Delaware and the GOP need fresh blood: Christine O’Donnell for Senate
GOP 8-term incumbent Mike Castle a no-show at a recent Delaware voter forum. Conservative challenger Christine O’Donnell on the right.
I’ve said it before and Republican voters need to hear it again:
Entrenched incumbency is not an argument for more entrenched incumbency.
Remember these cap-and-tax Republicans?
Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti
Well, 70-year-old, nine-term House cap-and-taxer GOP Rep. Mike Castle has a challenger. She’s Christine O’Donnell — a young, energetic, fresh-faced conservative activist with a real shot at dislodging the entrenched liberal Republican. She’s been traveling the state of Delaware non-stop and reaching out to conservatives across the country for support. I met her on Saturday at a grass-roots gathering of Moms 4 America in Washington, D.C. Castle refuses to debate her and has resorted to sneaking in and out of local GOP meetings to avoid her. He has bagged out on four scheduled GOP primary debates, most recently one sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The establishment Republican fund-raising organizations are sticking by their big government brother.
Check out the side-by-side comparison of Castle’s tax-and-spend views with O’Donnell’s opposition to radical environmental policies and bailouts. Compare Castle’s weak support for life and personal liberty with O’Donnell’s unqualified support for life and 2nd amendment rights.
Most recently, Castle joined hands with the Dems to co-sponsor the left-wing, loophole-ridden DISCLOSE ACT — a jobs-protection bill for entrenched incumbents under the guise of campaign finance reform that places radical free speech restrictions on disfavored groups while exempting Big Labor and other protected big donors.
Nine terms are enough.
The stakes are raised — not just for Delaware, but for the nation — because this is a special election for VP Joe Biden’s Senate seat. The next Senator from Delaware will serve the remaining four years of Biden’s term. Which means he or she will be seated immediately after election and will be in place to vote in any lame duck Senate session.
Eco-czar Carol Browner has already raised the threat of ramming through cap-and-tax in the lame duck session. Jeff Poor digs deeper into Castle’s pro-cap-and-tax support:
It’s not as simple as labeling Castle a greenie, tree-hugging Republican, but more along the line of the interests supporting the nine-term congressman. As Delaware’s former governor, Castle has a pattern of looking after the banking industry, a major component of the state’s economy. He did this first as public servant in state government, but more recently in Congress as a member of the House Financial Services Committee.
Should cap-and-trade be signed into law, it would place limits on carbon emissions, and as National Center for Public Policy Research’s Tom Borelli says, it would lead to “the creation of the largest commodity market in the world.” Borelli adds that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission estimates a $2-trillion futures market would be created “in relatively short order,” which he says would be larger than the futures market for oil and gas.
An entire new trading market created out of thin air? It’s no wonder Castle would be on board. Wall Street firms would stand to profit off of each transaction made in on such an exchange. So the immediate benefits of cap-and-trade for the banking industry would certainly outweigh any long-term concerns it may present the industry for the overall economy.
… Take a look at Castle’s campaign contributors. The Delaware congressman has been a favorite of the banking industry when it comes time to filling campaign coffers. According to the Center for Responsive Politics website OpenSecrets.org, since his election to Congress in 1992, three of Castle’s top five contributors have been from the banking industry — MBNA Corp (acquired by Bank of America in 2006), Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. And 10 of his top 20 contributors were banking firms.
As things stand now, Reid has demonstrated he has been able to break filibuster by peeling off a few votes for cloture, in particular Massachusetts’s Scott Brown and Maine’s Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. But with the departure of Sen. Ted Kaufmann, the current Delaware junior senator, the Democratic leadership will either have to find one more vote to get legislation through in this lame-duck session, or they have to find one less vote, particularly on cap-and-trade, if Castle wins the race.
So why would Mike Castle be dangerous in a 2010 lame-duck session of the U.S. Senate with cap-and-trade legislation on the table? The answer is pretty obvious.
The primary is September 14. While cap-and-tax, duck-and-hide, nine-term Castle hopes to coast to victory, O’Donnell and her campaign are working non-stop to earn votes and support. She deserves yours. ASAP.
Help send a message to imperial, big government GOP incumbents in Washington: Unlike the banks you keep bailing out, you are not too big to fail.
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Beautiful, energetic, conservative or dried up, spent, RINO. Why even bother with an election?
She’s going to need a lot of help.
That photo of the Delaware voter forum with Castle a no-show would be perfect for a campaign ad. O’Donnell there for Delaware and America, and Castle off supporting his special interests.
