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Should House Republicans continue to walk out like they did last night? Should they continue to force Democrats to follow Oregon's constitution by reading every single word of every bill before they vote: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02/oregon-house-republicans-plan-1st-walkout-to-slow-democrats-progress.html House Republican Rep Reschke writes powerful oped on OR Catalyst about standing on principles by walking out: https://oregoncatalyst.com/46379-standing-on-principle.html Kate's assault on rural Oregon continues with her crazy letter to WA Gov calling for removing 4 Snake […]

We are winning in Oregon: Dems pull back from ramming cap and tax through and now they say they are holding more hearings and entertaining new amendments that are smoke and mirrors: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02/oregon-democrats-will-slow-down-cap-and-trade-bill-seek-republican-input.html Timber wars coming to an end? Not hardly and the radical environmental left will never stop until all logging is banned: https://democratherald.com/news/local/old-wounds-of-oregon-s-timber-wars-take-first-step/article_5faf58c7-4475-58cf-a612-8e7ccac0c509.html How knitting could lead to Trump winning in Oregon, but only if he holds a […]

OR Senate Republicans are choosing between big timber and the little people they represent: Kate is threatening not only big timber, but that she might call the legislature into special session every day if Senate R's go out of state: R's should call her bluff. Big Timber can still win by saying we tried to compromise and we are putting the same standards in place voluntarily as an industry that […]

Freedom Friday: OR Senate Dems pass Cap and Tax out of committee to the check writing Ways and Means committee with no R votes. Another step towards the showdown when Senate R's call Kate's bluff and walk out: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/02/democrats-vote-oregons-controversial-climate-change-policy-out-of-committees.html The bills that are still alive in the short legislative session are all trade bait to keep R's in the building so D's can pass cap and tax: https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/oregon-legislature-week-what-s-still-moving-what-s-been/article_1b4e12fe-4c70-52c6-ac91-fef938662ba0.html Capitol Press […]

Trump and Abraham Lincoln were consistent in putting America first throughout their lives: It is doing what you say you are going to do and it resonates with people. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/02/12/carney-honoring-the-america-first-legacy-of-abraham-lincoln/ But not Kate as she really doesnt want the public records advocate to outside of her control: do as I say, not as I do. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02/will-price-tag-doom-plan-to-make-oregon-government-transparency-official-independent.html State economists are puzzled why the economy is producing more revenue than they predicted: […]

Big Timber made a deal with the devil and threw the Senate Republicans and TimberUnity under the bus who saved their bacon by walking out last session. Will this hurt Republicans willpower to walk out again? https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2020/02/11/gop-leader-timber-deal-environmentalists-demoralizing-caucus-salem-oregon-baertschiger/4728332002/ Tiny pro Cap and Tax rally at the Capitol yesterday: Who has the momentum? Them or us? https://katu.com/news/local/climate-emergency-rally-supports-oregons-cap-and-trade-bill-as-it-heads-to-work-session Can American conservatism survive without Rush? Depends on you and I. https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/rush-limbaugh-radio-genius-changed-political-landscape/ Trump gets more […]

Jennifer Williamson drops of Dem SOS race because she was about to be exposed for questionable campaign spending in WW article: Now this makes it harder for Republican Kim Thatcher to win as Sen Mark Hass is trying to portray himself more moderate: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/02/10/worldwide-travel-highlights-unusual-campaign-spending-by-former-oregon-house-majority-leader-jennifer-williamson/ Oregonian story: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02/jennifer-williamson-ends-bid-for-oregon-secretary-of-state-cites-forthcoming-story.html Laughing at Liberals Youtube videos where Williamson brags about trying to protect child rapists: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaughingAtLiberals/search?query=jennifer+williamson

Would you trust un  elected bureaucrats who work for a leftist governor to write rules that protect your constitutional rights? It's gonna happen with the gun storage bill: https://www.malheurenterprise.com/posts/6715/impassioned-testimony-highlights-oregon-hearing-on-gun-storage-bill It's already happened with the "red flag" bill as a paramedic had his guns taken away and didn't know he had rights until later: The cops who took his guns away didn't know they had to let him know he had […]

The amazing Timber Unity rally yesterday will have a massive impact in the fall elections and moving forward:https://oregoncatalyst.com/46265-timber-unity-rally-floods-capitol.html https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/02/timber-unity-supporters-rumble-into-salem-protesting-proposed-cap-and-trade-climate-bill.html State Senator Kim Thatcher announces for Secretary of State at the Timber Unity rally: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/02/state-sen-kim-thatcher-to-run-for-secretary-of-state.html Former Rep Julie Parrish testimony against cap and trade: the facts are stunning. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/213481?fbclid=IwAR1zFP_bdBopw_5v9lodRwTf77ORZoDxcrrxPMMFHDI8ojLIMdLN7GeAqWM Incredible job report continues to show how good the Trump economy really is: https://cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/634-labor-force-participation-trump-era-high