An important part of the Coalition

Quoted in the WSJ Washington Wire, "Pawlenty Applauds ‘New Republican Party’":

“If you look at this field of likely 2012 candidates,” he said, “all of them appeal to just one or two” of the conservative factions: the defense hawks, the strong social conservatives, the small government types, the libertarians.

“But I will be the only one in the race who can authentically and genuinely appeal to all of them,” he asserted.

Editor's comment - Of course, we Pro-Defense libertarians long for a candidate with appeal to the defense hawks and small government types, libertarians. With Sarah apparently not running, Ted Nugent, where are you?

From Eric Dondero:

Not all is well in hyper-liberal San Francisco. Some of the local civil libertarians are rebelling against ever encroaching Nanny-State rules and regulation.

The famed Borderlands in the Mission district, described by the SFist blog as a "libertarian SF cafe bookstore," posted the following sign in the window:

Our Nanny State Would Like to Remind Us: Smoking Only 1) at the curb, or 2) if no curb, At least 15 ft. from exits, entrances, operable windows, & vents.
You should also eat all your vegetables, chew with your mouth closed, brush your teeth, and stop slouching already. Did you write a thank-you note to Aunt Edna for those nice socks? Good. Now finish your homework and get to bed at a reasonable time.

We would like to add that, while slowly poisoning yourself it's a good idea to remain 15 ft (4.572 m) away from open buckets of gasoline or similar fuels. It would also be best to avoid mummies, the Scarecrow of Oz, Frankenstein's Monster, and other flammable film icons.

Of course the above admonitions apply to tobacco as well as anything else you might be smoking nudge, nudge, wink, wink. The lighting of incense is also heavily discouraged. We cannot legally forbid the application of way too much perfume/cologne but...

Borderlands is a home of sorts to the annual Promestheus Awards for libertarian Sci Fi, sponsored by the Libertarian Futurist Society.

BREAKING...

From Eric Dondero:

Tea Party Republican Mark Fish was elected yesterday to the Chairmanship of the Libertarian Party of Alaska. The annual convention was held in Anchorage at the Lion's Head Best Western. Over 40 delegates attended.

Fish was a Republican candidate for State House in 2008. He was also deeply involved in the Joe Miller for US Senate campaign against Lisa Murkowski in 2010. Behind the scenes he was instrumental in ensuring that the Libertarian Party would not allow Senator Murkowski on their ticket for the Fall election, after she had lost to Miller in the primary.

Fish is a staunch gun rights advocate, and outdoorsman. He is also a US Army Veteran.

Note - In Alaska, the Libertarian Party has a tradition of working closely with Republicans. In 2006, the full membership of the LP Executive Committee endorsed Sarah Palin for Governor. In 2010, the Republican Party of Alaska endorsed ALP Chairman Scott Kohlhaas for state legislature. There was no Republican running in his district.

From Eric Dondero:

Legal brothels are a cash boom for Nevada's rural counties. A brothel owner makes the case, you close down the cathouses, you will need to close down the fire departments, police protection and a vast number of city services soon thereafter.

And from the individual liberty perspective, one prostitute reacts to Democrat Harry Reid's recent appeal to the state legislature to outlaw the practice statewide:

"My first reaction was, why is my elected official trying to make me a criminal? I was shocked hurt, felt disrspected."

AV losses badly, Lib Dems routed

Conservatives hold up well in England, Labour surges in Wales

Scottish Nationals win big

by Clifford F. Thies

Several cross-currents in the just conducted elections in the United Kingdom. The Scottish National Party has won a majority in the local parliament. There is now a real prospect for the scheduling of a referendum regarding independence.

Across the country, the referendum on what they call "AV" and what we would call "Instant Run-off" was defeated. Based on only a partial count of the vote, the margin looks to be something like 2-to-1. The scheduling of this vote was part of the deal that brought the Liberal Democrats into the ruling coalition as junior partners of the Conservatives. The size of the loss precludes any renewed effort any
time soon for replacing the country's "first past the gate" system of voting.

Along with the loss of the referendum on AV, the Lib Dems suffered huge losses all throughout the country. The success of the party, in the last national parliamentary election, can now be seen as a personal triumph for its leader, but not part of a movement to a new orientation of the electorate. This centrist party finds itself, again, in a struggle for meaning in a voting system that call forth two major parties.

