Ballot Measure 113, passed by the people of Oregon, said a legislator with ten or more unexcused absences would not be eligible to serve in the future. (It should be noted that while this measure was the product of a collection of far left organizations, the Republicans who would be affected by it did not bother to file a single argument against it. Not one.) In 2023, 10 Senators (9 Republicans and one Independent, Brian Boquist) had more than 10 absences that Senate President Rob Wagner refused to excuse. (It was an email newsletter from Brian Boquist that prompted this post.) There is some d ..read more

REPUBLICAN SENATOR’S HOLD THE LINE 05.24.2023. Today once again, the only Republican Senators to show up for the circus in Salem were Dick Anderson and David Brock Smith. All other Republican Senators have refused to be there to promote the Marxist agenda of the Democrats. Senator Janeen Sollman extended  “courtesies” to… herself, for being on the cover of a magazine with Republican Senator Lynn Findley. Meanwhile, over on the House side, the Republicans dutifully showed up to, not only help pass Democrat bills, they once again expedited them by having Kim Wallan move to suspend the rule ..read more

                                            “Dr” Lisa Reynolds 05.02.2023 HB 2005 passed as expected today in the Oregon House. Also as expected, the sponsor and carrier of the bill began her floor speech with a string of lies. It is the way of the elected Democrats. House Rep Lisa Reynolds, who claims to be a pediatrician, said that 120 people are killed “by guns” every day. They were killed by guns, not people. She went on to laud the ability of schools to ban licensed handgun posses ..read more

Gun owners had a few brief hours of elation after the release of the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association vs Bruen. They were quickly whipsawed back to reality mere hours later when the Senate passed sweeping new gun restrictions.  The US House joined the Senate the following day to send the legislation to Joe Biden for his signature. The left immediately, and predictably, lost its collective mind and declared the ruling the end of the world. It was only the decision on Roe v Wade, released the following day, that distracted them from their hyperbolic hy ..read more

12.10.2021   As you probably know, a “special session” of the Oregon Legislature has been called for Monday, Dec 13th. Democrats are claiming that this session will be used to address their botched attempts to provide rent payments for Oregonians who were put out of work by the Governor’s shut down of much of Oregon’s economy through lockdowns. As with most programs run by Oregon, the rent relief program failed miserably. Even some people who actually got taxpayer-funded checks found out they were bad due to yet another scew-up by another Oregon agency. Oregonians depending on the state ..read more

05.21.2021 You would think this would be a wake up call to Drazan and Girod. But instead they will continue to bloviate and grovel. And Oregon will burn ..read more

05.18.2021 Goodbye Columbus Celebrating Columbus Day has often brought reminders of pain and suffering experienced by native people. By dedicating this new state holiday, Oregonians will be encouraged to learn, grow and celebrate our state’s native communities. Voting yes: Drazan Boshart Davis Lewis Morgan Smith DB Zika Hayden Levy Moore-Green Smith G Anderson Knopp Hansell Kennemer ..read more

07.30.2020   Oregon’s Marxist revolution continues with one more night of extremely violent peacefulprotests. (Yes, that is one word now.) Peacefulprotest Portland     The mainstream media is now providing health tips if you plan to riot at a peacefulprotest. KGW TV reached out to a “Doctor” Bhuyan for this advice: “For most people, they are able to go to protests safely as long as they are wearing a mask” KGW suggested the following items to bring along for your next looting spree. A face mask – to protect from COVID-19 and from tear gas and pepper spray Water – to stay hydrat ..read more

07.08.2020 Yesterday we told you about hearings scheduled for the “Joint Committee on Transparent Policing and Use of Force Reform.” We were openly skeptical that this committee would be addressing “police reforms” in anything resembling an unbiased fashion. If anything, that prediction grossly underestimated how extreme the bias would be. It’s difficult to describe the hearing without sounding like we’re exaggerating so we suggest you consider listening to it yourself. But if you don’t have the time (or the stomach) for it, here are the highlights. Dr. Alisha R. Moreland-Capuia, M.D., (Execut ..read more

The election results are in.   Once again, the Republicans have nominated several candidates who strongly embrace liberal Democrat values. In HD 14, the Republican House nominee is Richard Cunningham who proudly identifies as an anti gun, Hillary Clinton supporter. His opponent in the race was Alison Rhodes, a strong supporter of gun rights. In House District 20, liberal gun grabber Selma Pierce narrowly defeated pro-gun Kevin Chambers. Once again, the Republican Party allowed candidates to run under their banner who either stand for the principles of the other side or who can hardly be ..read more