Mark Kirk keeps showing up on this hall of shame. I get after my brother for supporting the Illinois RINO. He has already made his deals with the corrupt Chicago Democratic machine. He has been blessed.
Complacent much?
Go Christine!!!
CA always has at least one on the MOST WANTED – out- list!
C-CS
our entire congress needs a reboot …
Kirk won’t get my vote. I’d rather spend the next cycle trying to pry Ali G out of the Senate seat than begging Kirk to start acting like a Republican.
Why is mary Bono still in Congress? Sonny died years ago. There has been plenty of time for voters to find a suitable Congressman. Jean Carnahan…err…I mean Mary Bono got that job simply because she was married to the right person.
I also think Mary is a Scientologist. (Hail Xenu!) maybe she should grab those tin cans and “go over it again”, before the next vote on taxes.
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Vote out all DimocRATs and RINOs in the 2010 election. We don’t have the much needed term limits–but we can send them packing.
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Remember in November(s)–their words don’t count–only their voting records tell the truth.
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John Bibb
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One can only hope, and donate to the Conservative contenders efforts to unseat the incumbant clowns from both sides of the isle. Our only hope as a Nation is to get rid of the selfserving axhols that are purposely destroying this great country.
I live in her district and she mostly votes along party lines, but once in awhile she’ll pull a RINO and vote for something like Cap/Tax. She’s another entrenched Republican with support from the RNC and never really had any strong competitors. After she easily won the primary my only choice is her and the leftist gay mayor of Palm Springs–so I pretty much have to vote for her, but wish we had a true conservative in the running.
This alone should be the wake-up call to vote this RINO out.
What is he afraid of? That he will follow in VP Joe’s footsteps?
TWO CYCLES-NO INCUMBENTS
Our government was invented and created by the people to serve the people.The only way to insure that government is doing its job is by the people taking back the power and responsibility that has been handed over to these incumbents who think politics is a lifetime job.It is time for the people to show the politcos that “those who give can take away”.We gave them their jobs and we can take those jobs away if we take responsibility for our votes.
Again with the purity dance…I’ll take Castle over any Dem…which is what you’ll get with an insurgent. Mike’s generally a really fine guy and is as conservative as Scott Brown. What none of you seem to understand is that you’ll never get a north-eastern republican that looks like ones from other parts of the country.
And yes, I know how important your purity is to you, but unless you vote in Delaware…lay off.
I’m a DE voter (left the GOP, but am considering joining just to fight for a non-progressive GOP). Here’s a screenshot from a few minutes ago of the Delaware GOP website. Looks like there isn’t a primary as far as the party’s concerned.
You’ll vote for the progressive RINO and like it!
So what is Christine’s angle here…is she positioning herself as a third party spoiler? And just my two cents on this type of candidate…they remind me of stinking rich guys who feel that they can skip all that annoying smaller time political service and then buy the Senate seat. With tea-party people, their ideology enables these grand leaps…but it’s still just as egotistical as the rich guys. Want to help the country? Get elected to something that you can handle, learn the ropes, and then run bigger. We’ve got a president that accelerated too fast…and look where we are.
She is a keeper. She would be a nice addition to Congress.
Everyone has their own opinion about Party switchers, but RINOs are as bad as Democrats, so if she does lose the primary and switch, it probably won’t matter which liberal wins if she doesn’t.
what the hey? unless you vote in Delaware layoff? Are you really that ignorant? All votes in congress effect people(voters) across the country, you honestly feel that does not effect me because I live in another state?
I don’t know about “bigboy’ as your moniker, but “zombieboy” maybe more accurate. You sure your not a democrap?
If your an example of Republicans in the noreast I see why your considered to be RINO’s.
There is a primary…and the state website is pretty peculiar in not staying neutral. But I’ll stick by my earlier post: Mike Castle is a good guy and is as conservative as is electable in DE. I would urge supporting him.
Yeah rightisright… we should just throw away the most-of-the-time-reliable votes of northeastern republicans because they don’t fit your small minded definition of “rebublican.” A party without a big enough tent to embrace political diversity is a party destined for permanent minority status.
Grow up rightisright, and get some nuance in your politics…and don’t make fun of my moniker, it’s easy for me to remember.
that answers that, you are a lib, your pushy, being bossy, know it all and making every attempt to put my opinion down. Your true to the liberal form. You never did bother to address my point of how every vote in congress effects the rest of the country.
that says lot about you in it’s self.
