2012 U.S.

Senate Republican Candidates PART-I - The Issues & The Practical Challenges Introduction The Republican/Democrat Establishment Insiders, apparently, have concluded Pennsylvania s incumbent U.S. Senator Bob 98% Casey cannot be defeated because he is so likeable and guileless; they ignore the ObamaCasey fiscallyreckless policy agenda. Therefore, below are presented policy issues that move Voters; in PART-II, the major Republican Candidates for US Senate 2012 are introduced, for your consideration. Remember, Sen. Bob Casey almost always votes with President Barack Obama. Judging from public debates held during December, the Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial Primary race will be positive. Competition for the Republican Establishment Endorsement [with no Big Government Establishment favorite having yet emerged] and the Primary Race [which some competitors are planning, regardless of whether they are endorsed] will be fiercely contested on issues but not personalities, since no candidate has any major negative. In clear contrast to an anticipated effort of CaseyObama, they all eschew Big Government Command-and-Control Socialism, Centralized and Concentrated in the Federal Government; this will contrast with the self-interested and selfcentered Corporatist/Lobbyist Political Network in Washington, D.C. The focus of all Republican Senatorial candidates will, likely, be to contrast their Free Market Constitutional Limited Government positions with that of ObamaCasey on JOBS, ENERGY, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, DEBT AND DEFICIT, and FOREIGN POLICY.

Recommended Reading for these candidates are two key resources on policy issues: Rick Perry s Fed Up! articulates an intellectually rigorous federalism platform, and Pat Toomey s Road to Prosperity invokes a set of Free Market CATO Institute economic principles.

For independent, intellectually honest and scholarly commentary on Middle East Issues and Israel, Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum, www.danielpipes.org and www.meforum.org is reliable and comprehensive. For a broader, academic view and topical commentary based on his background in American History and Middle East Studies, see Barry Rubin s GLORIA CENTER at the Interdisciplinary College in Herzliya and Barry Rubin in PJMedia; he incisively critiques the Obama Administration s dangerous policies. ^^^^^ Vote-Moving Issues of US Senate 2012 Election To win an election, a candidate needs to support ideas and policies that move voters to vote for him/her. This is condensed to the message. The core issues in 2012 are, in my opinion: 1) JOBS, THE ECONOMY and ENERGY, that is, energy exploration and development in the USA and in Pennsylvania. Energy, Marcellus Shale, and coal create productive, family-sustaining jobs, grow the economy, and raise the standard-of-living for all by providing affordable energy. Energy policy is inextricably linked to jobs, our standard of living, and national security.

2) ENTITLEMENT REFORM, DEBT AND DEFICIT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING are essential to prevent further devaluation and debasement of the currency that impoverishes all but Government Apparatchiks and self-serving bureaucrats and corporatists feeding off taxpayer financed subsidies . Until the central government, and even state governments, cease siphoning off the productivity of the productive Tax Makers. Restraining the Leviathan s inexorable growth is tied to creating meaningful and productive jobs which raise the standard of living for all of us. Included in this is the perniciousness of Unions in Pennsylvania and, particularly, PSEA and other public sector unions who are drivers of Alinsky Class Warfare of Have Nots v. Haves. Free Market Republicans represent the Tax Makers and the Union Financed Collectivist Democrats represent the Tax Takers who want money without working or producing; 3) ISLAMIST THREAT AND NUCLEAR IRAN ARE EXISTENTIAL THREATS. Islamism is a radical interpretation of Islam. Islamism is a totalitarian, violent, expansionist and fanatical ideology that is implacably, and unappeasably, opposed to American Liberty and Constitutional Limited Government. Iran is Islamism with Nuclear Weapons. And it is an existential threat to the USA like Soviet Russia, Imperial Japan and NAZI Germany. Islamism, probably, most resembles, in its fanaticism, Imperial Japan; 4) Specifically regarding the funding of abortions and of organizations that advocate and perform abortions, compare the Pro Life viewpoint and Bob Casey s record on Abortion, elaborated upon here and here. Most citizens even those not considered to be Pro-Life by the standards of the Pro-Life movement are repelled when made aware that the Forgotten Taxpayer is forced to fund a BILLION dollar nonprofit ; note the PPA s Annual Reports through June 30, 2009 which show corporate profits accrued from performing abortions and that salaries for individuals are generous, including that of Cecile Richards [$400K] Embraceable You Here is You-Know-Whom with Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood of America and, separately, Sen. Bob 98% Casey, Jr.