If anything, the Conservatives find themselves in an even stronger position with regard to local councils throughout England, following this election. Given the increasingly clear choice between a Labour Party that acts as though Tony Blair had never re-defined it, and a Conservative Party that embraces the growing diversity of the place, a clear majority of the voters of England are going with the center-right alternative.

Photo - Baroness Sayidi Warsi, Cabinet member in David Cameron's government, and Co-Chair of the Conservative Party.

“We will force all schools to teach homosexuality as normal … Our front bench team Simon Hughes and David Laws are committed homosexuals, while Nick Clegg was recently voted by readers of Pink Times as the sexiest party leader.”
From Eric Dondero:

The Liberal Democrats are unabashedly pro-homosexual rights. But party leaders are crying foul over a fake flyer leafletted all over mostly Muslim neighborhoods in Leicester two days before the election, which highlighted their pro-homosexual stances.

From PoliticalScrapbook.net:

The Leicester South by-election has turned dirty. A leaflet purporting to be from the Liberal Democrats and featuring a picture of two men kissing has been distributed in an Asian [Pakistani] area of the city. The materials, which campaign organisers have confirmed as fake, are clearly an attempt to inflame anti-gay sentiment in the largely Muslim Spinney Hills area.

And a comment from the Brit political blog HurryupHarry.org

After the “Gay Free Zone” stickers targeted several areas, including Tower Hamlets and Hackney in London, it seems drafting in homophobia in an attempt to turn Muslim voters away from mainstream parties is a strategy we’ll be seeing more and more.

The result? The BBC reports:

The Lib Dems lost 695 councillors in England, with Labour gaining 800... In a by-election in Leicester South, Labour held on the (sic) the seat with an increased majority...

From Eric Dondero:

Rudy Giuliani accompanied the President to Ground Zero on Thursday. Asked by reporters afterwards about his own presidential ambitions, he responded that the Party ought to choose the Republican who has the best chance of beating Obama.

Quoted by Politico:

“I will sure think about it. … It’s too early and I want to see how it all develops,” he answered. “My major goal is to elect a Republican in 2012. If it turns out that I’m the best one to do that, I can probably be talked into doing it or convince myself to do it,” he said.

“If I thought somebody else had a better chance of doing it, I would be a very enthusiastic supporter of somebody else,” he added.

A recent Marist poll has him ahead of the entire GOP field in New York with 23% over Romney's 20%.

And two New Hampshire polls has him at 7% and 8% respectively.

From Eric Dondero:

The annual state convention of the Libertarian Party of Alaska convenes today at the Best Western Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage.

Among the speakers, a bit of a surprise: Former Anchorage Mayor Tom Fink.

From AlaskaDispatch.com "The Libertarians convene" :

It’s a decidedly bi-partisan event. Speakers include avowed Republican and former mayor Tom Fink. He’ll take on the school choice issue. Next up is Dr. Paul Johnson, a libertarian UAA economist. He’ll be speaking about Adam Smith and the morality of free markets.

Then there’s Alaska Independence Party member and former senatorial candidate Bob Bird. The AIP made national headlines when it was discovered that Sarah Palin’s husband Todd, had been a member of the party from 1995 to 2002. One of the party's goal its succession from the United States.

Note - Carolyn Clift, Sec. of the ALP is a regular reader of this website. More info: Alaskalibertarian.com

From Eric Dondero:

Obama major snub of 9/11 Families leader Debra Burlingame at the White House. After expressing concerns to him directly over continued prosecution of CIA interrogators by Eric Holder's Justice Dept.

"He turned and walked away..."

See related LR article - "Rep. Peter King: Definitely Waterboarding that led us to Osama"

by Clifford F. Thies

The latest proof of President Obama's qualification as a "natural born citizen" reminds us of the sad reality that the issue just kind of touches and yet misses by miles. I am speaking of his coping with his abandonment by his natural father and his rejection of his mother.

Along with the release of a photocopy of his "long form" certificate of live birth, we have the release of his father's immigration file.

In the birth certificate, filed on August 8, 1961, his mother says that her child, who is named Barack Hussein Obama II, was born on August 4th. She also states that the father of her son is Barack Hussein Obama, an African, who is 25 years old, and a student.

In the immigration file, we find out that the Barack Hussein Obama "Sr." variously claims to be married to two women, one back in Keyna and another in Hawaii, or to not be married at all, to have and to not have children, but never to have Barack Hussein Obama II as a child, and to have and to not have worked in the United States.

As Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs Atlas Shrugs points out:

Stanley Ann Dunham could not have been so savvy as to know that BHO I was a Muslim polygamist. Yet clearly, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., was never divorced from his first wife in Kenya.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service suspected that the elder Obama’s marriage to Dunham was a sham, arranged strictly to secure immigration status for him. Despite the fact that BHO I had married Dunham, the government wasn’t buying it: An INS official wrote in 1961 that the agency should “make sure an investigation is conducted as to the bona-fide of the marriage.”

Specifically, in a certificate dated June 6, 1963, seeking an extension of his student visa, Obama "Sr." fails to mention his marital status, the name or names of any spouses, and the name or names of any children. He then signs the form certifying to the government of the United States that it is correct and complete.

In a certificate dated August 17, 1962, the Kenyan indicates that he is married, although he does not indicate the name or names of the women to whom he is married, and he lists one child, viz., Roy Obama, the President's half-brother.

In a certificate dated August 31, 1961, the Kenyan indicates that he is married, naming his spouse as Ann S. Dunham of Hawaii, after marking over whatever he first put into the box, and - voila! - not mentioning the names of any children. Going by the certificate of live birth, this was about four weeks after the birth of Barack Hussein Obama II.

Eventually, immigration rejected extension of the Kenyan's student visa. Barack Hussein Obama II would be raised first by his mother, during which time a decent Indonesian man who married his mother acted for a time as a stepfather. Later he was raised by his maternal grandparents.

You might think, based on his the races of his natural parents and on his upbringing, that he might consider himself biracial. But, no, as we all know, he claimed only to be black on his 2010 census form. As we all known, in Chicago, he attended a white-hating, Afro-centric church. As we all know, he reflexively blames the white person in any high profile altercation involving a white person and a black person.

As we here at LR discussed during the election campaign of 2008, this is just so obvious from a reading of his book, Dreams from my Father. Our President is working through some issues. In a country where most children, nowadays, are not raised in homes headed by their father, he is not so unusual. It is really such a sad predicament for our country and for so many of our children.

Obama killing Osama okay cause he's Black

From Politico:

"The first thing I thought was, I felt the same way everyone else did, mixed emotions about the fact that we killed someone. ... We know that killing is not right. In this particular instance, we have such an association with this person for having dealt us such a heinous blow. So, you know, mixed emotions of finally justice has been served and, secondly, we've just killed somebody…"

“It’s just fascinating that we have a black man, who has Muslim ties with his father, even though he’s a Christian, it’s amazing how far our country has come, that that’s the man who took down Osama bin Laden. It makes you feel very patriotic.”

H/t Photo - Breitbart. Weasel Z...

From Eric Dondero:

Sila Sahin is on this month's cover of Playboy. She was raised in a strict Muslim home in Germany. She even compared her Muslim upbringing to "slavery."

Now she's fighting back.

According to the UK Daily Sun:

Sila, raised in Germany by conservative Turkish parents, says she fears being "spat at" and "shamed".

Her parents are said to have reacted with "horror" at the 12-page coverage, and her mother has apparently cut off all contact.

She is quoted:

"What I want to say with these photos is, 'Girls, we don't have to live according to the rules imposed upon us'.

"For years I subordinated myself to various societal constraints. The Playboy photo shoot was a total act of liberation."

Video in German.

Terrorist Group supported Sharia Law

From Eric Dondero:

A Somali man was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to 10 years in prison for lying about his terrorist affiliations. He was arrested at the Texas-Mexico border in 2008.

Via AP, from McCall.com:

Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane, 25, prompted the Department of Homeland Security to issue an alert in May 2010 asking Houston-area authorities to be on the lookout for a suspected member of al-Shabaabp, an al-Qaida ally based in Somalia. That warning came when two new charges of lying on a U.S. asylum application were filed against Dhakane, who had been arrested on immigration charges in Brownsville, across the Rio Grande from Matamoros.

Dhakane was a member of a group that favors strict Sharia Law.

Al-Ittihad al-Islami, or the Islamic Union, wants to impose Islamic law in Somalia. Both are on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of global terrorist groups with links to al-Qaida, according to the indictment against Dhakane.

