Utah Rep. Ferrin On the GOP and Third Party Politics

Utah State Representative Jim Ferrin lost the Republican nomination for his seat and in turn endorsed the candidacy of Constitution Party candidate Ed McGarr.

Rep. Ferrin answered these questions for The Conservative President 2008.

1. Why did you endorse Ed McGarr to replace you in the Utah House ofRepresentatives and not your party's candidate?
I have great regard for the integrity and importance of the Utah Legislature, as an institution. I understand very well that the legislature is no better than its members. I believe we should ALWAYSchoose the best person for the job, regrdless of party affiliation. And, as a Republican partisan, I almost always believe the Republican ISthe best person for the job. However, in this race I chose to supportMr. McGarr because, of the two candidates, his beliefs, positions,philosophy, and policies are closer to mine than are those of his Republican opponent. I know, from first-hand experience, of the heavy influence in the legislature wielded by the teachers' union, the UEA. I support public education and I believe we can and should rise to the challenge of providing a first-rate, world class education to our children. Yet, I strongly disagree with the union as to how that shouldbe achieved. For six years I fought for greater choice and competition in our public education system. I feel we have made great improvements there. The UEA has always opposed every effort to introduce principles of choice and competition, whether it be tuition tax credits, vouchers,charter schools, merit pay for quality teachers, starting bonuses, orany of the many other reforms that have been introduced in the legislature. Mr. Sandstrom has supported these UEA positions and has articulated them very well on their behalf. Mr. McGarr agrees with meon each of these important issues. Additionally, as a citizen I am verytroubled that a candidate with Steve Sandstrom's long history of tax liens (both federal and state), court ordered default judgements onloans, and other defaults on loans and unpaid bills would now seek tobecome our Representative and lawmaker. I am troubled with his cavalierdenial of responsibility for his federal tax liens, and his silence on his state tax liens. I think his history speaks to the character and integrity of the soul. On the other hand, I find Mr. McGarr enjoys a universal reputation of integrity and respect among those that know him. Finally, Steve Sandstrom told me that from childhood, he has "alwayswanted to be in the legislature." I suppose that is OK. But, my regard for the institution tells me that it is a place of trust and service,not merely an achievement to be sought of its own accord, not a steppingstone for higher elected office. My experience of Ed McGarr is that he seeks the office not to fulfill a personal ambition, but out of a genuine desire to serve and to stand for principles. Given all of this,notwithstanding my being a devout Republican partisan, I must still choose the better candidate for the job - Ed McGarr.

2. Do you think the Republican Party is becoming more liberal?
No, but I do believe that conservative Republicans became overly complacent during the primary election cycle last summer. I believe that a vast majority of Republicans in my district believe as I do (andas Ed McGarr does) on the vital issues before state government. However, I also believe that the vast majority of those Republicans,feeling very complacent, simply failed to turn out and vote. I lost the primary election by 124 votes in an election in which only about 15-20%of the registered voters voted. We saw organized efforts from the teachers' union, instructing members to change parties to the Republicanparty to vote, then switch back to whatever you want. After the election UEA chiefs bragged they had mobilized 1100 union members to vote against me. The result was to elect the UEA friendly Steve Sandstrom by 124 votes. But, again, I don't believe it was the heart and soul of the Republican party that elected Sandstrom. Rather, the conservative heart and soul of the Republican party simply stayed home,didn't vote, and got Steve Sandstrom as their nominee in the process.

3. In the 2008 election, who would you like to see become the Republican Presidential candidate and if that person does not become the candidate would you consider supporting a third party candidate?
I would like to see Mitt Romney become the Republican nominee for President. I will support the Republican nominee, no matter who it is. This is a VERY different scenario from the Ed McGarr/Steve Sandstromquestion in my legislative district. In this little race we have no Democrat in the race. So, a vote for McGarr does not inadvertantly elect an even more liberal candidate. Plus, Republicans enjoy such a majority in the Utah House that election of the non-Republican does not influence party control of the House (who serves as Speaker, committee chairs, etc...). But, the Presidential race is a very different affair. I think it fairly certain that the Republican Presidential nominee will not be entirely to my liking on all issues. But, it is also fairlycertain that he/she will be much better than any Democrat nominee. And,I don't believe any third party candidate has any chance whatsoever of being elected. So, a vote for the third party would be a defacto vote for the person I really don't want.

4. Do you think that third party's could become a formidable force in US politics?
No, requirements for majority votes on issues force people of similar(if not identical) political philosophies to gather together to form majorities - not just pluralities. This has lead to the two party system. Plus, a successful third party would have t o draw sufficently from both the major parties to produce any meaning affect - which means it would have to be more liberal than the Republican party but more conservative than the Democrat party. It could not be successful drawing from the philosophical extremes of either party. Most third parties have done just that.

Candidates - Duncan Hunter

This is a third in a series of articles on announced candidates for 2008 Presidency.

Duncan Hunter is the latest to join the field of announced candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination.

Hunter is currently seeking re-nomination to California's 42nd Congressional seat, which he first won in 1980. Hunter is currently the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and in 2005 introduced the H.R. 552 The Right to Life Act stating the purpose of the bill is "implement equal protection ... for the right to life of each born and preborn human person," according to Wikipedia. Hunter also voted yes that illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment should be reported and voted yes on providing tax relief. To see where Duncan Hunter stands on other issues log onto On the Issues.

Hunter does not yet have a presidential campaign web site.

Gilmore Not Likely to Run

Former Conservative Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore (R) is not likely to run for President in 2008.

"Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore seemingly ruled out a presidential bid today when he said his future options could be a run for the U.S. senate or bid to return to the governor's mansion." The Leesburg Today reported on October 20.

Draft Gilmore for President is still underway, "Governor Gilmore, we call upon you to answer the call of the American people and the grassroots volunteers across America and seek the Republican nomination for President," an open letter to Gilmore, posted on the Draft Gilmore web site, says.

Republican Howard Answers Questions

Millie Howard, like Pat Buchanan, challenged President Bush in 1992 for the Republican nomination. She now is running for the Republican nomination for the 5th time. Howard took the time to answer these questions for The Conservative President 2008.


1. Why are you running for President?
I am running for president because the Republicans did not bring forth any effort in securing a Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion in America for any reason, even though at election time they all say the are PRO LIFE. What does that mean to them? They took us to war, increased the debt exponentially, and have stood by while 12 million illegal aliens have invaded the nation. In short, they have not lived up to the notion of conservatives who believe in hard work, fair play for all Americans, and ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. The liberty of Americans have been eroded because we cannot stand up to the foreigners in our country who seek to do us harm. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EASIER FOR POLITICIANS TO STOKE THE CROOKS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT GET HURT, WHILE SOCKING IT TO AMERICANS WHOM THEY PERCEIVE AS “TAKING IT” AND LITTLE RISK TO THEM PHYSICALLY.

I want a $10,000 per year Birth Right Stipend for all sovereign citizens of the States and all naturalized citizens as of 12/31/91 to give some fairness to all Americans. It is time the special interests, such as the nonprofit sector, foreign governments, corporations, and individuals get the same amount of tax dollars. This Birth Right Stipend will replace all current government subsidies.

I want every law to pass a Constitutional test prior to enactment.

Presidents and Congress shall not be able to change their remarks for the record. They have plenty of time before they go to the floor to know what they are going to say, even if they read it and the whole text shall become part of the record without any future changes.

I want to stop Americans telephone calls from being monitored or recorded for any reason.

I want to freeze government spending until we address our debt and the liabilities we have incurred without putting aside anything to cover them.

I want to stay out of other countries and deal with each one as a sovereign nation and find some common ground to seek fair trade, and environmental issues that will benefit the world. I want American troops from around the globe home to set up a new defense for America. Everyone will serve 2 years protecting the areas within the 50-mile radius of their homes. I shall nationalize defense and take the profit out of the killing of our men and women in uniform.

