{"id":509,"date":"2008-06-26T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2008-06-26T16:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinbryant.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2008-06-26T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2008-06-26T16:56:58","slug":"is-it-time-for-the-gloves-to-come-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/is-it-time-for-the-gloves-to-come-off\/","title":{"rendered":"is it time for the gloves to come off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ecollo.com\/image.axd?picture=HockeyFight.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"326\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: \">Now that we\u2019ve got all this legislative stuff is\u00a0over, I\u2019m finally relieved to get home for four and a 1\/2 months of hittin\u2019 the pavement and spreading our positive message of reform. We\u2019ve got a backyard scrap coming as we\u2019ll have to deal with whatever the liberal democrats have in store. We\u2019ll see what the voters decide to do in November, but we\u2019ve never backed down\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0brawl with big government whine and cheesers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You know the good-ole-boy system is a monster, and we\u2019ve been rattling its cage. Those benefiting from the \u201csystem\u201d have us in their cross-hairs but we\u2019ve gained ground on them.<br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: \">We\u2019ve seen some progress in Columbia over the last four years, but we\u2019ve also seen a lot of resistance to change. You know as well as I do that there is still much unfinished business in the General Assembly. I am blessed to have your continued support and am asking for your help again now that re-election is around the corner. With your help, we can continue to challenge the status quo.<br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: \">Our family values are finally getting the recognition they deserve and that you demand. I have been proud to contribute to victory on a number of issues such as defining marriage in our constitution, getting tough with child predators, combating wasteful spending and returning more money to you\u2014the folks who earned it in the first place.<br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: \">We must continue to stand firm for the principles we believe in and do what we know God expects of us. We must continue the fight, because our foes surely will not surrender.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>We face great challenges in November. Our opposition has declared that taxes are not high enough and has promised to raise taxes. They believe government should grow even faster than the rate we are fighting now. They question our traditional family values and morals and wish to discard them. <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">These liberal views are opposite of what you and I believe in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we\u2019ve got all this legislative stuff is\u00a0over, I\u2019m finally relieved to get home for four and a 1\/2 months of hittin\u2019 the pavement and spreading our positive message of reform. We\u2019ve got a backyard scrap coming as we\u2019ll have to deal with whatever the liberal democrats have in store. 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