Savard endorsed by distinguished national leader

Marc Savard‘s campaign announced the endorsement of former Secretary of the Navy and 9/11 Commission member John Lehman this morning.

Dr. John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy and 9/11 Commission member, is endorsing Republican candidate, Marc Savard for the 8th Congressional seat in Wisconsin.  Lehman has been a public and private sector leader wherever he has served, notably as President Reagan’s Navy Secretary during the rebuilding years of the country’s Military Defense. His career has spanned decades of business and public leadership roles.

 http://www.johnflehman.com/profile/index.html.

Lehman issued the following statement on his endorsement of Marc Savard:
“I believe Congress needs folks like Marc to step up and serve when our Country’s citizens are searching for candidates with clear, realistic thinking about the threats our Nation faces both abroad and at our borders. Marc will bring that seriousness of purpose so needed in Washington today to deal with the difficulties our country faces.”

Savard has earned the endorsement of many elected officials here in the 8th District, and now can add a distinguished national leader to those who believe he has the ability and thoughtfulness to take on the challenges our country faces.  “America should be thankful for the many contributions Lehman has made to protect our national security. I am honored to receive his support,” said Savard. (Source: Savard for Congress)

Some interesting endorsements touted by Marc Savard compared to the other candidates.  Will it catch people’s attention like his RV has is the question.

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R.I.P. Senator Robert Byrd 1917 – 2010

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Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) died this morning.

Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in American history, died Monday at the age of 92, a spokesman for the family said.

Byrd, a Democrat who served in the U.S. Senate since 1959, had been plagued by health problems in recent years and was confined to a wheelchair. He had skipped several votes in Congress in the past months.

Jesse Jacobs, a family spokesman, said Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va.

He was the oldest member of the 111th Congress.

Byrd held a number of leadership roles during his tenure in the Senate, including conference secretary, majority whip and majority leader — twice.

Prior to his death, Byrd worked as the president pro tempore — the second highest ranking official in the Senate and the highest ranking senator in the majority party, putting Byrd third in line to the presidency.

He also served as the senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Other committees on which Byrd served were the Senate Budget, Armed Services and Rules and Administration Committees.

Byrd, who never lost an election, cast more than 18,540 roll call votes — more than any other senator in U.S. history. He had a 98 percent attendance record in his more than five decades of service in the Senate, according to his Web site.

Byrd was born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. in North Wilkesboro, N.C., in 1917. When his mother died in the 1918 flu pandemic, he was sent to live with his aunt and uncle, who renamed him Robert Carlyle Byrd and raised him in the coal-mining region of southern West Virginia.

He received his law degree from American University in 1963, and his undergraduate degree from Marshall University in 1994 — at age 76.

Byrd was widely regarded as a pre-eminent expert on constitutional law and legislative procedures. Because of his intimate knowledge of Senate rules, he was both feared and respected by his political opponents.

He helped win ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty and was well known for steering federal dollars to his home state. He was also a strong opponent to the Iraq war and vehemently defended minority party rights in the Senate.

He was elected to Congress in 1952, representing West Virginia’s 6th Congressional District. Six years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. (Source: Fox News)

Condolences to the Byrd family.

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Philosopher’s World Cup

Hilarious!

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Government viewed as threat to liberties by almost half of Americans

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(H/T – Party of Know)

From CitizenLink.org

A Rasmussen Reports survey finds 48 percent of Americans consider government to be a threat to their individual rights.

Rick Manning, communications director for Americans for Limited Government, said this should not be a surprise. In fact, it was foreseen by the Founding Fathers.

“The entire Bill of Rights was passed because our Founding Fathers were fearful that the government would encroach upon individual rights,” he said.

The report also referenced correlating data released earlier this week, indicating that 62 percent believe politicians want the government to have more power and money, while 58 percent of the voters want them to have less.

Manning said the public’s growing rejection of government growth should be recognized by the Obama administration.

“They’re worried about encroaching on private property; they’re worried about encroaching on their ability to get a job; they’re worried that government is getting too big, too fast and needs to be reined in,” he said.

The survey additionally found 52 percent of Americans believe it is more important for government to protect individual rights than promote economic growth.

Read the whole report here.

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