We can't trust Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats to protect our national security. It is time to return the Republicans to the majority.

Posted: Tom on March 13, 2008 at 10:27 AM

This has got to be a joke. How long will this go on? have we folded up our national security tent already, nancy?

Posted: Jimmy on March 13, 2008 at 11:06 AM

First we must cull out the RINOS from the Republican Party and then go on to elect politicians who can show some backbone. Only after can we get rid of imbeciles and career hypocrites like Pelosi, Reid et al...

Posted: Egon Martinovsky on March 13, 2008 at 11:14 AM

I don't blame Speaker Pelosi because she is what she is. I blame spineless Republicans who aren't screaming bloody murder. Why isn't the GOP on all media outlets informing the public of the Democrats miserable failure on national security? And then you want me to sign a stupid petition and contribute money for what? Get a grip GOP. Post this!

Posted: Torrey Baird on March 13, 2008 at 11:18 AM

As long as our government exports terror by overthrowing Democratically elected Goverments in other countries we will get BLOWBACK from it.
Please read a book called Economic Hit Man, you will then understand what the problem is.
READ AMERICA!

Posted: Anna Weldon on March 13, 2008 at 11:19 AM

Conservatives must get rid of all "RINO's" (Republicans In Name Only) and elect Real People who will take a Vocal STAND for Conservative Causes. President Bush has not set a good enough Vocal Stand on this and most Conservative Causes. I believe that Ronald Regan would be calling out the offending Law Makers by Name, until this necessary Bill is passed.

Posted: gary on March 13, 2008 at 11:21 AM

We are in deep trouble until the Republicans DEMAND we be allowed to search, explore and drill for OUR OWN OIL. Screw the environmental wackos.

OPEN ANWR NOW

Posted: Dean Norris on March 13, 2008 at 11:24 AM

Those two morons we have in the White House are no morce concerned with the security of the American people than I am in taking a vacation to the moon. If they were in fact concerned, they would have shut down our borders long ago.

If they really want to do something for the American people, they need to get our special interest run and bureaucratically controlled unconstitutional regulatory system under control.

Posted: Keith Allison on March 13, 2008 at 11:26 AM

American citizens voice is not heard anymore. We've lost it somewhere along the line. Seems no one in DC has our country or it's citizens best interest in mind. They have their own agenda, power, perks, our dollars are paying for. We seem to have no voice in the matter. I agree the GOP better wake up, they used to care.

Posted: Del J. on March 13, 2008 at 11:29 AM

To bad that Senator Pelosi can't be brought up on charges. Should the worse happen, a nuclar bomb released in the USA and kill millions of American citizens, President Bush will be blamed for it, just like he is blamed for everything. It is time for all Republicans speak out and stop treating the liberal Democrats with kid gloves. I have been very disappointed for our moderate Republicans for the last 7 1/2 years. It a back bone Republicans and start be conservative!

Posted: Delores Plumb on March 13, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Both parties allow open borders and make no attempt to stop the invasion. There is no concern for national security by either party.

Posted: Lou Borland on March 13, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Can impeachment proceedings be introduced against Nancy Pelosi by another member of the House or Senate? Do citizens have the right to file a class action suit against the House for their unconscienable abdication of their responsibility? After all, national security is the FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT responsbilbity of the Federal Government!

Posted: Daniel Burke on March 13, 2008 at 11:35 AM

The republican party is a lost cause, until such time that they return to conservative values. Yes, they will win a majority every now and then. But mostly they will lose. Lose, because their values are similar to the democrats. When different, they're too weak in the backbone, to fight the fight.

The party must decide, is the party the party of Reagan or Jack Kemp clones.

Posted: Shane on March 13, 2008 at 11:41 AM

I believe the democrats are consciously setting us up for another attack which will occur shortly after Jan. 20, 2009. Then they will use the attack as proof to forever claim that republicans didn't have a clue about fighting terrorism.

The republicans didn't hammer home the democrats' weakness on national security which allowed us to be set up for 9/11. After all, the planning for that started long before Bush took office. This is just another in the long line of things that the democrats will hammer the Right for and on which the republicans haven't properly taken the offensive.

Posted: Quidnunc on March 13, 2008 at 11:41 AM

It is utterly ridiculous to believe that our 'intelligence community' is handicapped because the congress does not want to give immunity to the telecomms for their illegal actions in cooperating with the illegal requests of the administration. The administration is on a witch hunt, searching for any possible excuse to blame their failures on.
The refusal to follow the miniscule requirements of evidence in the original FISA law only underscore the contempt they have for the Bill of Rights.
Any American who wishes to retain any semblance of freedom or Liberty should do everything in their power to remove legislators from office who are unable to comprehend that there are things that the government is NOT ALLOWED TO DO - whether or not there is a war.
Regardless of party, folks who are to stupid or corrupt to understand and respect the Bill of Rights should not be in office or government employ.

Posted: KB on March 13, 2008 at 11:45 AM

WE have laws concerning wire taping. Follow them or get them changed.
"It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail"
Thomas Jefferson.

Posted: Scott Booth on March 13, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Too funny, what a pathetically weak talking point. Rethuglicans are more concerned with protecting the lawbreaking telecoms than National Security. How sad when because you don't like the law you just whine and hold your breath to try and change it using the standard Rethuglican fearmongering.

Posted: RobK1967 on March 13, 2008 at 11:56 AM

The fact that they act the way they do should be a sound enough reason to kick their behinds up between their shoulders and kick them out of office! Every last one of them!!!

Posted: Mary Santomauro on March 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM

I am so glad the Dems are trying to keep the government from spying on us.

I am tired of my government telling me to be afraid every time they want me to vote Republican.

Posted: JoeT on March 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Well truth be known.
Look at each Senator and Congressman voting record on Amnisty then you will know who does not want to secure our borders. Both Republicans and Democrates are the cause of open borders.

Posted: Alfred Hansen on March 13, 2008 at 12:02 PM

As the story goes, they knew she was a snake when they picked her up, then they made her Speaker of the House?? Many countries are listening to all our communications, namely Cuba, only 90 miles away. The majority of Americans want to protect against terrorists. The majority of Americans want to protect our borders, and do not want "Amnesty" anything. Why don't "the elected to serve us" listen to their constituants, instead of showing no concern for "we the people" who elected them?? Why must we petition to get what we elected others to do? Vote them out, all of them. Limit the terms of "service". How about two years? Don't give us a life sentence at the hands of our supposed leaders with a personal agenda.

