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Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Caffeinated Communications Network of which Caffeinated Thoughts is a part. Shane has been involved in youth ministry since 1992 in church, para-church, and Christian school settings, and currently works with juvenile offenders in the Des Moines Metro area. He has also been an interim pastor for a local Evangelical Free Church and provides pulpit supply for area churches. Shane also serves as the Communications Director for American Principles Project with their Preserve Innocence Initiative.  Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids.  Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.  You can connect with Shane on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.

 
Santorum on Satan

Drudge Report had excerpts of a speech that Rick Santorum gave back in 2008.  It should be noted that Matt Drudge is a Romney lackey and since nobody else broke this “news” for him to …read the rest

 
Classical Literature Is Just Too Time Consuming

Caffeinated Carolina posted on South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s support of a bill that would reverse the common core state standards from being implemented in her state.  She sent a letter of support to the …read the rest

 
Iowa’s in Play: Obama Trails Three Potential GOP Rivals in Latest Iowa Poll

“Iowa is not a secure state for Obama.”  Those are words I’m sure President Obama’s reelection team would rather not hear from pollster J. Ann Selzer who is well known for her accurate polling in …read the rest

 
Rick Santorum and Criticism from the Faux Right and the Hard Left

The guns are turning on Rick Santorum now that he is the clear front runner nationally and leading Romney in two key primary states – Michigan and Ohio.   Mitt Romney is now going after Santorum.  …read the rest

 
Rush Limbaugh Defends Santorum’s Contraceptives Remarks, Highlights Caffeinated Thoughts

Rush Limbaugh in discussing the left’s coordinated attack saying conservatives are against contraceptives highlighted my October 19, 2010 interview with Rick Santorum.  The left and mainstream media have gone nuts over this already and so …read the rest

 
Republicans Respond to President Obama’s FY13 Budget Proposal

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) responded to President Obama’s release of his FY13 budget proposal: The President’s plan increases taxes by $1.9 trillion (including a $143 billion “death tax” hike which will hurt family farms across …read the rest

 
Sarah Palin on Mitt Romney “Great Candidate, Not a Convincing Conservative”

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin interviewed with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday after her rousing CPAC speech, and she had some interesting things to say about Mitt Romney.  Here’s the video: Money quote: I …read the rest

 
Santorum’s Surge Challenges Romney’s Electability Argument and Gingrich’s Candidacy

Remember before Florida when fresh off of a victory in the South Carolina Primary Newt Gingrich declared that the Republican GOP presidential nomination race was now a two-person race?  He was right.  Except he got …read the rest

 
Educrats Know Better Than Parents About School Choice

At least that is what Debbie Squires of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principles told the Michigan House Education committee.  She believes that parents don’t know what is best for their children. Wow…. that …read the rest

 
Nebraska, Texas and South Carolina AGs Threaten to Sue Over Obama Contraceptives Coverage Mandate

This afternoon Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott submitted a joint letter of protest to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebilius, Treasury Secretary …read the rest