I want to stop the practice of loan guarantees for anyone. The America of tomorrow must be the envisioned of the past. AMERICA MUST BE A NATION OF FREE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR FREEDOMS END WHERE THEY’RE NEIGHBORS BEGINA MUST INHABIT AMERICA. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE RIGHT TO DO ANYTHING, AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AND SHALL NOT BECOME THE PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT OR SOCIETY.

I want to be president so we can be free, and no one would want to do harm to us because we are the greatest nation in the world and the world shall know that all policies shall not favor one over another, but rather shall seek fairness and justice.

2. You have run for President in every election since 1992, do you really think that you have a chance at actually being elected?
While I have run for office since 1992, my resources have been limited to what I could put up. The two party systems makes it easy to vote, it is a matter if you want the special interests running your guy, or the other guy. We all know there is something very wrong with policies coming out of Washington. I’d like to address all the policies in terms of who gets and who pays.

3. What is the top issue that your campaign is focused on?
There is a good deal of talk about voter identification. I am sure it was not my idea originally, but I would fight for it. People can find time to do everything else, they can find time to get a STATE VOTER ID COVERING CITIZENSHIP STATUS, AND DRIVERS’ LICENSE.

There is a big question about bringing our troops home. I said in public that we should be ashamed of ourselves for the first Iraq. We had no justification and no moral or legal authority.

I would work hard to clean up the election process. Anyone desiring ballot access would be required to do only what is now required of the two parties candidates. If we took a count today of those who consider themselves tied to a party in terms of giving money and working for candidates, it would be small. It is much easier for the special interests to deal with two groups, rather than the American people. We hear that the Republicans are for the rich and the religious right, while the Democrats are for the poor. IT IS A LIE – they both dance to the same drummer.

I would seek a Constitutional Amendment banning abortion for any reason

I would work with States to see that only AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE THE VOTE

I would bring our troops home from around the world

I would seek the $10,000 Birth Right Stipend

I would seek a flat tax of 10% paid on all income with no deductions. Said tax to be paid to the State where physical residence is and income is generated. THERE SHALL BE NO REAL ESTATE, SALES, PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, AND WE WOULD PAY EXICES TAXES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY WOULD SURVIVE ON TARIFFS AND EXCISE TAXES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAX BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUALS.

4. Do you consider yourself to be a fiscal conservative?
I would consider myself a fiscal conservative because I believe we cannot be sustained on credit and immorality if we want to be a great nation.

5. If you do not become the Republican nominee, will you support whomever the Republican candidate is?
If I am not the candidate, I will write my name in if possible. If you look at the potential candidates for 2008 you see nothing buy more of the same. I truly believe that America has enough of the status quo. It will not make any difference that gets elected if it is not I because nothing will change.

We must address the whole complex governing process and I believe it should start with the individual and what role they play in their nation. It will then follow with good politicians who put America first. We need food, clothing, and shelter. We require clean air and water and a safe food supply. We must be a moral people if we are to be free.

My idea is that if government collects taxes to do it – IT SHALL BE DONE WITH GOVERNMENTY EMPLOYEES without Unions and Civil Service. The taxes collected by government will be sufficient to pay for everything they think we need without fees or mandates. We don’t pay for a driver’s license, hunting license, gun license, etc. If government requires that we need them, then the 10% collected for taxes shall be how they are paid for. After all, these are the functions of government and what we already pay taxes for.

Tancredo Supports Phased Withdrawal From Iraq

Colorado US Representative Tom Tancredo supports a phased withdrawal from Iraq. "I think we are at a point where we need to say to the Iraqi government, 'We have given you a democracy, it is up to you as to whether you want to keep it," the Denvor Post reported Tancredo saying during a debate between Tancredo and his two challengers for Colorado's 6th District, Democrat Bill Winter and Libertarian Jack Woehr.

Tancredo, who has served as US Representative since 1998, is known for being out spoken on illegal immigration and thought to be a possible 2008 candidate for the Republican nomination and even a possible independent candidate. Race 4 2008 gave Tancredo the 10th place spot in its list of who they think will become the Republican nominee.

Gingrich On Immigartion

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has recently spoken out on illegal immigration. "How can you talk about national security and not control the border? How can you talk about terrorism and not control the border?" The Arizona Republic reported on October 20.

Gingrich went on to say, "I think we should enforce immigration law and we should enforce the businesses that are knowingly hiring somebody illegally, (they) should be hammered, and businesses that are hiring people who have fraudulent documents should have an easy method of determining whether or not that person is legal."

To read the entire article log onto The Arizona Republic web site.

Candidates - Mike Gravel

This is the second in a series of articles on announced candidates for President.

Mike Gravel is seeking the Democratic nomination for President. Gravel served as Alaska's US Senator from 1969 to 1981 and has not held political office since. Gravel lost his re-nomination campaign in 1980 against Clark Grueing. Prior to his election to the US Senate Gravel served as a State Representative from 1962 to 1966 (he was speaker of the house from 1964-1966) and ran for US Representative after leaving the house, he lost to Ralph Rivers.

In 1971 Gravel lead a one man filibuster against the renewing of the draft and was able to block bill for five months before President Nixon and Senate Republicans agreed to let the draft expire in 1973.

Gravel, who will be 79 on inauguration day 2009, has made funding education as a top priority and also favors a universal health care program. Gravel makes no note in his issues lists on where he stands on abortion or gay rights. Gravel also is not making the invasion of illegal immigrants a priority.

For more info on Mike Gravel log onto http://www.gravel2008.us/.

Imperato: More Border Security

Independent candidate Daniel Imperato wants more boarder security and recognizes that the open board is a security risk: "Increased border patrol so that terrorists can't easily enter our borders" his web site now says.

Imperato recently dumped his Vice Presidential running mate, Webster Brooks, "Based upon the advice of my advisors and businesspeople that I am in contact with, I felt this was the correct decision for the campaign. The people of the United States of America deserve a strong campaign for 2008 and need a viable option to revive America," Imperato said in a press release.

Not Obama

President Obama? That is what many Americans, including Oprah, would like to see. Obama won in a land slide victory for the Illinois US Senate seat in 2004, winning 70% of the votes to Alan Keyes' 27%, Independent Al Franzen's 2% and Libertarian Jerry Kohn's 1%, according to Wikipedia.

In May of 2006, Obama voted to give illegal immigrants social security benefits. How does Obama expect the situation with boarder security to improve if America offers benefits and not punishment to people who break the law?

Obama also believes that woman have the right to choose to have an abortion or not. Who has the right to kill a child? Once the child is born and the mother then decides that she does not want it and kills it what would be the difference then having an abortion? There isn't any, it is murder both ways!

To see where Obama stands on other issues go here.

Mitt Romney 2008? Nathan Burd Thinks It Is Possible

Nathan Burd is the director of Americans for Mitt, a group supporting the candidacy of Mitt Romney for President.

Burd answered these questions for the Conservative President 2008.

1. Why should Mitt Romney become President?

As voters become familiar with Governor Romney, they’ll see that he’s far and away the most accomplished candidate in the field. In fact, he may just be the best candidate from either party in a long, long time.

As governor, Romney has erased a $3 billion budget deficit by reducing waste and cutting taxes. Massachusetts can no longer be called “Taxachusetts” due to Romney’s bold leadership. The principles of fiscal discipline that he has shown in Massachusetts are sorely needed in Washington, D.C.

Romney has also earned praise for applying conservative principles to his landmark plan to provide universal health care coverage to every citizen in Massachusetts.

On education, Romney created the John and Abigail Adams scholarship program that allows high-achieving students to attend state colleges tuition-free for four years. The result of this incentive? Students in Massachusetts rank at the top of nearly academic category.

