DISCLOSE ACT Defeated! RINOs United Today-HooRaaah!

Oh my gosh, that was close.  57-41!  Thank you to all Republican Senators who voted against the unfair and unconstitutional DISCLOSE ACT. The Democrats were trying to create unequal "free" speech for unions versus the rest of us. You stood by your oaths.

glennbo on Hot Air commented:

So, wasn’t this legislation developed to take the place of prior legislation that was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court? You know, the same one the President referred to when rudely calling out members of the Supreme Court who were in attendance at his last state of the union address? And where most of the democrat members of congress stood and applauded in their faces?

I would say that this is a hard SLAP across the Presidents smug mug and a total rebuke of the democrats power grab!

Way to go RINO’s! Bout time!

Exactly. This is what LL was talking about in a prior comment. Just like Obama keeps placing new oil drilling moratoriums after they are ruled illegal by the courts, so he is trying to place restrictions on free speech when they have been struck down by the Supreme Court.

Even Diane Feinstein stood against final passage of this bill (did she read the email I sent her last night about it?).   I reminded her of her oath to the Constitution.

Either way, the RINOs held the line. Every last one of them, including Scott Brown. Whew! That was a close one!

So Many Great Bloggers, So Little Time

The internet is on FIRE. My blog traffic has doubled, DOUBLED in the last week. Why? I think people are starving for news. Real news, opinions of real people, unabashed personal writing of average Americans. I know I love getting my news from the blogs. Sure I read and listen to commercial outlets, but hearing my blogging friend's take on the news is worth more than all of the paid pundits in the world to me. In fact, I like my friends' writing so much, I often copy/paste from their blogs straight here.

Today I have a conundrum. Too many great pieces. So allow me to point you in the right direction.

Dr. Dave outdid himself again, today, for snark. He wrote an expletive-laced rant in which he advises us to "Kill all the lawyers, pass tort reform, and open the insurance borders."

RightKlik published a video of one of my favorite capitalists. John Mackey is the CEO of Whole Foods Market. He points out that government already spends 50% of the dollars spent on health care. And they heavily regulate the other half. Government intervention has hampered the system to this point. He believes in capitalism, markets and the empowerment of individual choice.

Soloman published two you tube recordings of Glenn Beck's interview of Lord Monckton from today, October 19, 2009. Beck and Monckton discussed Monckton's warning that if Obama signs the treaty of Copenhagen in December, he will cede the sovereignty of Americans. And there is a link to Glenn Beck's transcript of the radio interview, for those who prefer reading to listening.

And my friend, Chupacabra, wrote his weekly Monday's Missives this morning, and he included a link to this sweet, lovely love story. You KNOW I'm a sucker for a love story. So here is the actual video. Just because.


And finally, I would like to present an award for the best post title of the week. More need not be said about this Red State post, the title says it all:
"Baucus Bill Will Kill You If Implemented or If Dropped On Your Head"

Smart Girl Politics Blogger Club

Speaking of new bloggers, here are some new ones and some not-so-new ones. This group has been together and growing since early this year. Many of these bloggers are my close blogging friends. The newer ones are located near the bottom of the list and we need to check them out and follow their blogs too, because this is how we grow the community of bloggers. We all do it together by welcoming new ones and remembering our old friends. I can't speak highly enough of the ladies at Smart Girl Politics. I am in awe of the spirit and patriotism of this vibrant Ning group. Teri helped me to set up this Blogging Club and has not flagged in her efforts to advocate for conservative ideals. I am including my own blog link in the list to make it easy for anybody who wants to copy/paste this list into a blog post to help promote these wonderful bloggers. And yes, that is a picture of me in my lair.

Opus #6: http://mainfo.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Waite: http://thiscantwaite.wordpress.com/

