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The " Housing Bailout Bill ," which appears to be in appropriate jeopardy, needs to be stopped in its tracks based on the premise alone; however, it has come to light that Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has added a provision requiring online business to report sensitive customer data to the US government. Businesses such as Amazon, e-Bay, and others would be reporting your data to the IRS if this bill with this provision is passed. Talk about an invasion of privacy! What purpose is this data supposed to serve? Protecting us against a possible terrorist attack? Uh... nope. Helping provide the necessary national security and infrastructure that the federal government should be providing? Uh... let's see... nope. Keeping this representative republic a place where its citizens are free to pursue life, liberty, and happiness while they worship at the church or their choice (or not)? Gee... I don't think so. "This is a provision with astonishing reach, and it was s...

Every time I received a citizen survey from Anne Northup during her years as my district's Congresswoman, I always added a comment to the survey. It was a request that she stop adding earmarks to legislation. I supported her but certainly not because of the federal money she earmarked for this area. I became very dissatisfied when I saw how much money was being earmarked on her watch. Repeatedly I asked but repeatedly my requests for fiscal responsibility were ignored. Don't get me wrong, I support true Conservatives -- read, "Goldwater" or "Fiscal" in front of that, I suppose -- but I strongly dislike Conservatives who spend or attempt to disguise their spending like Liberals. The practice of earmarking and the waste perpetuated by the "favor factory" of the Appropriations Committee have both got to end. Now. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is at the forefront in the effort to stop wasteful government spending. They are waging an aggressi...

At a time when American entrepreneurs need government to get the hell out of the way so they can do what it takes to reach energy independence, the Dems are up to the same old nay-saying. No, no, and no to actions being proposed all around them that would release the restraints imposed on the energy industry in this country. No new drilling; No new leases on areas for oil exploration -- see the idiotic " Use It or Lose It " legislative idea being promoted heavily by Kentucky's own John Yarmuth; and, no, no, no to nuclear power. Just when I thought maybe I was the only one to notice, McCain's campaign speaks up! Nice ad! Adblock "Dr. No," indeed. While we're at it, let's annoint John Yarmuth "Odd Job." He's doing a rather odd job on the Hill these days. Time to bring him home... hat in hand.

This Thursday, June 26th is the huge "From the Front Lines" 8-hour telethon hosted by the nation's largest pro-troop organization Move America Forward . That's tomorrow, folks! The goal: to send the largest single shipment of care packages in U.S. history. Move America Forward is hoping to collect sponsorships in excess of $500,000 for care packages by the end of the day Thursday. Today Rush Limbaugh promoted the effort on his nationally syndicated show. Check that out right here . Even The San Francisco Chronicle wrote about it . The Sacramento Union has two stories about the broader effort -- Here and here . It is my hope that by posting about the telethon and Move America Forward's efforts to send a history-making number of care packages to our troops overseas, any American patriot who loves our military and is surfing the internet the next two days is sure to know about this effort. Tune in to the "From the Frontlines" telethon online on June 2...

I have been WAY delayed in writing about this effort but, as I like to say to excuse myself, better late than never. ;o) Move America Forward has created a program intended to provide the most care packages ever shipped to US troops overseas. You should be a part of this. This effort is monumental and shows not only the support for our troops but America's cognizance of the sacrifices they make to do the work that keeps freedom alive in the world. This effort will most likely make the history books. There will be an internet-broadcast telethon called "From the Frontlines" on June 26, 2008 hosted by Melanie Morgan and Michelle Malkin , celebrated journalist and blogger. Rush Limbaugh is slated to headline the celebrity line-up for the internet broadcast and a myriad of pro-America, pro-victory celebrities will make appearances during the 8-hour telethon. I'll be donating and tuning in for the show on the 26th. Please join me!

The "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" petition created by Newt Gingrich's American Solutions organization has reached one million signatures. Nice work! You can't miss this discussion on the airwaves whether you're watching TV or listening to the radio lately. The price of gasoline is now at over $4 per gallon and the debate about how to become less dependent on foreign oil has FINALLY pushed this debate into the mainstream. As some of us will recall, this debate has been going on since the gas rationing days of the 1970s. While gasoline was cheap, Americans were deaf and dumb to the debate. Now that it's painfully pricey, we're all ears, aren't we? Anyone remember this speech? Adblock Sound familiar?! Geez. We've been hearing that same old "alternative energy" speech since the 1970s. Environmentalists have been telling us we're ruining the planet since the 1970s. The "windfall profits tax" was tried in the 1970s. I feel li...

"Making the simple complex is easy. Making the complex simple, awesomely simple, now THAT is genius." - Charles Mingus Charles Mingus could have been describing Newt Gingrich and where his genius lies. Ever since Newt Gingrich organized and produced the Contract with America , I have been a huge fan of the man. He's a brilliant historical novelist with a robust intellect and a keen sense of what's truly important who does not tie himself to the idea of the moment. He does his homework. He explores a problem long enough to track it back to the larger root of the problem. Only then does he work with other sharp minds to craft simple, commonsense solutions that can be enthusiastically supported by intelligent and productive Americans. He has done it again with the " Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. " project at American Solutions . This is a very important project and it is being approached in typical Newt fashion. He has boiled our current energy conundrum do...