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1. #1
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:11 pm, Stillwaiting said:

   Hope lives!!!

2. #2
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:15 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

   I’m cautiously optimistic, but my powder is still dry and my pack has enough hardtack for a siege.

3. #3
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:25 pm, Flyoverman said:

   Newell, who was elected in November by a razor-thin margin, simply said “I listened to my constituents” when asked about her vote.

   Any questions on what needs to happen?

4. #4
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:35 pm, Dimsdale said:

   I have a dream: that all illegal aliens would go back home. Come in the front door next time.

5. #5
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, bear1909 said:

   Hope? Change? You betcha:

   “Meanwhile Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught, reporting from Istanbul, said:

   “This was the address we had all been waiting for, it hit all the right notes. “He talked about the contribution of the Islamic faith in the life of American Muslims and then he personalised that message by saying ‘I know because I am one of them’. It was a message that reached out to many today….”

   lil bHo is sawing our limb while we fight the illegals for a place in our own Nation.

   Where is Mistress Justice? I told her within 100 days this closeted Moslem would “convert”. Bowing one day and saying he is an American Moslem…… works for me.

   Bear1909 out.

   PS: Sorry it’s off topic. back to our regular program.

6. #6
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:51 pm, richardbo said:

   The Colorado vote was about lack of state money, not lack of desire to give a break to illegals. Given a better economic outlook they’ll try to give illegals a better deal in Colorado than they do citizens of other U.S. states.

7. #7
   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:54 pm, Freddy said:

   Don’t worry, Pelosi’s congress will be passing a new bill to force all states to honor the new federal dream act. Repercussions will no doubt include the withholding of all the federal ‘stimulus’ funding of schools.

8. #8
   On April 6th, 2009 at 11:02 pm, rightisright said:

   On April 6th, 2009 at 10:35 pm, Dimsdale said:
   I have a dream: that all illegal aliens would go back home. Come in the front door next time.

   All of them and now!

9. #9
   On April 6th, 2009 at 11:09 pm, bjc said:

   *Money is tight, and people are losing their jobs, etc., etc.; Start looking out for your constituents elected representatives or we will put you out on the street; The people will rise up and take their country back from these traitorous sellouts to illegal alien smorgasbord bovine scatology.

10. #10
    On April 6th, 2009 at 11:12 pm, rightisright said:

    On April 6th, 2009 at 10:51 pm, richardbo said:
    The Colorado vote was about lack of state money, not lack of desire to give a break to illegals. Given a better economic outlook they’ll try to give illegals a better deal in Colorado than they do citizens of other U.S. states.

    Don’t be so sure, even the dems are starting to see where the country is headed under American hating president Odopey. Besides it’s going to be sometime before the economy recovers from the damage he’s doing, if it ever does.

11. #11
    On April 6th, 2009 at 11:38 pm, shooter said:

    Thank GOD!!!!!
    I told ya Colorado was a center right state , much more than the vote showed.

    10:25 pm, Flyoverman said:
    Newell, who was elected in November by a razor-thin margin, simply said “I listened to my constituents” when asked about her vote.
    Any questions on what needs to happen?
    

    BINGO.
    Burn the phone lines as often as needed calling BOTH parties. It is just about our only hope ’til Nov 2010. (at the very earliest)
    Tea Party day should have an impact as well. See you all there at the West steps of the capitol, downtown Denver.

12. #12
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:03 am, CO2 Producer said:

    Economy: bad
    Illegals: detrimental

    Economy: good
    Illegals: beneficial

    It’s all so clear to me now.

13. #13
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:25 am, expres12 said:

    The economy is proving to be our best weapon against the open borders crowd.

    It’s a point so simple and easy to understand. Our country is broke. It’s no time to be giving handouts to people who don’t belong in it.

14. #14
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:26 am, Jet Jaguar said:

    Hey, lgm, your Democrats are racist. What say you to that???

15. #15
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:36 am, hadsil said:

    I know it can be hard to believe sometimes, but there are Democrats who legitimately want what’s best for the country. They’ll have an Honest Disagreement with Republicans on how that is to be done, but when the rhetoric is ignored, they’ll see what is the Correct Thing To Do that goes beyond Liberal or Conservative.

16. #16
    On April 7th, 2009 at 1:34 am, Terry_Jim said:

    Hope. Change.