Lawyer for defendent asked Judge no references to 9/11

The ConservativeTreeHouse blog (cross-posted at PJ Media) reported on March 23:

A potentially explosive admission by federal prosecutors... in a San Antonio federal courtroom

In this court filing, prosecutors admit that Dhakane, who ran a human smuggling ring based in Brazil for the Somali Al-Shabaab terrorist group, transported “violent jihadists” into the country. He stated that “he believed they would fight against the U.S. if the jihad moved from overseas locations to the U.S. mainland.”

He admits that he knowingly believed he was smuggling violent jihadists into the United States... to commit terrorist acts in the United States, these jihadists would commit violent acts in and against the United States.

At an earlier trial date, Dhakane's lawyer Alredo Villareeal stated to the judge to keep 9/11 references out of the courtroom:

“I don’t want references to 9-11 (other than passing references to the date), any images of the towers coming down or mention of any future terrorist acts,” Rodriguez said. “We don’t need to sensationalize it any more than necessary”……

Actual photo of Dhakane. H/t Spencer.

JUST BREAKING FROM THE EURO MEDIA...

LR First in US to Report!

From Eric Dondero:

News coming out of the German media that a major attack from Muslim Terrorists has just been averted.

Sueddeutche.de is reporting (translation):

Early Friday morning Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)in Dusseldorf and Bochum arrested three young men who had allegedly planned an attack with homemade bombs. They are attributed to the terrorist organization al-Qaida.

An attack had been imminent...

Dusseldorf is in western Germany, near the Netherlands border.

Sources are indicating that a very large amount of explosives have been seized. One of the suspects was carrying a knife when he was arrested.

The three Muslim Youth are said to be ethnically Moroccan. And the prime suspect:

reportedly trained in a terrorist camp in Pakistan's Waziristan.

Another source News-DE confirms that the three:

Moroccan terror suspects appear to have no German citizenship...

From Hamburger Abendblatt:

Interior Minister Ralf Jäger (SPD) warned: "The current arrests of Islamists show that the security authorities are vigilant and take the threat of Islamic terrorism in Germany is very serious.

Though, there is no motive released yet for the attempted bombings from police officials, Dusseldorf has a large Muslim community that frequently clashes with local Germans.

The city hosts the annual Carnival of Rolling Caricatures (photos above). In recent years, the city has come under great criticism from groups on the left for allowing parade floats of what are considered offensive depictions of Muhammed. The German Board of Muslims criticized the “presentation of religious leaders Islam"(Source: Petaflop.de)

UPDATE! This Story Linked by TheOtherMcCain, PJMedia, and Jawa Report.

From Eric Dondero:

The much respected WMUR TV in Manchester, just came out with a Granite State Poll showing Obama way down in approvals for the State.

Via RCP:

According to the poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, only 44 percent of New Hampshire adults surveyed approve of the president's job performance while 52 percent disapprove. In WMUR/UNH's last poll released in February, 46 percent approved of the president's job performance.

This survey comes on the heels of several polls in other swing states showing increasing trouble for the president as he ramps up his re-election effort. Quinnipiac and Public Policy Polling (D) surveys in Pennsylvania showed the president's approval rating at 42 percent, and Suffolk University and Mason-Dixon polls in Florida showed his approval at 41 percent and 43 percent respectively.

Editor's comment - And as New Hampshire goes, so may go NH's sister state of Maine. See my related editorial this morning at Pundit Press on "The Undeniable Truth on Romney every Republican has to admit."

Boehner, Cantor also log in Perfect 100s

From Eric Dondero:

The Club for Growth (pdf) is out with its new scorecard for the US House and Senate. On the Senate side, not surprisingly, Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn, once again are tops.

On the House side, two favorites of this website, California Congressman Tom McClintock and Arizona Cong. (and 2012 US Senate candidate) Jeff Flake scored perfect 100s.

The ratings were based on issues such as Repeal of Health Care reform act, Speech regulations, Home Renovation subsidies, New Food Regulations, Ending the Drilling Moratorium, Increase Debt Ceiling, Death Taxes and Global Warming.

Other prominent pefect 100 scorers included: Reps. John Boehner of Ohio, Eric Cantor of Virginia, Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Mike Pence of Indiana, Stephen King of Iowa, Jeb Hensarling of Texas, Lamar Smith of Texas, Paul Broun of Georgia, and Joel Chafetz of Utah. Very close to 100 at 97 or 98, include: Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia, Rep. Ted Poe of Texas, and Rep. David Dreier of California.