And on the vital social issues of the day, Romney has been a champion for traditional marriage and for protecting the unborn. By vetoing efforts to expand embryonic stem-cell research and emergency contraception, Romney has made defending human life a top priority. No leader has been as outspoken as Romney on the need to protect traditional marriage. By openly criticizing the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage and by vocally supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment, Romney has been the strongest voice for the traditional values movement in America.

Prior to becoming governor, Romney ran the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. These games were held just months after 9/11 and Romney oversaw the massive security effort to keep the games safe. He has also recently traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan to encourage our troops and to get a first-hand look at the challenges we face. He has spoken clearly on the need to defeat the radical Jihadists who aim to destroy our way of life.

Mitt Romney should be our next president because he’s taken action on all of the major issues of our time and he has the leadership ability to ensure that America remains the world’s economic and military superpower.

2. What makes Romney a better candidate over other possible candidates?

Many of the likely candidates are Senators. History has shown that Senators have a hard time becoming presidents. Sadly, the current leadership in D.C. has failed to take action on the major issues facing the country. Governors (Carter, Reagan, Clinton, G.W. Bush) have the executive experience that voters appreciate and expect in presidential candidates.

Mitt Romney is the most accomplished candidate in the field. In fact, it’s not even close. If you stack Romney’s record of accomplishment up against the other likely candidates, there is no question that he’s the best candidate in the Republican field. He’s the complete package; a candidate who appeals to fiscal and social conservatives, but who has also proven capable of working with members of the other party for the common good. This country desperately needs Mitt Romney.

3. Do you think that Romney can win the Republican and if so could he win the general election?

Yes. Romney has already solidified himself as a top-tier candidate in the Republican field. Most polls show the race shaping up to be a Romney/Rudy/McCain contest. While Rudy and McCain still enjoy a considerable advantage in terms of name identification, each has significant weaknesses in the eyes of prominent factions of the Republican Party. Mitt Romney has no weaknesses. His message will appeal to a broad-range of Republican voters and once they get to know him, they’ll like him.

In March, Romney finished in second place in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll. The event was held in Tennessee and Bill Frist won the poll simply for that reason. However, Romney was the real winner by finishing well ahead of the rest of the field.

After winning the Republican nomination, independent voters and sensible Democrats will flock to his campaign. The Democrats in the race are all beatable by the right Republican candidate. Mitt Romney is that candidate.

4. Do you think that Romney being a Mormon will effect his chances at winning the Republican nomination?

The media will bring up “the Mormon issue” continually, but Republican voters will not reject Mitt Romney because of his religion. Republicans are looking for a candidate who shares their values. Mitt Romney has been proven that he shares the moral and political values that Republican voters appreciate.

Prominent religious leaders, including Ted Haggard, Jerry Falwell, Richard Land, Marvin Olasky, Chuck Colson, and more, have already said that they could vote for a Mormon who shares their values. The media will insist on making this an issue, but among Republicans and various religious leaders, it’s just not relevant.

The website I run, Americans for Mitt, has members from a wide variety of faith backgrounds. I’m an evangelical Christian and this issue poses no problem for me. As Cal Thomas recently said, “it troubles me not that a Mormon might become president.”
There is also a great website for “Evangelicals for Mitt” (http://www.evangelicalsformitt.org/). As we’ve said from the beginning, the election is for president, not pastor.

5. If Romney loses the Republican nomination, would you like to see him run as a third party candidate?

No. Mitt Romney is a Republican. He’ll get to the White House by winning the Republican nomination and the general election.

Draft Buchanan 2008 Ends (Again)

The effort to draft Pat Buchanan has come to an end, again, and for the last time. The web site, http://www.draftbuchanan2008.com/, reported that it was ending once and then it came back again not long after it ended. When Paul Streitz, the chairman of the draft, received word from Buchanan himself he called it quits.

Streitz released this statement to the Conservative President 2008:

"I don't see any sense in starting it again. I never thought that Buchanan would so squash it. Most people who are thinking of running or have it in the realm of possibility, do not mind a draft campaign because it allows enthusiasm to build, it allows them to test the waters and if there is support to go ahead. If not, they have lost nothing. But to stop a draft campaign means to me that the proposed candidate does not want to hold office. That is, if the draft campaign gained a lot of momentum, the proposed candidate would still refuse.

At this point, I don't see trying to draft anyone else. No one came close to Buchanan in terms of suitability for the office and the ability to gain support. Someone is just going to have to emerge."

Candidates - John Cox

This is the first in a series of articles on announced candidates for President.

Chicago businessman John Cox is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Cox has not been elected to public office before but, has served as the President of the Cook County Republicans. Cox came in 5th when he sought the Republican nomination for Congressman from Illinois 10th district and 3rd place for the 2002 Republican nomination for Illinois US Senator, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections web site.

John Cox stands firm on moral issues, "John Cox is Pro-Life and isn't afraid to lead on this important moral issue," his web site proclaims. Cox is also opposed to both gay marriage and civil unions and is supporter of the Federal Marriage Amendment.

Cox does oppose the death penalty, "He says that although he wouldn't try to change death-penalty laws, he opposes capital punishment with one exception: war crimes," the Chicago Tribune reported on March 3, 2002. This issue is where I disagree with Mr. Cox. If a person is guilty of murder, that person should be given the death penalty.

Cox has been busy campaigning in early primary/caucus sates and is leading in news coverage among announced candidates for the Republican presidential nomination.

For more info on John Cox log onto http://www.cox2008.com/.

Chapman Supports Secession

Southern Party presidential candidate Gene Chapman supports the right for separate states to leave the Union.

"I support the right of states to secede anytime they wish, otherwise we live in slavery to the whims of the Federal Government," Chapman told The Conservative President 2008.

Concerning the Civil War Chapman said "I believe the War of Northern Aggression was fought in an unconstitutional fashion with no real desire to free slaves on President Lincoln's part. As the leader of the Slave Freedom Movement (SlaveFreedom.com), I am happy to see an end to chattel slavery in America, but I am saddened to see that it was replaced by Communist Slavery via the income tax, property tax and counting people like cattle (the three primary attributes of slavery back to 1,800 B.C.)."

Do we really want a President that does not support the country staying together?

Rev. Chuck Baldwin on the Republican Party and Possible Run for the White House

Rev. Chuck Baldwin was the Constitution Party's 2004 nominee for Vice President. Baldwin is the pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, the host of a radio program, Chuck Baldwin Live, and is columnist for Alan Keyes' Renew America web site.

Rev. Baldwin took the time to answer these question for The Conservative President 2008.


1. Where do you think the Republican Party is headed?

If the Democratic Party wasn't so liberal and out of touch with average Americans, the GOP would already be reduced to cinders. The only thing that keeps the GOP afloat is the absurd liberalism of Democrats in Washington, D.C. The question is, how long will the American people put up with the bumbling, stumbling, GOP? I personally believe the GOP will continue to self-destruct.

2. Do you think that you could support any of the potential 2008 Republican nominees for President?

I could not support any of the Republicans that I have heard mentioned as potential candidates in 2008. I love Tom Tancredo for what he is doing to fight illegal immigration, but I would need to learn more about where he stands on other issues. Republicans I believe I could support would include men such as Judge Roy Moore, Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, or Ron Paul. Unfortunately, the Republican leadership will never allow men such as these to obtain the nomination. At the center, establishment Republicans care no more for genuine conservative principles than Democrats.

3. Do you think that the Republican Party will ever be what you would call a conservative party?

No. I believe it has crossed the point of no return. The GOP has become nothing more than a second big-government, big-spending party. Only at election time do most Republicans even mention conservative causes, and that is only for the purpose of obtaining the votes of gullible conservatives. When one examines the true record of what has happened in Washington, D.C., since the GOP took control in 2000, an argument could be made that the GOP is in practice more liberal than the Democratic Party. That is why I left the GOP in 2004 and became an Independent.

