U.S. Senator vs. Talk Radio (re: the immigration bill)

Why are Republican Senators so eager to grant amnesty! What are they smoking? Here's the latest on the immigration issue. Senator Lott is complaining that Americas Talk Radio hosts are creating a big problem by causing voters to call the congressional switchboard more than ever over this immigration bill which he and Pres. Bush and Ted Kennedy are trying to shove down our throats even though it failed the cloture vote on June 7. It failed because many Americans called or wrote in saying "don't do it". Now they're scrambling around making threatening deals with Jr. Senators to vote in favor of the bill. It's really ugly! Republican and Democrats alike. So, I guess we need to stop being such a "big problem" for our elected officials. Yeh - sure!!! I think the vote is today - it may have already happened. I sent the following letter to Lott's office. Senator Lott: We met at Tom Stewarts ranch in 1999. I was campaigning for King County Assessor. It is my opinion that your recent personal attacks regarding talk radio proves to me that you're out of touch with the American public. I have supported your positions for the most part over the years but you're so far off base on this one that it makes me wonder what you spend your time doing? We get more information out of talk radio than we do your office or any other government office for that matter. You should be pleased that talk radio is out there primarily in support of mostly conservative issues. If talk show hosts can light up the Congressional switchboard, doesn't that tell you that Americans are listening to the issues? If that's a problem for you - you should either change the way you do business or find another job. I am publishing your comments and this letter on www.talkamerican.blogspot.com

A Mastectomy law - are you kidding?

A very special friend of mine recently emailed me this. I did not know that women have to deal with this issue. I support this bill which is unusual for me due to my smaller unintrusive government stance. "Subject: Mastectomy Bill in Congress; Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. There's a bill before Congress called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, and still groggy from anesthesia, and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. In the past year, over half the U.S. House of Representatives has signed on. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web link below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number. http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS." Before you go - PLEASE write your comments about this issue by clicking below. These can be the same comments you wrote in the comment box when signing the petition. This is as important as signing the petition on Lifetime's link. The U.S. Congress will look at the numbers of people who have signed the petition, but more importantly, they are interested in what you have to say. They will read comments randomly and from a variety of sources. Let's inundate them! Watch for my next post coming in a couple of days about the Insurance Industry - excuse me; the Insurance Mob!