EAT – PRAY – LOVE

That's the competition. Some Oprah-designated book called Eat, Pray, Love. It's been number one on the New York Times bestseller's list for eons .. and that's the book we need to beat with "FairTax, The Truth, Answering the critics". The book is in the book stores today ... and if – a big if – we overtake that Eat, Pray, Love thing it will surely make news and give the FairTax a huge push.

Now's the time. No more procrastinating. Sales between now and next Monday are the key. Bookstores, Amazon.com ... wherever. If you want to give a big push to the most thoroughly researched piece of legislation ever to be placed before the congress of the United States; if you want to be part of the biggest transfer of power from the government to the people in our history; if you want to boost our economy, make the U.S. the world's number one tax haven for business ... you know the drill ... then get your copy this week. Once you're armed with the information in this book the political class can no longer demagogue the FairTax with their absurd misrepresentations. The facts will be out there.

THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION IN POLITICS TODAY

What has Barack Obama actually accomplished?

WHAT A RIDICULOUS WOMAN

I was watching a campaign commercial for Hillary Clinton last night. She was yammering about all the wonderful ways she is going to spend billions of dollars to make the United States energy independent. Then she says that she's going to get the money for all of her grand schemes from the evil oil companies by raising their taxes.

Now think about this for a moment ... for those of you not educated by the government. What Hillary is telling you is that our federal government, under her expert guidance and tutelage, can take the money away from the oil companies and do a better job spending that money on energy exploration and new energy sources than the oil companies can. In Hillary's mind the government can always do things better than the private sector. Government first – private sector last. Remember, in Hillary's world our country is great, our lives are fulfilled, our future is bright because of government. The dynamic of a free people working together in a system of economic liberty has nothing to do with it at all.

HANNITY & COLMES

I don't know if you watched the show last night ... but there was a segment where Alan Colmes was interviewing Sean about his appearance on the cover of Newsweek (something I'll never experience). I gotta tell ya ... Colmes was funny as hell. I almost busted a gut when Colmes thanked Hannity for being a guest and said "We'll try to have you on the show again." Even Sean will tell you that Alan is a helluva nice guy.

NEW YORK

I came to New York City alone for this 24-hour whirlwind. So, since I was alone they put me in a 1200 square foot suite at the Waldorf Towers. Now if I had come to NYC with my wife we would have been in a 300 square foot cubicle somewhere else. Don't know why .. but it always seems to work out that way.

By the way .. it's cold enough up here to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. That, by the way, has nothing to do with testicles. You just have a dirty mind.

A STIMULUS PACKAGE ... FOR MEXICO?

Michelle Malkin has done some excellent research into what she calls the Mexican stimulus plan. Its official title is The Merida Initiative. The Bush administration wants to give Mexico and Central America over $1.4 billion of your taxpayer money. This funding is tucked into the 2008 supplemental budget. You probably would never hear about it if some right-winger didn't bring it to light.

To give you an idea, the State Department disclosed that some $550 million in US taxpayer money will pay for Mexico and Central America to get inspection scanners, helicopters, surveillance tools and case management software.

Question: given that the current Mexican government does nothing less than to promote illegal immigration to the United States ... or, to put it another way ... considering the fact that Mexico is invading our country right now ...why are we giving all of these tools and all of this money to a country that defies our laws? Why can't we spend that $1.4 billion to build a double wall with concertina wire and Michael Vicks pit bulls along the Mexican border? Why can't we spend that $1.4 billion on hiring new border patrol agents? Why send this money to politicians and law enforcement officials that are known to be corrupt?

And as for the immigrants that are already here, the Department of Homeland Security has made a major policy shift. It is planning to grant permanent residency to tens of thousands of applicants before the FBI finishes their required background check. Does that make any sense to you? At a time when we are battling against Islamic extremism, we want to grant residency to thousands of people without a background check? Do you think that the fact that there's an election on the way, and the Democrats are looking pretty swell to the illegal community, have anything to do with it?

The immigrants eligible will be those that are fingerprinted and have been cleared of criminal convictions and arrests. However their names have not yet cleared FBI criminal or intelligence files. So we give them residency, then run their names. If the name check fails, THEN they'll be deported? Yeah ... like we can find them then?

Who the hell's running this outfit anyway?

THE TRUTH ABOUT IMMIGRATION

By the year 2050, the Hispanic population in the country will triple, according to the Pew Research Center. The US population as a whole will rise to 438 million, primarily because of immigration – illegal immigration – an invasion. And even if immigration is limited, Hispanic populations will still grow because they have higher rates of downloading babies.

You want some more scary statistics?