Posted: Alan Meeker on March 13, 2008 at 12:03 PM

The defeatocrats have a lock on the MSM. Got to find other ways to get the word out that Trial Lawyers have all the pull with them, as if this hasn't affected tort reform. So tell me again, why is it illegal to spy on a call originating overseas from known or suspected terrorists/supporters, electronically- ie just looking for keywords? Couldn't Obama give one of his "change" speeches to the people of Iraq and make them delusional? It worked in the U.S......

Posted: Kurt Bergstrom on March 13, 2008 at 12:06 PM

How is giving up liberty ever ok?

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania (1759)

"Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolute safety or give me death.' " -- John Stossel, "20/20", ABC-TV, Aug. 3, 2001

Posted: celia on March 13, 2008 at 12:09 PM

How much longer will the republicans continue to use scare tactics to meet their agenda? How much more are Americans willing to put up with? Allowing Exxon/Mobil to merge has held this country as much as any terrorist. This cabinet thinks all of America is STUPID!

Posted: Bret Mars on March 13, 2008 at 12:10 PM

Let the blame for the next attack on the U.S. be where it desevres to be: on the heads of the Dems.

Posted: Flint on March 13, 2008 at 12:12 PM

Posted: on March 13, 2008 at 12:13 PM

This is not about "national security". This is about protecting the telecom companies from the consequences of their illegal actions in the past. There are larger and larger #s of citizens who are no longer swayed by the hysteria of the Neocons and their desire to create a climate of fear and panic about the "terrorists". Libertarian Regards from California.

Posted: A. R. Wasem on March 13, 2008 at 12:16 PM

The need for security is a bit more complex now than it was back in the time of Benjamin Franklin. Our enemies did not have a device that could kill millions and bring down our country. Now they do. I don't expect the dim Dems to be able to grasp this concept. In national security or anything else, the leadership in Congress is a joke. The worst bunch of do nothings in the history of this country. At least the "blue dogs" have some sense of loyalty to their electorate.

Posted: Ken M. on March 13, 2008 at 12:20 PM

The Washington "elite" of both parties will be the first to tell all Americans to "just sit down and shut up, we know what's best for you" when in reality the only thing that concerns them is what is best to maintain their power. Until the average American decides that paying more attention to the actions, or inaction as this case exemplifies, of their elected official than they do to what movie star is doing who then this will continue until America is just a "how it was when I was young" story. Washingtons lack of concern for whats best to preserve our Republic has gone on for so long it's just become the norm.

Posted: HannahM on March 13, 2008 at 12:23 PM

The need for security is a bit more complex now than it was back in the time of Benjamin Franklin. Our enemies did not have a device that could kill millions and bring down our country. Now they do. I don't expect the dim Dems to be able to grasp this concept. In national security or anything else, the leadership in Congress is a joke. The worst bunch of do nothings in the history of this country. At least the "blue dogs" have some sense of loyalty to their electorate.

Posted: Ken M. on March 13, 2008 at 12:24 PM

Just imagine how scarey it will be if we have a Demoncratic (that is not misspelled) president to join forces with anti-American Pelosi and Reid!!

Posted: Diane on March 13, 2008 at 12:24 PM

They'll respond ONLY WHEN they are truly afraid of being voted out of their cushy jobs/offices, that's when!

Posted: Homer on March 13, 2008 at 12:25 PM

I love the demoncratic posts. I guess they never heard the story of the of the ostrich putting his head in the sand. In lieu of sand they have a much more user freindly place to put their head. It's warm and dark and they don't just put their heads there, they keep their heads there.

Posted: Mike Lagree on March 13, 2008 at 12:26 PM

Perhaps the Dems could provide a list of the Americans who were harmed by FISA. I mean a real list and not a contrivance of their sycophant trial lawyer associates. Would these be the same Americans who seem to have no problem with carrying on their private conversations in the most public of places.

Posted: Mac M. on March 13, 2008 at 12:36 PM

Why are conservatives demagoguing against the Fourth Amendment and shilling for corporations that betrayed customers' privacy without requiring the government to first produce warrants? Warrantless spying wasn't needed to prevent the 911 attacks. Intelligence leaders could have headed off the attacks by merely listening to underlings' warnings about suspicious Arabs in U.S. flight schools. All the president and his cabinet would have had to do was to take seriously presidential briefings warning of bin Laden's intentions. Shame on conservative leaders who seem eager to further stain the Bill of Rights in order to gain partisan advantage.

Posted: John Kerr on March 13, 2008 at 12:37 PM

We can no longer wait for our elected officials to protect and defend us. We must make our voices heard and not let up. Our nation has become complacent and apathetic which is very dangerous because we are loosing our rights and our freedoms everyday. We must regain the passion and the determination of our forefathers who fought so long and so hard to make us a free nation. Are we going to just let it go?

Posted: Sunny on March 13, 2008 at 12:39 PM

Just business as usual in D.C.
It's only about the money, power and re-election.
It's not about our country.

Posted: Rusty Roberson on March 13, 2008 at 12:40 PM

When our presidential candidate pro-tem is apparently with those who have thrown a "monkey wrench" into the works why should we think it strange that the Democrat Party is not at all worried.ï¾  He has said he will not make waves and he has sided with the other side of the isle more than his own party why should they worry?Now he has put out a letter that says he is a conservative.ï¾  I know what that means apparently he has a different idea.

Posted: William Logan on March 13, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Im for spying in the name of national security, as long as I can keep and bear arms. Are you listening Republican party? Stand up for protection of our nation and its sovereignty. Thats a bipartisan cause you can win on.

Posted: N Smith on March 13, 2008 at 12:44 PM

I have been reading in this area for over 25 years. We are in serious danger. As we watched the first attack on the Trade Center, I said to my wife: next time it will come down all the way, because these amateurs in control of our safety will not admit reality. I'm tired of hearing how my Constitution (which would protect us) is disregarded, laws - same, all because we are to have "compassion and respect" for people breaking our laws and costing us billions of dollars. Amongst all those coming across our borders, daily, are terrorists. What excuse will the liberals give when the next 911 occurs? Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be "our" fault.

