Governors

Over the years I've seen hundreds of student election polls. The one thing I've learned is that the younger the child the more directly they reflect their parent's views. Trust the kids to tell you about their parents.This from PolWatcher Ryan Alessi:Republican presidential candidate John McCain edged Democrat Barack Obama among the 845 Kentucky Governors Scholars who participated in a mock electi

This is really the first foreclosure that I have seen in the exclusive Governors Club in Brentwood, Tennessee. It was originally built by Turnberry Homes in 2004 and is their very popular Newcastle open floor plan. It is a 5 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom, 3 car, 4,819 square foot Mediterranean style house on an acre. The home features extensive hardwood floors, granite counters on every surface, a chef's

The Sorensen Institute’s gala honoring Senator John Warner last night in Arlington was a star packed spectacle of Virginia politics.  All of Virginia’s living governors attended: Kaine, Warner, Gilmore, Allen, Wilder, Baliles, Robb, and Holton.  Other notables I saw included Chairman Hager, Rep. Wittman, Del. Moran, Sen. Deeds, and a host of candidates seeking office.     I sat at a table provided by big time Democratic donor Suzann [...]

Norman D. Tripp, 69, of Fort Lauderdale, is slated to become the newest member of the Florida Board of Governors. Tripp is founding partner of the Tripp Scott law firm, which currently is headed by former Florida Senate president Jim...

The 2010 Ohio governors race is already getting set with this revelation.Former U.S. Rep. John R. Kasich says he's prepared to leave a lucrative private-sector career and run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010.He's probably the republican's best chance of defeating Ted Strickland in 2010. Most candidates with the stature to knock off Strickland were mortally wounded in the republican massacre of 2006.It is widely expected that Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland will run for a second term, although he hasn't committed to it. If Kasich runs, he might not be the only Republican in the race. Former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine and former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman of Cincinnati also have indicated interest in the governor's office.I can't see DeWine being a factor. I suppose Rob Portman could

Spinning Wheel Hispanic, Early 19th Century Handmade of cottonwood Old Spanish Trail: An Exhibition Celebrating the Early Trading Route Between Santa Fe and Los Angeles May 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008 Called "the longest, crookedest, most arduous pack mule...

Spinning Wheel Hispanic, Early 19th Century Handmade of cottonwood Old Spanish Trail: An Exhibition Celebrating the Early Trading Route Between Santa Fe and Los Angeles May 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008 Called "the longest, crookedest, most arduous pack mule...

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV), the country's central bank, will organize ASEAN Central Bank Governors Meeting (ACGM) and ASEAN Central Bank Deputies Meeting (ACDM) in central Danang city late this month. Central bank deputy governors from ASEAN member countries will convene prior to the fourth ACGM to prepare contents for their leaders' conference, said the SBV on its website yesterday. The

An observation on Speed Governors- English translation at the bottom ಮ೦ಗಳೂರು ಉಡುಪಿ ಕು೦ದಾಪುರ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಬಸ್ಸಿನ ಚಾಲಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಬಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಯಮವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಿಸಿ ಬಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವವರ ಮತ್ತು ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗುವವರನ್ನು ಭಯಭೀತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಈ ಭಾಗದ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಗೊತ್ತಿರೋ ವಿಚಾರ. ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಸ್ಸಿನ ಚಾಲಕನೂ ಅತಿ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಡ್ರೈವಿ೦ಗ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ರ

Here is a somewhat hastily created list of previous governors who have found themselves in hot water. As I can find additional information, I will add it to each entry.John Quitman, MS (1851) - indicted, resignedZebulon Vance, SC (1865) - arrested as ConfederateDavid Butler, NE (1871) - impeached, removed, then impeachment was expungedWilliam H. Holden, NC (1871) - impeached, removedRufus Brown Bullock, GA (1871) - resigned, acquittedAdelbert Ames, MS (1876) - impeached, resignedWilliam Sulzer, NY (1913) - impeached, removedJames E. Ferguson, TX (1917) - indicted, resigned right before impeachmentJohn C. Walton, OK (1923) - impeached, removedWarren T. McCray, IN (1924) - convicted, resigned, then pardonedHenry S. Johnston, OK (1929) - impeached, removedHenry Horton, TN (1931) - impeached,