As they said in the olden days….
Fie, Castle, fie!!!!
(Definition: FIE
used to express disapproval: used to express disapproval of, or annoyance or disgust with, somebody or something ( archaic )
[14th century. Via French fi< Latin, expressing disgust at a stench])
Thy stinkith to high heaven, and like a polecat, you don’t know how odiferous you really are!
southsideironworks
Kirk’s not getting my vote either.
I made a promise years ago that if a candidate supported Partial Birth Abortion well…
I’ll either vote for the libertarian or the Constitution party.
I AM however voting for Brady for Gov.
Looks like they need new voters too.
NJ needs a total flushing. Menendez gave money to the victory mosque developer when he was mayor of Union City. Still waiting on the recall procedure for him. Lautenberg may have to die of old age as a way of getting him out.
She’s married to my Congressman, Connie Mack IV, and the one problem I have with him is I can’t see how he can claim residency in SW Fl when the only place he can possibly be living with his wife is Washington DC (and the people in her district should have the same problem with her too).
According to the FEC.gov web site Christine O’Donnell is going to need significant financial help in order to win this race.
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=DE&election_yr=2010
As of 6/30/10
Christine O’Donnell’s Cash on Hand = $69,931
Michael Castle’s Cash on Hand = $2,647,545
Thank goodness for Patriotic Tea Partiers who are raising money nationally!
Lemme defend myself here…me a liberal? Look people, just because some of us have a more realpolitik view of the world doesn’t make us worthy of scorn and the L word. Guys like rightisright doing all that name calling earlier is what makes conservatism so hard to take for about half the country. A party can’t be about litmus tests on this or that issue; it has to be about the bigger movements in the political landscape and in the broader socio-political culture engendered by those movements. The Reagan revolution wasn’t just done by Reagan, it took a lot of conservative and moderate republicans pulling together.
As to me being a stupid lib…well my Ph.D. with a minor in political science, my year’s service working for a Republican congressman, and the fact that I’ve been published in the National Review are all bona fides that suggest I’m neither stupid nor liberal. But since I think Mike Castle is a good guy, I guess I’ll just put on my rubber boots, tie a bandanna on my head and go stand at the road and shake my fist at cars…unless rightisright gets there before me again.
*Christine needs some intervention from Jim DeMint and his Senate Conservatives Fund; He has been targeting RINO’s all over the country to be replaced by true conservatives in the Senate; I’ll check her website/record and send her some coin if deserving; As it is, Castle is an enemy to the constitution, and so is knowingly undeserving of the office.
I recommend checking out The Delaware Republican Record for the numerous problems Christine has with keeping her stor[ies] straight.
Well, you can rail about this RINO stuff all you want to, but in most cases, they are RINO for a reason–their constituencies. Michelle should be able to figure that out with her knowledge of the Seattle/Bellevue area, looking at Reichert. Who knows what his priorities are? He’s gotta play the role of a switch-hitter to keep his seat.
This is part of the reason why I’ll never give another dime to the RNC. Individual Conservative candidates only.
If anyone posting here thinks any of our current batch of incumbents (both Dem and Repub) is a “good” guy who is doing a “good” job, you must be living on dissed Pluto. These entrenched reps aren’t doing any representing and they have failed, and failed miserably to listen and FIX problems, many of their own making. Talk all you want, bigboy, but it’s time Americans got a say in where this country’s headed. You sound is if you a part and parcel of the beltway insider’s club and, frankly, speaking for myself, I have had enough of all of you.
P.H.D? No, that doesn’t sound liberal. It’s not like acedemia is full of the liberal slant or anything.
It is interesting…
again, ummm?
Well, I guess it hurts less when the people skinning you alive say “I’m on your side” before they apply the knife…
I used to be buffaloed by those people screaming “LOTE or Die!”, now I’m ancient and wise…
Voting for The Lesser of Two Evils IS still voting for Evil!
Martin, you and Pasadena Phil on the same page on that?
When Michelle asks for our help, something she doesn’t do lightly, I respond. If we are serious about restoring our Freedoms we must act. I just left Christine’s website, it took less than 5 minutes to donate to her campaign! Please join me.
You are now a marked man zorro!
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Castle voted for Crap and Tax? Then, it is a no-brainer. I will be sending Christine come of my very scarce dollars. There is NO WAY that a person who voted for that horrible, progressive bill geared to destroy our economy should be in Congress!! Throw his arse out!