Posted: Terry Smith on March 13, 2008 at 12:46 PM

I used to think Hillary Clinton was the most dangerous woman in America, but shes' nothing compared to Nancy Pelosi

Posted: Don Bashaw on March 13, 2008 at 12:47 PM

I frankly don't believe you. This is a much more complex issue than you are portraying, and there are a lot of people who question the President on this. Not all of them are Democrats.

If we want to take back the country, we have to again become the party that limits government interference, and shows fiscal responsibility.

We need constitutional protections, and we need to honor the fourth amendment, and we need to avoid techniques which the world considers obvious torture.

Quit turning this into something it isn't.

Posted: Ray Hoskins on March 13, 2008 at 12:50 PM

Big government doesn't work. Big government security won't work either. Besides, we can't afford your high priced security programs any longer. We're in debt to China.

The American people want to fire the whole lot of them up in DC and replace them with regular people that will volunteer their service and expect no pension plan.

Posted: the oak on March 13, 2008 at 12:51 PM

The only security the house of representatives is interested in, is according to the proportion they represent. Securing the needs of those proportions, within America, in order to keep their seats secure in congress.

Posted: M. Preedom on March 13, 2008 at 12:56 PM

The NRCC email stated "The Protect America Act expired almost a month ago and has hindered our ability to intercept conversations between those linked to suspected terrorist networks." We still have the ability to monitor those suspect conversations by going through the special FISA court which takes only a few hours to get approval. Judicial oversight is part of the checks and balances installed by the funding fathers of our nation.

Posted: Bob on March 13, 2008 at 1:09 PM

It is time not only to get rid of the weak knee'd RINO's as well as the Democrats - actually it would be a good thing if the American citizen would get enough backbone to vote our congress out and replace with the man on the street who could do a much better job than what we have now. Also the Republican party is weak - no leadership - additionally we need term limits.

Posted: Jacy Mack on March 13, 2008 at 1:18 PM

Nancy Pelosi's hypocrisy over undying admiration & support of our brave, self-sacrificing troops in the field is comparable to Elliott Spitzer's prosecution of prostitution. This gal is either arrogantly ignorant, or ignorantly arrogant. She fails to realize that she is blocking a non-renewable intelligence resource. Her truculence has us fighting five-alarm fires with a garden hose. She has elevated her own myopic DNC partisan politics over our entire US National Security.

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Posted: Gerard Harkin on March 13, 2008 at 1:18 PM

The Democrats are being lax with our country's security. They should be ashamed.

Posted: Bill on March 13, 2008 at 1:20 PM

I'm more concerned about the greatest threat to our security, the cultural invasion of our nation by illegal immigrants. Why are we not yet funding and enforcing the existing immigration laws? Why are not increasing the number of legal immigrants? let's up it from 400k to 1.5m legal immigrants per year if necessary to replace the illegal immigrants. Why are we not yet shutting down or fining employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants? The U.S. has traditionally been a melting pot of cultures. We are losing the "melting pot" and are being overwhelmed by a single culture that is pouring across our borders illegally every day. As the saying goes "The American Indians learned what happens when you fail to control immigration."
Come on folks! We don't need any more new laws. Just fund and enforce the existing immigration law. Congress already passed and celebrated bills to address this problem over 20 years ago.

Posted: Bob on March 13, 2008 at 1:26 PM

Bob - "We still have the ability to monitor those suspect conversations by going through the special FISA court which takes only a few hours"

Dear Bob: please come into the 21st Century. In today's electronic age, we may not have a hour, we may not have 10 minutes. Only to add, FISA can take up to 5 days to process a request. We have to realize the danger of the private sector working with the government (images of the old Soviet Union come to mind) but to leave the private sector open to multi billion $ lawsuits is just as scary. The phone companies would go the way of the dodo bird, then what would we do!

Posted: HannahM on March 13, 2008 at 1:32 PM

Posted: on March 13, 2008 at 1:39 PM

The whole bunch of Lib Dems make me sick!! Nancy Pelosi is a fool as they all are! Please where are our CONSERVATIVE Republicans? Hiding under the beds? I would vote for Ann Colter or Michelle Malkin rather than John Liberal McCain!! He will do NOTHING to secure our borders or restore LAW and ORDER in our country..I am sick and tired of everyone pandering to the illegals from Mexico..like SPanish Immersion schools..GIVE ME A BREAK!! Let all these people learn the language of AMERICA which, in case the Dems don't know, Is ENGLISH!!!! Try ENGLISH immersion classes!! Fine anyone who hires an illegal and for Heaven's sake stop the madness of Sanctuary CITIES!!

Posted: Renee on March 13, 2008 at 1:40 PM

I want echo and emphasize the comments of Egon Martinovsky, Torrey Baird (especially), gary, Keith Allison, Lou Borland, Alan Meeker, Diane, and William Logan and request that you will truly pay attention to the feedback you have received.

Posted: Ray Pittman on March 13, 2008 at 1:40 PM

It's pretty basic. What is more important...campaign contributions from the lawyers to the Dems or the security of the country? It certainly tells a lot about the priorities of their party.

Posted: John on March 13, 2008 at 1:40 PM

The Democrats would be defeated in November if our Republican leaders and candidates for President are brave enough to confront Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic cohorts in Congress openly in the media and in public. Why don't you expose them repeatedly telling the American people that Democrats are undermining our national security and not worth voting for? Not too many people know about the modernized FISA. Why are our Republican leaders silent on the issue if they want the modernized FISA to be voted on and passed by Congress? Keep repeating what these defeatists Democrats are doing about our national security and you will see how many Americans would unite to defeat them come November. Republicans have to change their attitude - they must not be afraid to attack the Democrats especially Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic candidates for President. We have to fight hard if we want to win!

Posted: Carmencita Jose on March 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Can you be serious? The protect America Act, as well as the Patriot Act, have absolutely nothing to do with protecting this nations citizens. I am a proud Republican, and I support a strong law, thats why I support the FISA law and the FISA court system. The absurd notion that the FISA courts can not/do not allow the Federal Government to get a warrant in a timely manner is an out and out lie. The FISA law actually allows for retro active warrants.

As I said I am a proud Republican, but I have had it with the moron that is currently occupying the white house, he and the idiot he has for a Vice President have destroyed our parties ability to hold on to the White House, they have cost our party the House and Senate, they have cost our credibility abroad, they are costing us trillions of dollars on a useless war, and most importantly they have cost us over 4000 of our childrens lives FOR NOTHING.