Rohrabacher dissapoints... Ron Paul only at 90?

Couple interesting observations:

Dissapointedly, Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Ed Royce, usually rock solid reliable Free Marketeers, each posted a lowly 86.

Virtually the entire Massachusetts delegation, 9 Congressmen, received perfect Zeros. The Connecticut delegation is just as bad with all 4 scoring Zero, or very close to Zero.

Two high scoring Democrats were Rep. David Boren of Oklahoma with 60 and Rep. Walt Minnick of Idaho, who was defeated for reeleciton in 2010 with 56. All other Democrats scored well behlow 50.

One great dissapointment on the 'D' side: Mike Ross of southwestern Arkansas, who has the reputation as a reasonable moderate, scored a lowly 36.

Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, scored a low 40, giving those who supported Christine O'Donnell's insurgent primary challenge a bit of a reprieve.

Stunner! Nancy Pelosi scored a Perfect Zero.

Iowa is interesting: The 2 Republicans are at 90 and 100, and the 3 Democrats are at Zero or close to Zero.

Denny Rehberg, now a candidate for US Senate in Montana, posted a respectable 86.

Peter King was virtually the only decent scorer in the entire New York delegation with 89. All NY Dems, except Rep. Acuri, posted Zero or very close to Zero.

And a Texas-sized shocker...

Congressman Pete Olson who represents Ron Paul's old 22nd district of Clear Lake/South Houston scored a 97 while Ron Paul himself, who now represents the 14th further south of Houston, scored a less-than-stellar 90.

Editor's note - I live close to the district line of Ron Paul and Pete Olson.

From Cliff Thies:

Market-test of Atlas Shrugged: sold 1.9 M copies through 1964, 5 M through 1991. A bit less than 100,000 per year following that until 2009, when sales increased to 500,000 per, during which year it peaked at #4 on the best-seller list.

These are monster numbers for a book.

Now, let's consider Part 1: Opening week: $3 M. Well, how does that compare to the Academy Award-winning King's Speech? $4.5 M.

The King's Speech went on to enjoy critical acclaim, a nomination for Best Movie, and then won for Best Movie. So, a not dissimilar opening eventually turned into a huge number ($138 M).

Admittedly, without the buzz enjoyed by The King's Speech, such spectacular results could not be anticipated for Part 1. But, in terms of justifying going into production for Parts 2 and 3, the numbers for Part 1 were fine.

Just Breaking...

Sources other than the L.A. Times now indicate that there are already plans to move ahead with Parts 2 and 3.

Religious Right not acting very Fiscally Conservative as 2,500 Kansans could lose their Jobs

From Eric Dondero:

The Kansas House has been furiously debating new legislation to severely restrict gentleman's clubs in the State. A split has developed between the libertarian wing, and social conservatives.

From The Capitol Journal "Bold Strip Club Bill bumped to Senate":

A majority of House members cast aside calls for moderation Thursday by adopting for the second time a bill imposing broad regulations of the Kansas adult entertainment industry resisted by Senate leadership.

House Republicans with a libertarian streak sought to amend the bill to appease Senate critics and improve chances of sending a slice of reform to Gov. Sam Brownback. However, passionate speeches by supporters of the full regulatory package pointing to side effects of adult bookstores and topless clubs prompted rejection of the bid for middle ground.

The three leading social conservatives: Reps. Owen Donohoe, R-Shawnee (photo - right), Rep. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona and Joe Patton, R-Topeka (photo - left). The two libertarian-leaning legislators who fought for "moderation" in the legislation: Rep. Amanda Grossrode and Rep. Willie Prescott, R-Osage City.

If passed, the Bill would limit adult-oriented businesses from locating 1,000 feet near a school, church, or library.

Additionally:

Existing clubs would no longer be able to offer nude performances. Entertainers wouldn’t be permitted to touch customers because all dancers would remain 6 feet from clients and perform on an elevated stage. Each of these specialty businesses would close from midnight to 6 a.m., while normal bars could still stay open until 2 a.m.

The libertarian wing tried to moderate provisions which would make the Bill more likely for Senate passage. Some even brought up the issue of jobs.

Rep. Willie Prescott, R-Osage City, offered an amendment that would have deleted nearly all provisions of the bill touted by Knox.

It would have retained the 1,000-foot distance requirement for new adult businesses, but this more modest approach didn't have sufficient support to advance in the Republican-led House.