42...Yes 42 out of the 50 Governors supported Congress in the SCHIP battle and urged the President not to veto. 4 Territorial Governors also support the bill42 Governors! Here's the list;Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-Minnesota)Governor Edward G. Rendell (D-Pennsylvania)Governor James H. Douglas (R-Vermont)Governor Jon S. Corzine (D-New JerseyGovernor Janet Napolitano (D-Arizona)Governor Deval Patrick (D-Massachusetts)Governor Ruth Ann Minner (D-Delaware)Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (D-Michigan)Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Connecticut)Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-Montana)Governor Mike Beebe (D-Arkansas)Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D-Louisiana)Governor M. Michael Rounds (R-South Dakota)Governor Bill Ritter (D-Colorado)Governor John Baldacci (D-Maine)Governor Brad Henry (D-Oklahoma)Governor Martin O’Malley (D-Maryland)Governor Benigno Fitial (D-Northern Mariana Islands)Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois)Governor Felix Perez Camacho (R-Guam)Governor Christine O. Gregoire (D-Washington

Taken from Grizzly Groundswell. Grizzly Groundswell is a conservative movement to get conservative involved in their own backyards and to get rid of the socialist squirrels and weasles in office.  And to get conservatives in office.  It is a great place to  go and see what is going on all over the country. If you are from any of the states without a governor, then go over and sign up.  Also if you are from Illinois and want to join me in getting rid of the weasles in the Democratic Republic of Illinois, send me an email or join up and tell Chad that you are from Illinois and want to join up with me in getting rid of the Socialist squirrels in Illinois. WI:  arclightzero of  A [sometimes] Logical View of the Illogical & KTLK TALKSPOT NH:  mpinkeyes   of Wake Up America ND:  Rob Port of Say Anything Blog HI:   mickbearof Thoughts from a recovering addict IL:   Stix from Stix Blog MI:   Yoopers of

There are only three, but they're good ones;Kentucky: Incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher looks like he's in big trouble against Democratic former Lt. Governor Steve Beshear, who has led by double digits since he won the primary back in May. Lean DemocraticLouisiana: An open seat is the best hope for the Democrats, and even thought it's open, Rep. Bobby Jindal of Metarie is way ahead, but don't count Chalmette State Rep. Walter Boasso out just yet. If it goes to a runoff, Boasso has a shot. Not a very good one though. Lean RepublicanMississippi: Haley Barbour is too popular here, he should be on the Republican VP shortlist or even the 2012 Presidential candidate shortlist should they loose next year. The only Democrat running is John Arthur Eaves, Jr, a pro-life, anti-gay marriage Democrat who has declared; “I am a Democrat because I am a Christian.” It may play well in conservative Mississippi, but conservatives down there have no issue with Barbour. Solid Republican

This is real quick because you need to take action fast. We now have 13 Governors lobbying for more H-1B guest worker Visas. Here are our Benedict Arnold Governors selling out their constituents Please note that a major corporate lobbying firm is where this letter is posted. Nice huh, to have United States Governors speak from [...]