The mindless republicans who follow this idiot should be booted out of the party until they learn to read and think for them selves.

Posted: Dean on March 13, 2008 at 1:48 PM

Please contribute $25 to Democracy for America so we can NOT give immunity to the telecoms for violating our rights.
Just say NO to facist dictatorships!

Posted: Victor Forsythe on March 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her sycophant colleagues are committing an egregious act upon America by their inexplicable intransigence in making sure that the Protect America Act is renewed and passed and signed forthwith. Any catastrophy visited upon America in the interim will be placed squarely at Speaker Pelosi's feet and the backlash and subsequent fallout will surpass any critiscism she is presently receiving.contend

Posted: Edite on March 13, 2008 at 1:51 PM

I would like to make a bargain with the Democrats: if they will stop telling lies about Republicans, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Posted: Tom Lamberth, Freeport, Florida
March 13, 1908, 2:00 PM

Posted: Tom Lamberth on March 13, 2008 at 1:53 PM

Nancy Pelosi has gone way beyond her congressional authority - again! What gave her the authority to go to Iran seeking AND getting an audience with the Ruler of iran and then "proposing" possible ideas of closure with the Iranian government relating, I presume, with Iraq? Has anyone ever consider charges against her for Treason as she had NO CREDENTIALS from the U. S. Government to enter into such talks? What Gall for one person to to assume to speak for our Government without proper authority or permission, or even instructions! This takes the prize for arrogance!

Posted: Bob Curtis on March 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM

The Democraps have demonstrated that they are about as unAmerican as the Muslim jihadists. God have mercy if Hillary Dillary Dock or B. Hussein OsamaBama are elected.

Posted: Al Green on March 13, 2008 at 2:13 PM

I find it hard to believe that Nancy Pelosi, because of her hatred for President Bush,would not accept her responsibility and encourage the house to vote for FISA. She is showing her true self, a self-centered, selfish "b----" who is as unamerican as anyone who calls themself an American. Get her out of that job!!!!! Why can't everyone in Congress work together for the good of our nation? The devil is hard at work!!!!

Posted: Betty Hodge on March 13, 2008 at 2:30 PM

I find it hard to believe that Nancy Pelosi, because of her hatred for President Bush,would not accept her responsibility and encourage the house to vote for FISA. She is showing her true self, a self-centered, selfish "b----" who is as unamerican as anyone who calls themself an American. Get her out of that job!!!!! Why can't everyone in Congress work together for the good of our nation? The devil is hard at work!!!!

Posted: Betty Hodge on March 13, 2008 at 2:34 PM

Ray Hoskins - regarding you post - you said we needed to avoid techniques the world considers torture-----if we have a terrorist and he/she has information on a bomb set to go off at a school that will kill hundreds of children I don't care what you do to him/her and I certainly don't care what the "world" has to say about it - skin him/her alive if that's what it takes!!!
If it takes the government listening to conversations (even mine) to avoid a disaster like 9-11 --- be my guest - that's not government interference - that's protecting the American people - what do you have to hide????
What will the Dem-wits do when those responsible for our next attack crossed over from our open border with Mexico? CLOSE OUR BORDERS AND PUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST!!!!!

Posted: Vel on March 13, 2008 at 2:37 PM

Who's side are we on? Who's minding the store? Who's protecting us. You better believe that our enemies are watching and listening to everything we do and say!

Posted: Yvonne Slaney on March 13, 2008 at 2:55 PM

National Security is very important but so is the economy. When is President Bush going to step in about the gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel. If there is a nation wide truck strike, then the country will not know what hit them.

Posted: Going Broke on March 13, 2008 at 3:14 PM

Look at the pot calling the kettle black! If the Republican Party was the least bit concerned about "national security" then the borders would have been closed tighter than a duck's spincter on 9/12/01. Obviously, the greed of the few outweigs the security needs of the many. Nice try, Bozos, but no cigar.

Reagan Republican since 1966.

Posted: Janet Conroy on March 13, 2008 at 3:25 PM

Unfortunately, this is not a great surprise to me. The Democratic leadership realizes that this is a "win-win" scenario for them. First, they win by bolstering the pocket books of the trial lawyers, who will in turn provide generous campaign contributions. Second, if we fail to stop an attack the main stream media will not remember that the democrats failed to reinstate FISA, they will blame the attack on the policies of President Bush and the conservative Republicans....Hence "win - win!" for Pelosi and her cohorts.

Posted: Tim on March 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM

Are we Americans letting Washington give our country away? Are the Dems part of the Bilderburg Group?

Posted: Tonya on March 13, 2008 at 3:30 PM

VYV We need to encourage people to Vote Your Values Do you value security? Do you value a free people? Then vote against Surrender. Do you value life? Then vote for prolife people. Do you value the long standing value of the home? Then vote against those who are for the homosexual agenda. If you question where your canadate stands check their record. But be sure you get out and Vote Your Values V Y V

Posted: Henry Depue on March 13, 2008 at 3:33 PM

The most disturbing thing that our country is facing is the lack of spine
that our elected leaders have shown and all of them being more worried about re-election than even facing death from our enemies. They simply do not believe that the threat exists. I believe that history will prove the Bush Administration was right in fighting the terrorists that absolutely despise us.
The thing that amazes me about the American public, is the lack of understanding of why we have lost favor with a major part of the world. It was NOT the Clinton's that gave the world a favorable view of our society, rather a world that was not shown our lifestyle, i.e. , the Public display of our allowance of Gay Parades, 40% of our children infected with STD's, our insatiable appetite for sex in everything that we
watch on our television programs, to selling almost every product we consume.
Without the resources from the Trial Lawyers( a synonym for Snakes } and other ill informed fools to run for office they would be trounced in the upcoming elections.
We are in another WAR right here at home with the likes of George Soros and rest of the Hate America First ilk.
We had better get ready to fight for our very lives. Liberty serves a dead person no purpose!
Honest American Statesmen truthful and prepared to fulfill their duties to Protect America First is our duty to elect, not self serving Power hungry Infidels that currently occupy the Halls of Congress. Democrat or Republican makes no difference, who do they serve and who is their Master?

