Michele Bahcmann and Sarah Palin could have a fecundity face-off, Michele 5:23, being chapter and verse of Bachmann's natural and "foster" children, and the 23 apparently were girls in trouble - something the Palins are familiar with also, apparently over the generations if that track on Track is correct and the habit is not just that of Bristol Meyers Palin, or whatever weird other middle name(s) they've given her beyond Bristol.
McCain apparently let the crazies do his picking for him, not having his staff do any real vetting, and they apparently handed him back a live in the flesh day-time soaper, or the Alaskan equivalent of days and lives in Dogpatch. Sadie_Hawkins_Day or whatever the Palin proposal preference is called.
But this post is not about Sadie Hawkins Palin, or McCain, it is about Aubrey Immelman, offering a sane choice for GOP voters in MN 6.
If all that Dobson-dominated Palin pro-creationism and such is a pain in the anatomy to you as with me, there is a GOP alternative in the primary to Michele Dobson-choice Bachmann; he is the thinking-person's choice, Prof. Aubrey Immelman of the St. John's psychology faculty. He is the candidate who had the decency to return the St. Cloud Times' questionaire. Others did not, or another did not, initials MB.
The Immelman photo atop the post is from this online St. Cloud Times report:
2 seek 6th District Republican nomination
By Lawrence Schumacher • lschumacher@stcloudtimes.com • September 2, 2008
Now, Bachmann must fend off in a Sept. 9 primary the insurgent campaign of Aubrey Immelman, a professor of political psychology at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University.
Bachmann, a former government tax attorney and state senator from Stillwater, has made a name for herself in her first term as a vocal conservative in the Republican minority who has steadfastly supported President George W. Bush.
She has sworn off congressional earmarks for her district and sometimes drawn national media scrutiny for her colorful statements.
Immelman, of Sartell, is a first-time candidate who only recently registered as a Republican.
The 6th Congressional District covers all or most of Anoka, Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, and includes the St. Cloud area.
Bachmann did not return the Times’ questionnaire.
Aubrey Immelman
Position sought: 6th District U.S. Representative
Age: 52
Residence: 99 Eighth St. N, Sartell
Family: Wife, Pamela; four children.
Occupation: Psychology professor, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University; military consultant (independent contractor).
Education: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa, Ph.D., 1991, with coursework at the University of Wyoming and the University of Maine, 1986-1988.
Previous government/political experience: None.
Contact information: 240-6828 or 339-9797, info@immelman.net, www.immelman.us.
What should America’s diplomatic and military strategy be in the Middle East?
Diplomatically, America should have a vigorous strategy of building coalitions with allies and engaging adversaries in tough diplomacy by punishing behaviors that threaten U.S. national security interests and rewarding behaviors that promote U.S. interests in the region — in other words, the proven carrot-and-stick approach to international politics.
We should have a strong military presence in the region to deter adversaries from threatening vital U.S. security interests in the Middle East and to protect our allies; however, our military footprint should be as small as possible to avoid any perception of the U.S. as an occupying power, which breeds hostility and undermines U.S. national security.
In Iraq, we should reduce our military presence in an orderly manner that does not jeopardize recent security gains or enable Iran to exploit the complex national security predicament created by the removal of Saddam (Hussein). U.S. military assets and resources no longer needed in Iraq need to be shifted to counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
What should the federal government do to change the nation’s immigration system?
A cornerstone of a nation’s sovereignty is the will of its people and the ability of its government to secure its borders and to uphold its territorial integrity.
Our government has failed in its duty to control our borders and to regulate unauthorized access to the United States.
First, as a nation, we must do whatever it takes to secure our borders and ports of entry.
Second, before we even begin to consider changing our nation’s immigration system, we must start enforcing existing immigration law, which prohibits illegal entry into the United States, overstaying nonresident visas and hiring aliens without legitimate employment authorization.
Third, once we have achieved verifiable border security, we must work to develop a realistic plan for dealing with the estimated 12 million or more people unlawfully present in the United States. That plan cannot involve amnesty. We’ve tried that failed policy before, in 1986, when the Reagan administration granted amnesty to 6 million illegal aliens — resulting in a doubling of the number of undocumented aliens two decades later.
In short, because of the ill-conceived immigration policies of the past, lax border security and feeble enforcement of immigration law, we are saddled with a situation that has no good practical solution.
Placing illegal aliens on a path to citizenship will encourage more of the same, while mass deportation will have such a negative impact on the international stature of the United States that it may well have adverse consequences for U.S. national security.
What should the federal government do to affect energy and fuel prices?
As a first order of business, stop printing and borrowing money to fund unnecessary wars. Monetary and fiscal policies that increase the money supply and rely on deficit spending to pay for Iraq contribute to inflation and drive down the value of the dollar, adding to the high price at the pump and the grocery checkout counter for U.S. consumers.
Second, do what it takes to increase the oil supply through expanded drilling and reduce demand by promoting energy conservation and developing alternative energy sources.
What principles guide you on spending, saving, investing and taxing and what new ideas should we try?
My guiding principle in politics is traditional conservatism. Traditional conservatives believe in limited government; in contrast, neoconservatives have given us the most bloated government in the history of our nation. Traditional conservatives want a balanced budget; in contrast, neoconservatives have taken us from surpluses to record deficits. Traditional conservatives don’t mire us in unnecessary foreign entanglements. In short, traditional conservative values promote small government, fiscal restraint and a strong military focused primarily on national defense, not nation-building or preemptive war.
Traditional conservatives believe in individual responsibility and not looking to the government to carry us from cradle to grave. They believe in low taxes and balancing tax cuts with spending cuts.
There is substantially more to the questionaire and responses, so please toggle to and read the full article, the link, again, is here.
BOTTOM LINE: Ron Paul people in Minnesota's Sixth District, first, vote and second, do not forget Aubrey Immelman is less wed to the present problem-ridden people and hasn't kissed Bush's face, Cheney's whatever, the Huckester, etc. the way Bachmann and Coleman have. He has referred to himself as a Chuck Hagel conservative, and that's closer to Ron Paul thinking than Michele Bachmann, if I understand Ron Paul and Chuck Hagel correctly.