4. If a candidate were to arise that was right on every issue but is pro-choice, is that a good enough reason not to vote for that candidate?

I could not personally support any person who would not use the power of his or her office to protect innocent human life in the womb. By the same token, neither could I support a candidate who is right on the life issue but wrong on other essential issues such as illegal immigration, gun control, constitutional government, and internationalism.

5. Will you run for President in 2008?

Funny you should ask. By virtue of the fact that I was the Vice Presidential candidate for the Constitution Party in 2004, I have been asked this question quite often - especially lately. I have learned to never say never, but I have no desire to run. I have a very busy schedule, a growing church ministry, and many pressing obligations. Beyond that, I am not wealthy and can see little prospect of being able to raise the funds necessary for such a campaign. In order for me to even consider running in 2008 would require several "miraculous" signs of reassurance that, frankly, I cannot see happening. However, I am always open to God's will. I did not seek or desire the Vice Presidential nomination of the Constitution Party in 2004, either.

Chairman of McCain Movement Sees Gilchrist as Little Threat

Charlie Szrom, Chairman of the Draft McCain Movement, answered these five questions for The Consevative President 2008.

1. Why should John McCain be the Republican candidate for President?

John McCain best stands up for the values that mean the most toRepublicans: small government, strong defense, and socialconservatism. Senator McCain has consistently opposed pork-barrelspending that uses American taxpayer money to serve elitist interests,he - more than anyone else - has stood strongly for efforts to defeatthe Islamofascists in Iraq and elsewhere, and he has a long record ofvoting pro-life in the Senate (not to mention helping get the recentnominations of Alito and Roberts through the confirmation process). Ipersonally can't think of three values other than fiscal conservatism,national security strength, and family values that better define theRepublican coalition. John McCain is simply the strongest on allthree.

2. Do you think that McCain can win the Republican nomination, and if so could he win the general election?

I believe he can win both. See above for my answers on why he'sappropriate for the Republican party. At this point, I do not see achallenger emerging who better represents Republican interests. Justbecause the mainstream media often portrays Sen. McCain as bucking theGOP establishment doesn't mean he isn't a Republican - it just meanshe sometimes has different approaches to problems and thinks hissolutions through independently. The end result is the same: justlook at the record and you'll see one of America's strongestconservatives, a man whose political ideology was most influenced byRonald Reagan and a Senator who succeeded Barry Goldwater - not justphysically by filling his seat, but also ideologically. I believethat most Republicans recognize this and will nominate him in 2008.Hillary Clinton will present a problem for the countryin 2008, but Ibelieve John McCain, beyond other potential nominees, can best facedown the threat. Since conservative values are heartland Americanvalues, John McCain should not have a problem winning the generalelection, especially given the widespread support he has from hisservice in Vietnam and reputation of frank honesty.

3. Isn't McCain too lenient on illegal immigration?

Senator McCain supports enforcement just as much as the next guy - herepresents a border state in the Senate, after all. But stopping theflow of illegals into our country can only be a part of the solution;it simply isn't feasible to deport millions upon millions of illegalimmigrants. As columnist George Will said, if such a solution wasenacted, the line of buses would stretch from San Diego to Alaska.John McCain's not lenient on illegal immigration, he's just lookingfor a solution that will actually work when it comes to fixing ourimmigration system.

4. Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the Minuteman Project, Inc., said that if McCain is nominated as the Republican candidate that he would run as a third party candidate, do you think that a possible third party candidacy of Gilchrist would hurt McCain's chances at winning the general election?

Jim Gilchrist has established himself as a leader on reforming thebroken immigration system of this country. While this is one of themost important issues facing our country today, I believe that thereare other issues that voters will weigh when making their choice onwho they would choose for president in 2008. We have to fix theimmigration system, but we cannot ignore the important issues ofstemming the violence in Iraq, and, perhaps most importantly, gettingCongress to stop spending like "drunken sailors," to quote Sen.McCain. John McCain stands out as a leader with pragmatic solutionsto both of these issues. To sum up my answer to the question, I thinkthe broader tent of John McCain's stances on issues would limit thedamage a third party Gilchrist candidacy would do to Sen. McCain'schances in 2008

5. If McCain loses the Republican nomination, would you like him to run as an independent?

I believe the Republican Party is the best fit for John McCain - ifthe party chooses not to nominate him in 2008, so be it. I cannotanswer for the Senator, but I do not believe an independent run wouldbe successful (given that it would split the votes between Republicanvoters) nor appropriate with McCain's conservative values.

Long Shot Republican Answers Questions

Alan Bunch is running for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

Bunch is pro-life even takes a stand on how many legal immigrants should be allowed into the US, "We should allow only 150,000 legal immigrates into our country per year and they should be of the highest caliber people. People that would enrich out country such as Phd’s in the sciences," his web site says.

Bunch answered these questions for The Conservative President 2008.



1. Why are you running for President?

I think that our current moody in Washington is to do what they want and only appease the public when it’s election time. I plan, if elected, to do the dirtiest of dirty tricks. That is to stand by my campaign promises and get them done.

2. Why should Republicans nominate you as their candidate for President?

If it is what the American people want then the Republican Party should nominate me. Even as an unknown, if there is a grassroots movement happening I think they would notice and get behind it. If a better known person take up my stance on the issues I might be willing to bow out after all for me it is not about ego but about the issues.

3. What do you see as a major issue facing America at this time?

You really need to look at my website http://www.taxesbad.org/. I have as many issues stated there both in the ‘Issues and what I think section’ and the first section ‘Fortress American’
Well, ‘securing the border is the number one issue for me. If 150,000 people and 80% of the illegal drugs can move across the border than what else is being moved across the border. Fully automatic weapons (Guns)? Explosives? A Nuke? Who knows? But we have got to get a handle on this problem.

4. If you lose the Republican nomination, will you run as a Third Party candidate for President?

It would depend on what the people want. If a large amount of the public wanted me to run I might. But that would depend on the American people.

Draft Buchanan 2008 Chariman Answers Questions

Paul Streitz, chairman of Draft Buchanan 2008 answered these three questions for The Conservative President 2008.

1. Why should Pat Buchanan become the Republican candidate in 2008?

He is the only Republican candidate that is willing to confront the three most importan issues of the country: a) the massive invasion of the United States by illegals; 2) the destruction of American industry and loss of our industrial base; 3) the over extension of American forces from protection of the country, to establishing democracies etc.

2. In 2000, Buchanan ran as the Reform Party candidate against George W. Bush, do you think he could gain the support of the Republican Party again?

Yes. But politics is not asking. Politics is a form of warfare. It is developing your money, supporters, voters etc.. There are enough open primaries where Buchanan can win and gain enough delegates to sweep the convention. Take a look at our website.

3. If Buchanan loses the nomination, would you like to see him run as an Independent or third party candidate again?

You would have to ask him that. However, I think in some of his writings, he has said that running on a third party ticket was a mistake.

But I am not prepared to ask any disastrous, what if, questions. Losing is in my mind out of question. If we lose, and put in a compromising President, we are going to absolutely dissolve this country in a MexAmerica and you can forget about the United States you once knew. This is like WWII, we simply cannot lose this election. It has been my thought since 2001 that we have to control the Executive and enforce our laws.

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Independent Adams Wins TNP Mock Ballot Poll

Independent/write in candidate Steve Adams, a pro-life candidate, won the September The Next Prez mock ballot poll. Jim Gilchrist, who won the poll last month came in with only 4% of the vote this time around.

TNP September Mock Ballot Poll Results

Steve Adams (I) - 222 (34%)

Mitt Romney (R) - 112 (17%)

John Kerry (D) - 148 (23%)

Jim Gilchrist (C) - 23 (4%)

Aaron Russo (L) - 129 (20%)

Matt Gonzalez (G) - 12 (2%)

Randy Crow Answers Questions

Randy Crow is running for the 2008 Democratic Party nomination for President. Like Republican Michael Smith, Crow also lables himself as fiscal conservatve.