Posted: Dale Dupler on March 13, 2008 at 3:56 PM

HYPOCRITES!

The Senate re-authorization bill desperately wanted by GWB & Co. is primarily for the protection of their own rear ends after having the telecoms ILLEGALLY wiretap (in driftnet fashion) American citizens. And now that the House has the balls to say no to the Senate bill (after passing their own re-authorization bill time ago), the Repukelicans don't want to do the regular conference of the bills - instead boycotting meetings and screaming pathetic ads to get their way.

FISA fully protects America - if you follow the rules which allow 72 hours of wiretapping without warrent - but not in the current driftnet fashion!

In this case, it is the Administration that is wrong - and more people are understanding that fear is not an option any more.

Posted: BG Portland on March 13, 2008 at 4:17 PM

Is it not time for Pelosi to get off her DEAD A** and smell the coffee, WAKE UP AMERICA. !!!!!

Posted: Frank Kramarski on March 13, 2008 at 4:46 PM

National Security ??? If the RNC believes that the sainted Senator John Mc cain is the answwer then they are in for a rude awakening come November. Amnesty John Mc Cain, Ted Kennedy, and numerous RINO's have adided and abetted George W. Bush in refusing to secure our border and to fail their oaths of office by refusing to enforce existing Immigration laws.
They outsourced the defense contract for aircraft to Air Bus of France and are now doing everything in their power to defend that piece of TRASH called the NAFTA Treaty.
Get A Life Republican leadership you are DONE.

Posted: karoden on March 13, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Well organized and dedicated members of the intelligence community covering
information regarding the safety of all
humans concerned, nationally or internationally, should be supported by
lawmakers of both parties. Nationally speaking, our beloved country, AMERICA,
Should be top priority for approval.
Anything less, in my opinion, is unacceptable.

Posted: fred W. Giers on March 13, 2008 at 5:03 PM

Some way the American people must be notified that the Democrats puts politics ahead of our national security. Pelosi is the worst House leader ever. We must replace her come November. Her behavior is unacceptable to the majority of Americans.

Posted: Von E dix on March 13, 2008 at 6:13 PM

The Democrats are really showing just how much they hate America and our Military. Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, Obama, Clinton, and all the rest are unfit to even serve in Congress, let alone control it.

These upper echelon Democrats really are mentally ill, dyed in the wool, Communists

Posted: Jay Sollars on March 13, 2008 at 6:39 PM

I am in total agreement with the fact our Republican
leadership has been spineless when it comes to strongly
standing up for true conservative values. It is extremely
disappointing and the result just may be a disastrous
four years of dangerous, short-sighted, irresponsible
Democratic occupancy of the White House. If you feel
things are bad now, well, you ain't seen nuttin' yet.
God Forbid!!!to

Posted: john wagner on March 13, 2008 at 6:46 PM

First, Ms. Pelosi,whose own businesses employ non-union help) but takes donations from BIG Unions is on the job for 2 years. Thus we have to put up with a blundering house of rep. at least that long. Then its the lack luster Repubs. who are afraid to at least voice criticism against this mess. Now can mr. Bush issue an executive order to silve this hold-up??
by a registered indep. (conservative)

Posted: just plain John on March 13, 2008 at 6:51 PM

Gentlemen, Its time to stand up and let the people know loudly and often, what the Democrats are up to...The Security of the AMERICAN people is at rick...

Posted: Benedetto Modica on March 13, 2008 at 7:32 PM

I would like to get off politics for a moment.

There have been three young college girls murdered in the past few weeks.
It is high time all degenerates that commit these crimes be destoyed with in ninty days of conviction. A quick shot between the eyes would be the cheapest and most efective method.Their bodys cremated. Their families would be allowed thirty days to claim the ashes. If not claimed in the alloted time the ashes would tossed into he garbage dumster.
Dealing with all degenerates in this way would solve the prison oiver fill problem and would save the honest law abiding citizens millions of tax dollars. In just a very short time our neiborhoods country wide would be much safer.
Don Barron Bismarck

Posted: Don Barron on March 13, 2008 at 7:55 PM

Kind of strange that when this topic was up before , I was only one of two people to comment . Now this many, 100% of whom are swallowing this bs whole . All of the Republicans and many of the Democrats are willing to sell us out for the sake of party loyalty and telecom campaign contributions , and you're all not just OK with it, but angrily demanding it? We're really in trouble if this is representitive, and not sockpuppets , or selective editing .

Ok , this is getting tedious , but here goes one more time .

*** FISA allows warrantless wiretaps for 72 hours , befgore there's a need to get a warrant .

*** FISA judges have been very deferential. You can count on your fingers how many times warrants have been denied

*** The warrantless wiretaps ( phone & email) weren't just on "foreign terrorists" . The were on YOU, ME , EVERYONE , EVERYTHING! .
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/interviews/klein.html

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120511973377523845.html?mod=djm_HAWSJSB_WelcomeSkip

Another whistleblower came forward, in New Jersey . He confirms what Mark Klein said .

*** FISA states explicitly that the telecom cannot just take agovernment official's say-so. They need a warrant , or a written statement to that effect from the AG , or that the AG has reasonable confidence that one is forthcoming

*** Warrantless wiretapping has been illegal since 1934 . Even so, 30 years ago , the phone companies claimed to have some confusion over the law . So FISA was written with the help of AT&T et al , until they were satisfied with the level of clarity. In other words , the companies knew exactly what they were doing this time . They claim to have proof that they were behaving legally , but the White House forbids them from showing it. Either this is true, or they are lying and knew they were breaking the law . In either case there is no need for immunity . The only purpose of immunity is to protect the officials in the White House that facillitated this violation of the 4th Amendment against YOU.

*** The provisions of the Protect America Act are in effect for one full year , meaning until some time in August , even though the law has expired .

*** If this trampling of the 4th Amendment is let stand , how many other parts of the Constitution become optional , at the whim of the president ? ( First target- 2nd Amendment ?)

*** "Trial lawyers " ( A silly perjorative, when you think about it, but another discussion ) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit organization, and is handling the lawsuits . The lawyers there work for a salary ONLY, and a low one at that . ( ~1/3 what they could get elsewhere ) They are in it for the principle of defending the Constitution , not financial gain . The primary purpose is dicovery, not the end result . That's why there's such a fight . If the lawsuits go to trial , then we might really know what happpened . Can't have that , can we ?

