Welcome, Jaynee Germond!

Sid Leiken has filed and has his website up and running. I offered to work with him if he is thoroughly vetted and accepted by the grassroots. He is presenting himself as a conservative. I would like to believe he is, though this far, he has refused to talk to me. This indicates he either is not a conservative or feels it is unnecessary to give time to grassroots (though on his website he is asking for grassroot effort).

I also told Sid that if "the people" want me, I will run. I will not run o… Continue

Growing up in rural America, I thought everyone owned guns. My dad had rifles, shotguns and handguns. He hunted with his brothers and every man I knew growing up, Democrats and Republicans alike, used guns. All of my uncles had guns. Even many women went hunting. Guns weren’t just for hunting, however. Both of my parents carried guns and had guns at their bedsides for protection. We children were taught how to handle guns and that they weren’t a toy. Dad took us shooting from time we were very y… Continue

You wrote "As you know, H.R. 1868 would deny automatic citizenship at birth to children born in the United States to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. While I understand the arguments in support of denying automatic citizenship, there are some questions about the constitutionality of the approach taken in H.R. 1868.

The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, ar… Continue

We are trying to get the campaign off the ground. I have been asked to speak at the Sheriff Mack event in Douglas County on July 18th. I would like to announce my candidacy the following Monday, so I need campaign funds to start flowing in. My campaign needs include a Treasurer and someone to paint field signs. The following are examples of campaign costs:

Business cards 500 $25.00
Window Decals 10 (10 cars) $99.00
Car magnets 20 (10 cars) $99.95
Bu… Continue

We were up at 4am to catch the bus for Salem for the "Defending the American Dream" summit sponsored by Nonpartisan Oregon Americans for Prosperity.

We got to the Salem Conference center in time for a continental breakfast and registration. I ran into a few members of Douglas County Republican Party and Stella Guenther from Benton County.

Our first surprise guest speaker today was Joe Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber). He said everything we have all been saying. "We are sick of 'politicians'." "S… Continue