    They are not just names for Iranian missles anymore!

17. #17
    On April 7th, 2009 at 1:41 am, txvet2 said:

    They’re listening, all right. The newspaper today ran a story (front page above the fold) on the demand for ammunition. It’s so busy the stores keep running out of some loads. Texas running out of ammo is like Germany running low on beer.

18. #18
    On April 7th, 2009 at 1:55 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Hope. Change.

    Not in California…unfortunately.

19. #19
    On April 7th, 2009 at 5:42 am, Thunderbird 1 said:

    Thanks, Michelle. Looks like a little sanity finally leaked into the Dem-run State House in my state.

    2010 awaits nationally.

20. #20
    On April 7th, 2009 at 6:54 am, zorro said:

    Five Democrats crossed over and joined pro-enforcement Republicans to kill the DREAM Act legislation.

    I hope McCain and Specter et alia will cross over and join pro-enforcement conservatives in our Federal Congress.

21. #21
    On April 7th, 2009 at 6:58 am, jimpenny said:

    “I listened to my constituents”

    What a concept!!!

22. #22
    On April 7th, 2009 at 7:09 am, DagneyT said:

    That gives me some hope for today! I’m headed to Austin for a rally in favor of Voter ID in Texas…for the 2nd time! The weasels still haven’t brought it up for a vote of the full house or senate, and unlike Washington, our congress only meets every two years! We want it done before 2010′s national congressional comes up! If you’re anywhere nearby in Texas, come on and join us, and remember to wear red, we’ll be meeting in front of the capital.

23. #23
    On April 7th, 2009 at 7:30 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    More, please.

24. #24
    On April 7th, 2009 at 7:41 am, Durangodarlin said:

    Newell, who was elected in November by a razor-thin margin, simply said “I listened to my constituents” when asked about her vote.

    That’s a catchy phrase. Perhaps it will become the clarion call in 2010.

25. #25
    On April 7th, 2009 at 7:59 am, jangar said:

    I hope McCain and Specter et alia will cross over and join pro-enforcement conservatives in our Federal Congress.

    I smell another “gang of 14″ thing to hammer out any legistlative details, and these two bozos will be up to their eyeballs in the middle of one.

26. #26
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:00 am, tre said:

    Newell, who was elected in November by a razor-thin margin, simply said “I listened to my constituents” when asked about her vote.

    Arlen Spectre? Olympia Snowe? John McCain? Do you hear that? That’s what YOU are supposed to do!

27. #27
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:14 am, HomeoftheBrave said:

    Who’d a thunk it? A Democrat had to utter words of common sense for all to hear?! Maybe, just maybe, after the Tea Parties and the national shout-down of the leftists, more will be “Listening to their constituents”. I smell LIBERTY in the air and it gets stronger every day. Get involved and stay involved…. we can turn this.

28. #28
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:18 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    McCain and the rest will never support enforcement. Ever. They still believe that support illegals gets them the Hispanic vote. It matters not what’s legal and right. What matters to them is what will keep them on the federal payroll. It’s really that simple.

29. #29
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:20 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Terry_Jim said:

    Hope. Change.

    They are not just names for Iranian missiles anymore!

    

30. #30
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:31 am, jangar said:

    What matters to them is what will keep them on the federal payroll. It’s really that simple.

    Anything to stay at the D.C. cocktail party & supper club.

31. #31
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am, jangar said:

    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:14 am, HomeoftheBrave said:
    Who’d a thunk it? A Democrat had to utter words of common sense for all to hear?!

    Yea, one lowly STATE rep. Try that on a Federal level and it’s a different ballgame.

32. #32
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:38 am, pressto said:

    I hope the California Supreme Court overturns this bogus law that they pass which allowed this on California.

33. #33
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:49 am, tiredofit08 said:

    On April 6th, 2009 at 10:35 pm, Dimsdale said:

    I have a dream: that all illegal aliens would go back home. Come in the front door next time.

    I have a dream that they never get back into the country after they leave…they have shown us they cannot be trusted since they didn’t do it the right way in the first place….all illegal aliens should be permanently barred from re-entry!!! as well as their anchors who are really citizens!!

