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***************************************** HillaryCare Sneaks In Back Door "Senator Hillary Clinton is smiling -- thanks to Republicans. The Republican-led Congress did to America what Hillary Clinton tried to do to us ten years ago...and Hillary couldn't be happier. Welcome to Hillary Care! "The House and Senate each recently passed their own version of a Medicare prescription drug bill and will soon vote on a final version which then will be sent to President Bush to sign. When President Bush signs the bill, the Republicans will have successfully forced upon us a straight-jacket of socialized medicine that even Harry Houdini could not escape." - The Liberty Committee, 6/29/03 ***************************************** Pig In a Poke on Drugs "It distresses us to see people in the administration say this (prescription drug bill) is a good thing. This is a pig in a poke." - Ed Feulner, president, Heritage Foundation, Washington Times, 6/29/03 ***************************************** Not All "Diversity" Is Created Equal "(The Supreme Court) has dignified 'diversity' - a flag of activist convenience, a wily obfuscation - as a compelling state interest, and on its promoters' terms. 'Diversity' doesn't extend to, say, some dirt-poor fundamentalist white trash. Her presence wouldn't 'enrich' anyone. 'Diversity' means 'more blacks.' That's why traditional African-American colleges are exempt from its strictures: as 100 percent black schools, they're already as diverse as you can get." - Columnist Mark Steyn ***************************************** Driving Miss Sandi "Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's majority decision upholding affirmative action in admissions to the University of Michigan Law School was her classic split-the-baby formula, washed down with rambling rhetoric, and making a mockery of the law. This decision provoked not only dissent from four other justices, but sarcasm and disgust - as it should have." - Columnist Thomas Sowell ***************************************** Separating Church and SCOTUS "It is not the duty of the (Supreme) court to define and solve the religious issues of the day. It is the court's responsibility to deal with issues of constitutionality and not to serve as the nation's moral compass." - Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, Washington Times, 6/29/03 ************************************ 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. ***************************************** Tale of Two Congressmen You'll recall from last week the story about how Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin saw a long line at the airport checkpoint, didn't want to be bothered, and used his "pull" to bypass the inconvenience, leaving the great unwashed eating his dust as he buzzed on by. Contrast that with Rep. Bob Beauprez of Colorado, who has seen similar long lines at Denver's airport and felt air travelers' pain. The Rocky Mountain News reports that the freshman Republican exhibited some leadership rather than ambivalence on this huge problem by calling last week for "a summit meeting to solve the problem of growing security lines at Denver International Airport." Democrat Harkin: "Let them eat cake." Republican Beauprez: "Let them fix the darned problem." You decide. ***************************************** TSA's "Baghdad Bob" With all due respect, Admiral James Loy, chief administrator of the new-and-improved government-run Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - those wonderful folks who provide air travelers with mile-long lines and strip searches - is losing all credibility through his public pronouncements about his agency. In a letter-to-the-editor published by the Washington Times on Friday, Loy writes, "We have all learned that ensuring security can be inconvenient at times. Fortunately, as a recent national poll showed, air travelers solidly support TSA's efforts to protect them." Yeah, and there are no American troops in Baghdad, right? Who needs "Baghdad Bob" when you have Jim Loy? Inconvenient "at times"? Well, yeah...if by the words "at times" you mean ANY time you try to fly ANY where for ANY reason. And if Loy actually thinks air travelers support TSA' s efforts - which result in "Thousands Standing Around" and pat-downs of gray-haired grannies, veterans in wheelchairs and "binky"-sucking tots - I' ve got some oceanfront property in Nevada for sale. Now might be a good time to remind everyone again of a little Founding Father wisdom, courtesy of Ben Franklin: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." **************************************** Goin' Postal "The Postal Service spends an estimated $6 million a year for the sponsorship (of cyclist Lance Armstrong). . . . Critics say the federally regulated Postal Service, financially troubled for years, should not be spending money marketing a cycling team. "'What is the purpose of developing the U.S. Postal Service as a brand? They don't need a brand,' says Rick Merritt, executive director of PostalWatch, a Virginia Beach watchdog group. 'It's not a benefit for the American people, who are paying the bill.' The Postal Service raised the price of a first-class stamp to 37 cents in June 2002, the fifth increase since 1991, when the rate increased from 25 cents to 29 cents. "The struggling agency reported a net loss of $676 million for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and a net loss of nearly $1.7 billion for the prior year. 'I'm opposed to the Postal Service wasting money to sponsor the team, ' Mr. Merritt says. 'Why should we be paying so [the Postal Service] can have a better image?'" - Washington Times, 6/29/03 ****************************************** Political Arson "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." - Founding Father Samuel Adams ***************************************** BRUSHFIRE ALERT: Highway Robbery There's an effort in Congress to not only raise the existing federal gas tax on a gallon of gasoline, but to put future gas tax hikes on cruise control...automatically raising the tax with the rate of inflation. You know, sort of like those congressional pay raises our "representatives" no longer have to vote for. Needless to say, we think this is one of the worst ideas to come down the pike since HillaryCare. But just to remind some of the liberal "spies" signed up for News & Views, here are four reasons to oppose federal funding of roads, bridges and highways: 1.) Giving highway funding power to congressional representatives encourages them to "buy votes" at taxpayer expense...giving a whole new meaning to the term "highway robbery." 2.) Giving Congress control of the purse strings means highway funds come with strings attached, such as mandatory 55 mph speed limits. 3.) Federal regulations - such as the Davis/Bacon Act - substantially increase construction costs. 4.) Massive cross-subsidies which, for example, take money from a Kansas farmer to pay to relieve traffic congestion in Washington, D.C. Republican Transportation Committee Chairman Don Young is pushing for the federal gas tax hikes to be put on automatic pilot. Republican freshman Rep. Marilyn Musgrave is pushing back, leading the charge against the "Highway Robbery Tax." Young (or more likely some junior staffer or intern) can be reached at 202- 225-5765 if you wish to voice opposition to his tax hike. Musgrave's office number is 202-225-4676 in case you wish to give some words of encouragement...and boy, does she need them! It ain't easy or pleasant to be a freshman taking on the head of a pork-barrel committee like Transportation. By the way, this week Citizen Outreach bestowed our "Profiles in Conservative Courage Award" to Rep. Musgrave, along with her Colorado colleague Rep. Tom Tancredo. ****************************************** 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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