• Nearly one in five Americans will have been born outside the USA vs. one in eight in 2005. Sometime between 2020 and 2025, the percentage of foreign-born will surpass the historic peak reached a century ago during the last big immigration wave. New immigrants and their children and grandchildren born in the USA will account for 82% of the population increase from 2005 to 2050.
• Whites who are not Hispanic, now two-thirds of the population, will become a minority when their share drops to 47%. They made up 85% of the population in 1960.
• Hispanics, already the largest minority group, will more than double their share of the population to 29%.
• Blacks will remain 13% of the population. Asians will go to 9% from 5%.
• The gap between the number of working-age people and the children and seniors who depend on them will widen as boomers age. There will be 72 young and elderly for every 100 people of working age by 2050 compared with 59 in 2005. The gap would widen more if immigration slows because immigrants tend to be of working-age, the report said.

In short ... this country is going to look very different for your children and grandchildren than it does for you ... and you can thank the current crop of politicians pandering for votes for that.

I don't think I'll much care in 2050 ... so let me know how it works out for you.

TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS

In Great Britain, some towns are experimenting with a plan to turn off street lights after midnight. I'll give you one guess as to why they want to shut off the lights ... global warming.

Arrrgggghhhhhh!

Trial blackouts will be carried out by local authorities, switching off thousands of lights from midnight to 5am. It is supposed to save $200,000 and reduce CO2 emissions by 600 tons a year. If this trial works, all street lamps across the country could be turned off between midnight and 5am.

Some residents are upset because they are afraid that the darkness could increase crime and road traffic accidents. Well duhhhhhh. But that doesn't matter to the Local Government Association; all that matters is reducing the energy budget and cutting down on those pesky emissions ... to save the planet.

Hey everyone! Lock your doors! Buy a mean dog. Get a gun. We're saving the planet.

JUVENILE DELINQUENT? LOSE YOUR TV

A new bill in Australia is trying to make parents more accountable for their juvenile delinquents who break the law. Apparently Australia is fed up with juvenile crime, so this plan is intended to make parents more accountable and help kids get back on track. This includes youth camps and compulsory guidance workshops for delinquent children.

To hold the parents accountable for their child's criminal activity, parents may have to attend counseling or guidance programs. Parents who refuse face a court order from the Family Responsibility Order. They could also be forced to pay fines up to $2,200. If they don't pay the fine, the government will come to your house and seize non-essential household items like big screened TVs and stereos.

Oh God! Not my big screen TV!

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

This political t-shirt might be a bit redneck, a little offensive, and pretty funny. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Finally. The Pentagon charged six Gitmo detainees with murder and war crimes in connection with 9/11. They are going to seek the death penalty ... gee, ya think?

In current AP polls, Barack Obama barely leads John McCain. McCain and Hillary are about tied.

Here's a look at where the presidential candidates currently stand. It seems as though Hillary is in a post-Super Tuesday slump. I just hat it when that happens.

Now that Bill has been out of the limelight for a bit, Chelsea Clinton seems to have risen up as Hillary's latest pawn in her presidential campaign.

Take another look at Hillary's plan for universal healthcare. Sadly, most Americans are actually anxious to pawn off the responsibility for their health care ... to anyone.

If you click on one link today, let it be this one. We hear the lamestream media complain about the poor middle class ... making ends meet ... corporate greed. But is the media actually reporting reality?

If the current rate of immigration continues, within two decades, the proportion of immigrants in the US will surpass the peak reached more than a century ago.

The ACLU is opposed to surveillance cameras in public places because officers could use the cameras to zoom in on hot babes. Hey .. the ACLU should hang around the control rooms in sports venues with big screens in the outfield.

Here are two guys in Minnesota that are really looking forward to global warming.

Are Dolly Parton's funbags too big? Yeah, they're a bit much Oh no, they're fabulous! Who is this Dolly Parton person?

The Islamic war against Valentine's Day continues. Saudi Arabia has now banned red roses.

Here's some good news. After the recent firestorm, British authorities are backing away from plans to prohibit UK athletes in the Beijing Olympics from making comments critical of China's human rights record.

A UCLA professor of Islamic law (yes there is actually a law professor that teaches Islamic law) tries to explain Afghanistan's recent ruling that sentenced a journalist to death for distributing material that questioned Islam.

In case you are still outraged by Berkeley's treatment of the Marine recruitment center, this little video shows exactly what you are dealing with in the Berkeley City Council.

The mayor of Oklahoma City put his constituents on a citywide diet. So far, the people have collectively shed 26,000 pounds.

Parents are choosing a different kind of punishment ... making their kids hold apology signs on street corners. But wait, some complain that the poor children are humiliated.

This is a list of the 60 largest American charitable contributions of 2007.

Dolly Parton has had to postpone her tour because her funbags are just too big.

Some pictures from yesterday's Power Lunch.

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