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Someone sent that photo to a Lee family member with the attached note:

There are 30 more pictures like this.

They get more and more interesting.

The media starts to get them next week.

All Republican delegates get them this week.

Every non-profit will get them the week after that.

Churches will get them the week after that.

They will go online next week.

Did I leave anything out?

The return address was that of a prominent Delaware Republican, who obviously did not send it. That is reminiscent of a recent email that appeared to have been sent by me, but was not. So there’s a pattern.

Also, I take this kind of thing very seriously. I have been the family recipient of this kind of filth in the past.
I assume the U.S. Attorney, FBI or the proper authorities will be contacted, but let’s be honest. Mail fraud and intimidation of this sort aren’t exactly high up the feds’ priority list. So who knows when they’ll get around to it. That’s why I tried to get the source.

As far as the picture itself, it is as benign as one can get. And if they had more, they’d have sent them. But this kind of attempt to intimidate and blackmail Bill into not filing is atrocious.

And sending it to a family member is beyond disgusting. Put yourself in their shoes, and imagine receiving this filth about one of your loved ones.

How I wish Newt Gingrich ran for President. Let me have my fantasy for another minute. The Democrats have just walked into a trap. They want President Bush to stop putting 70,000 barrels of oil a day into the strategic reserve to save a nickle to a quarter a gallon on gas, yet they have blocked production of a million barrels a day from the Arctic saying it would have no impact. That would be like Saudi Arabia increasing its oil by 50%. It would be like adding another Iraq and Nigeria to the oil supply. The U. S. has enough reserves off shore and in Alaska to add about 4 of the top ten oil producing countries. If all of those went off line, what would the price be? Only an idiot would believe that 70K would affect the price and 2 million barrels wouldn’t. Democrat policies have damaged Americans to no end. They blocked Bush. They stabbed us in back. About 3/4 of Americans want us to expand drilling for oil. It takes years to do. So we better start.

You would think this would be the perfect foil for a Republican wanting to avoid getting blamed for high gas prices. The public record shows roll call after roll call on this issue which could be used against any Democrat (Christine-hint). Yet, there is some disconnect. Our candidate for President would rather raise energy costs only a little less than the Democrats.

Senator McCain has really annoyed me by calling those who reject the Climate Change hoax as on the extreme and saying the global warming debate is over.  This is from a guy who is a minority candidate within his party.  He is not in a position to make such statements.  He may be the party’s candidate, but he is not the party.  I do not take issue with Senator McCain’s beliefs on climate change.  The majority of Americans agree with him.  I do take issue with his bashing of “Republicans” instead of merely pointing to his own record as a different kind of Republican.

I do not believe that climate change is something to be feared nor primarily caused by man.  The earth has been much warmer in the last 1000 years. Everyday, the global climate change models which rely on CO2 are being shown to be faulty, while the ones resting more on solar activity are tracking the real world.  The debate should be over and the alarmists should be ashamed. 

I refrained from saying anything, but i managed to catch a few minutes of Rush during lunch and see a bit of  Glen Beck and Hannity and Colmes.  I have also read a few reactions.  No one else has. This may get worse than immigration.  I see that I am not alone at being offended.  (I will still vote for him on other issues– not to mention that his plan is a lot better for the economy and moves us toward energy independence.) I think that Bob Barr may have just become a factor.  Republicans are becoming dispirited as shown by the loss of house seats in both Louisiana and Mississippi.  They were won by Bush with around 60% of the vote. Oddly enough, if Bob Barr gets significant votes, he may save the GOP from getting wiped out in Congress.  He won’t pull votes from Senator McCain unless McCain picks a Crist for VP.  He will get votes from people who would have stayed home.  Once out, they will vote for Congress and down the list along with the McCain voters.  Frank, Ann Coulter, Bob Novak, and company have someone to vote for now.

Taking an Al Gore light position on global climate change will not doom Senator McCain, his opponents on the Democrat side hold the same position.  What is devastating is that Republicans will continue to get killed in fundraising and will lose voters concerned about the economy.  It was a ready made issue.  Democrats have no realistic energy policy and their plans would drive millions of jobs to India and China while shooting up energy costs.

Newt Gingrich has the perfect model.  See his American Solutions platform. It understands that we need to develop the energy of the future and drill today. 3/4 of Americans agree. Americans aren’t stupid.

Bob Barr is polling 3% before most people have even heard of him.   I could see him gaining the Ron Paul vote and dispirited conservatives or I could see him fade away.  Pat Buchanan was a significant factor in 2000, but by the convention President Bush had neutralized him.   

I think that this is the reason Gov. Mike Huckabee is now said to be at the top of the McCain VP list.  McCain is starting to have trouble with the solid south.  He goes down in flames without it.  He needs someone to keep the South,  southern Ohio, WV, Arkansas and the like while he goes out and gets the independent voter.  It may be his best call.  Of course, J. C. Watts could give him the same strength without the anxiety from the Club for Growth.  Congressman Watts could reassure conservatives while fitting in with McCain’s maverick image to independent voters.  If Obama has the nomination taken from him, then Watts could be an in road into his voters.  If Obama gets the nomination, Watts can speak to the Clinton voters and independents who would be tempted to make history, but are uncomfortable with Senator Obama.

Senator McCain may win this November, but it would be with the most unlikely coalition since Roosevelt, Evangelicals, environmentalists, defense hawks, veterans, fiscal hawks, Hispanics, and Independents.  The GOP faithful may have their best candidate for this moment in history.  It may also be good for antacid sales from all of the conservatives with queasy stomachs, unless the man starts to understand the meaning of TEAM.  Still winning is better than losing when  both the Nation’s security and Supreme Court are at stake.

