Comments on: The Responsibility of Governing: TX Governor Perry Looking Forward http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/ Just another RedState: Conservative News and Community weblog Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-436 Achance Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:03:45 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-436 I remarked elsewhere that my wife and I racked our brains to remember the last time a cabinet level appointee was denied confirmation and couldn't remember one. That's thirty-five of Alaska's fifty years covered. Turns out the reason we couldn't remember it one is because it has never happened before. I remarked elsewhere that my wife and I racked our brains to remember the last time a cabinet level appointee was denied confirmation and couldn’t remember one. That’s thirty-five of Alaska’s fifty years covered. Turns out the reason we couldn’t remember it one is because it has never happened before.

]]> By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-435 Achance Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:56:13 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-435 had he kept his mouth shut on the Juneau Senate appointment. When you're the AG, you don't publicly say stuff like "don't worry if it's legal or illegal" even if it is true. He's like a lot of trial attornies I've dealt with who tried to transition into politics, his own worst enemy because everything is an argument that he has to win. Under any circumstances, it would have been a very controversial appointment even among the Rs; the Ds hate him. had he kept his mouth shut on the Juneau Senate appointment. When you’re the AG, you don’t publicly say stuff like “don’t worry if it’s legal or illegal” even if it is true. He’s like a lot of trial attornies I’ve dealt with who tried to transition into politics, his own worst enemy because everything is an argument that he has to win.

Under any circumstances, it would have been a very controversial appointment even among the Rs; the Ds hate him.

]]> By: AKSteveB http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-434 AKSteveB Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:10:31 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-434 I forgot to pass along the verbiage he used when asked if he still felt the same way about gays. He said "well I don't like lima beans, but if I was representing the Bean Council, that wouldn't be a problem, same thing here." You can't make this stuff up. I forgot to pass along the verbiage he used when asked if he still felt the same way about gays. He said “well I don’t like lima beans, but if I was representing the Bean Council, that wouldn’t be a problem, same thing here.”

You can’t make this stuff up.

]]> By: AKSteveB http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-433 AKSteveB Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:57:54 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-433 for three reasons. 1) He is against Native preferences. Most of the Repubs who voted against him were from rural districts. 2) He's a real loose cannon. In a 1993 letter to the Alaska Bar Association newsletter, he stated that an Anchorage ordinance barring the municipality and its contractors from discriminating against employees based on sexual preference: “This bill seems to give extra rights to a group whose lifestyle was a crime only a few years ago, and whose beliefs are certainly immoral in the eyes of anyone with some semblance of intelligence and moral character.” and he went on to call gays perverts and degenerates. That doesn't play real well even in a red state, especially one with strong libertarian leanings. He refused to disassociate himself from any of that in his hearings, even though he did say he wouldn't let his personal views affect the job. He also released what was a pretty bizzare letter, on AG letterhead, denying some allegations with the much needed information that he and his wife only "learned about love-making after we were married" and the like. 3) what pushed it over the top were his directions and opinions on the open Juneau seat. He said this quote “It seems to me the most important thing that can be done by the Senate is not argue with legal or illegal but to appoint somebody to represent Juneau,” Ross told a reporter Wednesday." He later denied it, but it was apparently on tape. He was also behind the strategy of sending three names for the Juneau seat, including two already rejected. Without this, he probably would have been narrowly confirmed. for three reasons.

1) He is against Native preferences. Most of the Repubs who voted against him were from rural districts.

2) He’s a real loose cannon. In a 1993 letter to the Alaska Bar Association newsletter, he stated that an Anchorage ordinance barring the municipality and its contractors from discriminating against employees based on sexual preference: “This bill seems to give extra rights to a group whose lifestyle was a crime only a few years ago, and whose beliefs are certainly immoral in the eyes of anyone with some semblance of intelligence and moral character.” and he went on to call gays perverts and degenerates. That doesn’t play real well even in a red state, especially one with strong libertarian leanings. He refused to disassociate himself from any of that in his hearings, even though he did say he wouldn’t let his personal views affect the job. He also released what was a pretty bizzare letter, on AG letterhead, denying some allegations with the much needed information that he and his wife only “learned about love-making after we were married” and the like.

3) what pushed it over the top were his directions and opinions on the open Juneau seat. He said this quote “It seems to me the most important thing that can be done by the Senate is not argue with legal or illegal but to appoint somebody to represent Juneau,” Ross told a reporter Wednesday.” He later denied it, but it was apparently on tape. He was also behind the strategy of sending three names for the Juneau seat, including two already rejected. Without this, he probably would have been narrowly confirmed.

]]> By: IJB http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-432 IJB Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:33:35 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-432 If it's because the Legislature "got their feelings hurt" somewhere along the line, that won't play well. (We get that a lot, in places like CA.) If the nominee was rejected for some sort of tangible cause, I'd like to here more about it... If it’s because the Legislature “got their feelings hurt” somewhere along the line, that won’t play well. (We get that a lot, in places like CA.)