*** Campaign contributions? Telecoms give massively to both parties, as do lawyers ( individual contributions are included) , so that's a wash .

Posted: mikeinportc on March 13, 2008 at 8:23 PM

This FISA bill should never come back. And the "un-Patriot" Act along with it. These are reasons why I am not support my current Republican Congresswomand Jean Schmidt. This is America. We have rights that the government can't just decide to suspend. Spying on Americans, unwarranted searches and seizures, illegal detentions, etc. This has to go.

I will not ever give up my freedom for some temporary security. I will end up with neither.

Posted: Todd Brown on March 13, 2008 at 9:14 PM

Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Posted: Jean Rich on March 13, 2008 at 9:31 PM

The security of the American People is at risk but not only from outside forces but from within. Our country was founded because we as a people were being terrorized by our government (England). We as a people are giving up all those hard fought for freedoms in the name of National security. I believe that there is ample ability for the security forces to get wire tapes through legal means. I can not support and would be the first to oppose a cart blanch ability for any agency to at their whim start a wire tap. If this is aloud to continue the wire tap will become allowable for any and all "Safety" needs as determined by any agency.

Posted: Chris M on March 13, 2008 at 9:47 PM

I don't know if and/or when the American public will wake up... Isn't anyone else sick and tired of Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich??? Have we, as a society, been "dumbed down" to the point of being sheep herded into the polls every two years to "elect" the lessor of two evils? I can't think of a politician out there who gives a tinker's damn for the common people! Enough of that for now.
As for Ms Pelosi and the Dumbocrats; they do not stand for anything other than their own twisted "feel good" ideas spawned by their over inflated egos and of course the almighty dollar as long as it ends up in their pocket. When are they going to get it in their mostly vacant skull cavity that the only thing that these terrorists want is every American dead!! You can rest assured that all of their money grubbing oil-rich Arab buddies would join that list in a heart beat if they weren't getting everything they want from their "comrads" in our government. Don't be mistaken, this covers both sides of the aisle. At least the Republicans are making an attempt to keep our country safe and strong.
In closing I think it is painfully obvious that the government of this great country needs to make some major changes and get back to basics; ie; the Constitution and get about the business that they were hired for: taking care of the American people! And yes, I did say "hired". These people are "temps" and if they can't or won't do the jobs they were hired (I said it again) for the American public need to wake up and find a way to get someone who will and wants to!!

Posted: Mike on March 13, 2008 at 10:45 PM

Nancy Pelosi and Company have picked a
wrong time to play political patronage
with trial lawyers when our country is
in desperate straits.

Posted: Warren on March 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM

Not has Nancy P, left the nation at risk, she has held up the move to force a vote on imimagration, so fae 180 have signed to force a vote, both Dems & Repubs, so if any Republican has not put there name to the list, You will be published while you are on break. One time , get this right, Stop N.Plosie's lack of compentence & get some work done!

Posted: mickey smith on March 13, 2008 at 11:56 PM

I am sick and tired of the Congressional shenanigans of this congress. We need to clean house and senate on a regular basis unless we want to bring war to our own shores. Pelosi is playing "Russian Roulette" with our security. And I still think she should have been met at the airport after her treasonous trip to Syria, then put on trial for TREASON! She deliberately flaunted her trip and thumbed her nose at the Constitution.

Posted: Richard41 on March 14, 2008 at 12:07 AM

Richard41, mickey smith, Warren et al, so..... you admit to being terrorists? They were spying on YOU , so YOU must be a terrorist, correct ?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/interviews/klein.html

"She deliberately flaunted her trip and thumbed her nose at the Constitution."

You mean "thumb his " or "thumb their" "nose at the Constitution" Nancy Pelosi was NOT listning to YOUR phone calls , and reading YOUR emails. GW Bush & Co. WAS/IS violating the 4th Amendment by reading YOUR email, and listening to YOUR phone calls , so insisting that probable cause be shown, and a warrant is first obtained, to listen to YOUR calls , and read YOUR emails is unconstitutional?

Captain, that's simply...not..logical.

Posted: on March 14, 2008 at 1:11 AM

Now here's some "terrorists" that really need watching .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s94uC3qPHV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcZFE4vQ_OI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwZZPUk4C1M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAgfgCbkVA0

Posted: mikeinportc on March 14, 2008 at 1:53 AM

The people have spoken as attested to with these messages and the other numerous blogs and forums I've seen lately. So, how in the heck are the RINOs and Democrats getting voted in?!!! I suspect voter fraud and the fact that conservatives have given up on the Republican party. I know I have and I'm hoping the Constitution party can help us, but first we have to help them get established. People, you'd better get prepared to take matters into your own hands because as long as the Republicans and Democrats exist, we'll have to defend ourselves because they're not going to protect us. We're in for some rough times, so get ready for the new revolution. Join the Constitution party!

Posted: Kathy H on March 14, 2008 at 3:51 AM

In Section 8 of the Constitution it is my understanding that when the states were ratified and became the United States of America the Main reason the tax was established was to have the money to protect the states from outside attackes and pay our Nationl Debts such as salaries,rent and etc. for running the Gov. I cannot find where it says we owe supports to other countries and people or for that matter welfare even to our own. I attach the first part of Section 8 of the Constitution for you to see. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

If you will look further you will also not find anything in the Constitution that say anything about Separation of Church and State because this statement which was taken out of context was from a note written by Thomas Jefferson and somehow which I don't think anyone knows the Supreme Court wrote their own law instead of upholding the law of the Constitution. So if all of this has and is taking place how would you expect to bring down any or all of the corrupt Democrats and RINO'S in the House and Senate. If you can answer that you have my vote.

Posted: Robert Montgomery on March 14, 2008 at 7:34 AM

SECURE OUR BORDERS -
THEN you can talk about tweaking security.
If Congress falls for this weak, lame BUNK.
We'll make the last election look like kids on a see saw.
(impeachment off the table has already done Pelosi in - she's gone next election, so don't listen to her)

DO YOUR JOBS ALREADY!

Which if you didn't know - is to PROTECT the CONSTITUTION.
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!

NO IMMUNITY!