Crow has ran in a couple primarys and the Iowa caucus in 2000 and 2004 for the Democratic nomination.

Crow's Primary Votes (from the FEC)

2000:

New Hampshire: 29 (0.02%)

Louisania: 5,097 (3.24%)

2004:

New Hampshire: N/A

Texas: 6,338 (0.76%)

Mr. Crow the time to answer these questions for the Conservative President 2008.



1. Why are you running for President?

In 2000 I drove around Iowa and I ran in the Democratic Presidential Primaries in New Hampshire and Louisiana and in 2004 I drove around Iowa (someone needs to sit me down and explain Iowa to me because I have not figured it out yet) more and I ran in the Democratic Presidential Primaries in New Hampshire and Texas, so 2008 will not be my first rodeo. My web site Randy Crow Democrat for President, http://www.randycrow.com/ has been live since 1998 or so and usually I get 100,000 hits per month or so and this is more hits than even the so called big time candidates. So far I have spent over $70,000.00 of my own money running for political office, presently I am running for county commissioner and it is my 13 th election. I have bad mouthed Little George before bad mouthing Little George was cool. September 11 was obviously a scam. The bad guys are laying on the planet the lie three massive building were brought down by fuel catching on fire in two planes whose fuel could not have generated enough heat to bring down a one story building. Nuclear bombs had to have been detonated in the buildings to bring them down with very sophisticated delayed action built in to the math. Why? Why is the world being lied to on such a massive scale? There are a bunch of bad guys making war on the United States so they can destitute the American people to force us to lick their boots and be their slaves. There are many reasons I have run for President for the last seven years or so. I love America. I do not want to see Karl Rove type of Neocons steal and destroy a great country from great people because of their cheap near do well wannabe scams and lies.


2. Why should the Democrats nominate you as their candidate in 2008?

The so called big time Democratic candidates are manipulated by the bad guys and cannot make any change in the United States and the United States must change politically or the people will be licking the boots of and be slaves of the Neocons and bad guys. Karl Rove and the bad guys are infiltrating the Democratic Party as fast as can be for the sole purpose of creating a one party system in the United States. That’s communi$m, mi amigo. It is no accident Yalie Kerry conceded to Yalie Little George so quickly. I am the only Democratic Party candidate who has ties with or knows individuals who have ties to the money and power in this country who is not complicit with those who want to make the United States a one party system run by a super minority.

3. What do you see as one of the major problems facing America at this time?

Ottie $ulzberger of the New York Times and Craig Moon of USAToday and other media in this country making war on the states with their treasonous propaganda and lies. One of media biggest deceptions lately which is responsible for the deaths of many of our brave soldiers is the media writing as fact Hezbollah crossed over in to Israel and captured two Israeli Special Operations operatives. This makes no sense. Why would Lebanon holocaust itself? Numerous articles have been posted on the Internet stating Israeli operatives on a ("suicide," my opinion) mission crossed over in to Lebanon. (And started killing women and children for the purpose of giving Israel an excuse to holocaust Lebanon and expand the Mid East War. My opinion based on logic.) Logic dictates Hezbollah captured the Israeli operates to prove Israel crossed over in to Lebanon. Our media does not use the phrase "it is alleged Hezbollah crossed in to Israel" when they should. Big time media reporting questionable facts as fact is a major problem facing America at this time.

4. Where do you stand on social issues like abortion and gay rights?

I am a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. My mother told me any woman who allowed someone else tell her what she could and could not do with her body was an idiot, and I agree with her. This world has a choice. Stop the racism and prejudice or die. I believe gays should be able to have civil marriages. When a couple is married in a Church usually their union is blessed by the congregation and I believe in separation of church and state and I do not think the government should tell churches what they must do as far as marriage is concerned.

5. Do you think that if you become the Democrat's candidate that you will be able to get Republicans to vote for you?

I believe most Republicans think as I do and do not believe in the Karl Rove, Neocon, Father of Lies philosophy of “you are either with us or against us.” “’You are either with us or against us” translates into Republicans will be classified as terrorists, tried in tribunals in secrete without any US Constitutional rights, put in secrete prisons, tortured Abu Ghraib style, and their money transferred to the Father of Lies and the Neocons. Each day that passes comrade Father of Lies makes it clear all Republicans are expected to lick his boots and be his slave or die and this should make Republicans nervous. Republicans will not vote for me now. However, after the Father of Lies orders a long Colt 45 put to their temple and dry fired a few times, or watch enough nightly news, and the Dow Jones falls to $100 Republicans may have an attitude adjustment and consider voting for me.

6. If you lose the Democratic nomination, will you run as a third party candidate?

Through the years I have been asked this question and its purpose is usually to nullify me as a Democratic candidate. (When I am asked this question I start looking for Karl Rove. Observing Rove's opposition research for my present election is one of my past times.) My answer is "No, I will not run as a third party candidate." Many people find it hard to believe what I say and write but if one can see through comrade Ron Gun$berger’$ lies one will realize I never intentionally lie and I am very accurate. Keeping in mind I do make mistakes, in my opinion this country is much closer to the Neocons and bad guys declaring Marshall Law and the Father of Lies continuing to rule the USA with Neocon racism, hatred and lies. John Negroponte surely is forming death squads here. I am holding my breath that we have Presidential elections 2008!

Draft Buchanan 2008 Underway

Draft Buchanan 2008 began this month, according the Magic City Morning Star, at an Immigration Rally in New Jersey. The group aims to draft Pat Buchanan, the two time (1992 and 1996) Republican presidential hopeful and 2000 Reform Party presidential candidate and political commentator, as the 2008 Republican presidential candidate.

Paul Streitz, Chairman of Draft Buchanan, aimed attacks at three of the leading contenders for the nomination. On John McCain he said, "Half the party will walk out if McCain is nominated. Anybody proposing amnesty is dead in the water for the Republican nomination in 2008."
Stritz said "I don't think many Republicans are going to vote for a mayor who sued the federal government to keep NY City police from cooperating with immigration officials," referring to Rudy Giuliani.
Finally Streitz took aim at Newt Gingrich, "Newt talks about tough border security but then goes on about the road to citizenship. What this means is amnesty. He wants to keep his corporate backers and yet appeal to the Republican base. It won't work."

Imperato: "Leading 2008 Presidential Candidate"

Daniel Imperato announced on July 21 of this year that he is an Independent candidate for President. In a headline of an article from the USPRwire he is labeled as the "Leading 2008 Presidential Candidate." Daniel Brooks is Imperato's running mate.

Imperato supports that all unregistered immigrants must registered with the by December 31, 2007 and that America should pull out 90% of our troops in Iraq by 2007. What does Imperato have to with either of these ideas? He would not be in office, or even close to being put in office, in 2007.

Imperato's campaign web site does not mention any thing about securing our boarders, which is the biggest door open to terrorists.

Right now, Imperato may be the "Leading 2008 Presidential Candidate" or least the leading independent candidate but, he still has a far ways to go before he could get my support.

Multi Party Candidate Answers Questions

Gene Chapman is seeking to be the 2008 Presidential candidate of the Libertarian, Constitution, Southern and Boston Tea parties. Chapman took the time to answer these questions for The Conservative President 2008.

1. Why are you running for President?
I am an anti-Communist in Communist America, and I find no one else able to articulate my case but me.

2. Why are you seeking the Libertarian, Constitution, Boston Tea and Southern Party nominations?
We are attempting to make a new super third party to actually get our people elected to national office rather then just running to be captain of a third party debate team.

3. What do you see as the biggest problem with the Democrat and Republican party's?
They are no longer in a dispute between Communism in the Democrat Party and Liberty in the Republican Party; rather, they are in dispute only as to the degree of Communist Aggression we will live under in America.