Mike Castle might be good guy to have as your neighbor, but we sure don’t need his sorry, limp-wristed, liberal-voting self in the US Senate. I have had it with spineless twits like him. I hope he gets whupped.
It’s RINO season!
Let’s go get em!
I’m suppose to be impressed by your liberal education? And you question me and my assertion of your liberalism. There lots people that are well educated, it’s a matter of what was the education they received, see above, liberal college(now there’s a shocker)?
right off you start with your demanding to stop this, then that. So, we can’t say what we want on this web site, that is without meeting your standards or approval?
You really show your true colors with this statement…we on the right have had enough of “…most-of-the-time-reliable votes…”, we see and remember the McAmnestys, Grahmamnestys and the RINO sisters from Maine, we don’t want anymore, get it? By the way I don’t remember anyone on the right side of politics ever calling Brown a conservative. Although he probably is a far right winger to a RINO as yourself. Or are you just a moderate Republican, not.
Now I liked that, you made laugh, it’s good for soul I understand…don’t go criticizing me now I’ve mentioned “soul”, you may take that as a religious statement.
So…northeastern Republicans: Bad
Ph.D.’s: Liberals
Glad to see such a broad world view amongst the readers here. But, given the spelling and grammatical errors I’ve seen posted today, I’ll just assume that everyone that hates northeastern Republicans (go ahead, name one that you don’t)are just not the brightest bulbs in the lamp. Thankfully, Delaware voters are uniquely connected to their candidates and will put Mike Castle in the Senate.
Oh well…back to my limp-wristed, lefty lifestyle; being a Ph.D. and all, what choice to I have. Maybe I’ll have some arugula with dinner, a soy patty, and wash it down with Evian. Then off to PBS for the news wrap up, and bedtime with my androgynous “partner.”
Guess I’ll have to give up the cigars and scotch. Pity.
You’ll find those on blogs even from professional writers like myself.
We’re not terribly concerned with that, and it’s usually the last gasp of someone who lost an argument.
Don’t take it personally, though, there’s a lot of intelligent conservatives who use common sense to down failed liberal ideas.
Oh, and one more thing—if you’re going to accuse an entire thread of something like grammatical errors….
Not an error…it was typo! Now that I’m liberal, I’m incapable of “error.”
I would like someone to at least detail a scenario where anyone other than a Mike Castle or a Scott Brown could get elected in their respective states. Purists can hold their breath until they turn blue (shudder) but I cannot picture a scenario where anyone to the right of those guys heads to Washington. The broad population in the northeast simply won’t support a more conservative candidate. I know that some of the northeast voted for Reagan, but a president is less instrumental, a more distant figure. Senators and congressmen answer much more directly to their constituents, and hence, are more likely to resemble them.
There’s no way around this, which is why I resist labeling them all with the RINO tag; compared to the Democrat alternative that they’ve displaced, they are conservatives. And they’re more likely to support the majority of the Republican agenda.
Sometimes it’s just better to find some commonalities and make our peace.
Ditto.
Good to see you’re still around, martin.
Fixed.
bigboy, notice no name calling, I see in your post on this thread, this will be mine also, you fail to refute in fact or logic in any of my mentioned errors in your liberal thinking. You did say…”Mike’s generally a really fine guy and is as conservative as Scott Brown.” Once again I have to mention I don’t recall any conservative calling S. Brown a conservative…you make my point about your pal Mike, he’s not a conservative.
you manage to jump on, I assume my grammatical errors, as usual all talk and no walk from the left, ooops, noreast republican. Let me help you out here, i(that’s intentional for you) never claimed to be college educated and I’m sure it shows, especially to an erudite, astute individual as yourself, with a Ph.D. How many times did you say you are a Ph.D.?
Now who’s name calling? “I’ll just assume that everyone that hates northeastern Republicans (go ahead, name one that you don’t)are just not the brightest bulbs in the lamp.” I take it you don’t consider New Jersey a northeastern state, I beg to differ, since it sits to the east and north of Delaware. I do think there is one solid Republican conservative in N.J. I believe he is the Governor of the state, Mr. Christie is his name. there’s one without looking very hard or deep.
enjoy your Evian as you indulge yourself in more left wing propaganda on PBS. PBS a network that can’t survive on it’s own, sorta like Air America was.