Stop. Go out with a win (a 67% to 26% trouncing of Obama in West Virginia).

Announce she is no longer ACTIVELY campaigning. Announce her support for Obama and offer herself to the campaign in whatever capacity they see fit.

She is within reach of the nomination and three outcomes are possible:

1. Something destructive happens and Obama is deemed unelectable in which case super delegates decide she is best suited to be the standard bearer in November.

2. Florida and Michigan fight on their own to be seated as they should be and she wins outright. Interestingly enough, this is the only scenario a candidate can win without super delegate interference. She’s the only one in position to do so, that right there should be enough for Democrats to recognize they made a mistake in awarding the nomination to the weaker candidate.

3. Lose the nomination and when Obama loses the general be prepared to run again in 2012 as the prospective front runner and Dems will recall she stopped on a win.

Obama and more importantly Democrats in general cannot be happy that the likely Democratic nominee lost a state this late in the game by 30 points!

Note: Early on Obama supporters mocked the super delegate process and said it would be a disgrace if Hillary won in that manner. It seems that Obama will in fact win by the super delegate process and nothing more. Can you say double standard? The silence is deafening.

Update - Poll: 29% of Dems want Hillary to run as Independent candidate.

I’m in, and I expect to win.” –Bill  Enough said.

The paperwork is filed according to the May 13th Delaware Grapevine.  I have yet to see it updated on the state site, but I am sure that will happen. 

I mean, that’s what they would say about McCain if he claimed to have visited 57 states, right?

  As we  continue to watch the battle of the primaries on the Democratic side of the presidential race , we are treated to a glimpse into democracy at work. Two candidates finishing the process in the fashion that it was intended.

  And in between the mud slinging , hopefully there is time for them to discuss the real issues.

   Even though it seems that Sen. Clinton is  being told to drop out from all sides of her party, she has vowed to stay in and fight to the very end. Good for her. Why should she drop out if she has the desire and the money to continue ? Who gets to decide who should be the candidate , the party or the voters ?

  Well that brings me to the point of this post, even though Sen. Obama has the lead in delegates and in the popular vote, one that Sen. Clinton can not surmount , she continues to fight on. Why? Because she is holding out hope that the “SUPER DELEGATES” will fly to her rescues.

  What is a “SUPER DELEGATE ” you ask, well that is a Democratic party heavy weight. Some are just movers and shakers within the party , others are actually elected officials, no conflict there eh! Well these so called “SUPER DELEGATES” get to set back and watch the primary system work its way to a conclusion, and then if the voters didn’t select the right candidate , well then the “SUPER DELEGATES” get to fly in and throw the whole process out the window and select the candidate that they feel is the best candidate , and the voters be damned.

  I ask you does this sound like democracy to you? Not to me . To allow the voter to believe that their votes actually matter only to have it thrown into the waste can is the cruelist of hoax.

  Democracy depends on the voice of the voter to be the loudest. The government and the parties should represent the voters will, not the other way around.

  What is the point of voting , if it matters not?

   So I say to my fellow citizens of these United States of America, who are members of the Democratic Party, let not the voices of your voters go un heard, listen to the will of the people and allow them to choose those who will lead them.

  But now as a Republican voter of the state of Delaware who looks around and relizes that I can not afford the windows in my glass house , I must say that here in Delaware the Republican party has made the same mistake in not allowing the voice of the voters to ring loudest. They have chosen to stick to a process that puts the voter second to party officials. To allow the party to decide who should lead the party and the government. This has nothing to do with whether I or anyone agrees with or disagrees with the choices , it is about what is right .

   Democracy by its very definition means ; a government run by the (people) who live under it . In a democracy , the (people) rule either directly through meetings that all may attend , or indirectly through the election of  certain “representatives” to attend to the business of running government.

  If the voice of the voter is relegated to a secondary position, to that of the party they choose to be a part of, then why have voters at all? Are we as voters being told that our popular opinion has no meaning, by those who would have us believe that by the mere act of being in a position of power , that this some how adds weight to one or two peoples point of view that out weighs that of the masses?

   I relize that we have once again moved past the point of changing this flawed system for this cycle of elections, but this does not mean that we should just stand back and allow it to continue . We as voters must recieve the respect that we deserve , or else the party leaders may find that they have no one left to lead.

Former Superior Court Judge and endorsed GOP candidate Bill Lee filed his campaign finance paperwork for the office of Governor moments ago, enabling him to begin raising money for the 2008 election.

SEND CHECKS TO:

BILL LEE 2008

PO BOX 1750

WILMINGTON, DE 19899

(News-Journal Photo)

Here is 4th District State Senate Candidate John Clatworthy delivering “The Delaware Plan” at the GOP Convention:

If you haven’t kept up with barelypolitical.com lately, you have to see this video. It is a comedy DefJam with Senator Obama. I heard some of the quotes on the news but I am not sure all of it is real. I don’t care; it is just plain “hillarious”.  For the record, those views are not mine, I think Senator Clinton is cute,  especially for a 60+ year old.  So don’t lay the Great Pumpkin thing at my doorstep, PC police.

Imagine the fun of an Obama/Clinton ticket after watching that video. If that is not fun enough, here is one from Senator Clinton– watch this one too.  These guys would be the most interesting ticket since Kennedy/Johnson.  I am not feeling the love.

 American politics is taking a weird turn this year with Youtube.  It is actually kind of fun.  The spirit of Will Rogers has morphed into the 21st Century.