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Barely Enough: They call this a "Do Nothing" Congress. At Daylite Sun we couldn't be happier about it. As a country, we have been spared most of the goofy legislation proposed by the Democrats. We came very close to giving 12-16 million illegal aliens legal status and opening the doorway to millions more by accepting family members of these illegals. It was only a strong grassroots effort that saved us from that fiasco. Then there was the Democrat's efforts to attach all manner of restrictions on the war effort. There were a lot of forgettable proposals that would have hurt this country that didn't make it because there were just enough Republicans to thwart the big tax and spend Democrats.

Infrastructure Woes: After the bridge collapse in Minnesota, the rest of the states were scrambling to look at their bridges. Most states, it was discovered have several 'at-risk' bridges, some critical. All blamed the sorry state of repair on lack of funds. There was even a Democrat proposal to increase the gas tax to pay for repairs. The Democrats answer to all problems seems to be a tax increase. One state, Texas, trotted their DOT representative out on national television to decry lack of money as the reason for the sorry state of our bridges. His statement was particularly insulting. In rebuff, there was this quote from The Texas State News : .. "After all those obligations are paid off," said Dewhurst, "the state will be left with $2.5 billion in surplus money." Money is not now or ever has been an issue in Texas. It is a matter of priorities. The legislature would rather fund their pet projects than take care of the infrastructure. What the lawmakers want is to not have to spend the money they already have on infrastructure. They want outside money so they can save their pet projects. It is a double whammy to all taxpayers. Especially in light of the fact that all states need repairs. Taxes have already been collected to fix the roads and bridges, the politicians just need to get on with it.

Electable Republicans: None of the declared Republicans excite me. Even if the undeclared candidates Gingrich and Thompson decide to enter the fray, they bring a lot of negatives.
Negatives:
Rudy Giuliani: Family problems. As unfair as scrutinizing a mans family is, a lot can still be gleaned about a person by looking at his family situation. Rudy failed at holding his family together, so it hangs out there as a question about his leadership and his solemn word to remain loyal. Although divorce is accepted as normal, anytime a divorce happens, there was a breakdown in either loyalty, or self-discipline with one of the partners.
Mitt Romney: Whether it is fair or unfair, Mitt's religion has become an issue. A lot of Christians are not charitable to the Mormons whom they consider to not be Christians. The Book of Mormon is far different from the Bible that they use.
John McCain: McCain has been on the wrong side of many of the issues that were important to conservatives. Namely the tax cuts, immigration, campaign finance reform that penalized free speech, and lastly the bill he championed about torture. He has been very weak in support of the President. He appeared as someone who was trying to undercut President Bush every chance he got. It all smacked of being a bad loser from his campaign for the presidency in 2000.
Fred Thompson: Just being an undeclared candidate at this juncture reinforces his reputation for being lazy. At Daylite Sun we like Sen. Thompson, but his refusal to commit himself is wearing thin.
Newt Gingrich: We would support Newt if we thought he could overcome his negatives. His being forced to resign the Speakers Chair is certainly no great recommendation. Then there are his moral lapses, and the rumors of the bad way he treated his ex-wife. All of these negatives would haunt him throughout any campaign.

The Global Warming Hoax: Getting the public to accept a theory that blamed the activity of humans for global warming was relatively easy. The general public already had experiences with man made pollution, so it was easy to accept that burning fossil fuels was causing global warming by the discharge of CO2. I was also convinced of the idea that man was responsible for the problem. I even wrote an article for 'Amazines.com' about the hazards of CO2. I penned another article for my sister website robfg.com/warming.html

Learning Can Be Painful: After a lot of research that included a lot of the world's preeminent scientists, I was prompted to write several articles on this website about CO2, Venus, and Mars. There is only one conclusion a reasonable person can make. Global warming is not from any efforts of mankind. You can read my rewrite of the article of global warming here: robfg.com/warming1.html.

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