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***************************************** A Little Help, Please I'm trying to remember a particular quote, possibly by one of the Founding Fathers, which goes something along the lines of...the government ought not do for the people what the people can and should do for themselves. Or something like that. Anyone know the exact quote and its original author? If so, drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Danke shoen. Also, if you live in the Baltimore area and have some experience in web design (FrontPage), including e-commerce and are looking for a little work on the side, let me know. Also looking for a Baltimore-area bookkeeping service (Quikbooks). If interested, or if you can refer me to anybody here, I'd be much obliged. - Chuck Muth ***************************************** Just Win, Baby "Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out." - Columnist David Horowitz ***************************************** Home, Putrid Home "Inescapable is the conclusion that America-haters have a home in the Democratic Party." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 6/4/03 ***************************************** I Gotta Bridge in Brooklyn for Sale "If you believe Hillary's story in the book, you'll believe anything." - Former Clinton adviser Dick Morris ***************************************** Hillary's "Rewriting History" Let's be real for a minute here. The ONLY reason anyone could possibly be even vaguely interested in Hillary's version of the Clintons' White House years is to see what she has to say about the oral presentations intern Monica Lewinski coughed up to the Commander-in-Briefs. And according to the Associated Press, what we'll find out in "Living History" is that Madame Hillary was "furious" and "outraged" at being lied to by her husband and "wanted to wring Bill's neck." Whoa! Stop the presses! Omigosh! Really? Want more? OK, get this. Hillary writes: "For me, the Lewinski imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents." Whew! Ground-breaking stuff here. It's not like Hillary ever mentioned a "vast right-wing conspiracy" before. Get Amazon on the phone! Seriously, anyone who plunks down 28 bucks for 562 pages of this crap ought to have their heads examined and fitted for a padded room. ***************************************** Send in the Lawyers The publisher of Hillary's memoirs is hot under the collar with the Associated Press, which obtained an advance copy of the book and released some excerpts earlier this week. "Now there may be litigation," reports the Washington Times, "which the Clintons seem to attract like watermelon attracts flies." *************************************** Campaign Hot Tips New to campaigns and grassroots activism? Seasoned veteran who recognizes there's always something new to learn? Then sign up for Mark Montini's FREE "Campaign Hot Tips" e-newsletter at: http://www.campaignsecrets.com/hot_tips.asp ***************************************** Disgraceful Obstruction "For months, a bipartisan Senate majority has tried to hold up-or-down votes on a number of judicial nominees. A partisan minority of senators [Democrats], however, is blocking the Senate from holding those votes. As one leader of the current filibusters [Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada] has said, 'there is not a number [of hours] in the universe that would be sufficient' for debate on certain nominees. "...The use of filibusters - not to ensure adequate debate, but to block a Senate majority from confirming judges - is unprecedented and wrong. This indefinite, needless and wasteful delay distracts the Senate from other important business. And it leaves would-be judges in limbo, along with thousands of litigants. President Bush has rightly called the situation 'a disgrace.'" - Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Washington Times, 6/5/03 ***************************************** Money for Nothing Democrats are now squealing that the recently passed $350 billion tax-cut package increases the per-child tax credit for kids from $600 to $1,000...but only for family's with income tax liability. Democrats complain that 9 million low-income families who pay no taxes are not getting the tax cut, to which House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) responds, "It's a little difficult to give tax relief to people that don't pay income tax." DeLay rightly points out that giving a tax rebate to folks who have paid no taxes wouldn't be a tax cut, but a new spending program. That this simple, unassailable logic escapes Democrats is all one needs to know about the intellectually-challenged, welfare-state mentality of their party. ***************************************** Sunrise, Sunset One downside to the recently passed tax cuts is the "sunset" provisions which mean the cuts will automatically "expire" after a certain period of time. To which Steve Moore of the Club for Growth asks, "When is the last time Congress actually 'sunset' a government spending program?" Great question. "There are now several thousand agencies in Washington with annual budgets of more than $5 million," notes Moore. "In the last three years, we have sunset not a single one." Recalling Ronald Reagan's observation that "The closest thing to immortality on this Earth is a federal government program," Moore says we should sunset government spending and "make federal agencies justify their dollars, just as my kids are forced to justify their allowance." We couldn't agree more with Moore. ***************************************** Irony Washington, DC's public school system is cracking down on non-residents who are enrolling their kids in the District's all-day pre-school and kindergarten classes. Out-of-city parents who send their kids to DC schools are supposed to pay more than $6,000 a year rather than get the services for free. So what you have here are folks breaking the law in order to save some money at taxpayer expense...and the government is saying "stop." On the other hand, inside the Beltway pooh-bahs (led by Rep. Chris Cannon in Congress) are now spearheading an effort to extend taxpayer-subsidized lower in-state college tuition fees for ILLEGAL ALIENS who have already broken the nation's laws. Only in America. ************************************ 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.GOPLongDistance.com> today. ***************************************** They Don't Call it the Left Coast for Nuthin' "Every state has individuals who are extreme leftists, but California has more per capita than other states. Because the American people are a tolerant people and believe in 'diversity,' we allow leftists to wear their sandals and smoke their pipes on campuses, but they remain on the fringe in most states. In California, they get elected to office where they can effectively implement their social change ideas; and the California Legislature is their primary laboratory. In a nutshell, that is the explanation for the fact that California is bleeding red ink in barrels." - Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Institute ***************************************** Get Ready for Another O.J. Defense Derrick Lee is suspected of being the serial killer who has terrorized the Baton Rouge, La., area for a year now. Some particulars: (1) Derrick Lee has been caught, (2) Derrick Lee has been linked to the murders by DNA evidence, and (3) Derrick Lee is black. Uh-oh. Here we go again. Columnist Rod Dreher in the Dallas Morning News reports that some black residents in Lee's home town "are saying out loud that, despite the DNA evidence, Mr. Lee couldn't have done the things of which he is accused, that surely this must be a case of racist whites trying to blame an innocent brother." Yeah. Surely. ***************************************** Butt Out "'Government nannyism,' is how a Maryland legislator once characterized proposed bans on smoking in restaurants and bars that are swirling across the nation. Indeed, the intrusive initiatives seek to make children of adults. "...Today, Big Brother is after smokers. Tomorrow, will it sanction social drinkers, overeaters or people who wear pink? Where does the 'government nannyism' end? In this classic clash between individual rights and public welfare, government just ought to butt out." - Columnist Adrienne Washington ***************************************** Legislating Moral Behavior ".(T)heology is one thing; politics is another. The political arena is about regulating the interactions of the diverse members of our pluralistic polity, many of whom we disagree with and some of whom we despise. It is not about saving souls, making people moral or getting them into heaven. Moreover, the failure to understand these limits will lead to politics that are self-defeating. The American public will reject any political party that attempts to legislate moral behavior that does not harm others." - Columnist David Horowitz ****************************************** 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. 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