4. Do you consider yourself a fiscal and social conservative?
It is hard to define me in today's terms. I am a Libertarian by dictionary definition, so I suppprt leaving people alone to make their own mistakes in life. "Liberty of Conscience" is center in my life.

A former Goldwater Presidential Campaign advisor, Noel Nelson, puts me in Goldwater's camp.

5. In your opinion, what is one of the biggest issues facing America?
The Ten Planks of "The Commuinst Manifesto" are destroying us from within.

6. If another candidate with similar views as yours were to arise, would you consider dropping out of the race?
Unless Barry Goldwater rises from the dead, that's not going to happen.

Giuliani, Clinton and the NY Liberal Party

The New York Liberal Party should be happy about the leading candidates for President in 2008. Both Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani were backed by the Liberal Party in their campaign bids.

This party has opposed conservative candidates since it was founded in 1944 in which it almost always supports Democrats for President, in 1980 Jimmy Carter even proved to be not liberal enough for this party and it endorsed Independent John B. Anderson.

Where will the conservative candidate be in 2008, if these two Liberal Party candidates are the major party candidates?

Republican Michael Smith Answers Questions

Republican Party candidate for President Michael Smith answered these questions for The Conservative President 2008.


1. Why are you running for President?

I’m running to represent a choice within the Republican Party that I believe is missing, yet represents the true ideals of the Republican Party: Respect for the individual and a focus on smaller government. Both parties have let interests with money shape their message, and Republicans have allowed the Party to follow the interests of big-business and social conservatives to the detriment of their principles.

Although it’s quite a long-shot, I figured I could represent that traditional view of conservative Republican values better than an “established” candidate who is trying to raise funds and “win” by being all things to all voters. My goal is to provide a voice to that segment of voters who want an alternative. Whether that segment represents a majority or not, they deserve to have a voice in the process.

I believe in the promise of the American Dream. I’ve achieved a reasonable amount of success through hard work and education but it’s becoming increasingly unlikely that the next generation will have a higher standard of living than their parents. I feel obligated to do what I can to change that legacy for my children.


2. Why should Republicans nominate you as their candidate for President?

We’ll, they probably shouldn’t nominate me. For a variety of reasons, I doubt that I’d be electable nationwide. But in the Primary process they should vote for me to represent a point of view that has been missing from the Party debate in recent years. The traditional conservative view of smaller government, and a more libertarian view on individual rights and personal accountability has been usurped in recent years by an aggressively growing government that increasingly infringes on civil liberties. We live in age of many challenges, but we should be much more cautious about the compromises we make in the name of security. Our $9 trillion debt and loss of wages overseas is a much more tangible threat to our way of life than any jihad, yet “islamofascism” is much more menacing in the public imagination.


3. You say, on your web site, that you are pro-choice and pro-gay rights so why should conservative Republicans vote for you?

Those views were good enough for Barry Goldwater, and I’m proud to share them. It comes down to a definition of “conservative.” Do we mean by conservative that we take a set of conservative social values and impose them on the general population, or that we are conservative in how we expect government to act upon a free people? My test is what I think of as the “turned table.” Some may advocate for the Ten Commandments displayed in schoolrooms, but how would they feel about the Qur’an? Some are comfortable with President Bush tapping phones without judicial safeguards, but how would they feel about Hillary Clinton exercising the same discretion? Some would like creationism taught in the public schools, but how would they feel about immaculate conception, transubstantiation, or reincarnation?

I’m concerned about any attempt to legislate morality. I believe the private choices of consenting adults should generally be left to the consenting adults – and that also includes the right to raise your children in a religious school if you like and to own a gun. Let’s be conservative in how we govern, and stick to the Constitution.


4. What do you see as a major issue facing America at this time?

I think our Nation’s economic health is much more shallow than commonly reported. The Bush administration recently claimed a 24% increase in the average standard of living. The problem is in the math; an average can be heavily influenced by extreme changes at the upper end of the range. The median household income over 2000-2004 actually fell. Our current National debt equates to roughly $30,000 for every American man, woman, and child. We need to cut the federal government dramatically and push programs to the state and local level where they can be managed responsibly at a level without the option of printing more money when they run out. Our tax system needs to be redrawn to abolish income taxes in favor of consumption-base taxes. This would provide incentives for earning, saving, and investment while putting America on a more level footing with our international competitors. I believe dependence on foreign oil and burdensome health care costs contribute to an economy that lacks security and deprives working Americans of opportunity.


5. If you lose the Republican nomination, will you run as a Third Party candidate for President?

No, I consider myself a Republican and would do my best to support the nominee and participate in the discussion however I could. I’m somewhat sympathetic to the Libertarian Party but I see more value in government than they seem to. I think traditional Republican values represent the best hope for American prosperity, security, and opportunity.

Republican Klien on Memphis Local 3

Dr. Mike Klien is "testing the waters" to run for the Republican presidential nomination. This interview was conducted during the Republican Leadership Conference.

Michael Smith, Fiscal Conservative

Michael Charles Smith is seeking the Republican nomination for President. Smith has not held any previous elected office.

He labels himself as a fiscal conservative, "I support a balanced budget with changes to current tax structures" Smith says on his web site.

Smith is not a social conservative, however. On his web site he says "Abortion hinges on individual belief regarding the inception of life. The government shouldn’t make policy on matters of belief." Abortion is not matter of "belief," it is a matter of the life or death of a human. He also pro-gay rights.

Arnold Jones, Presidential Hopeful, Answers Questions

Arnold Jones is running as an Independent for the White House and is also seeking the nomination of the Independent American Party. Jones answered these questions for The Conservative President 2008.

1. Why are you running for President?

I think our country needs to have it's rights re-established. I think there are a lot of issues that need to be addressed from health insurance, elderly, social security, joblessness, military awareness both domestically and internationally. There are fundamental issues that need to be addressed within our country. We also need to find a way to keep the checks and balance system working and yet have a senate and congress that work together with the president in relation to our country.

2. What do you is the biggest problem with the Republican and Democrats?

Both parties are jousteling for power and working towards goals of each party rather than trying to become a bi-partisan government that is working for the people of this country rather than for what each party wants individually. They both need to start working together and yes we need both parties but they need to refocus.

3. Do you consider yourself a social and fiscal conservative?

Well I believe that I am more in the middle. There are certain issues that I lean very socially towards and then there are the fiscal areas of ensuring that we meet budgets and yet try to ensure we have enough money without bankrupting our society on. That is a very good guestion that is very loaded because there truly is no way one person can realistically lean one way or the other completely.

4. In your opinion, what is one of the biggest issues facing America?

This would be our freedoms that we as citizens enjoy individually as well as a nation in whole. I say this because it impacts us on all levels fiscally as well as emotionally. We need to ensure that our country and at the same time each and everyone of us is free to live the lifestyle we choose and yet still remain as a strong and impeccable nation globally. This involves terrorism, financial success, freedom of speech, freedom of choice, it involves every aspect of our lives as well as our ability to be able to choose which profession we desire to be in.

5. If another candidate with similar views as yours were to arise, would you consider dropping out of the race?

The answer is No initially. Honestly I would have to research the candidate and their experience, their intentions, their financial background and then speak with them. If I were to believe and feel that this person was a better candidate than myself then the answer would be yes.

Balanced Party Candidate Daley Answers Questions

Orion Daley is the founder and the 2008 Presidential candidate of the Balanced Party. Mr. Daley answered these questions for The Conservative President 2008 and requested that they be in this order.

