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This is the legislation Congress passed for April 16 to 21, 2007.

Boy, this show was “smoking hot.” Four callers. Nine emailers. And the messages kept coming even after the show was over (nearly a half-dozen more). And, I’ve received additional messages asking if there was somewhere to listen. Well, you can. “Attached” to this blog post is an mp3 of this episode. ::::::What was all the fuss about? I previewed the show in our Sunday morning Downsizer-Dispatch. ::::::My monologue was, if I may say so, powerful and spot-on. :::My guest, Jack Mullen, gave great insight into life with a schizophrenic. :::”Captain Phil” was an All-Star caller, with insight on how to deal with a Virginia Tech/Columbine style crisis if you’re in the room with the shooter. :::Chuck from Georgia had the email of the day with the three questions the media should have (but didn’t) ask all of the survivors. ::::::What a wonderful coincidence that Gun Owners of America is also a sponsor of this program. ::::::Oh, and if you’re interested in reading the entire Butler Schaffer article I quoted, you’ll find “The Control Cult,” here.

A few weeks ago, I was chastised in messages from Downsizer-Dispatch subscribers for writing that there were 535 miscreants on Capitol Hill. The complainants suggested that either there was at least one good person up there — and generally they named their favorites — or that this was unprofessional ad hominem. ::::::My first instinct was to

Perry Willis guest-hosted for me. This episode previewed and described here. ::::::You can listen by downloading the mp3 “attached” to this blog post. ::::::The Downsize DC Conference Call is also sponsored by Gun Owners of America.

:::The Virginia Tech shooting is already starting to fade from the news as we get back to real life — you know, the real news like, “Does Don Imus think that Alec Baldwin would be a good daddy for Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter?”
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:::Well, on today’s Downsize DC Conference Call radio show, we’re going to talk about the Virginia Tech shooting, and specifically, what wasn’t being discussed by the media — what they got wrong.
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:::I think the mainstream press coverage missed three crucial points.
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:::I’ll be joined by a guest with relevant, very moving, testimony to share. I’m not going to tell you who he is, but

Today’s Downsizer Dispatch . . .::::::Please share with concerned friends . . .::::::In this issue:::::::* Protecting your right to freely organize to petition Congress:::* Another reason we need the “Read the Bills Act”:::* Brief progress report

The forces of darkness are still working behind the scenes in the House to regulate small grassroots organizations like DownsizeDC.org, while giving the big special interests a pass. ::::::Attached to this blog post, in MS Word, is a letter from Mark Fitzgibbons that describes the hypocrisy and the danger in detail. It’s worth a read.

Downsize DC Conference Call – March 25 & April 1, 2007

Why Guns Rights are not mere politics.::::::This blog post is a little different. It’s a little more personal and visceral. It’s not a polished editorial or Downsizer-Dispatch. These are, I guess, my ramblings. ::::::As most of my friends know, my Sunday radio show is sponsored by Gun Owners of America (GOA) — headquartered in Virginia. Monday, when the shootings occurred at Virginia Tech (VT), GOA wasted no time getting to the heart of the matter. They issued a press release titled, “Virginia Tech Shooting — Gun Bans Are the Problem, Not the Solution.”::::::For me, gun rights are not about politics. This issue is life and death. It’s that important. I have found myself alternately quite pleased and very frustrated while watching the news coverage of the VT shootings. If the comments to our blog were any indication, I was not alone. ::::::The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80-20 principle) tells us that 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes. For examples, 20% of the people do 80% of the work or 80% of your income comes from 20% of your customers. ::::::In the VT media coverage, the Pareto Principle is almost ignored as the reporters focus on the wrong people and things — seeking some preventative solution. ::::::There was endless discussion about

Congress, April 10-15 of 2007