Conservative Culture

Officially the race appears to be down to five candidates. There are four Republicans looking for a trip to Washington D.C. to fill Oxley???s seat: State Sen. Jim Jordan; State Rep. Mike Gilb; Mansfield-Richland Area Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Nestor; Findlay businessman James Stahl. The Democrats are fielding Lima attorney Richard Siferd.

The clear conservative Republican choice in my book is down to only one. State Senator Jim Jordan has the experience, conservative philosophy and disposition to handle the rigors of Washington D.C. If you have any doubt just take a look at his record. So my endorsement goes to Jordan.

State Rep. Mike Gilb is a very nice individual. For the most part he has stood with conservative Willamowski (State Rep.) and Jordan (State Sen.). However, when it came down to the Taft budget he was willing to compromise on an issue he had previously opposed, namely higher taxes. One of the sticking points was the rollback of the sales tax. Jordan stuck to his principles and promise, voting against the Taft budget.

This week I received the mailing from Kevin Nestor’s campaign. He has hired political strategist Mark Weaver and Gary Smith as campaign manager. He touts the reason for entering is because of empty promises. Despite his local credentials, which would be better suited for a run for state representative, these are the exact reasons one needs to vote for Jim Jordan. He has top voting credentials and a record of keeping his promises.

Olson, who dropped out, didn’t have the confidence in his fund raising to meet the campaign needs. The same obstacle will face Nester who will have to raise lots of money to run the campaign. This isn’t made any easier running from his current position.

???In analyzing the money aspect, realistically we could honestly raise about $200,000,??? the 59-year-old Olson said. ???The majority of opinions I heard conservatively said, ???This is an open seat, with no incumbent. There are people like (Jim) Jordan and (Mike) Gilb who can really raise some money. You???re going to have to have half a million to be competitive.???

In the meantime the campaign will soon heat up and Jim’s site is here for you to view. It is still being worked on so you may want to check it periodically.

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There are so many articles that seem to come up which relate to marriage and its possible expansion.

The Examiner’s headline: “Judge rejects Maryland same-sex marriage ban.” A Baltimore Circuit Court judge ruled that the ban violated the state constitution. The order however, did include a stay on gay marriages anticipating an appeal.

Unrelated to expansion there was news of Michael Schiavo who applied for a marriage license. His former wife is no longer a roadblock to his new marriage.

Mainland Australia is set to have the first legal registration of same-sex unions next month. The article “Gay couples can register here for same-sex union”

With all that is going on in England, 356gay.com seems to anticipate thatIreland is moving closer to Civil Partnerships for Gay Couples.

Summit Daily News reports from Denver that a religious leader of about 100 clergy have been fighting a losing battle in the legislature. Now supporting Democrats who promise to put the issue on the ballot he is attempting to go directly to the people. Might be hard considering that Colorado this year is considering making the killing of a fetus a felony with some exceptions. Disturbing is that ‘clergy’ are pushing the expansion.

EU passes resolution which bans “Homophobia”. It passed by a large majority (468 to 149, 41 abstentions). To further the disturbing aspects of this resolution is that it calls for action against member states who fail to combat Homophobia. (See where this is going)

“Same-sex marriage banned as intolerance grows” The Nigerian government will dictate 5 year jail sentences for anyone who has or performs a gay wedding. The code words in the article are ‘religious fundamentalism’ that seems to have gripped the Christian South and the Muslim north. Of course vigilantes are mentioned and the beatings, rapes of those who are not straight. What escapes the media is that none of those actions can legitimately be equated with Christian. The most interesting approach in support of homosexuality is that it reduces the ‘burden’ on women.

So rounds out the news recently. I anticipate that this will be a regular feature until shut-down by the authorities due to the homophobic nature of the topic.

Tags: Marriage Expansion