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This week, Mike Pence commemorated the Eides of March (the assasination of Julius Ceasar by his colleagues), by breaking his own pledge to the Republican Party Chair.
In order to be admitted in the Presidential debates, last year; all candidates were required to pledge full support for the eventual nominee.
Pence is now the equivalent of a Faithless Elector. His ongoing conduct now discredits his Christian faith and witness. 
The funding of Mike Pence's campaign further reveals his association and servitude to the war machine and the military industrial complex that President Eisenhower condemned and warned good Americans about.
​It brings us no pleasure to confess this politician duped many, especially the devoutly Christian voters in the nation.

  The Supreme authority of the Oklahoma Republican Party (known as the State Committee) met Saturday in Oklahoma City to conduct several business issues facing the party in this election year. Well over 100 members from most of the 77 county party leadership teams were present the meeting which was called  chaired by the state Vice Chairman, Wayne Hill.
  Brian Hobbs, Vice Chair of the 3rd District Committee, said that he was seated in a special election and added to the State Committee by a unanimous voice vote. 
  Notably missing from the meeting was State Chairman Nathan Dahm, & National Committee members, Steve Curry, and Pam Pollard; according to Hobbs' account.    Curry & Pollard are ending their current terms as RNC members, but remain on the OKGOP Central Committee with Chairman Dahm & Vice Chair Hill.

New Hampshire's presidential primary was the 'Never-Trumpers' best effort to topple Former President Donald Trump from his lock on the GOP nomination. But with all but Nikki Haley still fighting him, Trump carried the state's Republican majority.
The NHGOP has allowed the independent voters (who now outnumber Republicans) to pick who will be the GOP delegates to the national Republican Convention.  Some compare the idea to Guatemala letting Mexico citizens vote for the Guatemalan president. "They aren't in our party, but they have the numbers to force a candidate  to be our nominee?" said One long-time GOP leader.

On Tuesday night, Tulsa County Republicans held their Quadrennial Precinct meetings, to begin the process of sending delegates to the Milwaukee National Convention. The number of attendees far surpassed organizers' expectations.  The midtown Tulsa meeting site had nearly double the attendees that organizers were set up for.
Precincts from 3 metro legislative districts met at Shusterman Neighborhood library's auditorium to hold about 50 precinct meetings in the 6pm to 8pm event. 
Hosts Alexis & Bob Jack said they had hoped for at least 50, but set up the room for about 40.  I arrived about 10 minutes early and I was immediately asked to help expand the room and answer questions of those new to the process. 
The Library staff was very attentive to our need for more chairs and tables, and by 6:15pm everyone was seated and the meetings began.
​ I was then sent out to get photo copies made of the last blank attendee form, so that each attendee was properly registered.

  Last week, Oklahoma's Election Board quietly held a 3-day filing period for those seeking to win a party primary in Oklahoma. The Sooner State is the 5th date on the electoral schedule. 8 Republicans paid the filing fee of $5000 and filled out the necessary paperwork. Iowa will hold the first state contest in early January, followed by New Hampshire, then South Carolina and Nevada.
  On March 5th, Oklahoma will be joined by more than a dozen other states in the biggest single day of securing state delegate seats at the national conventions. 
  Every state enjoys the choice of how they choose delegates, within certain parameters set forth by the political party rules.
  In Oklahoma's Republican Party, a candidate must garner 15% of the vote in order to have delegates designated to the national convention. If a candidate exceeds 50% of the primary vote, all delegates are awarded to that canddidate, even if other candidates exceed 15%.
  While all candidates will remain on the ballot, it's likely that the field of active & viable candidates will be honed down to 4 or less Republicans, and even less Democrats.
After the Super Tuesday election, the OKGOP will continue the process of electing delegates & alternates to the National Convention. Those delegates will be told which candidate tey are bound to, at the National Convention.

Less than 48 hours after Kevin McCarthy's fall from the summit of the House, the rumor mills are flushed with spin and gratuitous speculation. We'll now join the fray with our own observations from several reliable media sources.
John Gizzi, of Newsmax is a longtime capitol reporter with endless connections in the halls of legislative power. He lists 3 top contenders; Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Kevin Hern.
​Gizzi believes Hern Could heal the factions.
A few narratives have changed since late Tuesday afternnon. When the interim speaker took over duties, the first thing he did was adjourn congress until next Tuesday.  This allowed important leadership planning to go behind close doors and give diplomacy a better environment for healing the Republican Conference. 
Newt Gingrich is living out his flashback to when Steve Largent and Tom Coburn eventually pushed him out of the healm, in 1998. Newt needs to own his moral failings and go see a good therapist. The Pelosi rule, preventing a motion to vacate the Speakership by a member, needs to remain as it has been for over 200 years.