L.R. Hayes: http://internet-women.blogspot.com/

Kim Iossfolk: 912member.blogspot.com

Linda Trimmer Annalora: http://janewayneinmontana.blogspot.com

Lynn Pruitt: http://www.ruralred.blogspot.com/

Katherine Sands: http://imataxpayertoo.wordpress.com/

Judy Doucette: http://hoosierarmymom.wordpress.com/

Jessica: http://theconservativemama.blogspot.com/

Audrey Hussey: http://www.kaboogietwoshoes.blogspot.com

moms4mitt: www.moms4mitt.com

Tim Johnson: http://sharksandbearswi.blogspot.com/

One Ticked Chick: http://coffeemilkconservative.blogspot.com/

Windy Ess: http://middleclasspower.blogspot.com/

Kathy Booher: http://steplivelytx.blogspot.com/

Jeni: http://sheboyganspirit.com/blog/

Erika Frickel: http://mymichtaxparty.blogspot.com/

Pam: http://www.justanotheramericanpatriot.blogspot.com/

Paula: http://1milehigher.blogspot.com/, http://auburnaire.wordpress.com/

Belinda: http://amoderateconservative.blogspot.com

Sara: http://www.joethemom.blogspot.com

Kathy: http://www.absolutelyconservative.com, http://www.prolifepress.com

Heather: http://hazaasrants.blogspot.com/

Billie: http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/

Russ: http://thatsright.squarespace.com/

Eric: http://parentalrightstn.blogspot.com/

Bonnie: http://www.middlefingerpolitics.blogspot.com

Nancy: http://republicforwhichitstands.blogspot.com/

Courtney: http://www.stickylipgloss.com/

Denise: http://riteside.wordpress.com/

Katie: http://catherinefavazza.com/

American Daughter: http://www.americandaughter.com

Michael: http://truththenopinion.blogspot.com/

Nancy: http://www.nancysblog.net/

Betsy: http://the-blue-state-republican.blogspot.com/

Nichole: http://sgspursuit.wordpress.com/

Helene: http://www.freespeechpolitics.us/

Jan: http://www.thesimpler-life-politics.blogspot.com/

Pamela: http://www.stennisstandards.com/

Carolyn: http://goldandammo.blogspot.com/

Jo Anne: http://12stepgolf.wordpress.com/

One Mad Mama: http://www.return2sanity.com/

Christina-Marie: http://citizengonzo.blogspot.com/

The Conservative Lady: http://www.tclblogger.blogspot.com/

Saturday Night Love Letters

Hello my fellow bloggers. I want to send oodles of appreciation to you for all that you do. Truly, this awakening of Patriotic American Spirit, as shown at Tea Parties and Town Hall Meetings can be laid in large part at your doorstep. WELL DONE!!!

Here are some examples of fine blogging that I have seen around the internet recently:

Nickie Goomba at Goomba News Network lets us know he is off to Sacramento for today's Tea Party Patriot's March on Sacramento. This event is of special note because it kicks off the cross-country tour of the Tea Party Express, a 7000 mile bus journey of patriots en route to Washington D.C. for the massive march there on September 12, 2009. Be sure and read as many of Nickie's other posts as you can. He writes in satire, mostly, and will have you ROFLMAO, also known as rolling on the floor injuring some part of your body, as you read his material. First rate blog.

M Conservative Operative runs the Officer Meeks video, and points out that the MSM is silent once more. Sigh. Journalism is dead, one of her commenters opines.

Just A Conservative Girl blogged about her own real life adventure attending her latest town hall meeting. Don't underestimate this girl. Her local reps are beginning to recognize her on sight.

Cbullit at Soylent Green also writes about the Meeks story, but embellishes the offending poster in a nicely creative way. And he also creates a Race Card. This is a new form of identification that can be used at some check out counters.

CI-Roller Dude wrote about how useless California gun control laws are. He is a CA peace officer, so he should know. "When you look at the states that have laws that allow good citizens the "right to carry," they have lower incidents of assault and other felonies. A... bad guy is afraid to attack somebody who he thinks might shoot him. Remember, they're cowards."

Bungalow Bill at Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom writes that Obama's internet power grab S733 will hurt the economy in a major way, if Obama declares an emergency and shuts down the internet. Much commerce and banking will stop.

LL at Virtual Mirage reminds us that Government never makes anything more efficient and never saves money. Government health care is health care with IRS compassion and Post Office efficiency.

Gateway Pundit pointed out that waterboarding not only worked, it was a great success. Gateway Pundit is a source of late breaking news and has many intelligent and dedicated commenters.

There are some bloggers out there, who are doing a wonderful job in the "fray". Notably, Teresamerica, The Conservative Lady, Amusing Bunni, and Soloman,

And please click on any tempting headlines you read on the blogrolls to the left side. I update the blogrolls regularly, and these are all top bloggers. You won't be disappointed.