Kitzhaber Calls For Special Session on The CRC For October 15th! Any Takers?

As if $2 Billion Dollars in new revenue form this last session was not enough. The 2013 special session raised $244 million in proposed new taxes! Gov. John Kitzhaber got his way, and now some big changes could be coming to Oregonians' pocketbooks. Taxpayers currently may claim a $183 exemption credit for themselves and each dependent. Under the proposal, the credit would be eliminated for individuals earning more than $100,000 or couples earning more than $200,000. It's a small change, but eliminating credits for dependents means it would impact large families most, said Rep. Vicki Berger R-Salem. "If we don't do something about it it's just going to increase exponentially," said Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland. "As with any deal, it's a sausage-making process," said Rep. Jules Bailey, D-Portland. Life is Like A Box of Chocolates; You Never Know What You Are Going To Get. Except with a Special Session for The CRC we know exactly what we will get! "A go-it-alone plan isn't in Oregon's best interest." OMG CRC WTF ??
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/2013...river

Rep. Earl Blumenauer wants to cut Willamette Superfund costs!

Muddy Waters! Rep. Earl Blumenauer's wife works for the company paying the bills for the clean-up. Blumenauer rarely—if ever—publicly acknowledges the conflict of interest he has on the Portland Harbor debate: His wife, Margaret D. Kirkpatrick, is senior vice president and general counsel for NW Natural. The utility last year awarded her $769,080 in total compensation—including salary, bonuses and other benefits—and her NW Natural stock holdings are valued at $347,000. NW Natural owns two polluted industrial properties along the Willamette River where it buried tar left over from gas plants that stopped operating in 1956. The company’s most recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows its liability for the Superfund cleanup is at least $43 million. Blumenauer says his wife’s financial stake in NW Natural has not affected his position.
www.wweek.com/portland/article-21174-muddy_waters.....html

Oregon Republicans Cave On Grand Bargain!

The three day special session ended Wednesday. There is nothing we did this week that couldn't have waited until the February regular session when these issues could have gone through the regular committee process. Why would a state legislator oppose the Governors"Grand Bargain” when my small businesses would save thousands of dollars in taxes from its tax cuts? Is it because Republicans are caving on their principles and joining Democrats in raising taxes on the poor and elderly? Or, is it because it would give a boost to Governor Kitzhaber’s expected re-election campaign? Actually it is neither. It’s because it doesn’t solve the PERS problem that is robbing teachers from classrooms, taking cops and firefighters off the streets and causing criminals to be released, all of which hurts Oregonians. This back room deal only kicks the can down the road. This is especially true when you consider that Democrats and their union bosses are counting on Oregon judges, (enrolled in PERS) throwing out the savings in this deal, leaving the damage to Oregonians continuing into the future.
I fear Republicans will have settled for a few crumbs from the table while allowing Governor Kitzhaber and the Democrats to escape blame for the PERS disaster. So HB3601 passed after Speaker Kotek broke several Dems arms to get the vote to pass the net tax increase bill. 10 Republicans voted in favor of this bill and here are their names. Davis, Esquivel, Gilliam, Huffman, Johnson, McLane, Parrish, Smith, Thompson, and Weidner. Shame On You ALL!! Republicans gave Democrats cover on PERS and raising taxes on the poor and elderly, and nothing will change in the minds of the voters and Republicans will have missed their chance to bring long term change to Oregon’s politics because they stood on their principles. PERS is a long term problem that requires a long term political solution which will only be possible when voters figure out that they must elect judges, legislators and governors who solve the problem for the good of Oregon. Republicans helping pass a"Grand Bargain” will not make that a reality.
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SIGNS UN ANTI-GUN TREATY

As you know, the Obama administration signed onto the anti-gun"UN Small Arms Treaty.” Every knowledgeable pro-gun source has declared this is a blatant attack on our rights and sovereignty. Republicans in the Senate have vowed that this treaty will not be ratified, but as we have seen, the Obama machine is more than happy to ignore the law and the will of the people to implement its agenda. This is certainly a dangerous development. Oregon has two of the most anti-gun Senators in the country. No doubt they are eager to move forward with this liberty crushing"treaty.” Still they need to hear from you. Please contact Wyden and Merkley and demand that they vote against any ratification of the UN Small Arms Treaty.
www.wyden.senate.gov/contact
www.merkley.senate.gov/contact

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Terry Emmert Brings Arena Football To Portland!

Thank You Terry Emmert of Emmert International for bringing Arena football to Portland, Oregon ! Also, Thank You for all the work you do to help Our Youth and Children in Our State. Terry, I Tip My Hat To You Tim McMenamin For Oregon .

Why I oppose Kitzhaber's Grand Bargain

The current PERS unfunded liability is likely much higher than the state’s estimate of 14 Billion dollars according to a new report from State Budget Solutions (a think tank) which shows it as high as 75 Billion dollars. When the Federal Reserve stops printing money and the stock market declines, the PERS unfunded liability grows even larger, just like what happened in 2008.
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From Cave Junction ranch and lab, Art Robinson provides voice for Oregon GOP

CAVE JUNCTION--As a $2 million mass spectrometer quietly analyzes urine samples in the lab next to his office, Art Robinson holds forth in a professorial tone honed from his years as a research chemist. The new chairman of the Oregon Republican Party expounds at length about the complex device, insisting he's really just a scientist who was reluctantly dragged into politics. In 1988, Laurelee died suddenly of a rare form of acute pancreatitis at age 43. He was left with six children, aged 17 months to 12 years. Robinson continued their home-schooling in a converted shed, adopting what he described as a system of self-learning, albeit with some stern limits. Among them: no sugar and no TV.
www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/09/from_ca...37582