The Fifth Season

What's up, everyone? Sorry I haven't written a blog with any substance lately, but it turns out summer is keeping me busy after all!

So to answer the multitude of questions I'm sure arose with the title, allow me to explain: the Fifth Season of 2010 is actually Primary Season, and it's right around the corner. Tuesday, August 3rd, to be exact. I'm here to give the run-down on my choices for office in 2010. I'll give a brief explanation on why the candidate I chose is the best one for the job, and if there are any questions, there's a handy little comment box at the end that I do read.

-U.S. House of Representatives MI-1, Dr. Dan Benishek (R)
Dr. Benishek is an excellent choice to fill Stupak's seat. He's not a career politician, he's a career surgeon, so he really has nothing to gain by running for political office. He's in there for real change, and if it doesn't get him re-elected, he's a medical doctor. Not like he's out of a job. He's campaigning under a promise of repealing the new health care overhaul that was helped through by his predecessor. He's an ideal, traditionally conservative candidate that realizes how damaging this out of control spending is, and how tragic the health care law is. Top challenger Jason Allen is conservative on first glance, but down deeper he supports close to the same spending that the Obama Administration loves, and avoiding that is critical in this midterm.

-Michigan Governor, Attorney General Mike Cox (R)
The problem I have with the Republican Party's official endorsement of Mr. Pete Hoekstra for Governor is that I'm not totally sold on his fiscal stance. Record shows he likes to spend, something that Governor Granholm used to run this state to the bottom of the pile, economy-wise. Cox has shown strong leadership as our Attorney General by immediately filing a lawsuit against the health care overhaul, and by filing a third-party brief in the lawsuit by the federal government attempting to block Arizona's new immigration law, SB-1070. Cox is siding with Arizona. I firmly believe Cox is the correct candidate for office, despite the official endorsement of Hoekstra.

-State Senate, 35th District, John Moolenaar (R)
John Moolenaar is against the wasteful spending that has been oh-so prominent in Michigan and nationwide. I don't want to become redundant, but it's critical that ceases as soon as possible. Moolenaar is pro-life, pro-second amendment, and will focus on revamping/eliminating the Michigan Business Tax, something that cripples the small-business environment in this state. It's time to put a fresh face in Lansing with actual plans to bring change. Moolenaar is the guy.

-State Representative, 106th District, Peter Pettalia (R)
Pettalia is the same fiscal conservative that I have mentioned three times above this. Challenger Patrick Pokorski is fighting a recall effort as Presque Isle Township Supervisor; a recall that cites unethical management and wasteful spending overbudget as reasons for removal. We don't need that in Lansing. Pettalia shares a stance with Moolenaar on the MBT, and that it needs to be changed or removed completely. He knows how to foster small business growth, and he's the kind of lawmaker that Michigan needs.

Now that I've spelled out my picks, I feel the need to comment on Arizona's current conflict with the federal government. The decision to file by the Obama Administration was absolutely ludicrous, and I'll tell you why. The increasingly incompetent federal government has clearly been so soft on illegal immigration, that the governor of Arizona (Jan Brewer) felt it necessary to protect her state.

In that particular state, 460,000 illegal immigrants (est.) cost the state $1.3 billion per year and take jobs away from hardworking American citizens who are here legally. This law will not lead to racial profiling, as you can only be asked to prove citizenship if you have been stopped for breaking a law.

The federal government feels threatened and embarrassed that it was "undermined" by Brewer, and had attention called to it's inadequacy. Eric Holder is categorically clueless about what the law entails, only that it's somehow right to waste taxpayer dollars on a frivolous lawsuit.

This is racial politics being played by the Obama Administration in a key election year. They're appealing to the minority vote, because they seem to be losing support on a large-scale basis.

This is the kind of garbage that needs to stop.

Here are each of the websites for my personal choices. Check them out. Make a donation. Get involved.

Dr. Dan Benishek for U.S. House
Mike Cox for Governor
John Moolenaar for Michigan Senate
Peter Pettalia for Michigan House