Govt, Political and Economic

Authoritative:

Name:	Comments:
American Constitution Society	--
Constitution Society	What the Founding Fathers actually said about government ...and what Roberts said about order

Learning Aids:

Things I've accumulated to help me learn.

Name:	Comments:
President List	In sequence to help memorizing

My Team:

These are government-droids who are unfortunate enough to have me in their district. I let them know my views every now and then.

Who:	Contact: / WebSite:	Office:
Federal Critters
Senator Dan Coats	http://coats.senate.gov/contact/ http://www.coatsforindiana.com/contact/	B40E DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5623
Senator Richard Lugar	mailto:senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov http://lugar.senate.gov/	1300 South Harrison Street Room 3158 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 (260) 422-1505 p (260) 424-1342 f
Representative Marlin Stutzman	https://stutzman.house.gov/contact/email-me.shtml http://gomarlin.com/contact/ http://stutzman.house.gov/	1728 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4436 Fax: (202) 226-9870 1300 South Harrison Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: (260) 424-3041 Fax: (260) 424-4042
President Barack Obama	http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/	The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
V. P. Joe Biden	No way to contact. Only single Whitehouse address above. I guess he's not important enough to have his own address.
Indiana Critters
Governor Mitch Daniels	http://www.in.gov/gov/2631.htm http://www.in.gov/gov/	Office of the Governor Statehouse Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2797 317-232-4567
Senator Thomas Wyss	http://www.in.gov/legislative/senate_republicans/5315.htm http://www.in.gov/s15/	200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-232-9400 800-382-9467
Rep Philip GiaQuinta	h80@in.gov http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_democrats/giaquinta_index.html	Rep. Phil GiaQuinta Indiana House of Representatives 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786 800-382-9842 (317)232-960
Fort Wayne Critters
Mayor Tom Henry	mayor@cityoffortwayne.org http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/mayor%27s-office.html	1 Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 260-427-1111

Not Exactly My Team, but of Special Interest

These are government-droids who are not directly in my area, but have special duties about which I communicate with them.

Who:	Special Interest	Contact: Web Site:	Office:
John Boehner (Representative)	Republican Leader	He may be the "leader" but he doesn't want email from people not in his district. http://johnboehner.house.gov/	Washington, D.C. Office 1011 Longworth H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-6205 (202) 225-0704 fax
Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State)		She's no longer a senator, but it's a good picture of her.
Dianne Feinstein (US Senator)	Commitee on the Judiciary	http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/	One Post Street, Suite 2450 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 393-0707 Fax: (415) 393-0710
John McCain (US Senator)	Ran for President	http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm http://mccain.senate.gov/public/	5353 North 16th Street Suite 105 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Main: 602-952-2410 Fax: 602-952-8702
Sarah Palin (AK. Governor)	Yes, my picture of her is twice as big because I like her twice as much. Extra page
Henry Waxman (Representative)	Energy and Commerce Committee	Chairs the Energy Committee but refuses to accept email from those of us who are not in his district. http://www.house.gov/waxman/	2204 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-3976 (phone) (202) 225-4099 (fax)

Favorite Commentators:

Commentator	Sites:	Comments
Herman Cain	http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BIOS/cbcain.html HermanCain.com	Founder of Godfather's Pizza
Linda Chavez	http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/chavez1.asp
Ann Coulter	www.anncoulter.org www.townhall.com/ columnists/anncoulter	Once in a great while I don't agree with her, but she's right on most of the time.
Larry Elder	www.larryelder.com www.townhall.com/ columnists/larryelder/
Jonah Goldberg	www.townhall.com/ columnists/jonahgoldberg/
Ken Hamblin		The Black Avenger. Enjoy your retirement, Ken. But we miss you...
Michelle Malkin	www.michellemalkin.com www.townhall.com/ columnists/michellemalkin/	Not just imigration issues.
Oliver North	www.northamerican.com/colmn.htm www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/ www.washtimes.com/commentary/onorth.htm www.foxnews.com/warstories	His front page is pretty commercial, but his articles are dead on.
Walter Williams	www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/	He make economics understandable.

Issue Oriented Pages:

Subject Area:

Comments:

Second Amendment

Armed, we are citizens.

Unarmed, we are subjects.

Cabinet Departments:

The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.

President's page on the Cabinet. Bio and photo of each member.

I should probably have a "Czar" section, since President Obama seems to be using them to get around the "Advice and Consent" requirements.

