VICTORIA’S SECRET II: SEAMAN’S FLIRTATION WITH THE DARK
SIDE
Following up on the unfortunate development regarding
Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman, who
in less than one-half of one term in office has already “gone native” and now
refuses to re-sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for her state senate
run.
Two points…
1.) Seaman says she
shouldn’t need to sign “a piece of paper.”
That we should just look at her record.
Or read her lips?
But in scrutinizing her record, it becomes clear that it’s
even more important for Seaman to sign.
Because despite being in the majority party - and, to her credit, voting
against the largest tax hike in state history - she nevertheless voted for not
one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven, not eight...but NINE
other bills that raised taxes or fees.
One can only image how Seaman would vote if the Democrats
regain control of the Legislature and she’s no longer bound by her written Tax
Pledge. Which is why we say, “In God we
trust, all others should sign the Pledge.”
2.) The danger signs
aren’t just that Seaman is now refusing to sign the Tax Pledge.
The problem is she seems to be distancing herself publicly
from ANYTHING that might paint her as a conservative – not unlike the
transformation we saw in Sen. Tax Hike
Mike Roberson a couple years back.
In fact, not only is Seaman not signing the Tax Pledge, she’s
also refused to sign onto the conservative “Contract with Nevada” platform that
conservative Assemblyman Brent Jones
developed.
Clearly Seaman has had a taste of the Carson City Kool-Aid
and wants more.
Clearly she’s distancing
herself publicly from the conservatives and conservatism that helped get her
elected in the first place under the mistaken notion that she has to run to the middle
to get elected to the Big Kids’ table in the Legislature.
And she just might get away from it.
Seaman is betting that conservatives have no place else to
go.
If Republican Assemblyman Erv Nelson – who voted for the $1.4
billion tax hike – jumps in the race and primaries Seaman, many conservatives
will certainly hold their nose and vote for her as the “lesser of two evils.”
Ditto in the general election against the Democrat candidate
if Seaman wins the primary.
Seriously.
You're gonna see and hear some other conservatives come to Seaman's
defense on this, pointing to her generally conservative voting record
last session, and saying we should trust her...especially if Nelson
challenges her.
OK, fine.
But
with so many other deserving, proud, unapologetic
conservative candidates running next year already, how many grassroots
conservatives - who have been burned so badly so often by so many before
- are going to be willing
to go the extra mile and donate to Seaman's campaign or walk
door-to-door for
her?
And how badly will that decided
lack of enthusiasm for her campaign hurt her campaign?
Fortunately, the campaign season is still young.
So far Seaman is just flirting with the dark
side. She hasn’t completely gone over
yet. There’s still time for this
prodigal daughter to come to her senses, summon up her “inner Reagan” and
embrace openly the principled conservatism she claims to represent.
You can contact the Assemblywoman through her website. Click here
But remember, these politicians can rationalize
anything. They can sell, as the saying
goes, ice to Eskimos. Her explanations
will sound “reasonable.” But the bottom
line for conservatives is this…
If she won’t sign the Tax Pledge and the Contract with
Nevada…Houston, we have a problem!
DON’T MISS “RIGHTOBERFEST!”
Please join me next week for Rightoberfest! – a Citizen
Outreach mixer/happy hour.
Where: Mundo Restaurant in the World Market Center, downtown Las Vegas.When: Tuesday, October 13, 2015. 5:00 - ??? Pacific.(Note: The date has been changed from an earlier notice saying it was on Monday the 12th - because Monday the 12th is Columbus Day and Columbus wasn't German!)
Plus German beer specials - at a Mexican restaurant!
(Who said conservatives don’t know how to do Hispanic
outreach?!)
FREE admission. FREE parking.
Bring
a guest - or two, or three. No RSVP
needed.
Be there or be talked about!
2016 GOP “GANG OF 13” PRIMARIES
Here’s a list of the 13 RINO state Assemblymen (and one
bonus RINO) who voted for the largest tax hike in Nevada’s history during the
2015 legislative session, along with the names of candidates expected to
challenge them in GOP primaries in 2016.
If you have any information on additional challengers and/or
the challenger’s campaign website address, please shoot the info to me for
inclusion and updates to the list…
INCUMBENT RINO: Assembly Speaker-of-the-Weak John Hambrick – District 2
CHALLENGER: Kelly
Hurst*
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Erv Nelson – District 5
CHALLENGER: Tony Baca
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman David Gardner – District 9
CHALLENGER: Diana
Orrock
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury – Clark
CHALLENGER: Craig
Mueller
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Paul Anderson – District 13
CHALLENGER: Leonard Foster*
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Derek Armstrong-Anderson – District 21
CHALLENGER: tbd
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Pat “RINO” Hickey – District 25 (QUIT!)
CHALLENGER: Jill
Tolles
CHALLENGER: Jennifer
Terhune
CHALLENGER: Kimberlie
King-Patraw
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Randy “Kirner Tax” Kirner – District 26 (QUIT!)
CHALLENGER: Lisa
Krasner
CHALLENGER: Jason
Guinasso
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Stephen Silberkraus – District 29
CHALLENGER: Amy
Groves
INCUMBENT RINO: Ass. James
“The Big Selloutski” Oscarson – District 36
CHALLENGER: Rusty Stanberry
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Glenn Trowbridge – District 37
CHALLENGER: Jim Marchant
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill – District 40
CHALLENGER: Kiran
Hill
INCUMBENT RINO: Assemblyman Lynn “The Bug Man” Stewart – District
42
CHALLENGER: Richard Bunce
BONUS INCUMBENT RINO: Ass. Chris “Let’s Make a Deal” Edwards** - District
19
CHALLENGER: Connie Foust
* Asterisk indicates candidates who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge** Candidate voted for the tax hike before voting against it
2016 RINO TAX-HIKING SENATE PRIMARIES
INCUMBENT: Sen. Greg Brower (District 15) [QUIT!]
ANOINTED RINO REPLACEMENT: Heidi Gansert
CHALLENGER: tbd
INCUMBENT: Sen. Mark Lipparelli (District 6) [QUIT!]
CHALLENGER:
Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman
INCUMBENT: Sen. Scott Hammond (District 18)
CHALLENGER: tbd
INCUMBENT: Sen. “Tax
Hike Mike” Roberson (not up until 2018)
INCUMBENT: Sen. Ben “Blue Dog” Kieckhefer (not up until
2018)
INCUMBENT: Sen. Joe Hardy (not up until 2018)
INCUMBENT: Sen. Patricia Farley (not up until 2018)
INCUMBENT: Sen. Becky Harris (not up until 2018)
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