We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:39:35 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification *Not* your average Democrat. Of course, the proof is in the pudding of the votes, but until then, she gets a thumbs-up from this gun owner. Her attitude regarding the "Ugly Gun Ban" (a reference I had to explain to her staffer I was chatting about this letter with) is very good - and not full of any mealy-mouthed hedges. As your representative in Washington, D.C., I approach all gun-related bills with a goal of protecting the right of Kansans to own guns for shooting, hunting, and self-protection. I'm also working to educate my colleagues from urban districts about the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:13:09 -0600 RD - for her district, she's certainly making the right kinds of moves. Thus far she hasn't really been tested, either, on votes that will truly show where she stands. Talking to to her face to face, she comes across as sincere and truly interested, as do her staff. But aside from the Iraq supplemental, she really hasn't had the chance to show much in terms of tough, binding votes. Time will tell. Next time around, she'll have a record to run on, and against. I freely admit I like her - and our differences on Iraq aren't that great - but they are significant. But then, she hasn't raised my taxes, yet, either, giving me incentive to retire... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60831 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60831 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:59:43 -0600 I like Representative Boyda's stand for gun rights. Furthermore, I was very impressed with her efforts to require Mexican trucks crossing the border to meet U.S. safety standards. Boyda seems to be the right kind of Democrat. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60818 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60818 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:39:03 -0600 Thanks for the information. I was pretty sure that it was a voluntary program. This is first time I've heard of it but it sounds like a fair deal. I can understand many private land owners who wouldn't want to allow hunting on their land, but it's encouraging that they're encouraging (not requiring) landowners to open their land to hunting. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60779 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60779 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:03:42 -0600 See here. As of now, I don't intend to enroll in it. There are a couple of locals who have hunted the property in the past and I will continue to allow them to do so, at the harvest rate they've been taking in the past. There are deer, quail, and turkey on the land. There's also a couple of bobcats who wander through, according to the neighbors. But until I know more about the conservation side of things (game management, etc), and the fact that I will be having the horses out, I want to get a feel for how things go before I do anything like that. And since it's not land already enrolled in the program, no one can really grumble. Not that it would matter if they did.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60771 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60771 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:02:45 -0600 Since 1995, Kansas has opened over 1 million acres of private land to public hunting through its WIHA (Walk In Hunting Access) program. Could someone from Kansas please explain the WIHA program to me? It sounds like they're saying that owners of private property must allow hunting on their land. Somehow, that seems unlikely to me.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60770 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60770 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:44:09 -0600 Ms. Boyda is a former Republican. I don't recall exactly why she left the fold. Her background brings her to us from the pharma industry, IIRC. She certainly knows how to play to her district, thus far. Which isn't a bad thing. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60767 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60767 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:30:24 -0600 Democrat?!?!? Do you think you could clone her and send the clone up here to NH-1? We currently have Carol Shea-Porter, aka Mama Moonbat v2, as our congressthing. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60766 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/representative_1.html#comment-60766 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:04:42 -0600