A proposed amendment that would have allowed strip clubs in Junction City to remain open until 2 a.m. also went down to defeat.

From LJWorld.com:

Some critics of the bill said the measure would shut down such businesses and put at least 2,500 Kansans out of work.

The clubs are particularly popular on the Kansas-side of the metro-Kansas City area.

As passed, the measure seems doomed for passage by the upper chamber.

Note - Prescott (photo), a farmer, is House Majority Whip. Grossrode, a freshman, was elected in 2010 as a Tea Party Republican.

Editor's comment - Honestly, stuff like this doesn't help relations between social conservatives and libertarian Republicans going into the 2012 election season, when the Party should be united against the Democrats.

From Eric Dondero:

Former Libertarian Party State Chairman, and 2010 LP candidate for Governor Andrew Gray won a stunning upset victory for Topeka City Council in March, beating a 3-term incumbent. Topeka is the State Capitol and Kansas's second largest city. His swearing in ceremony was on April 11.

From WIBW.com, "New 2011 Topeka Council Sworn In" April 12:

Mayor Bill Bunten followed his weekly proclamations, by giving the microphone to Jeff Preisner and Deborah Swank, who received certificiates thanking them for their years on the council. Then came the swearing-in of District 2's John Alcala with his family alongside him.

And former Libertarian Candidate for Governor, Andrew Gray raised his hand to assume the job once held by Jeff Preisner, to represent Southwest Topeka in District 8.

The new council navigated its way through a long list of votes on new appointments. Once John Alcala tallied a 6-3 vote to become the new Deputy Mayor, Gray and Everhart were selected to serve on JEDO, the Joint Economic Development Board.

The newer members had a similar theme in their comments before adjournment of the one hour, 40-minute session. Andrew Gray and Chad Manspeaker thanked their constituents for the well wishes they received after their wins on April 5th.

Gray is now the highest serving Libertarian Party member in public office in Kansas. The other two include: Frederick Campbell, Anderson County Attorney, and Larry Manes, Allen County Community College Board. (LPKS.org)

Gray joins a growing list of Libertarian City Councilman in mid-sized, and even large cities across the US. Libertarians hold office most notably: Indiannapolis, Springfield, MO, San Gabriel, CA, Mountain View, CA, Caldwell, ID, Pahrump, NV, Glendale, CO, Winter Haven, FL, Bloomington, IL, Cedar Falls, IA, Seabrook, NH and New York City (dual-party Libertarian/Republican Dan Halloran of Queens).

Tea Party Mom in America's Heartland

From Eric Dondero:

Last November, Amanda Grosserode won a stunning victory for the Kansas House in the KC-Kansas suburb of Lenexa. She soundly defeated long-time incumbent Democrat Rep. Gene Rardin. Grosserode was the local head of a Tea Party chapter.
From her website:

Beginning in February 2009, Amanda led the outcry mobilized in the tea party movement in Johnson County against big government, the escalating national debt, and the government encroaching involvement in the free market. She has advocated for fiscal responsibility in government, a return to free market principles in government relationship with the private sector, and lowering the tax burden on both individuals and corporations.

Grosserode was a school teacher for the Overland School Park District. And She taught 5th grade in the Shawnee Mission School District. Her and her husband Todd are members of the Legacy Christian Church. She is Pro-Life, Pro-2nd Amendment, and staunchly Pro-School Choice.

She is also friends with libertarian/conservative columnist/blogger Michelle Malkin.

In the Legislature, Grosserode, the Tea Partyer that she is, has let her libertarian streak shine on two key issues: Casino Gambling and Adult Entertainment.

The House recently rejected a measure directing the State Attorney General to sue a proposed casino development south of Wichita. Grosserode was one 29 Republicans to vote No on the measure. (Source: Washington Examiner)

Additionally, the House last week considered a measure greatly restricting Adult Entertainment businesses through zoning and regulations on operating hours. Grosserode was one of a handful of Republicans to voice her opposition to the Bill.

Grosserode now home schools her two boys. She told a crowd of Tea Partyers during her campaign in 2010: "I'm just a mom."

I’m here to say: “You need to get involved.”

Figure out what it is you’re passionate about. Who it is that you’re passionate about. What candidate it is. What issue it is. Become a volunteer. Donate money. Go walk door to door. Educate your neighbors. Educate your friends and family.

(Video of her remarks)