Le Peep, Michelle Malkin and The Chocolate Cafe

Today was a good day. I got to enjoy three of my favorite things. We started the morning by taking the four younger kids to Le Peep. Le Peep is my favorite place to have breakfast in Indianapolis--and maybe any where for that matter. We then messed around for about an hour at the mall (OK, I've enjoyed four of my favorite things today). After that, we headed to a Tea Party rally in support of Richard Mourdock, who is running in the Republican primary against incumbent Richard Lugar for U.S. Senate. But, I'll admit, the real reason I wanted to go was to see and hear Michelle Malkin. I got the added bonus of seeing and hearing Deneen Borelli . In fact, while Michelle's speech was great, I think Deneen gave the best and most inspirational speech I've heard at today's rally or any event I've attended for that matter. She blew me away. Enough for now about politics. If you want to hear my thoughts about Mourdock vs. Lugar (I'm voting for Mourdock), you can read about it after the pictures. Oh yeah, what was the third favorite thing we did? After the Mourdock rally, we took the kids to the Chocolate Cafe on the Circle to have some ice cream. For some reason, Shepard went into a funk and didn't want any. Who knows, maybe he's a Lugar supporter.







The kids with Michelle Malkin!! She could not have been any sweeter to the kids. She is a political hero to all conservatives or at least if you're paying attention! It is hard to believe that something so big, bold and intelligent can come out of something that small.







This woman can give a speech!!!
She was nice too.

Her husband is standing directly behind her.

After that speech I can't wait to read her book.




Look at Stafan. He is such a good boy. Then look at Shepard. : - )

Stafan traded me the apples for my two eggs.

Shepard is mad in the background. He didn't want any ice cream, because he said they didn't have any he liked. I just ignored him. Later this evening he went and got him some out of the refrigerator. LOL I think he realized he messed up...kind of like the country did in 2008.





OK...here is why I'm voting for Mourdock. First, I like Mourdock. He shares my values. Second, he has a long and distinguished career as a geologist (not a lawyer : - ))) and executive in the energy industry. I think it is safe to say we need some people in Washington who know something about energy. And his business experience (again, he is not a career politician) and record as Treasurer for the State of Indiana shows he knows how to be fiscally responsible. Something else we desperately need in D.C. I think Mourdock will serve Hoosiers well. But as everyone who has followed this race knows, it is more about Lugar than Mourdock. Lugar was first elected to the Senate in 1976. Since then, he has been pretty much untouchable in primaries and general elections. A lot of people say he has simply been in D.C. too long, and it is time for him to retire. Another group says he has become too much of an appeaser of the liberals and specifically Obama. I'm not sure how I feel about the first group's argument (I value wisdom and experience), but I agree with the second group. Lugar has been too supportive of Obama and some of his policies (particularly foreign policy), and I believe said some things things that were very harmful to McCain during the last presidential campaign. In fact, Lugar's behavior in 2008 just before the election was shocking. McCain was fighting for his life, and Lugar practically endorsed Obama. But don't take my word for it, click here for an excellent article explaining how Lugar earned the nickname of "Obama's favorite Republican." I don't know why Lugar did what he did to McCain, and I don't care. I will not vote in favor of giving him a chance to do the same thing to Romney. I'm voting for Mourdock.