Eight new governors – four of them serving for the first time – have been elected to represent their branches on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Six incumbent governors were reelected. Newcomers to the board are Henry Winkler, actors branch; Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographers; Richard Pearce, documentary; and Charles Fox, music. Returning to the board after a hiatus are Dede Allen, film editors; Curt Behlmer, sound; Richard Edlund, visual effects; and Frank Pierson, writers.___________________________Sent by Adam Fendelman via the free Email Scheduler service.Register now at http://www.emailschedule.com

Ladies & Gentlemen, I have the story of the year for this humble little blog and website called HuntingLife.com. Several months ago Ben Nicholson was looking for some information on the Valles Caldera Wildlife Management area in New Mexico and he ran a search on google and up popped my article on how to apply for tags for the opportunity to hunt elk there. About that same time we also had a post about the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation holding a raffle for the New Mexico Governors tag for elk. Ben followed the link to the Valles Caldera and learned that he had missed the deadline and on a whim came back to HuntingLife.com and decided to buy a raffle ticket for the that RMEF raffle for the tag.HE WON!I got a comment on that post just after the raffle was finished and Ben was looking to sell the tag. New Mexico is the only state that allows you to transfer the tag if you have purchased it and/or won the tag. He asked me if he should put it up on ebay and I thought about it for two seconds

A player may now be awarded a penalty shot if he is fouled on a clear breakaway anywhere in the neutral or attacking zones. Previously, a penalty shot was awarded only when a player on a clear breakaway was fouled on the attacking side of the centre line. For more on the tweakings, see TSN.I don't mind the above rule as much. But I would really like to see the general obstruction calls lessened. There are too many penalties now! I hate watching powerplay after powerplay. If the players would stop all the obstruction then fine. But is that ever going to happen to a degree where we don't see 6 obstruction calls per team during most games? That's already 24 minutes of power play time in one game without the trips, roughing, etc included. Half of the minutes in games are special teams. Bullshit! How about only making the call if the obstruction actually impedes the puck handler's progress? T Tags: NHL rules changes

I don't believe in conspiracies, but this sounded a little fishy to me. I'll say it's just a coincidence to keep my unblemished record of non-paranoia. Anyways, three governors recently chose to take cheap shots at the president with the following poll-tested idiocies: First Ted Strickland: I remain concerned for the continued and unprecedented sacrifice our men and women in the Ohio National Guard bear in relation to the ongoing conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere," wrote Mr. Strickland. "As Governor of Ohio, I will continue to press for assurances that every Ohio Soldier is provided with the most up-to-date equipment and that every Ohio Soldier receives appropriate training. As I have expressed earlier, our Soldiers and their families deserve nothing less." He asked for a "timely" response to his request for Mr. Bush's assurances that Ohio soldiers will be provided with the most modern equipment, including individual body armor systems, M-4 rifles, and other weapons

A Listener/Reader sent this comment to me on the blog recently:At Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:50:00 PM, Anonymous said…I was listening to the Sean Hannity show on the radio today. There are credible sources in Sen Brownback's (presidential candidate) office, who said that Howard Dean phoned our Kansas Governor at 5:30 am and told her that she couldn't "allow" this "opportunity" to pass.She was told by Dean not to put in a request for assistance from the Feds, just to play it up and wait to hear for more orders from the Dems. Sean Hannity had information that Sen. Sam Brownback knows about this information. Let's see if he tells the truth about it.The Governor ought to resign her position for enterprising on a major catastrophe and so negatively impacting on the lives of those poor folks who are without homes and have dead to bury! What she did is unconscionable.So I did some checking around to see if there was an valilidity to the story and so far I have found these articles pertain

A list of Presidential candidates and the Governors who have endorsed them;DEMOCRATS;Hillary Rodham Clinton;Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-New York)Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Maryland)Gov. Jon Corzine (D-New Jersey)Barack Obama;Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois)Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)Bill Richardson;Gov. Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) Well obviouslyREPUBLICANSJohn McCain;Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-Indiana)Gov. Jon Huntsman (R-Utah)Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minnesota)Mike Huckabee;Gov. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota)Mitt Romney;Gov. Matt Blunt (R-Missouri)

The governors of Indonesia's three most forested provinces have pledged to jointly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from logging and land clearing to reduce the impact of climate change. Tropical rainforests absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, the main gas responsible for global warming. The governors of Aceh, Papua and Papua Barat provinces agreed on a policy of "environmentally friendly, sustainable economic development and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation." The unprecedented pact to reduce carbon emissions was made Thursday at a roundtable meeting in Bali at the site of the upcoming United Nations climate change conference in December. Facilitated by the World Bank, the roundtable was attended by representatives of the Indonesian central government, civil society, the international community, and the private sector.

