Tag: Michigan's First District

After spending a good part of last year blogging for the man who would take the First District of Michigan away from liberal Bart Stupak, and put it back into the hands of mainstream conservatism, I take serious umbrage at the use of the words, "Stupak amendment" and "Stupak language."

Bart Stupak was not a conservative Democrat, nor was he a "blue dog."  His "Stupak amendment" was actually the "Stupak/Pitts amendment," and it became known as the "Stupak amendment" only because he was on television and radio constantly for a month prior to the vote on Obamacare saying that the bill would not be passed without "his" amendment, banning the use of federal funds for abortions.  His constituency, and many social conservatives throughout the nation thought that Stupak was going to stop Obamacare.  After watching Bart at town halls and on tv and radio, I knew he was not going to vote against Obamacare.  He said so at a Cheboygan Town Hall, and took a position of high morality on abortion against the likes of Pelosi and Obama.  He ended up getting a useless executive order which meant nothing from the most pro-abortion President this nation has ever seen.

Side-splitter.

    BENISHEK PLEDGES TO REPEAL OBAMACARE
    Iron River, MI - Dr. Benishek pledged this week to sponsor legislation to repeal the Obamacare Bill that was forced through Congress by the Democrats earlier this year, with Bart Stupak delivering the pivotal support necessary for passage. He signed the Club for Growth pledge, aboard a bus while finishing the last stretch of his "Enough if Enough" tour of Michigan's 1st Congressional District.

    "The so called "Health Care Reform Bill passed by Congress earlier was not the will of the people and it will not increase the quality of care, in fact it will lower it," said Dr. Benishek, "It's good for neither a patient's health nor a patient's wallet."

    The "Repeal It Pledge" has been signed by lawmakers, candidates and citizens from across the nation. As of today, State Senator Jason Allen has not signed the pledge.

Dr. Dan Benishek is a general surgeon who is running for the vacated seat in the First District of Michigan, previously held by Bart Stupak.

Jason Allen, State Senator from Traverse City, who moved to the First District to run for Congress has a different take on the so-called healthcare bill.

Before anyone starts yelling at me for dogging Jason Allen, I want to point out the differences in philosophy, that is all.

I've spoken with Dan numerous times, and he is a principled conservative.  Even when Obama has said, "They're actually going to run on a platform of repeal in November...Go for it," Dan is holding firm.  Why?

Because he knows what it will do to healthcare and the country.

Now, when asked recently what he would do about the healthcare plan, Jason Allen said the legislation needed to be overhauled and repealed.

    "I'm looking for a positive discussion on how to get government spending in check, create jobs, and overhaul and repeal the Obama health care plan."

Overhauled and repealed?  Why would you overhaul something, in an effort presumably, to make it less objectionable, then repeal it?

Perhaps he meant that upon taking office, his first move would be to work within the system offering legislation to cushion the blow of this nasty take over of our freedoms.

But, that is the wrong approach.

The proper approach to tyranny is conservatism., a philosophy, the only philosophy that can thwart this path we are on to despotism.  Working within the system, offering bits of legislation, taking nibbles at the Obamacare monstrosity is exactly what we do not need.

No, we don't need someone who will happily work with the Democrats and come to an agreement.

Dan said it right in my Exclusive Interview with Dan Benishek:

    I asked Dan if he plans on repealing the bill.

    "That's my goal."

    What's the first step?

    "As I said, we need to elect people to congress who will vote to repeal it, then try to defund the bill as best as we can."

On August 15, 2008 `Detroit International Bridge' contributed $5,000 to Sen. Jason Allen's Administrative Fund.  "Hmmm, interesting," thought I. "It might be enlightening to dig into this and see what Allen could possibly be doing to earn the gift."

   To paraphrase the late Paul Harvey, what follows is part of the rest of the story.

In the race since March, Benishek files first