The first of many pancakes and politics early Saturday morning breakfasts had a wonderful turnout. Next month it will be the court systems that are answering questions over breakfast then it will be Lt. Governor Diane Denish in the following month. Today it was Congressman Martin Heinrich who answered questions.
He was asked about healthcare and why the public option was not part of what came out of committee. Martin said that he was in favor of having all options on the table at the beginning of the discussion so that we could get the best result for all Americans. The second question had to do with card checks for the unions. The unions are pushing for a signature card when starting a local. Congressman Heinrich said that he was a strong supporter of the legislation. The last question came from Richard Cooley who asked Congressman Martin Heinrich to support equal rights for gays and lesbians when it comes to marriage. Congressman Heinrich said that he supports equal constitutional right for all Americans and that a number of states are dealing with this issues currently.
Richard pointed out that if people like me did not want to support gay marriages then don’t marry someone of the same sex. Not a problem Richard! Although I don’t agree with holding churches libel if they refuse to marry same sex couples, I still think that they should have the same rights as all other Americans which includes the right to have the state legally recognize their marriages. This is a basic question of constitutional right and should be treated as such in this country.
We also had a number of state senators turn out for breakfast. Just to name a few State Senator Cisco McSorley District 16, State Senator Tim Keller District 17, and State Senator Tim Eichenberg District 15. Our State Auditor also showed up for breakfast. He says that he is working hard on a number of investigations. He is still considering a run for Light Governor but has made no decisions as of yet.
Note for Joe Monahan: Martin says our gang colors are red, white and blue and our gang symbols are the American flag and the United States Constitution. So are these hated symbols of the Red Party?
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Abraham Lincoln
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
From NPR Radio
"Rosa sat so Martin could walk.
Martin walked so Obama could run.
Obama ran so our children can fly!"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."
Unknown
"Friendship is loving someone no matter what is in their past. It is accepting the fact that they are human and that they have made their share of mistakes over a life time. Trust is being able to tell your friend the most private secret knowing that they will not judge you. A life is not lived well without that one true and trusted friendship."
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
"My job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable"
Albert Einstein
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Will Rogers
"I don't belong to an organized party--I'm a democrat."
President John F. Kennedy, Democrat
“If by a ‘liberal’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people—their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties—someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘Liberal,’ then I’m proud to say I’m a ‘Liberal.’”
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Lora O'Brien
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1/1/10 A new year and a number of future elections to cover. The budget will be a major issue this year and we must work hard to protect the core values of our party.