4. In your opinion, what is one of the biggest issues facing America?

What I see offered as candidates seems to be like milk toast and weeds in what this country needs for its strategic future. Consider what was achieved by what we are now offered as leadership just yesterday ( 20060919 ) at the UN. Two presidents were condemning each other. This likes wise hosed New York for 3 days; but thats a minor issue. Consider instead if we and Iran could have brokered a settlement for friendship. Imagine how this could put out the fires that burn the unfortunate now. Imagine what it could do for world benefit. I have no issue taking this as well to debate upon further inquiry. But for the immediate, consider the mid east and Iraq solutions stewarded by compelling leadership that are documented at http://unity2008.org/ .

2. What to you is the biggest problem with the Republican and Democrats?

Recalling election 2004, both demonstrated some polarization strategy by using the term 'Values'. Why not instead create principles for guide lines, which a variance in values can align with; then create a common ground to maintain our constitution; and then simply get rid of the red and blue nonsense. If nothing else, the positions on the issues authored at http://unity208.org/ can compel others for their solutions, and in doing so place a high bar on what this country gets as candidates.

3. Do you consider yourself a social and fiscal conservative?

These terms described some form of illusions for me. We are all basically both liberal and conservative. In terms of your question, how about liberal in the area of consideration of needs, but yet conservative about spending the people's money ? More importantly right now we have to really focus on shoring up our economy and stabilize it. This is so America can have the opportunity for better living standards. Regardless of elsewhere, it deserves this which also sets an example for elsewhere. To shore up our economy, we have to invest in America. Balanced trade and the Investment Based Economy address this at http://unity2008.org/ .

5. If another candidate with similar views as yours were to arise, would you consider dropping out of the race?

I hope that other ones can craft principles such as the 5 at http://unity2008.org/ . They are 1- Transparent and Accountable Government; 2- The Dignity of Human Rights; 3- Balanced Trade; 4- Economic Solvency; and 5 - Inspire Unity, peace and dignity for all the world. If another candidate can craft such principles and stand behind them, then there is more of a chance that they can be realized for us.

1. Why are you running for President?

In volunteering, the assumption was that any political party first had to be created by an individual before gravity can be afforded for its universe. The principles are its foundation. The likely hood of actually running for president I am willing to embrace, but is not assumed. What the value on of the web offers the Balanced Party, and others is a position on issues. There s a lot of detail at http:unity2008.org that can further provide dimension in answering your question as well as your other ones. One section is referred to as the 'Promise'. This is my 'State of the Union Speech' authored in 2004. Its view over all is that :
"The health, safety and welfare of the people represents the state in the soundness of this nation. It is in the combination of these factors where uniquely distinguishable, but are inseparable, that provides purpose of the Government and nothing further, nor less. It is in the standards of measure for this soundness, that the state of its people, and thus the Union is served."

Badnarik, Would He Be A Good Third Choice?

In 2004 the Libertarian Party nominated Michael Badnarik as its candidate for President and it is likely that Badnarik will seek the nomination for second time. Badnarik is currently for US Congress in the 10th Congressional District in Texas.

Badnarik's positions on illegal immigration are very good ones, to see them log onto to his web site, but he also gives reasons why you should vote for if you are pro-life and yet he still wants the votes of the pro-choice candidates, so he really doesn't get that pro-lifers don't want a candidate in office that will not do much to stop abortion. He also supports gay rights.

So, in the end Michael Badnarik would not be the best alternative to Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani.

2004 Badnarik for Presidnet Campaign Ad

"Alan is pro-choice"

Republican candidate for US Senate from the state of Conneticut Alan Schlesinger is openly pro-choice. "Alan is pro-choice, albeit with a couple of conditions..." his web site proclaims. This is why the Conservative President 2008 endorses the candidacy of the Concerned Citizens Party's candidate Timm Knibbs.

This is yet another example of a pro-life Republican and just recently Rudy Giuliani, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, won a poll as the best liked politician and has also won many presidential polls.

Candidate Koch Answers Questions

David Koch is running for President of the United States as an Independent. As you will see below Mr. Koch and his running mate, Ken Goldstein, are not sure if they are conservatives or not. Their web site, http://www.dave08.com/, now says that they are pro-choice.


1. Why are you running for President?

For the last couple of elections, I have not been very happy with thechoices presented by the major parties. It really seems that I have ended upvoting against someone rather than for someone. I also feel that the twomajor parties have moved away from what they once stood for, and more towardextremes that represent special interests, not vast majorities of people.Ken Goldstein, my running mate, in both elections has proposed voting thirdparty, but I always refused, thinking my vote would not matter if I didthat.

As I look forward to the possible major candidates in 2008, I see this cyclecontinuing- I really do not like anyone, and absolutely detest some options.The parties have done nothing to earn my trust, or earn my vote; in fact,both have done nothing but drive me further away. Both parties spout thesame litany of things every four years… and the same exact criticisms of theother party. The parties are just big business in the political arena, andhave lost touch with real people.

It finally hit me that my vote is not something that belongs to theDemocrats or the Republicans- it belongs to me, and the best candidate earnsit, not the lesser of two evils. Voting should be a positive experience; Iresolved to finally vote for good, not vote against; I am tired of negativevoting. And I do not have to feel bad about voting the way I want. Thirdparty voting is not a spoiler for the two major parties if the major partiesdo not earn my vote in the first place.

Over a few months, all these ideas finally filtered down to me asking myselfthe questions, "Why don't you just run?" America is wonderful in that anyonecan do that- just up and decide they want to run. I felt I had some thingsto say, if only to get them out into a public forum and discussed. But mostof all, it just felt right- it felt like something I had to do. But also tolet people know that it’s OK to disagree with the major parties- there areother choices out there.

Ken and I have decided to go forward as far as we can. We can easily publishour thoughts and such on the Internet, and see how they are received. If andwhen we start getting some people agreeing with us (and, more importantly,supporting us financially), we can go to the next step, and ratchet up ourcampaign. If we never get to that point, fine, we can feel good about whatwe have done so far. But we do hope that new and fresh ideas will resonatewith people, and we will be listened to, and perhaps have an impact onnational policy in the future. If we can have some effect, we will considerour campaign a victory.

2. What do you is the biggest problem with the Republican and Democrats?

In a word, deafness. Neither party seems willing to listen to each other, orthe public at large. One of the things I am most proud of, and found quitesurprising, is how much alike regular Democrats and Republicans really are,at the grass roots level. Ken and I come down on opposite sides of manyissues, the same as the Republican and Democrats. But we respect each other,talk to each other, reason with each other, and compromise with each other.With a little bit of talking, it is surprising how close on most subjects wereally are.

Unique to our campaign is the idea of pairing candidates with opposingpoints of view, but setting up platforms based on the agreement of bothsides. This puts us firmly in the moderate camp. But what makes this unique-and interesting- is that we do not get our input from people with roughlythe same philosophy as we have- we go for the opposite. A wider base ofinput will result in better policy based on more points of view, not anarrow point of view. We welcome input from people- we have forums on ourwebsite, we answer questions on MySpace, and we will institute direct accessto the Executive for all people when we are elected. We will listen, and wewill be responsive.

Compare this to the Democrats and Republicans. Their Executives are from thesame party, with roughly the same views. The cut themselves off from thepeople, they do not open themselves up to criticism. But most of all, theyfail to acknowledge (and give credence to) the fact that the oppositionparty does have good ideas. No single party has a monopoly on the right orcorrect answers, but no party is willing to admit that (but we are). Nor dothey seem willing to listen to the opposition's ideas, and learn from them.So this deafness to any ideas but their own is the biggest problem we see.

3. Do you consider yourself a social and fiscal conservative?

Strangely, we seem to be both socially liberal and conservative.Unfortunately, at this point, I cannot give you the exact how and why wecome down on issues in any hard and firm way. Rather than always coming downon issues in one specific way, we look deep into each issue, and see how wefeel about it, and how our standards and morals deal with the issue.