Posted: Estanislao on March 14, 2008 at 8:41 AM

The Republican leadership (hah!) in Congress has no guts. One example: They profess to want to eliminate earmarks. Then, when the position is filled to carry that out, did they elect the one person who would do that? Jeff Flake? Noooo. They elected a RINO who always votes FOR earmarks. Until the conservatives in congress get the guts to FIGHT their own colleages for the principles of lower taxes, conservative standards, fiscal responsibility, etc., the Dems will continue to walk all over them. BAH!

Posted: Zonie on March 14, 2008 at 9:34 AM

How much longer will REPUBLICANS ignore the CONSTITUTION?

FISA and the Protect America Act AMEND our rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. If these are really needed, they are only legal if we pass a Constitutional Amendment to make it so. Otherwise, they violate the Constitution and are not law at all. (as per US Constitution Article 6, Clause 2)

It is unconscionable that REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP would play politics with our CONSTITUTION!

Far more dangerous than the threat of terrorism is the threat of THE ENEMY WITHIN, those who would destroy our liberty by ignoring the limits of power placed upon them by our Constitution! (even if under the guise of fighting a foreign enemy)

These enemies within are traitors and they should be tried for treason.

PLEASE STOP AIDING AND ABETTING THIS ENEMY!

Republicans are losing ground because they have abandoned loyalty to the Constitution. As such, they are no longer conservatives.

Posted: robert on March 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM

As a veteran military intelligence agent I am eminently aware of the value of surveilance of our communication systems to glean the traffic of our enemies... Polosi needs to go back to the Left coast and stay there with the rest of the weirdos. She has no place in the center of our government if she won't help protect us from our enemies.

Posted: Bucky Wood on March 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM

The Dems are pandering to the lawyer lobbyist to keep the FISA from happening. The lawyers smell bloodin the water when there is a chance to sue a company, especially a large one, there is much butt kissing of JPF (Jacksss Party Folk) and RINO"S to take advantage of this non situation. It is just another misleading ploy to put money in the wrong hands again.

Posted: ONTIME on March 14, 2008 at 12:52 PM

Karl Marx and his cronies used to say all religion was merely an opiate of the people, a way capital sustained itself; in their day, nothing could have been further from the truth, especially given the then manifest pro-people and democracy reliances and efforts of the once-massive Catholic Church.

But today, really, not even the ever-shrinking Catholic Church (nor other Christian faiths) depends on the public at-large or even corporations for its cash; like the USA, many nations aren't much funding foreign aid and welfare through agencies like they used to, but certainly have been ceding foreign aid and welfare money and duties to religious clergy, yet on the same old same old grounds while officials don't look the ones doing it, to avoid budget complaints and such while also looking good to shame anyone not going to Church. As a recent Colorado bill supports, religions will mete out as States direct even if such meting contrary to faith. Whereas Churches then represent non-capital, note high-salary officials can be seen as capital in the lopsided equation.

Before anyone yells "Yeeeaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!! Marx was right!!!!", recall that he was wrong ab initio, and in fact his Soviet and other Communist followers actually invented such "fix things" State involvement with faith as a way for ANY nation wishing to manipulate foreign affairs through guise of God's Will.

Such thinking could extrapolate to suspicion of the "unchurched" who happen to oppose the Global Poverty Act, which does not lower any officials' salaries but does not only cede USA sovereignty to forces which would have proponents in Congress et al as the sole unitary USA governing authority and force on say-so powers, it rapidly diminishes assets for everyone else globally. If that were the case, then Dennis Kucinich would have been right in calling HR 1955 a mere quashing of freedom even if his own Democrat party tried to oust him for it.

It's something to ponder, since e.g. EWTN, the global Catholic media network, has begun dripping into its programs a complete turnaround on the maxim: "idle hands are the devil's playground": it appears that as a Papal visit nears, yet without his command to do so, the Catholic media now espouse that everyone on earth should view Christ as a man who lived on dust and on air, so to emulate Him, come to re-think it, don't seek to make the best of all in life within His strictures and with compassion and charity&let go of the material world, and sit naked on dirt staring at the sun all your days; scene missing why EWTN, clergy, officials, and anybody else they deem worthy still will need all the cash they can grab&assuming any others will be deemed fit over time.

I myself as a Roman Catholic, and despite this Lenten season of my faith fishing for voices to express to officials comments re faithful citizenship with concern for ALL people, my chatting about the within foregoing has placed me in status of tolerated persona non grata with my clergy yet sans allegation I'm bearing false witness. I'm now allowed only regular Reconciliation and Saturday Vigil/Sunday/Holy Day Mass attendance, no more fellowship or otherwise. And I faithfully believe in God and His Commandments, together with Christ and the Holy Spirit, whether the reader does or not as is their freedom. I believe God sees everything I do and will one day judge me by it with strict view of the Commandments, and I'm not going to hell for anybody. For same grounds, sans Reconciliation obviously, my wife civilly married to me 20 years has gotten the same persona non grata from her Lutheran Church, so it's not just Catholics.

Although some in my faith support the Global Poverty Act, Pope Benedict still has proclaimed all persons must obey the laws of the nation they are in; my said faith leader has not found the United States Constitution nihil obstat, nor has he shown any interest in being any nation's (beyond the Vatican) government.

For all these reasons, I submit my inability to understand how the terms of the Global Poverty Act, LOST, and similar bills protect, preserve, and protect the Constitution, its purposes, and intents regardless of who supports or opposes such bills; and I reiterate my endorsement of the American Conservative Union's oppositions to any such bills.

Respectfully Submitted,

Daniel C. Arendt
Wadsworth, Illinois

Posted: Daniel C. Arendt on March 14, 2008 at 12:57 PM

These claims are not true.

These matters are clearly held up
by actions BEFORE 9/11 ever happened.

Being told one thing and understanding
the specific reasons for the FISA ammendment not passing are two separate
issues, and this blog is clearly only
focusing on rhetoric and not fact of the
matter.

FISA is a law, it will not cease to be.
The issue at hand is did someone break
a law. This is about immunity and not
security.

Read the darn bill, already!

Posted: James on March 14, 2008 at 1:26 PM

Hey James, listen to the darn testimony already! Our intelligence community leadership and Jay Rockefeller are not a right-wing shills. If known terrorist A in Pakistan and unknown person B in Afghanistan communicate, but the communications pass thru the U.S.technological framework do you really want a standard of "probable cause" before you let the CIA listen?

