Monday, October 31, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

A large % of your taxes are spent by local elected authorities, vote Nov 8th in your local elections. I voted early, you can as well!
http://chumly.com/n/d780fd

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

A classic ad for Roger Williams for Congress in TX...


http://chumly.com/n/d7414c

Friday, October 28, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

We finished putting our WyWF Guest Speaker series together. We've got some great leaders scheduled to motivate/educate our Warriors!
http://chumly.com/n/d6914b

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Good partnership with the BSU Alumni center in working out details for a Veteran's Sanctuary within the proposed building, thanks Mark!
http://chumly.com/n/d57426

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Great discussions tonight at the Ada County GOP Central committee meeting about our upcoming Idaho Presidential Caucus!
http://chumly.com/n/d4fc95

Monday, October 24, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

These pages of the Fiscal Facts book show Idaho revenue and appropriations from all sources of revenue (includes federal Dollars) legislature.idaho.gov/budget/publications/PDFs/Fis...s.pdf
http://chumly.com/n/d419cb

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

The 2011 Idaho Fiscal Facts book is now avail online. I will start listing pages of general interest and answer questions as I can. legislature.idaho.gov/budget/publications/PDFs/Fis...s.pdf
http://chumly.com/n/d418d2

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Good meeting yesterday with the ABATE rep on potential upcoming Distracted Driving bills and how to get involved...
http://chumly.com/n/d206e1

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

It's reported the President now needs a bill to remove the "Class Act" out of Obamacare, REPEALING Obamacare would be the real "Class Act"!
http://chumly.com/n/d165b4

Monday, October 17, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Nice to talk to Sen. Steve Bair today about our ATV Task-force efforts, topped the day with a great meeting with the local Mentors of our Wyakin Warriors!
http://chumly.com/n/d131f1

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

The data clearly shows Texting and Driving cause accidents, lives are lost. Spread the word: www.facebook.com/pages/Just-DONT/174348475914964
http://chumly.com/n/d10322

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

What a great Navy Day Ball in Boise this evening! It's good to sit down with shipmates from 90 to 18, hear their stories and share a meal!
http://chumly.com/n/d07e01

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

A note to my conservative friends who are following the GOP Presidential Candidate races:

Remember that our primaries around the country are to distill that candidate that WE want to run against President Obama. I would advise not to get caught up in "who's got the best plan" thing, but be more focused on who has the ability to get the Executive branch working with the Legislative branch for the betterment of our nation. Discussions of plans and past behaviors are an excellent way to determine the core character of a man or woman that is reaching for our vote. We are not electing a "King" who will be able to implement everything he promises, but someone who can lead from the front and be able to ask hard questions and make tough decisions.
We've seen a perfect example of believing one's promises to get elected ("Close Gitmo", "Double Funding for After School Programs", "Increase minimum wage to $9.50/hr", "Pay for the national service plan without increasing the deficit", "Reduce earmarks to 1994 levels", "Give annual State of the World" address","Enact windfall profits tax for oil companies", "Create cap and trade system with interim goals to reduce global warming", "Require plug-in fleet at the White House"... and that list of promises goes on and on). We have 3 branches of government and each of those branches require leadership that understands moving the ball forward is "Hard work" (like peace) and that requires making decisions that will likely even get us conservatives upset at times.... but that's what it's going to take to right this ship.
Campaigning is about not only inspiring your base of supporters to get out and vote, but can also be about dis-incentivizing the base of your opponent to keep them from going to the polls. Example: how will you feel (say, if Gov Romney is our candidate) when the President praises him for creating "Romneycare" in MA and "credits" it as the foundation of "Obamacare"? Do you think that might turn off some conservatives from going to the polls to vote for our candidate (in which case Obama wins)? I think it will, and that's just one example of the risks we need to also focus on when picking our candidate for to run for President... Even if the President's support lags and he sees a reduction of votes from his base, he just needs to keep our candidates base from coming out to vote by discrediting our candidate abilities, background or experience! This could truly be an election of having to hold one's nose for either candidate... if we again let it be that way.
With the funds being raised, I think this is going to be a ugly Presidential election. I would advise you to look for that GOP candidate who has exhibited examples of leadership, success and life experiences and that has the widest base of support with the least amount of risk of losing support from our conservative base when things get ugly. It's a lot to ask of a single man or woman, but we need our best to stand tall and win the Presidency in 2012... our nation's future depends on your involvement and support of who that person will be.
Let's not "eat our young" but get to know these people so to select the best person for this job and then get behind them.
http://chumly.com/n/cf8119

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Had some quick discussions today with Gov Otter regarding Tax Reductions as well as his staff. We are all coming together on priorities...
http://chumly.com/n/cee963

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

At his retirement ceremony last week, Adm Mike Mullen (Chairman, JCS) posed this question: Where do you think America's troops learn how to be so brave?
"In your homes, in your schools, in your communities," he said. "Welcome them back to those places not only with bands and bunting or yellow ribbons, but with the solemn recognition that they have done your bidding." (www.wyakin.org)
http://chumly.com/n/ce5223

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Is it all Bush's fault?.... www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR=1
http://chumly.com/n/ce444a

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Spent a great weekend camping at Ponderosa State Park in McCall. Wonderful fall weather!
http://chumly.com/n/cd3272

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

In God We Trust, everyone else needs data! Here's a good example of that data the media seems remiss on covering... www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/30/media-silence-i...-news
http://chumly.com/n/cb1ab8

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Wow, a conservative running for Boise City Council that actually meets a bi-weekly payroll! www.johnsonboise.com
http://chumly.com/n/cabbf4

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Good discussions on Healthcare Insurance Exchanges the last couple days, I'm glad folks are starting to understand we can't continue on the same path!
http://chumly.com/n/caa0e4

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Post from marvhagedorn at CHUMLY

Go to Joe's Crab Shack for a delicious dinner this upcoming Tuesday, October 4, 2011, any time between 5 and 11 p.m. and present the attached ticket/coupon to your server. This is not a meeting, just the opportunity to have 10% of your dinner price donated to the Ada County GOP! chumly.com/attachment/4239792
http://chumly.com/n/c9bc26