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*************************************** Now...About That $20 Billion, Mr. President Part of the President's $87 billion war supplemental request includes some $20 billion in reconstruction aid. As proposed by the administration, this money would be simply given to Iraq as a grant. However, some Republicans are suggesting that this money be extended instead as a loan, to be repaid with the country's vast oil reserves once up and running again. Some Democrats, on the other hand, are saying the $20 billion should be financed by repealing some of the president's tax cuts for the "rich." And other conservatives are saying the $20 billion should be offset with $20 billion in spending cuts, particularly in foreign aid. Still others think the $20 billion should be rejected outright. What do you think? Cast your online vote by going to the "Survey Says" page at www.CitizenOutreach.com ************************************** Dear Congress Just so y'all know, your responses to our regular online surveys serve a definite purpose. I referred to your responses to recent surveys in a letter to Members of Congress yesterday urging them not to get bogged down in a political "quagmire" in the war against Big Government, even if it meant finding themselves in opposition to the White House. You can read the text of the letter - which was faxed to congressional offices over the weekend - by clicking on the "Dear Congress" button at www.citizenoutreach.com ************************************** Forget Where's Waldo, Where Are the WMD's? "The question is not whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The mystery is: What did he do with them?" - Clifford May, president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies ************************************** French Democrats "Unfortunately, Democrats seem to see (President Bush) as their enemy. It would be nice if they could put aside their lust for power and focus their ire on America's true enemy - the terrorists." - Columnist Oliver North ************************************** The Rush to Silence Speech "In the current tempest in a teapot over what Rush Limbaugh said about the National Football League, neither ESPN nor Rush himself will pay any serious price. He doesn't need the job and apparently feels he doesn't need the hassle. The question of the validity of what was said has already been lost in the shuffle. In a sense, that doesn't matter. What matters enormously is whether people lose the freedom to say what they think. That loss is a loss to all of us, those who agree and those who disagree." - Columnist Thomas Sowell ************************************** Nah, There's No Liberal Bias In the Media "For your readers it might be interesting for them to be informed of how the Los Angeles Times covered the controversy about Arnold's admiration of Hitler. It was a large-print front page story dealing with his admiration of Hitler. It was a page 22 small story that the quote was out of context. Slash-and-burn page one; retraction on page 22." - News & Views subscriber Barry Levy ************************************** Of Saints and Sinners "Arnold (Schwarzenegger) isn't Mother Teresa, and I join those who disagree with his positions on abortion and gun control. But in present-day California, he is clearly the first hope and best chance for successfully countering the state's economic woes. He possesses the character, wit and courage to create a partnership between himself and the governed that encourages the proposition the state treasury should be used for the benefit of all and that the state doesn't have unfettered and unaccountable claim on the people's largess." - Columnist and historian William Goldcamp ************************************** Miller Time "He's a Hollywood celebrity. And he's smart. He's one of the country's favorite comedians. And he's a conservative. Wipe that smirk off your face and meet a patriotic entertainer." So says the introduction to a rip-roaring interview with Dennis Miller in the current edition of The American Enterprise magazine. His dream matchup for the 2008 presidential race: Condoleeza Rice vs. Hillary Clinton, "an imagined track record versus a real track record." You can read it online by going to: http://taemag.com/issues/articleID.17708/article_detail.asp *************************************** 4.75 cents-per-minute Long Distance * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * Calling Card Rate is 10 cents per minute * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $1.99 service charge will apply) * No need to change your local phone company * No hassles * Easy sign-up. * And a small portion of each bill goes to help continue publishing our FREE Chuck Muth's News & Views e-newsletter. Just go to: http://www.NewsandViewsLongDistance.com ************************************** Medical Armageddon "Between now and 2011, CBO predicts, the government will spend all surplus Social Security revenue and still run deficits. Yet, President Bush and Republican congressional leaders are pushing ahead with a new federal entitlement in the form of a Medicare prescription drug benefit. CBO estimates it will cost about $430 billion over 10 years - even before most Baby Boomers retire. If it becomes law, fiscal Armageddon arrives sooner rather than later." - Columnist Terence Jeffrey ************************************** Creating Jobs "Today, the Democrats are invoking the Great Depression once again, this time to compare George W. Bush's presidency with that of Herbert Hoover's as only the second time in modern history a president has 'lost' more American jobs than he 'created.' Never mind that presidents don't create jobs in the first place, except for those in the federal government. - Columnist Linda Chavez ************************************** The Union Label "Wiping his eyes and choking up, Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt of Missouri addressed a Teamsters rally in Des Moines on Aug. 9, eight days after receiving the union's endorsement from General President James Hoffa. . . . (G)iven the recent 'settlement stipulation' between the Teamsters and Overnite Transportation Co., against which the Teamsters unsuccessfully waged a three-year organization campaign that included pervasive violence and intimidation, Mr. Gephardt clearly is not the only person brought to tears by the Teamsters. "According to the 'settlement,' the Teamsters union and its officers shall cease and desist from actions such as 'Brandishing or carrying any weapon of any kind, including, but not limited to, guns, knives, slingshots, rocks, ball bearings, liquid-filled balloons or other projectiles, sledge hammers, bricks, sticks or two-by-fours at or near any picket line.' They are also barred from 'Using or threatening to use a weapon of any kind, including . . . hot coffee, bottles, two-by-fours, lit cigarettes, eggs or bags of balloons filled with excrement against any non-striking Overnite employee or security guard.' "Also, Mr. Hoffa's Teamsters are barred from 'Threatening to kill or inflict bodily harm, making throat-slashing motions, making gun-pointing motions, challenging or threatening to fight or assault employees, threatening to sexually assault non-striking employees or their family members, threatening to follow non-striking employees to their homes, using racial epithets or obscene gestures at non-striking employees.'" - Washington Times editorial, 10/5/03 ************************************** Things Getting Ugly Over Caucasian Club "Lisa McClelland has been called a white racist, a fat, white neo-Nazi, KKK girl and a host of obscenity-laced insults since she decided to start a Caucasian Club at her California high school. A gang of girls threatened to beat her up. Flyers have appeared on campus urging students to boycott her club. A teacher told her in front of the class that he'd rather see her 'drugged out and pregnant' than on the news talking about her club. "But Lisa, a 15-year-old freshman at Freedom High School in Oakley, Calif., refuses to give up. "...The stream of threats has infuriated her mother, Debi Neely, who has warned school officials that she'll take legal action if anyone harms her daughter. So far, she said, Principal Eric Volta has dealt promptly with those menacing Lisa." - Washington Times, 10/5/03 *************************************** Affordable Campaign Websites! Now you can get professional-looking campaign web sites for as little as $10 a month. That's right...just ten smackeroos a month. Here's what's included in this fantastic new program from Campaign Secrets, Inc. (available ONLY to Republican candidates): * Free Hosting * Unique Domain Name * Personal Email Accounts * Credit Card Processing * Unlimited Edits * Event Calendar * Volunteer Sign-up Page * Built-in Bulk Emailer Campaign Site Builder can be used for political organizations and non-profits, as well. 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