If the nominee was rejected for some sort of tangible cause, I’d like to here more about it…

]]> By: AKSteveB http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-431 AKSteveB Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:29:29 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-431 to the effect of ... she should stay in the lower 48 because she's too good for Alaska. We may be finding some common ground here to the effect of … she should stay in the lower 48 because she’s too good for Alaska. We may be finding some common ground here

]]> By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-430 Achance Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:55:01 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-430 From the Fairbanks News-Miner How they voted: Alaska House (Richard Foster, D-Nome, who caucuses with the largely Republican majority, was excused) Yeas - 16 John Cohill, R-North Pole Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Anchorage Anna Fairclough, R-Eagle River Carl Gatto, R-Palmer John Harris, R-Valdez Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage Carl Johnson, R-Anchorage Wes Keller, R-Wasilla Mike Kelly, R-Fairbanks Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau Mark Neuman, R-Wasilla Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks Bill Stoltze, R-Eagle River Nays - 23: Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak Bob Buch, D-Anchorage Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage Harry Crawford, D-Anchorage Mike Doogan, D-Anchorage Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham Les Gara, D-Anchorage Berta Gardener, D-Anchorage Max Gruenberg, D-Anchorage David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks Bob Herron, D-Bethel, but member of Majority Lindsey Holmes, D-Anchorage Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, but member of Majority Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau Pete Petersen, D-Anchorage Woodie Salmon, D-Chalkytsik Paul Seaton, R-Homer Bill Thomas, R-Haines Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell Senate Yea - 7 Con Bunde, R-Anchorage Fred Dyson, R-Eagle River Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage Linda Menard, R-Wasilla Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage Gene Therriault, R-North Pole Nay - 12 Bettye Davis, D-Anchorage Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage Hollis French, D-Anchorage Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon Donald Olson, D-Nome Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks Bert Stedman, R-Sitka Joe Thomas, D-Fairbanks Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak No D voted to confirm WAR, including those who are in the Republican majority caucus. Several powerful Republican committee chairs abandoned him and I think she has so alienated Bert Stedman that he'd vote against a resolution approving of the Second Coming if it came to the floor referred as "Rules at the Governor's Request." The Ds are no surprise though before the VP thing some of them would have gone along with her. That many Rs bailing and the fact that several of them are powerful committee chairs tells a story. From the Fairbanks News-Miner

How they voted:

Alaska House

(Richard Foster, D-Nome, who caucuses with the largely Republican

majority, was excused)

Yeas – 16

John Cohill, R-North Pole

Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Anchorage

Anna Fairclough, R-Eagle River

Carl Gatto, R-Palmer

John Harris, R-Valdez

Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage

Carl Johnson, R-Anchorage

Wes Keller, R-Wasilla

Mike Kelly, R-Fairbanks

Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage

Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage

Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau

Mark Neuman, R-Wasilla

Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna

Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks

Bill Stoltze, R-Eagle River

Nays – 23:

Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak

Bob Buch, D-Anchorage

Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski

Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage

Harry Crawford, D-Anchorage

Mike Doogan, D-Anchorage

Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham

Les Gara, D-Anchorage

Berta Gardener, D-Anchorage

Max Gruenberg, D-Anchorage

David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks

Bob Herron, D-Bethel, but member of Majority

Lindsey Holmes, D-Anchorage

Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan

Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, but member of Majority

Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks

Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau

Pete Petersen, D-Anchorage

Woodie Salmon, D-Chalkytsik

Paul Seaton, R-Homer

Bill Thomas, R-Haines

Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage

Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell

Senate

Yea – 7

Con Bunde, R-Anchorage

Fred Dyson, R-Eagle River

Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla

Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage

Linda Menard, R-Wasilla

Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage

Gene Therriault, R-North Pole

Nay – 12

Bettye Davis, D-Anchorage

Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage

Hollis French, D-Anchorage

Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel

Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon

Donald Olson, D-Nome

Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks

Bert Stedman, R-Sitka

Joe Thomas, D-Fairbanks

Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage

Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai

Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak

No D voted to confirm WAR, including those who are in the Republican majority caucus. Several powerful Republican committee chairs abandoned him and I think she has so alienated Bert Stedman that he’d vote against a resolution approving of the Second Coming if it came to the floor referred as “Rules at the Governor’s Request.” The Ds are no surprise though before the VP thing some of them would have gone along with her. That many Rs bailing and the fact that several of them are powerful committee chairs tells a story.

]]> By: AKSteveB http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-429 AKSteveB Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:11:24 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-429 By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-427 Achance Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:54:40 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-427 today by a vote of 35 nay, 23 yea. I don't have the individual yeas and nays yet, but I'd surmise all the Ds and quite a few Rs voted no. They also refused to confirm her nominee to the Board of Fisheries and the Senate Democrats have refused to even vote on her 3 person list of nominees, one of which withdrew his name today. She might oughta have been here for the vote. My wife an I both have racked our brains and neither of us can remember the last time a cabinet level appointee was rejected, certainly not in the last twenty years. today by a vote of 35 nay, 23 yea. I don’t have the individual yeas and nays yet, but I’d surmise all the Ds and quite a few Rs voted no. They also refused to confirm her nominee to the Board of Fisheries and the Senate Democrats have refused to even vote on her 3 person list of nominees, one of which withdrew his name today. She might oughta have been here for the vote.

My wife an I both have racked our brains and neither of us can remember the last time a cabinet level appointee was rejected, certainly not in the last twenty years.

]]> By: Raven http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/04/15/the-responsibility-of-governing-tx-governor-perry-looking-forward/#comment-415 Raven Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:13:48 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/hogan/?p=162#comment-415 As far as what's going to Actually Happen. I think we're all watching for his next move. As far as what’s going to Actually Happen. I think we’re all watching for his next move.

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