Jeezy peezy rightisright…you called me pushy, bossy…and then you called me a liberal and “zombie boy.” I was just trying to roll out enough credential that I could show 1. That I’m not a complete idiot, and 2. That I’ve published in conservative print…so I’m no liberal.
And what, you don’t get sarcasm…I’ve never tasted arugula, don’t watch PBS, drink Gerolsteiner (I like my water fizzy), and can’t stand liberal propaganda…and my wife is “all gal.”
With regard to Christie…remarkable guy, but he’s no arch-conservative. NJ also has a history with Republicans (think Christy Whitman…hmmm, what’s with the Christy thing).
Anyway, I’m out of this one. You’re right that elections in the Nor’east (see how I cleverly added that Melville looking spelling and punctuation thing…liberal education!) affect everyone everywhere else. But that’s the price of living a big, powerful, and politically diverse country. I guess you could secede, but that didn’t go to well the last time.
Sorry to offend with the education thing…that Zombieboy thing really threw me. Zombieboy…eeew. Anyway, ciao for now (look, I used an elitist foreign phrase, damned liberal education…I can’t control myself).
What else could I do when you tell me, us to layoff, who do you think you are? As far as “zombieboy” if I went beyond web site rules I would have been told so by the appropriate site overseer, not you.
There is no need to qualify oneself with a educational resume when posting on this blog, educational back grounds are not checked nor are they required. Thank goodness for uneducated masses as myself.
That doesn’t say a whole lot now does it, when you consider writers, educators, elected officials claim to be conservative, when it is actions of one that has to watch and read.
Your argument on Christie is weak, there is no argument…you trying equate him with another full fledged RINO?
Why would you even say that, makes no sense at all…another arrow shot in the dark looking for a spot to land?
You’ve mentioned that liberal education twice now, I agree you can’t control yourself. Castle is possibly a good guy one on one, in his position he is a RINO as are you.
Now if I may use an closing used by an highly educated poster here on MM…
CIAO
I wonder if that phd came from a liberal university like Harvard, Columbia, or Brown. It would be interesting to see how a person that doesn’t like liberal propoganda could survive in such an environment. My understanding is liberals don’t like to hear alternative viewpoints.
Chow. (thats lunch for you educated types)
Thank you for your kind words.
I hope that things are going well for you, too!
I was surprised to see your comment: most people here just ignore me now-a-days, but that is alright: I realized in the 70s that most people from that generation are untutored in manners. It is a shame: it is what helps lubricate ego interaction. W/o manners, the friction of egos rubbing together heats up and can burst into flame.
Good to be able to come back here! It is only occasionally, but that’s OK, too! Sorry to take so long for the courtesy of replying, but I just found you kind comment.
Incase you read this, let me bring you up to date on why I’ve been so spotty, and what-all-else:
I’ve had to cut down on my political activism: I’ve been diagnosed with cancer and had another major stroke.
It’s occurrence has caused my left side (how apropos for my thoughts on the Progies, huh?) to imitate the Political Left: hardened, unmoving, and unresponsive to (my) logical thoughts. :~)}
By that I mean it is as if my left side is like wood: paralyzed – but don’t feel sympathy/pity! I’m coming up on my 96th birthday, and I am surprised I have lived this long!
Anyway, it give my beautiful grand-daughter-in-law the ability to fuss over me w/o me losing Face. I’m currently staying as part of their household, because no one in my family will let me live alone since the last stroke. I will be here until my wife finishes the last few months of her career and then out-processing. This young woman has always doted on me, since my son brought her home to Meet the Parents. At the instant we met her, we all loved her! That was before my 1st wife crossed the Vail, but she is loved by “The Step-mom” just as much! But even before these illnesses started, she has always just loved to fuss over me. I don’t think I’ll ever understand that! Can a man my age be spoiled, I wonder? I think she aims to find out [chuckle]
Anyway, my wife (2nd one, and she keeps me on my toes — she’s in her very early 40s) retires from the USAF soon,[YIPEE!!] (hopefully she’ll pin on Brig., but she’s made a lot of anti-PC waves, so it doesn’t appear likely…). By then I’ll be done w/cancer treatments — or Cockroach-care will deny them to me — and we can retire to our cabin in Alaska! I love it there, it has (or will have when we get there…[grin&wink] ) all my loves: mountains, snow, hunting, fishing, my wife… ;~)}
Anyway, I look forward to reading your comments of the different viewpoints here. We’ve had disagreements, but I’ve always found your comments thoughtful and at times persuasive.