We are socially liberal in that we believe strongly that some sort ofnational health plan should be introduced; yet we also see this as afiscally conservative position in that preventative care will ultimatelysave money overall over acute care. We believe in a strong division ofFederal and Sates-rights issues, and not crossing that line except underextreme circumstances. We are conservative in that we do not feel thefederal government has any standing in the same-sex marriage debate; it issimply not within the purview of the federal government. But we are liberalin that we view that one should not have their rights discriminated againstbased on their sexual orientation; we do believe that sexual orientationshould be a protected civil liberty, just as sex, race and religion arecurrently protected.

I would just say that for the most part, we come from a pretty conservativeviewpoint in that we feel that the federal government should remain limitedin scope, and keep out of where it does not belong. We feel strongly boundto people- to individuals- and we are liberal in that we feel we should allbe able to interact from a level playing field.

Fiscally, yes, you can consider us strongly fiscally conservative. Webelieve in pay as you go, and would like to attack the deficit as soon aspossible. But we go further, and want to bring in some new ideas. We believein a zero-base budget. This means that every cent of every department budgetwill have to be justified on an annual basis. No agency will be able toassume their budget level is safe, and no agency will be able to go afterany increases in funds until they can prove that they are spending allexisting funds efficiently and for the public good.

We would like to see a line-item veto, even if limited only to budget items.

4. In your opinion, what is one of the biggest issues facing America?

This is an easy question to answer, but the solution is much tougher. Thebiggest issue is hands-down energy. No one seems to want to address this,and if we do nothing else, we hope to bring this issue to the forefront. Itis not just an issue of how we are going to power our cars and VCR's, butgoes into our national security and our relations in the Mid-East.

Our idea in this regard is to face it head on, and put our nationalresources into finding a multitude of solutions. We propose setting anational goal of making the United States energy independent in ten years.We model this on John F. Kennedy's 1961 challenge to place a man on the moonwithin ten years, and now, just as then, at the start, we have no idea howit will be accomplished. We do feel there will be no single solution, andthis must be attacked on many fronts. But we know that we can do it- we havethe greatest minds on Earth in the United States, and when we want to dosomething, we do it. And it will be much better if we do it when we want to,than when we need to.

5. If another candidate with similar views as yours were to arise, wouldyou consider dropping out of the race?

Neither Ken nor I are in this to feed our own egos. We are both happy withour lives and families, and we have no real desire to be on a nationalstage. We are only doing this because we feel we are in this to get freshblood into politics, and new ideas out into the media. If someone else couldaccomplish this better, faster and with a higher budget- and could actuallyhave a real effect on US policy- we would not hesitate to throw our supportbehind this team.

Where is the GOP Headed?

Yesterday was primary election day in Florida and like in Illinois, the Republicans of Florida chose a pro-abortion and pro-gay rights candidate. Charlie Crist won the nomination with 64% of the counted votes according to the Florida Department of State web site.

Pro-choice, pro-gay rights candidates keep winning with Republicans. This trend can only lead to the 2008 Republican Presidential nommination where pro-choicer Rudy Giuliani is currently running ahead.

At the rate the GOP is going, it will not be long until pro-life voters will have to turn third party candidates for elections accross the country.

Presidential Candidate Adams Answers Questions

Steve Adams is seeking to become the next President as a write-in candidate. Adams is a software designer and part time UMC pastor from Ohio. He is currently a registered Republican, according to his web site www.presidentadams.com, while his wife is a Democrat.

Mr. Adams took the time to answer some questions for Conservative President 2008. The following are CP08's questions and his replies.


1. Why are you running for President?
Simply put, I love my country. I am running to be able to make the most difference here that I can make. I am striving to reach a position where I can make the right choices where others will not; focusing on the issues and problems that we face as a nation instead of politics, payback, and power struggles.

2. What do you see as the biggest problem with the two major parties?
The biggest problem with the two parties is that together they cannot be one effective government. They cannot focus on the issues because they are too busy arguing and positioning and scheming to gain power for their party. They are hamstrung by addiction to money and power, the desire to keep contributors happy, to keep their party members happy, to look good for the press and not do what is best for the people they serve. It is a shameful state of our nation that most of our elected officials today are only the ones that could buy or sell their way in. They have either raised millions of dollars to fund their campaigns or arrive in Washington only to owe the people who put them there.

3. Do you consider yourself to be a social and fiscal conservative?
I am a social conservative, but it needs to be noted that I do not believe that my conservative views must be forced on the country. There are certainly places where they will intersect, but those must be at points of law and not morality. I discuss several of these issues on my web site - http://www.presidentadams.com/ - on the "Issues" page.
I am also a fiscal conservative. A balanced budget, with no pork is mandatory. If a Constitutional amendment is not passed to require such a budget, my veto will force it to be as such. Federal funding and therefore taxes will be limited to only what the Federal government needs to do, and that which only the Federal government (as opposed to state or local governments) can do.

4. What is one of the biggest problems you believe is facing America atthis time?
All the problems I have mentioned so far lead to a nation with failing health. We certainly have pockets of growth and greatness, but overall our government faces a stalemate between the two major parties that paralyzes us from moving forward to fix the problems to make life better for us all. I will bring this need for unity to Washington. I will encourage elected officials from every party to join me to work for America and not for any group with a label. If they resist this call and decide to fight as normal, they will face frequent veto. Historically vetoes have only been overridden 7% of the time. In the worse case, this will in itself force the Congress to work together...against me.

5. Do you think that you can win the presidency as a write-in candidate?
Absolutely. I am not in this race to finish second, to make a point, or to be a spoiler - taking votes away from some other candidate. I am here to win. I am not foolish enough to think this is an easy task. But taking advantage of the power of internet and capitalizing on the widespread disillusionment with incumbents, scandals, and "politics as usual", I am in this race to finish first.

6. If another candidate with similar views as yours were to arise, wouldyou consider dropping out of the race?
While that would not be my first plan, I know never to say never. If another compatible candidate arose, I would pursue options of working together, coming along side to help, but not simply abandoning the race.

Conservative Third Party Beats Liberals In Poll

Minuteman Project, Inc. founder and 2005 American Independence Party candidate for Congress in California's 48th District Jim Gilchrist, won the monthly straw poll at The Next Prez blog for President.

This is the first time a third party candidate has won the monthly straw poll. Democrat John Edwards came in second with 22% of the votes. Green Pat LaMarche came in third with 15% with Republican Rudy Giuliani and Libertarian George Phillies tieing for fourth. Independent Daniel Imperato only managed to win a total of 5% of the total votes.
To view the complete results go here.

Why Boarders Need to Be Secured

The United State's boarders should be secured. With the rising threat of terrorism on US soil, it is imperative that the boarders are secured and stay secured.

With weakness in boarder patrol it will allow potential terrorist from other countries to cross over without being identified.

If the boarders are not secured, America will remain an easy to target for an attack.

Clinton and the Lieberman Campaign

In the 2006 Democratic Primary for Connecticut US Senate Hillary Clinton indorsed incumbent Joe Lieberman. Lieberman lost the nomination by about 3% and has announced that he will run as an Independent. Now that Lieberman is running as an Independent, Clinton has endorsed Ned Llamont for the Senate seat.

If Clinton thought that Lieberman was the better candidate in the primary then why is she not supporting him now? This is proof that if elected President, Hillary Clinton will not be a moderate, like she wants to appear to be now, but she will do whatever party leaders want to be done.

Lieberman Right On Running As Independent

Last night Senator Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic nomination for US Senator from Connecticut. Lieberman was first elected in 1988.

In losing the nomination Lieberman announced that he will run as an Independent. In 2008 we need a candidate, like Lieberman, that will not be afraid to leave his/her party and run as a third party if the cause arises.

If the Republicans run a liberal candidate in 2008, I say that a third party candidate is the answers.

A third party conservative candidate will not take votes away from the Republican Party, the liberal candidate will be cause of votes not be given to the Republican party.