Department:	Comments:
Member Departments
Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health & Human Services
Homeland Security
Housing & Urban Development
Interior
Justice
Labor
State
Transportation
Treasury
Veterans Affairs
Others who attend
Vice President
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Managment and Budget
President's Chief of Staff	No web site
US Trade Representative
Office of National Drug Control Policy

Interesting Quotes and Stories

Site:	Comments:
College Liberal	"Nobody ever 'splained it that way before"
Gun Registration	An expert's view.
Gunboat Diplomacy	I think this is where the term originated.
Liberals can get it	...but conservatives don't "get it".
Planning process	How a government plan is developed.
Prerequisites To Being A Modern Liberal
2008 version of the above	from http://www.AlainsNewsletter.com
Red Skelton's Pledge	A classic
Soldiers	Thank God for our soldiers.
Letter to Sec of Agriculture	Fiction that is soooo true.
Tax Cuts: A Simple Lesson in Economics	Insight magazine really hit it on the head. (local copy)
Judge looks at the 2nd amendment	Very clear
Government Types	Illustrations of govt types.
Being a Black Conservative	He sent in a letter describing his life.
How Government Works	Protecting valuables. From http://worth-reading-blog.blogspot.com/

Our taxes paid for it, now we can buy it back:

Site:	Comments:
Bid 4 Assets	Govt and other assets
GSA Auctions
GSA Property Disposal	Real Estate cataloged by state
US Treasury Auction

Watchdogs/Information Sources/Broadcasters:

Name:	Comments:
About.com govt sub-site
Accuracy in Media
All Politics	CNN/Time. Search news - broken?
American Civil Rights Institute	They say Civil Rights apply to everyone!!!
American Enterprise Institute
American Policy	Property rights, Education
American Spectator	Also has movie reviews.
Americans for Tax Reform	They dislike taxes, so do I!
Business Executives for National Security	Thoughtful
Cato Institute
Center for Democrocy and Technology	Works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age
Center for Equal Opportunity	Linda Chavez
Center for Strategic and International Studies	Scolarly reports on various subjects
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities	They seem to like to hide taxes by cute definitions.
Christian Alert Network (The)	"TCAN" Christian related concerns in govt and schools -- Page missing
Citizens Against Govt Waste	"Congressional Pig Book" and other goodies
Claremont Institute	Restore beliefs of founding fathers
Competitive Enterprise Institute	True cost of Govt
CongressVote	Appears to be gone
Conservative Alerts	Good refs and links to authoratative documents.
eConservativeCoallition	Appears to be gone
Conservative HQ	May be back someday.
Court TV	Files, search
Center for Media and Public Affairs	Media watchdog / Coverage statistics
Common Conservative
DNet (Democracy Network)	State by state information
Empower America
Executive Orders
FECInfo	The non-partisan Federal candidate campaign money page. Much in download form.
The Federalist	2x weekly news by email, .pdf online
Federation of American Scientists	Govt and Security
Free Congress Foundation	Culturally conservative
Free Republic	News and chat
Freedom Alliance	Oliver North
Freedom.org	Many UN issues
Gov Exec	Daily for Govt Executives
Hill (The)	Capital Hill News; See also Roll Call
Hoover Institution	True academic freedom. I don't think they ever agree with Stanford.
Insight Magazine	Much of the print edition is online
Institute for Policy Inovation
Institute for Turth in Accounting	Of course the govt doesn't like them... they stand for truth!!
John Birch Society
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies	Research on Black issues
Judicial Watch	Legal actions relating to ethics in government.
Kjos Ministeries	Documenting the war of govt against Christianity
Landmark Legal Foundation	Backs conservative causes.
Liberty Committee
Ludwig von Mises Institute	Austrian School of economics and classical liberalism
Media Research Center	Bringing Political Balance to the Media
Michael Reagan -audio-	He even points out problems with the Reagan administration!
Mountain States Legal Foundation
National Center for Public Policy Research	In depth on selected subjects.
National Defense Council Foundation	study of low-intensity conflict, the drug war, and energy concerns,
National Federation of Republican Assemblies	The Republican Wing of the Republican Party
National Journal	Web site for Polititians
National Taxpayers Union	Scollarly
Pacific Justice Institute	Protecting religion from government.
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy	individual freedom and personal responsibility - (Index of Leading Environmental Indicators)
Partnership for a Drug Free America	Fact sheets on many drugs.
Postal Watch	They think the PO should serve, not rule! -- Site missing
Progress & Freedom Foundation	Govt vs Internet
Project-21	The National Leadership Network of Conservative Black Americans
Reason Magazine	Free minds and free markets
Roll Call	Not much free content any more.
Rutherford Institute	Defense of religious liberty and human rights. Paula Jones.
Science & Environmental Policy Project	Science applied to global warming and other PC subjects.
Security Policy (Center for)	Policy analysis re: National security.
SoftWar	Many FOIA documents Washington wants to hide
Southeastern Legal Foundation	Property & Parental rights. Current events.
Sovereignty International
Tax Foundation	By year, by state
Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government	Quotes and writings
Town Hall	Host site for 20+ organizations
Wall Builders	As Nehemiah rebuilt the walls to restore stability.
Whistle Blower	Also supporting documents
WikiLeaks	Lots of good stuff the congress-critters try to keep secret
Young America's Foundation	PC says these views should not be allowed

