house minority leader john boehner

The Washington Times, Editorial, Friday, October 10, 2008 - The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known as ACORN, is under investigation by state and federal authorities for its voter registration drives. Allegations are that ACORN's get-out-the-vote efforts have produced thousands of fraudulent registrations.

I am glad that this bill failed due to the huge amounts of monies committed and lack of time to properly review its details.

Thanks to Congressman Blackburn and her conservative Republicans along with moderate Democrats that demanded a slow down to this 'Sky is Falling" mentality.

If Congressional Republicans continue their hapless, stay the course, strategy of Beltway entrenchment; then they will not only loose this November, they will loose as much as 20 seats in the House and a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.

Maybe I’m just rationalizing the fact that I was going to vote for a Pres. in 2008 anyway. Despite whining that I would “sit this one out”, McCain appears to have one compelling plus that will bring me out in November.

His anti-earmark stance:

House Republicans have staged a walk out in protest of Democratic efforts to bring up contempt charges against Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten: