To keep the email box clean, here is a link to the book I was talking about on the air this morning, One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Hey, we're going to have him as a guest today in the 11 o'clock hour, if you're listening live Eastern Time. Otherwise, it's whenever it is for you.

I can't keep going on about the fiddle player in Celtic Woman without giving you a little taste. That'd just be mean.

We played this speech on the air yesterday and got many requests for it, so here it is! How about the gonads on that guy!

WOKV in Jacksonville, FL is putting on a heck of an event April 10th! Come see me, Jamie Dupree and consumer advocate Clark Howard as we discuss the first 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency. Tickets are going fast, so click here to find out more and save your spot.

So Barack Obama is assembling a panel to review the tax code. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker is in charge of the review to "rebalance the tax system" and reduce the tax gap. His panel will have until December 4th to report back with their findings. The only constraint on the tax force will be no tax increases during 2009 and 2010 .. oh and no tax increases on families earning less than $250,000 a year. Clearly, raising taxes on the evil rich making more than "their fair share" is a sure bet. That's what this government-crazy president calls "rebalancing" the tax code. Don't worry. This panel won't be addressing the Bush tax cuts, which will have to conveniently be dealt with before this panel makes it report. So after letting the tax cuts expire - which, for the government educated out there, is actually an increase in taxes - THEN the panel will decide if there needs to be more tax increases on the evil rich.

Now, I know of a tax plan that already has over $20 million in research behind it .. the work has already been done for this Obama panel. It's called the FairTax. When I asked Royal whether or not there was a chance in hell that I would be called up to testify in Congress about the FairTax, he said I had a half-way decent shot. Jamie Dupree, not so much. He said on a scale of 1-10, I had about as much a chance as I do with Angelina Jolie. That's OK. The tats are a turnoff.

But if the Obama administration is really determined to simplify our tax code and bring money back into the system, I just don't understand how the FairTax can be ignored.

Congressional Democrats are currently battling it out over a budget. But there seems to be one big piece of the Obama agenda that is missing from their plans: Obama's beloved middle-class tax cut. If you'll remember, much of these tax cuts aren't even tax cuts at all, more like welfare for people who don't pay taxes. But the idea was quite effective at getting Obama elected.

OMD Director Peter Orszag says, "while 98% of the budget mark-ups in the House and Senate are on par with the administration's budget blueprint, some campaign trail promises, like middle class tax cuts, may get left on the cutting room floor."

Now don't get all grouchy just yet. His middle class tax cut does appear in his economic stimulus package. Otherwise known as the government growth bill. So once the people get used to the idea of this "tax cut" there is no way that the Democrats are going to take that away.

By the way ... really do need to remind you. These people don't pay income taxes. What Obama is calling a "tax cut" is really government checks TO the taxpayer instead of checks FROM the taxpayer. Nice way to build government dependency.

California is really making headway on its plans to completely scare away anyone worth more than a food stamp. And when it comes to global warming, regulation and legislation is based on mindless pandering, rather than sound science. So here is the government's latest idea: make it illegal to sell black cars in California. Seriously. This is what passes for serious thinking on the left coast.

The idea is part of a new "cool paints" initiative which is run by the California Air Resources Board. The board wants to "mandate the phase-in of heat-reflecting paints on vehicle exteriors beginning with the '12 model year, with all colors meeting a 20% reflectivity requirement by the '16 model year."

What does that mean? The government wants to regulate fuel economy by producing lighter color cars. How does this work? Because lighter cars stay cooler on sunny days and don't use as much air conditioning. And if you are a good global warmer, you know how damaging AC units can be to the environment.

And since 17 other states generally follow California's lead when it comes to global warming regulations, this could mean that 40% of vehicles sold in this country could be impacted by the proposal.

Just in case it's too small to read, the bottom text there is California Highway Patrol.

Name: Phil Novinger
Subject: Today's "news conference
I listen to your show occasionally and sometimes find your points of view refreshing and/or amusing. Today I happened to be tuned in when you did your little "Me Obama" schtick; your version of last night's press conference. You just came off as downright stupid, even more so than former President Bush at some of his news conferences. You should just stay with sticking it to the liberals...you're much better at that.
Unfortunately,in my view, your shows lately are taking on the absurdity and over the top hysteria of Rush's and some other spear throwers of his ilk. I believe that you are more intelligent well educated than to go in the direction of a college drop out like Mr. Limbaugh.

Looks like I got on Phil's nerves pretty good.

Dick Morris asks, "Does President Obama truly believe that he can castigate and condemn Wall Street on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and then secure its cooperation on the other days of the week?"

Another Obama nominee has removed himself from the running .. Jon Cannon, nominee for Deputy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

Wealth envy activists in Great Britain are sure doing a heck of a job articulating their position. Oh wait ... never mind. They are too busy attacking the homes of bank CEOs.

Looks like disillusioned foreign leaders are no longer looking at Obama as "president of the world."

Even Democrats in the media are becoming disillusioned with the man who was once their savior.

Hillary Clinton says that the United States is also to blame for drug-related violence in Mexico. She's right.

People in Europe have also picked up their pitchforks and are outraged over executive pay issues. Wealth envy is growing.

Obama says that "we need not choose between a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism and an oppressive government-run economy." I'll tell you about that word "chaos" during the show .. and it's connection to Soviet communism.

So is tax cheat Tim Geithner open to the idea of a global currency, or not?

Congress passed land and water conservation legislation that will set aside 2 million acres for new wilderness, thus making the areas off limits to oil and gas drilling.

Here's some news that shouldn't shock you .. the post office is running out of money.

What have unions done to the economy of California? I bet you can see where this one is going. This is just a taste of what this country will be like if the unions get their card check bill.

You want to see a tangible effect of this union card check bill? Check out the latest news from FedEx.

Barack Obama wants new forms of energy to become dominant in this country .. but how can that happen if we have Senators like Dianne Feinstein fighting to make sure that hundreds of thousands of acres in California are not used for solar or wind projects?

Dozens of Massachusetts cities and towns are taking steps to impose stiff new fines for smoking marijuana in public .. in order to "shield" the children.

Your tax dollars at work .. New York state paying for dental cleanings for toothless people.

I told you about this yesterday on the air .. The Tales of Totus, the President's Teleprompter.

What are college students giving up for Lent these day? Facebook.

Okay, this is for you people that still don't get it about the AIG bonuses. Read this letter by Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American International Group's financial products unit, to Edward M. Liddy, the chief executive of AIG Do you get it now? You will need to log in to read the article but it is worth it. If you don't have an account, you can try using bugmenot.com but none of their passwords would work for us this morning.