The Money Trail

Name:	Comments:
Open Secrets	"Your Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections"
Polital Money Monitor	Monthly newsletter on Polital money flow

Forget the Constitution, we know better:

Name:	Comments:
Democratic Socialists of America	At least they admit they are socialists

Politicians/Parties:

Name:	Comments:
Democratic National Committee	Enlarge govt ASAP
Libertarian Party	Minimalists
National Republican Congressional Committee
Reform Party	Constitutionalists
Republican National Committee	Big govt gradually
United States Taxpayers Party	Broader than the name indicates

FirstGov.gov	links to all sorts of governments.
House of Representatives	Links to members and committees
Senate	Links to members and committees

Agitators:

Name:	Comments:
Drudge Report	Excelent link list
Institute For Justice	A balancing organization for the ACLU
Ruddy News	"White House Media Enemy #1"
Upstream	Politically Incorrect information

Law/Courts:

Name:	Sponsor:	Comments:
American Tort Reform Association		Maybe this should be on the medical page
Find Law	Find Law
Supreme Court	US Supreme Court
Supreme Court Collection	Cornell University

Govt Offices:

Name:	Comments:
Army Core of Engineers	A few features that change from time to time.
Census Bureau
CIA	Good world wide information
CIA World Factbook
Congressional Budget Office	Proved too honest for Bill Clinton's liking!
Defense Link	Pentagon
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Department Of Education	The constitution doesn't allow it, but we might as well use what's forced down our throats!
Department of Energy Energy informatgionAdministration
Department Of Justice
FBI
FCC
FEMA
Federal Judicial Center
FedGate	Many govt links
FedWorld
FTC
FirstGov.com	Portal to many govt items
Govt Printing Office	Good links to many organizations
Govt Printing Office National Archives	Presidential documents by year, search on EO number to find an executive order.
Govt Printing Office BBS
Library of Congress
National Archives & Records Administration	Information Security Oversight Office
National Criminal Justice Reference Service	Large collection of statistics and text.
National Infrastructure Protection Center	Sounds good, but it is Govt run. -- and it seems to have gone away. Too bad we can't get more government offices to follow that lead!!!
National Park Service
National Science Foundation
National Telecommunications and Information Admin.
National Transportation Safety Board
Official Govt Web Sites	Maintained by Library of Congress
Recreation.gov	Which article of the constitution REQUIRES this?

Deleware (University of) US Govt Information
Fed Web	Govt run list and search engine
Infomine	U.C.@Riverside. Very good, slow.
Louisiana State University	Federal links
Michigan (University of) Federal Resource list	Very comprehensive list of resources.
World Wide Web Sites Reported by Federal Organizations	4300 web sites that we support Gone... Have not been able to find a follow-on list.

Economic:

Name:	Comments:
Citizens for a Sound Economy
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Conference Board (The)	Widely quoted
Deficits, the National Debt, and Economic Growth	Don't know if I agree with this guy or not
National Debt Clock
Perot Charts	Some very clear charts and explanations.

Global Warming: Most have moved, need to look for them:

Name:	Comments:
Cold Facts on Global Warming
Globalwarming.com
Policy Com's coverage
(The) Science & Environmental Policy Project	Also analysis of ozone depletion, etc
U.N. Climate Change Secretariat
Heidelburg Appeal
Liebsig Declaration
There is no Global Warming	Article from American Policy published in New Republic

"You'd think the boy would learn": Gennifer Flowers

Name:	Comments:
BeachBum's Clinton Scandal Page
Clinton in Crisis	Court TV
Clinton on Trial (gone?)
Gennifer Flowers (gone?)

United Nations:

Name:	Comments:
Eye on the UN

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