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Jim Moran has become the tool of the establishment.  He has co-sponsored a bill that would close the so-called gunshow loophole.  Moran is one of the unlucky politicians who are up for election this November.  He will be up against the winner of the Republican primary that’s coming up in June 8th.  Here’s my scathing letter to him:
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A couple of weeks ago, I introduced my “private investigation” of the WMATA system here in Washington, DC.  Initial results were that WMATA was spending more than 75% on salaries, which seems awfully high considering that they have one of the worst safety records. Only 3% of their expenditures account for “preventive maintenance.”

As a result of this, I sent WMATA’s legal counsel a Public Access to Records Policy request, which is similar to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Here is the e-mail I received this morning:

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All over America, concerned citizens are showing up at Town Hall meetings and showing their disapproval of their elected lawmakers.  Many of them are switching venues so they can hide behind “human shields” to avoid these citizens.  Nancy Pelosi even pulled the “Nazi Card” by claiming she saw “swastikas” at these Town Hall meetings.

The White House wants people to report “disinformation” to flag@whitehouse.com.  Barack Obama has even said he doesn’t want people who disagree with him to “do a whole lot of talking“.

This is nothing short of a desperate “President” trying to scare his critics into backing down.  But, hey, if he wants to get a whole bunch of e-mails, that’s his business.  I think We the People should report our neighbors for spreading disinformation.  And I say we start with the Obama supporters.

No doubt that this community activist has enlisted a large army of kool-aid drinkers into doing his bidding.  To level the playing field, we should do the same.  In the next week, I’ll be debuting a website where fellow conservatives can report Obama supporters.  Upload pictures of their bumper stickers (including license plates).  Use the Freedom of Information Act in your state to obtain their address, phone number, and any other identifying information.  That information will be publicly displayed for people to see.

Unlike the White House, this list will not be illegal since the information is publicly available.  What people decide to do with the information is not up for the state to decide.

Once I have the website up and running, I’ll make another announcement on this site and on Twitter.

When I was a kid, I had to go to my parents when I needed money.  I didn’t have a job but I still wanted stuff.  At a certain point, I got a small part-time job and made a few bucks.  I couldn’t buy big-ticket items but I could still buy small stuff.  If I wanted to buy a big-ticket item, I had to scrimp and save.

With the advent of credit cards, I can now buy big-ticket items without actually having the money!  Suddenly, I can buy a car, a big-screen TV, several computers and even buy groceries without actually having the cash to support it.  In many ways, this is a great thing!!  No more waiting to save up.  I can do it over time.

The problem with this cycle is I will continue to buy big-ticket items.  I won’t really care about how much I owe because I’m still buying stuff that I want.  Soon, the credit card companies want me to pay, except they don’t.  They’re perfectly fine if I pay $20 a month for a $4500 bill because they’ll get more money from me through the interest.  But the average credit card user doesn’t know this (surprising, isn’t it?)

I left college with a little under $15,000 of credit card debt.  That’s right.  I was determined to pay that it off within five years.  I took a hard look at my budget, pinched everything I could.  It took me two years to finally pay it off!  I’ve been debt-free since August 2008.

I didn’t pay this off through free money.  I saved every penny I got.  I cut back on all my spending.  And through discipline and toil, I was able to pay it off and still save money!

That’s right!  I still was able to put money away for saving!

I don’t get paid that much.  I’m a firm believer that you can save no matter what you get paid.  Most people don’t because they are under the impression that they need every penny.  This is simply not the case.

The auto industry has only itself to blame for getting into this mess.  The problem is three-fold:

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