The National Governors Association, which largely took a pass on the debate over the No Child Left Behind Act as it was being crafted six years ago, released recommendations this week for its renewal that aim to preserve the federal role in holding states accountable for student learning, while seeking greater flexibility in several key areas.Under the recommendations, which were also endorsed by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Association of State Boards of Education, states would get greater leeway in how they intervene in schools not meeting annual achievement targets, define highly qualified teachers, and measure the progress of English-language learners.This from Education Week.

I wouldn't normally post a press release but this one has the potential to further devastate the economy here in Michigan.  Should this bill pass, it's conservatively estimated that it will cost Michigan 19,000 in the first year alone. If you are a Realtor, these types of things are why you should be supporting you state associations political action fund. LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Association of REALTORS(R) and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce today unveiled a TV ad addressing Governor Granholm's 2% excise tax on services that will result in a $1.4 billion tax increase on families and job providers. The ad began airing today and highlights just some of the services the administration wants to tax. "With the housing industry already in trouble, this proposal will make it more expensive to build, buy, or sell a home in Michigan, said Brad Ward, Director of Public Policy and Legal Affairs for the Michigan Association of REALTORS(R). "This proposal will further imp

I wouldn't normally post a press release but this one has the potential to further devastate the economy here in Michigan. Should this bill pass, it's conservatively estimated that it will cost Michigan 19,000 in the first year alone. If you are a Realtor, these types of things are why you should be supporting you state associations political action fund. LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Association of REALTORS(R) and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce today unveiled a TV ad addressing Governor Granholm's 2% excise tax on services that will result in a $1.4 billion tax increase on families and job providers. The ad began airing today and highlights just some of the services the administration wants to tax. "With the housing industry already in trouble, this proposal will make it more expensive to build, buy, or sell a home in Michigan, said Brad Ward, Director of Public Policy and Legal Affairs for the Michigan Association of REALTORS(R). "This proposal will f

In EdWeek (3/7/07) Michele McNeil reports that our state Governors are getting ready to position themselves to influence the status of NCLB. Does anyone else think that our governors are just a little behind the times? McNeil writes:"The nation's governors, who were noticeably absent when Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act more than five years ago, are vowing to take a front-row seat as the law comes up for renewal this year." After five years of abdicating local control of education, our governors are getting ready to make their "big" move. McNeil writes that Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington and Gov. Donald Carcieri of Rhode Island are urging "fellow governors to work with their chief state school officers to appoint one person from each state to coordinate policy efforts on NCLB reauthorization. Representatives from all interested states will convene in the next couple of months to nail down changes the governors would like to see."That is the "big" move? This is only

Today on CNBC, the network interviewed two ex-fed governors at the same time for routine commentary ahead of tomorrow's FOMC decision on rates. The interview just ended about 2:20 PM EST. Former fed governors Alfred Broaddus (ex-Richmond) and Robert Parry (ex-San Francisco) both commented that they would expect the next rate move to be a hike rather than an ease. No specific timeframe was given and inflation and equilibrium were both noted as higher than recent trend comfort. One metric CNBC posted was that The Financial Times says 40% of fund managers expect a hike in next 6 months. This was more targeted for 2007 than 2006, and no specifics were given other than a "trend." Just yesterday PIMCO's Bill Gross, perhaps the big daddy of the bond market, was saying rate cuts would be necessary in 2007. One needs to recall that ex-Fed governors are not as widely tuned in as the markets think and they often get current predictions wrong. That isn't meant to discredit the statements