Call your Senator at least once a week.

The best advise I've heard recently from the talk radio, is simply, "make voicing your opinion a part of your lifestyle". So I stored both of my Senators and my Congressman's phone numbers into my phone's speed dial. I call at least once a week and just ask to leave a message for the Senator/Congressman. Each week, its a short, but clear message. And I've found each week there something else I want them to know. Because I feel that if I don't at least, tell them what I want, how can I complain on what they vote on.
Its a simply thing and I find it a great stress reducer.

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Teabagging is for me

Teabagging is for me


I've gone to one tea party and really liked it. I plan to make this the new focus of this site.

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Pushing for a Win, Win, Win, Win

Via THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

There has to be a system that permanently changes consumer demand, which would permanently change what Detroit makes, which would attract more investment in battery technology to make electric cars, which would hugely help the expansion of the wind and solar industries — where the biggest drawback is the lack of batteries to store electrons when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining. A higher gas tax would drive all these systemic benefits.

The same is true in geopolitics. A gas tax reduces gasoline demand and keeps dollars in America, dries up funding for terrorists and reduces the clout of Iran and Russia at a time when Obama will be looking for greater leverage against petro-dictatorships. It reduces our current account deficit, which strengthens the dollar. It reduces U.S. carbon emissions driving climate change, which means more global respect for America. And it increases the incentives for U.S. innovation on clean cars and clean-tech.

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