Sources close to Senator Jason Atkinson confirm a decision on his possible run for governor is close. Rumors of his run have been floating around Oregon’s political community for some time and now that the Legislative Session is over the Senator has reportedly begun to assemble a team. Atkinson was bolstered by recent
polls that show he has strong support even though he has not formally announced or started any kind of campaign.
Senator Atkinson’s entry into the governor’s race raises some interesting questions:
1) What contrast will Atkinson bring to the other candidate(s) in the race rumored of otherwise?
2) How will the decision affect the Alley Campaign? Will he need to walk faster?
3) What advice do you have for either candidate?
4) Who will you be supporting in a primary and why?
1.listen to your constituents
2.Don't get caught up in the panic of the day
3.Use your head
4.Use common sense
5.Be a leader
If Greg Walden runs for governor, Jason will not. However, Jason would then run for Walden's House seat.
That is the one big thing left to be decided between the two of them, and neither one will make a formal announcement without the other knowing ahead of time so things can be set in motion.
Either way, Jason is running for a higher office in 2010, and I wish him well. He is a good conservative who believes in limited government and lower taxes and regulations. He can articulate a conservative argument for social issues without becoming "the religious" candidate. And, he is a genuinely nice and likeable guy - something lacking in politics among all parties.
If you have to pander to win, then it is not a win.
You certainly didn't help "our" party much when you signed Dr. No's letter against Measure 8 Spending cap.
Talk about dooming.
You Sir are a RINO.
He's made some disturbing votes over the years.
Obviously better than Alley but I don't think Atkinson's tough enough to hold up in the clinches.
Just my opinion but go ahead and dispute it.
OK...so, maybe you should get to know him better.
Jason is probably the most likeable person in the legislature. If anything, he is too nice and personable - if Jason has a flaw, it is that he may try to hard to get along when we need someone who can play dirty hardball the way the left has done. You don't win by playing nice. You win by defeating your enemies. If Jason can learn this much about politics, he can go far and do great things. If doesn't, he will be the nice guy who comes in second place.
Stand tall and proud. Don't pander.
That is all I ask.
Oregon Senate Cracks Down on Bullying in Schools
Bullying in schools is not limited to physical acts, nor does it stop after elementary school; it effects children’s learning environment and mental well-being, and also has the potential to affect many for their entire life. Yesterday the Senate recognized the seriousness of bullying in the K-12 system in Oregon, and passed HB 2599, which cracks down on bullying in Oregon’s schools.
Alley and Atkinson would be better for Oregon than Straub, Goldschmidt, Roberts, Kitzhaber and Kulongoski.```Alas, the Dems rule Oregon and a conservative's best hope is that that DeFazio keeps Bradbury from happening. Period!
At least conservatives could have counted on Smith to oppose most of the Obamation currently running amok.
Likewise, if Walden becomes Governor and Atkinson is elected to the House, after two terms he would be ready for the Senate, In the long term, I believe the Senate will probably be his path - just a question of where to stop along the way.
Yes, the Dems appear worse, yet the insanity that's gone on for too long must be stopped.
I double dog dare him to come back on Lars' show and make himself perfect;y clear on this issue.
Sign me as something who believes Iowa's Congressional Rep, (R) Steve King, is right on for US.
When Lars went off on Jason over amnesty during the 2006 primary, I wasn't just listening to the radio. I was ON HOLD TO BE THE NEXT CALLER ON THE AIR.
Lars totally mischaracterized Jason. He set out to sabotage his campaign. There is no other rational explanation, unless you want to believe that Lars is just plain insane.
Jason has always opposed amnesty. He has always opposed using state funds to provide any benefits for illegal aliens beyond the minimum mandated by federal law - and he also opposes the federal laws that mandate certain benefits. He has always opposed in-state tuition and driver licenses for illegal aliens. At the time of the incident, Jason was discussing "guest workers."
Now, here is the newsflash for some of you Lars fanatics - it is possible to have a guest worker program without amnesty. It is called the H1 visa, which allows an employer to sponsor a legal immigrant to work in the U.S. We have been doing this for years, and it is important to continue to do it. Jason supports an immigration policy that includes a guest worker program to bring law abiding workers into the U.S. So do I.
Now, on incident day, the President had recently said during the state of the union address that we needed immigration reform that included a guest worker program and rejected amnesty. You can debate the honesty of George W. Bush elsewhere. But that's what GWB said. So Lars asked Jason if he agreed with GWB that we needed a guest worker program, and Jason said yes. This set Lars off - there was screaming, literally, by Lars, and after a few minutes of filibustering abuse, Jason decided to leave the show.
I would have, too.
Now, you say you "double dog dare" Jason to go back on the show and explain himself. Well, I got news for you: HE DID. Several days later, Jason agreed to go back on the show. He explained, in great detail, his beliefs on immigration. He discussed the House and Senate bills both under consideration, and explained that he supported the House bill that rejected amnesty. He explained that the Senate bill which included amnesty was flawed and he didn't support it. And he explained that, while he agreed with the rhetoric of GWB during the state of the union, he had concerns about what GWB actually wanted.
So what did Lars do? Lars immediately went into a rant and told Jason if he supports guest workers in any way, he must support amnesty, and that he could never, ever, support him for any office because of that.
Lars made no sense. As I said, he either wanted to torpedo Jason, or he is batshit crazy. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he had reasons to suddenly support Saxton - reasons other than immigration. I don't know what they would be, but I'll concede he must have had them. However, Lars's actions on this whole debacle in no way reflect on the truth of the matter.
And so, WND, I now challenge you. I double dog dare you to admit that Jason is NOT soft on illegal immigration and that, as such, he must be a candidate you can at least consider supporting.
Have I made myself perfectly clear on this issue?
Ways and meanwhile, I admit to being in the camp with US Rep Steve King, R-IA and his solution for the illegal immigration insurgency that's killing US (not so) softly with LaRaza, MUCha, Latino Kings and nutso wise Latinas.
Ways and meanswhile, I admit to being in camp with US Rep Steve King, R-IA and his solution for the illegal immigration insurgency that's killing US (not so) softly with LaRaza, MUChA, Latino Kings and nutso wise Latinas.