The Values Vote and Abortion: Abortion on Demand is unlikely to be an overtly pivotal issue because it is highly unlikely that Roe v. Wade will be overturned for another generation, if then. The Abortion issue, itself, is simply overwhelmed by the Economy, Jobs and Fiscal Instability of the Federal government and Nuclear Iran. Like every election this is a Values Election, a choice between two competing world views: Secular Humanist European Welfare Socialist State vs. an American Constitutionally Limited State built on American Exceptionalism and the principle that every life has a value endowed by Our Creator and that every life is a life worth living. The choice is between alternative value systems: the Biblical (Torah) Worldview vs. the bloody and soulless Secular Humanism, Scientific Materialism, and Historical Determinism with the stultifying uniformity of the Leviathan Socialist State. Fiscally, it amazes me that we, the Forgotten Taxpayer, are forced to fund a BILLION dollar nonprofit and PPA s Annual Reports through June 30, 2009) from which some profit rather well and here(2010 CNS) Cecile Richards $400k Note salaries paid. (FYI: I would not be considered to be Pro-Life by the standards of the Pro-Life movement.) Second-Tier Issues Restraining the Government Leviathan I would like to see Departments of Education, Energy and Commerce and the Export Import bank eliminated and their legitimate fact finding functions consolidated with, or merged into, other departments. These Departments and the Export Import Bank, in addition, to their functions of compiling statistics, are conduits for massive amounts of taxpayer financed subsidies to the biggest American Corporations, corporatists all,

corrupting both economic and political decisions for the benefit of a few. Ethanol and Farm Subsidies come to mind; Boeing is prime beneficiary of Export-Import Bank guarantees, the centralization of education by the Carter Created Department of Education into a regulatory octopus that has not reduced cost or improved student learning. TAX CODE and REGULATORY REFORM. Related to job creation and a growing, productive economy is restraining the kudzu growth of endless and incomprehensibly complicated Tax Code and business regulation. Billions of hours of energy and work to comply with a nonproductive code would be released to build and grow real, productive jobs and grow our standard of living.

BELLING THE CAT

BELLING THE CAT is mandatory. Message and policies are not enough, for political campaigns (like businesses) are won by competentlyexecuted plans employing quality personnel. The campaigns necessarily need to create a statewide organization and to raise money (along with personal funds). The challenges of money and fundraising are unrealistically ignored by TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement activists, who sometimes become fixated on policy rather than the reification of those policies. The US Senate campaign for 2012 will likely require the Republican candidate to raise $20,000,000. Sen. Bob 98% Casey, Jr. will have the support of every Pennsylvania and National Union who justifiably look upon him as one of their own.

From what I know, only Steve Welch and Tom Smith, and maybe Tim Burns (although Ray Zabourney is a huge drag) have the financial resources to create a state wide organization and raise the money to be competitive with Sen. Bob 99% Casey s financial tsunami. Steve Welch s campaign team, in addition to the competent Peter Towey, includes the very Establishment and very expensive BrabenderCox, which produced SEPARATED AT BIRTH video, the best I have seen, and Rick Santorum s former fundraiser and well oiled insider Rob Bickart Sam Rohrer has many loyal supporters but those supporters do not write checks and do not seem to coalesce into a coherent organization to deliver the message and to get out the vote. The Primary is 24 April and we will know a lot more by then. Sam Rohrer has wide appeal and an organization but, as was shown in 2010 gubernatorial race, cannot raise the money to run a competitive race nor recruit an effective organization. Sam Rohrer s messaging skills are exemplary and compelling. Tim Burns is dragged down by the feckless but connected Ray Zabourney, a spawn of Self-Serving Senate Team of Jubelirer-Brightbill-Long-Nyquist-Crompton It does not appear that Dave Christian, Laureen Cummings, John Kensinger have the financial or organizational resources or organization to run a primary.

The Bob dr. bob and Guzzardi [two minds, one voice] independent of any candidate, campaign or organization promoting Truth, Justice and the American Way.