You said, "This is about immunity and not security." Maybe it is about money and politics not immunity nor security.

Posted: Jude on March 14, 2008 at 3:44 PM

Hey James, listen to the darn testimony already! Our intelligence community leadership and Jay Rockefeller are not a right-wing shills. If known terrorist A in Pakistan and unknown person B in Afghanistan communicate, but the communications pass thru the U.S.technological framework do you really want a standard of "probable cause" before you let the CIA listen?

You said, "This is about immunity and not security." Maybe it is about money and politics not immunity nor security.

Posted: Jude on March 14, 2008 at 3:49 PM

When will House Republicans demand impeachment proceedings against Reid,Pelosi,Hoyer,Rangel,and Durbin? Our Country is at war,and it is clear they are siding with our enemy; against our own troops.Any person with reasonable intelligence should be able to see their actions as treasonous. Have we lost our Core Values? Honor, Courage, Commitment. I am an American Patriot. I remember our fore Fathers threw the tea in the harbor, how long will we put up with this? Political correctness is killing our Country. When will we remember we are the United Stases of America

Posted: George B. Hurd on March 14, 2008 at 4:38 PM

Dear George B. Hurd,
When will we remember the CONSTITUTION?

FISA and the Protect America Act AMEND our rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.

Amending the Constitution via anything other than a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT is called usurpation! Usurpation always leads to tyranny.

The reason they don't hold impeachment hearings against the treasonous Democrats is because the treason is just as bad on the Republican side of the isle! (Last session of Congress, only one Senator and one House Rep obeyed the Constitution with every vote.)

If we start down that road, nearly everyone in D.C. would be impeached, and it would become a ghost town. (not such a bad idea)

If you are really "an American Patriot", it is time you read the Constitution and held your elected officials accountable to it.

Posted: Robert on March 14, 2008 at 6:37 PM

I'm Republican but I have to go with the Demos on this issue. I do not believe the government has the authority, nor should they, to spy on the American public period! That's one of the things the Germans and Italians did before those governments turned into what they became before WWII(See Naomi Wolf's book or a history book). All Telecoms should be held responsible since the whistleblowers from the Telecoms have stated they started this before the 9-11 attacks. So on this issue I want no more power given to the government to spy and police citizens (After all this is a free society and not a police state yet!) and I want all telecoms open to litigation from all the citizens for their illegal actions, even if it means it bankrupts everyone of them! Power comes from the consent of the governed, but this administration has put themselves above the rule of law and spit in the eye of the real power--you and me-while saying we should give up all our privacy rights just because they want to make us safer. It was said by a smarter man than I that if you give up liberty for security then you get neighter and deserve neither!
I am usually against anything the Demos stand for but not on this very important issue.

Posted: Kevin on March 14, 2008 at 7:49 PM

Jude , foreign to foreign communication does NOT require a warrant. Total red herring . You're being played.Don't buy it. When it involves YOU , it does require a warrant , and probable cause . If it makes you feel better , send all your communication to the NSA . Just leave me out of it .

Posted: mikeinportc on March 15, 2008 at 12:46 AM

" When will we remember we are the United Stases of America"

Posted: George B. Hurd

George , did you mean "The United STASI of America"?

Not yet,but we're getting there.
Are you a fan ? ;)

Posted: mikeinportc on March 15, 2008 at 12:51 AM

Endowed Not By god & government ?Creator ! there's no government like Know Governings by Idiots Fools Ignorant Servants Placed Those Casting Votes Decide Nothing the Counting Failures decide Everything Again States of Questions Youthful Idealisms Aged Tretcheries Thinks Now Creative Actions subvert Self & Other Destructive Instruction by governments/religious/Militaries/ Industries

Posted: FJ Hatin on March 15, 2008 at 7:23 AM

Impeach Nancy P. Lousey

Posted: William F. Borstel on March 15, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Let me get this straight. You want me to provide my support to FISA and to the Protect America Act and to the PATRIOT Act. These intentionally misnamed entities do NOT protect America, but they DO give the federal government ENORMOUS power and control of our lives. You want my contribution? Quit running phony Conservatives and RINOs (can you say, John McCain? I KNEW you could!), and START RUNNING truly Conservative candidates in the Reagan/Goldwater tradition, who will actually protect, defend, uphold, and OBEY the Consitution.

The Constitution is CRITICAL to the survival of the Republican party and to this country. If the party doesn't start acting like it is FOR us (the country, WE THE PEOPLE, liberty, and smaller government), then we will be forced to assume it is against us, and act and vote accordingly.

I am NEVER AGAIN going to vote for someone just because "the other guy is worse." That is the worst excuse for asking for support. I will ONLY vote for candidates will back up their rhetoric with their actions, and who wholly and unconditionally support, honor, and respect the Constitution and the republic which our Founding Fathers set up for us.

Go ask for donations from the CFR; there seem to be so many Republicans who are members.

Posted: Gregory K. Sloat on March 15, 2008 at 3:49 PM

Posted: Jim Shaffer WW11 Inf.vet on March 15, 2008 at 7:14 PM

Anyone can see America is in perilous times much like our entry into WWll. Only problem is too many in Washington are selfish and childish ignoramouses that should have never been let out of their cribs. They seem to think when the terrorists strike again republicans will be the only ones targeted.

Posted: Phillip Gaskins on March 16, 2008 at 1:00 AM

If republicans continue to support big government, abortions of any kind, embryonic stem cell research, illegal wire taps,and a pro-homosexual agenda, etc,you will have to face the fact that you will loose the support of true, free market, conservative less government people.

Posted: Jerry on March 18, 2008 at 4:42 PM

With the blogs seeming to be overwhelmingly in support of a much more conservative trend than the Republican party is currently embracing, why is the Party "stuck in second gear" and still composed of the same (so called) "leadership" that threw the Reagan Revolution and the Contract With America overboard and instead adopted the "Send us your money and keep us in office" mantra that put Pelosi, Reid & Co., in power?

Are you so blind that you cannot see the reason the contributions are in the toilet. Needless to say, the intelligence factor of "Washington" is brilliantly exposed! I pray that by 2012 (by which I will be 82) I just MIGHT BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR A CONSERVATIVE!

Posted: Richard H. Irish on March 20, 2008 at 9:56 AM

Posted: on April 3, 2008 at 8:47 AM