol. But he's doubling down on the crazy wingnuttery. According to the very conservative Tulsa World , Sullivan, addressing a mob of Republican activists at a health care forum at the Summit Club, questioned...
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