Tag: Politics
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Moore decision not to run causes waves
The news that Kansas third district congressman Dennis Moore has decided not to seek reelection is a week old now, but the ramifications will take a while to shake out. As Martin Hawver put it in a recent Capitol Rail: “We don’t know who, but we’re imagining, somewhere in Johnson County, there is a poor,…
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Jim Anderson stump speech received enthusiastically
To an appreciative Saturday evening audience, candidate for the Republican party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas Jim Anderson laid out in detail his political positions and his plans for Congress.
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Solution to drug problem to be presented in Wichita
Illegal drug use and the accompanying war on drugs is a huge human problem in the United States. It’s time, according to some, for a radical rethinking of this situation. A group of current and former warriors from the frontlines of the war on drugs has such a perspective, and their solution is not what…
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Jack Cole of LEAP to address Pachyderms
On Friday December 4, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Jack A. Cole. Cole is executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).
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At Pachyderm, Pompeo pleases the audience
Yesterday, Kansas fourth district congressional candidate Mike Pompeo addressed members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. His conservative message was well received by the overflow audience.
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Sarah Palin and Walt Chappell: fellow political travelers?
Who knew? Here’s today’s Capitol Flash from Martin Hawver, describing the lineup for a meeting of the Kansas House Appropriations Committee on Monday: “Queued up for that presentation … rogue State Board of Education member Walt Chappell, a Democrat from Wichita.” In case you haven’t heard, Palin’s book, just out this week, is Going Rogue:…
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Kansans for Liberty features Alan Keyes, Oathkeepers
Tomorrow, the monthly meeting of Kansans for Liberty features national conservative figure Alan Keyes and a presentation about Oathkeepers. Keyes is in Wichita to endorse the candidacy of Jim Anderson for the Kansas fourth district congressional position. A preview of Keyes’ appearance by Wichita Eagle reporter Dion Lefler is at Alan Keyes to stump for…
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GovTrack.us helps citizens watch Congress
The website GovTrack.us is a great resource for citizens who are interested in the United States Congress. With the rapid expansion of government in the recent past, this is something we should all be concerned with.
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Wiggans, drug profiteer, in race to be Kansas governor
I’m waiting for this headline to pop up in Kansas newspapers or blogs. But how else will Kansas leftists be able to describe Tom Wiggans, the newly announced candidate for the Democratic party nomination for Kansas governor? Described by the Associated Press as “a former pharmaceutical company executive” — wait, doesn’t that describe a person…
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Pompeo to present to Pachyderms
This Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Kansas fourth district congressional candidate Mike Pompeo. This is another in a series of addresses by the Republican candidates for this position.
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Tiahrt gains endorsement of Rick Santorum
Yesterday former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum appeared in Wichita to endorse the candidacy of Todd Tiahrt for the Republican party nomination for the Senate