Mere hours after the US House of Representatives vacated the office of Speaker, Congressman Kevin Hern of Oklahoma's 1st district, was being broadly encouraged to accept the office of Speaker by his Republican peers.
This is not the first time Hern has received congressional votes for Speaker. Last January Hern was nominated by some of those who were disenfranchised by McCarthy's legacy and tendancies. Hern refused to separate from McCarthy at that time, but now that the Republicans seem split, Hern and his supporters believe he is the most consensus candidate in the Rublican House caucus.
Hern joined the Freedom caucus in 2018, when he filled the vacant seat Jim Bridenstine created when he became Trump's pick to lead NASA.
Hern and Jim Jordan began a warm and productive friendship. The two were seen at multiple Oklahoma events, including town hall meetings and receptions.
Hern later led the Republican Study Group in developing a path to a balanced budget by 2030. This led to Hern meeting with Trump  Trump's financial advisors. Hern was quickly promoted to chair of the Republican study group. RSG is the largest conference and plays a key role in developing policy for the congressional game plan.

​A black Tulsa Sheriff's Deputy appears to have slammed Attorney Ron Durbin's skull with a metal door, Wednesday morning. Durbin was trying to surrender to law enforcement (for the second time in 2 days), but wanted his clients and supporters to be allowed orderly access into the court house, for his arrest. Deputies told other citizens they were not permitted inside (neither was the assembled legacy media).
That's when Durbin said he's stay outside. Immediately, and without words, a deputy grabbed Durbin and pulled his arm behind his back. Durbin attempted to go to the ground, and not resist.
That's when several other deputies rushed outside, and swung a metal door into Durbin's head.
Durbin immediately called for an ambulance and began screaming franticly.

Two years ago, Oklahomans lamented the seemingly inevitable death of the Big 12 college athletic conference. OU & OSU had been the heart of the Big twelve and it's predecessor, the Big 8; since their inceptions.  What OU didn't count on, was what the depth of that Big 12 loyalty and  identity meant.
  Right now, if OU started pitching the supremacy of the South Eastern Conference, there might be effigy bonfires in every county seat across Oklahoma.  But let's set aside the topic of selling out, and focus on the Big 12's bright future, and the change of fortunes in the Big 12 since that dreaded abandonment.
The Texas Longhorns should have been expelled from the Big 12 when they created their own Television platform and severely harmed the Big 12's capacity to create a media package for the whole conference.  

Last weekend, the Oklahoma Republican Party(OKGOP) held their biennial convention and election of new leadership. The week began with two candidates for state chair. On Monday night, the last major candidate forum was held by 3 county GOP organizations. 
Sitting in the audience was Senator Nathan Dahm. Nathan knew his announcement was going to be made the next morning. But he waited. He listened. He said nothing to the crowd or the audience watching on live social media streams.
Before the week ended, he was the winner of the race, on the 2nd round balloting.
​How did that happen?

The state convention of the OKGOP met this past weekend, to select leaders for the next two years. They also approved a fresh platform of policies for the Republican Party.
Senator Nathan Dahm, of Broken Arrow, was selected on the 2nd ballot, after both he and former lawmaker, Sean Roberts of Fairfax gained over 40% of the first ballot, Defeating incumbent, AJ Farate'. Farate's 16% is the worst showing in decades, for an incumbent chair seeking a new term.
The Vice Chair race which preceded, was settled quickly, when Wayne Hill captured nearly 60% of the 1st ballot voting. Hill was endorsed by both Ferate' & Roberts. Others in the Vice Chair race were Michael Stopp & Paula Price, who each captured about 20%.
The convention was held on the campus of Union High School, in Tulsa. Nearly 1000 delegates were registered, representing the 77 county parties and Young Republicans Clubs.

With the Oklahoma legislature preparing the final text of a school choice funding formula, SoonerPolitics undertook the task of compiling a couple of interactive maps, indicating the established private schools across the state. Some of this institutions are accredited by the Oklahoma Private School Accreditation Commission(OPSAC), but several dozens are decidedly not accredited, even though some are over 125 years old. 
 Current legislation provides families an advance tax credit between $5000 to $7500 per year for OPSAC accredited schools. 
If a family chooses a non-accredited education by 'other means' to educate their child, the tax credit drops severely. Perhaps just half the tax credit, and only after providing actual receipts. The current senate bill could drop the credit to a few hundred dollars, because of a household cap on credits.

  The era of forced public schooling is over. The behemoth system which dominates the spending of our state taxes, will soon have to earn the continued patronage of Oklahoma families. 
  Currently, public schools spend about $10,000 per year, per child enrolled in a school district.
 The Oklahoma legislature is now poised to return the common education choices back to parents, by allowing them to direct thousands of dollars of their child's portion of state education spending toward a private education institution.
  Even homeschool expenses will qualify for modest reimbursement, in a timely manner.
​  The net result will be a massive competition between private sector educating, and the statewide network of 500+ public school districts.

In the 3rd day, and eighth round of deadlocked voting, Lauren Boebert of Colorado just made a pitch and first vote to make Tulsa's Kevin Hern the Speaker.
 Just moments later, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma's 2nd district, added his spontaneous support for Hern.
  Both Brecheen & Boebert have been staunch anti-McCarthy members of the 20+ faction of Republican detractors. Most of the anti-McCarthy faction are also tied to the House Freedom Caucus.
Boebert's speech was made as her rollcall vote was asked for. Eventually she was shut down from continuing her lauds of Hern.
  Among the points made for her admiration of Hern include; coming from humble beginnings, working with all conservatives, demonstrating great skill in his role to make a plan for a balanced budget, & leading the Study Committee.
Hern has continued to support the McCarthy leadership team.