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Founders quote: "To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude that the fiery and destructive passions of war reign in the human breast with much more powerful sway than the mild and beneficent sentiments of peace; and that to model our political systems upon speculations of lasting tranquillity would be to calculate on the weaker springs of human character." --Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 34, 1788

VP debate: It’s all about Biden: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/10/bidens-debate-aim-reclaim-edge-after-obamas-subpar/

OR Senate balance of power shift? Former Rep Betsy Close chosen to replace Sen Morse: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/10/former_oregon_rep_betsy_house.html

Founders quote: "We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections." --John Adams, Inaugural Address, 1797

MZ allows more than legalizing pot. Unrestricted hemp growing. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/viewart/20121009/NEWS/310090025/If-voters-approve-hemp-will-farmers-begin-grow-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

3 former OR guvs oppose free market casino measures: Where’s Goldschmidt? Profiting behind the scenes? http://www.statesmanjournal.com/viewart/20121009/NEWS/310090010/Former-Oregon-governors-join-opposition-casino-measures?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

Founders quote: "I am commonly opposed to those who modestly assume the rank of champions of liberty, and make a very patriotic noise about the people. It is the stale artifice which has duped the world a thousand times, and yet, though detected, it is still successful. I love liberty as well as anybody. I am proud of it, as the true title of our people to distinction above others; but...I would guard it by making the laws strong enough to protect it." --Fisher Ames, letter to George Richard Minot, 1789

Replacing Sen Morse: 3 finalists and my take on why this matters: http://democratherald.com/news...

Oregon heroes: TriMet passengers coming to aid of bus driver being attacked. http://www.oregonlive.com/oreg...

PC public education failure: PPS English as a second language fails miserably: http://www.oregonlive.com/port...

ObamaNation:

What Romney didn’t do that he should have done: Should have educated voters to reality of Obama’s responsibility for subprime mess and deficits when Obama came into office, how tax cuts worked ect….

WWAD: What would Alinsky do? Palin nails it: Obama will pull something: http://www.realclearpolitics.c...

Founders quote: "The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world." --George Washington, First Inaugural Address, 1789

Jefferson Smith downplays 1993 misdemeanor charge: Another embarrassing disclosure. What else is out there? Blames his bad behavior on ADD. Unanswered questions. http://www.oregonlive.com/port... http://portlandtribune.com/pt/... BlueOregon defends of course: http://www.blueoregon.com/

Should business owners not publish their political views because of fear of retaliation? http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20121002/NEWS/310020027/Some-Salem-business-owners-keep-political-views-close-their-vest?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

How Green policies hurt the poor the most: http://washingtonexaminer.com/...

ObamaNation:

Would an ‘ObamaPhone’ lady be an effective ad or would it backfire? http://online.wsj.com/article/... Romney’s ‘trash man’ being used by AFSCME union: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/k...