Politics Blog

A lot of readers have sent in comments about the plan to ask a list of 20 questions from every Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Frankly, a lot of people don’t expect much from these elected politicians, and others don’t think Congressmen understand why it’s important to respond to a national blog or make their intentions and positions clear. I think one way to explain why this is important, is to present a quote from a man known for his rapport with the average American.

From Craig Shirley’s truly indispensable book, “Reagan’s Revolution“, page 217:

“Jeff Bell once recounted how Reagan spent so much time reading and answering his mail, which Bell thought was a waste of time: “Reagan would spend endless hours reading and answering his personal mail. I now believe it was at the heart of his populism. It gave him a vivid window on how voters think.”

That, dear Congressmen, is exactly what the readers are doing by sending you these questions. These are the issues they care about. These are the questions they want answered. If you are paying attention and answer these questions, this can be a step in improving your visibility and credibility with the nation as a whole.

Congressmen, please answer the questionnaire.

— DJ Drummond

Gateway Pundit has been doing an incredibly comprehensive job of chronicling cases of voter fraud and I have not posted links to the past few updates he has done because Ihave gotten distracted by other stories and events. Please read his latest update and then check out the earlier ones at Gateway Pundit.

— Lorie Byrd

As usual.

— Jayson

A key aspect of President Bush’s tort reform package is very close to becoming a reality.

Winning elections does matter.

— Jayson

Howard Dean says he’s all revved up to lead the remnants of the Democratic Party “back to power.”

Somewhere, Karl Rove is smiling . . .

— Jayson

Oh yuck, indeed.

— Lorie Byrd

A small leak has been discovered in Unit #2 of the Reactor at the South Texas Nuclear Project.

Authorities say there is no risk of contamination, because they know where the leak is, and the leak is completely inside a containment vessel.

More if the situation warrants…

— DJ Drummond

Rollcall is reporting that Mark Dayton will not seek a second term.

We can expect quite a crowded field on both sides. More on this later.

— Alexander K. McClure

President Bush will be visiting my home state tomorrow for a town hall style meeting on social security. (Unfortunately, I have not yet received my invitation. Even more unfortunately, even if I got an invitation I would not be able to attend due to a previous commitment.) Check out Cato’s Daily Debunker for the latest on the social security debate.

— Lorie Byrd

Go visit Pat Curley to find out what some liberal blogs are buzzing about. Here’s a hint – it ain’t Eason Jordan. Curley is getting some DU worthy comments as a result of the post.

— Lorie Byrd