34. #34
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    Why are states cutting education when 80% the stimulus money given to states is supposed to be used for education K thru higher ed. I live in Georgia and we have had budget cuts for the last 5 years. We have been cut to the bone. People get laid off starting next year. Georgia was 2 bil in the hole yet they received 4 bil of stimulus. Where is the money for education?

35. #35
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:55 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    I keep telling everyone that the true american patriotic democrats are going to wake up and save us from this mess.

36. #36
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Yes, listening to your constituents is nice, but I would rather you listened to your conscience and that your conscience listened to the constitution, at all times. That’s why it is there.

37. #37
    On April 7th, 2009 at 9:08 am, GladzKravtz said:

    LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS!

    Hum, would make a good Tea Party sign,eh?

38. #38
    On April 7th, 2009 at 9:19 am, RTater said:

    I suspect that what this bill was really about was Chris Romer’s plans to run for Governor. With this, he can pander to hispanics and current illegal aliens who may be legal voters by the time he runs.

39. #39
    On April 7th, 2009 at 9:19 am, jangar said:

    On April 7th, 2009 at 9:08 am, GladzKravtz said:
    LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS!

    Let’s take it one step further…decentralize DC by sending senators and reps back to their state offices, behind a glass front door, with a bank of phones and a team of secretaries, and make them vote by remote. Try that for a while and see what happens!

40. #40
    On April 7th, 2009 at 9:34 am, HomeoftheBrave said:

    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am, jangar said:
    On April 7th, 2009 at 8:14 am, HomeoftheBrave said:
    Who’d a thunk it? A Democrat had to utter words of common sense for all to hear?!
    Yea, one lowly STATE rep. Try that on a Federal level and it’s a different ballgame.

    Yeah, I know and don’t disagree with you! But, the journey has to start somewhere. Anyway, this is the kind of thing that helps to unite people for the right cause, whether he intended it or not. We just need to turn up the volume and continue building momentum through April 15th and on into 2010. Now that it’s started, we CANNOT stop.

41. #41
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:09 am, Rekd said:

    Hope. Change.

    Keep the Change

42. #42
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:11 am, jrgdds said:

    Whoopee!

43. #43
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:15 am, Paul Revere said:

    BlameAmericaLast said:
    Hope. Change.
    Not in California…unfortunately.

    Or North Carolina.

44. #44
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:19 am, cheapseat said:

    the toy surgeon WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CUTS? how many teachers and administrators have been eliminated? whenever anyone talks about cuts in the beurocracy in my state, they mean “i think we need a 12% raise in revenue because we handed out 10% increases in salary and perks and we hired on 2% more people to do the work we won’t do, and they cut my budget by giving me (only a 10% raise) a 2% cut. i have yet to see any education system paid for by the gov’mint actually get smaller, spend less money, or shrink in 5 decades.

45. #45
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    I need to start keeping better track of what’s going on in the State. I’ve sent dozens of emails to my reps in DC, but State issues are just as important, if not more so.

    Thanks, Michelle!

46. #46
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:53 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    It’s a difficult tug of war for Congressmen. They can feel the flame at their backs from their constituents but still have to deal with the corrupt leadership that is owned by K Street. It is much wiser to opt on the side of constituents. Maybe the GOP will develop a new found respect for that as they muddle around trying to rekindle their mojo. Don’t hold your breath. The LA Clippers never change either.

47. #47
    On April 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am, astonerii said:

    One of the BIGGER reasons I left the state was it’s PRO ILLEGAL stance in just about everything.

    Illegal alien driving without a licence, insurance or registration. You get to always be first handled in court, no matter how late you show up. Pay 1/5th of the official fine, promise to get all that fixed and we will refund you all but $10 of your paid fines when you return to show you fixed it.
    An American citizen, busted for not having your valid driver’s license on your person at the time you got pulled over for doing nothing wrong. Wait for all the illegals to get heard first, see how lenient the judge is, no matter how beligerant the defendant or blatantly dangerous their offense was. Get in front of the judge, prove that you did in fact have a legal license, but had to wait for it in the mail from the government, which sent it 60 days late and then get fined every single possible penny the law allows the state to impose upon you.

    I am 40 years old, was 36 when i moved to Utah, in one year living in Utah, I witnessed more accidents than I have in my entire life up to that point and after that point. here in Texas 1 year = 1 accident. California for 6 years, 5 accidents. Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Texas 30 years combined, about 40 accidents. Living in Ogden Utah for 1 year, I witnessed a minimum of 1 accident a week and some weeks and even some days 5 accidents. Total accidents witnessed, 132 in Utah alone.

48. #48
    On April 7th, 2009 at 11:41 am, dan708 said:

    I guess this is the silver lining around the black cloud that hovers over our economy. It gives politicians reasons to vote against pro-illegal measures.

    Newell, who was elected in November by a razor-thin margin, simply said “I listened to my constituents” when asked about her vote.

    This is a first!

49. #49
    On April 7th, 2009 at 11:47 am, happy2behere said:

    It was much more than a lack of money, richardbo and toy surg. As a resident of Colorado with a senior in high school, I can tell you that in-state tuition is a very big deal. If an illegal gets it and a Vet doesn’t, there will be the biggest lawsuit the State has ever seen. The dems wimped out – richardbo and toysurg – because they saw the light of the really big train comin’ right at them.

50. #50
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:20 pm, greenfairie said:

    Yay! Good for Colorado!

51. #51
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, inspiredhome said:

    Yeah, my dad was in a car accident last June caused by illegals. No insurance or drivers license. Guess who got stuck with the bill.

52. #52
    On April 7th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, inspiredhome said:

    We’re in Longmont, close to the People’s Republic of Boulder.

53. #53
    On April 7th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    Just moved out of Boulder County. At least my votes in the next election will count this time.

    Last night, I looked at the itemization on my Electricity/Gas bill for the first time in YEARS.

    My total bill to heat a 3 story house was just over $100 last month and that was running everything full blast. What gets me is that my actual electricity was $21 and the gas was $25.

    Everything else was fees/taxes/adj/Costs. Cant wait for all these new green fees and ‘cap and trade’ increases to kick in.

54. #54
    On April 7th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, happy2behere said:

    Rabid – its worse down south – we have Black Hills Energy (formerly Aquilla) and our gas bill has more than doubled since last year. I tried to protest but the rate increase was OK’d by the PUC. When I called Black Hills they said the rate increase is due to an increase from their gas suppliers, they are just passing it along.

    CapNTrade will then make it impossible for many homeowners to heat their homes.

55. #55
    On April 7th, 2009 at 4:21 pm, Southpaw said:

    Just a thought:

    People are always complaining how Californians move to their states and bring their liberal attitudes with them. Actually, California has been and always will be a magnet for deadbeats and moochers because of its generous welfare policies (guess where the majoriy of illegals go). Maybe California conservatives are fleeing the states high taxes’ and liberalism and bringing their conservative attitudes with them, tipping the balance of power to conservatives in other states.

    Just…a…thought.

56. #56
    On April 8th, 2009 at 4:26 am, NHMagenta said:

    Instead of a “DREAM” act, there should be a program which would get these kids to repatriate to attend school in their native country (mainly Mexico and Brazil) after which they can apply for a resident visa to come back to the USA.

    This situation really sucks; it’s hard for fair-minded people to penalize kids because their parents brought them here illegally to the USA; however allowing illegals to attend college at a cut-rate in the USA simply sends the wrong message to other would-be border jumpers with kids.

57. #57
    On April 8th, 2009 at 9:20 am, Virginia Patriot said:

    Actively, consistently, continuously enforcing existing laws will send the message that we are serious about our laws. Changing them to accomodate people breaking them sends the opposite message. And not just to those already here. Millions are waiting to see which tack we take. Amnesty will set off a stampede like we have not seen before. Enforcement will start the flow in the other direction as the jobs and benefits dry up. Those pushing for amnesty are for surrendering to the demands of the illegal aliens and their employers, abandoning the rule of law and surrendering our sovereignty. We should not change the laws to suit those breaking them.

    The primary responsibility of the U.S. government is to protect the territorial integrity and people of this country. They have completely abdicated this responsibility. Both parties have been complicit in this. We are being told it is not possible to control our borders, enforce our laws, and thereby control our destiny as a nation. Hogwash. We are being sold out by corporations intent on importing workers for jobs that can’t be exported with the taxpayers paying the true costs, financial and human. If we act like sheep and don’t stop the inundation across our borders, we will lose our country without a bleat.