Chuck Schumer, the senior Senator from New York (makes one wish we could disown that state) does George Bush one better in the hypocrasy department as he questions the morals of gas suppliers and oil companies.

This, of course, coming from a guy who gets an AUTOMATIC pay increase in the Senate unless he votes against it. This coming from the guy who never mentioned trying to cut the 69 Cents per gallon that the federal and state governments impose on us at the pump, or the regulations that have virtually stopped all off-shore drilling near the US, or the regulations that make it so expensive to refine oil here in the US that it has become more economically efficient to refine it in other countries. We haven't built a new refinery in the US since 1976, but Chuck Schumer doesn't mention this in his harangue.

Listen to President Bush as he accepts and promotes the idea that the federal government should have a role in "investigating" the price of gasoline.

As you do, see if you can find any Constitutional rationale for the existence of the federal organizations he mentions, and see if he mentions the 54 Cent per gallon tariff the US imposes on foreign ethanol, which the government FORCES us to put in our gastanks, but which ADM and the "Renewable Fuel Association" (where he spoke today to announce his new energy plan) NEVER want revoked.

This is a short bite, for your entertainment...

With El G Grande and Greg Gorman of Talk Radio News.

More on the economics of gas prices, from "Against the Grain".

Savor the pleasure of knowing that hypocrites like Dennis Hastert and Bill Frist deride oil companie and their executives for their supposedly unconscionable profits.

This coming from guys who get automatic pay raises UNLESS they vote against them, pay raises that are taken from us against our will.

There is much to discuss on the supposed "gouging" by oil companies. This audio file begins the discussion.

For more on the intellectually dishonest, read this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/21/AR200604...

Wendy, of Talk Radio News, joined Gardner Goldsmith to discuss the immediate and long-term ramifications of George's Bush's meeting with Communist "President" Hu Jintao. During the meeting at the White House, at which Hu received a twenty-one gun salute and champaign, a Chinese heckler was removed from the area. She spoke in English and Mandarin, telling Hu his days as dictator were numbered, and calling for more freedom in China.

On "Against the Grain", Gard welcomed Wendy Wang, of Talk Radio News. Wendy moved to the US when she was seven, her parents being lucky enough to come here in the 1980's. Wendy and Gard discussed the future of China-US relations, and the future of Taiwan.

Comments on the "Downeaster" train in Maine, NH, and Mass. The politicians will try any ploy they can to pilfer your money, and that of your neighbor. This segment of "Against the Grain" exposes the fallacies underlying government train systems, and looks at the misapprehensions that prompt even respected economists like Milton Friedman to view higher gas prises as a causitive factor behind inflation.

Gardner Goldsmith explains why this is not the case.

Not only does this abrogate the original intent of the Founders when writing the "interstate commerce clause" of the Constitution, it breaks the proscription against Congress delegating its powers (even if it had them to regulate commerce in this way) to any other body.

Read on, MacDuff!

With John Berthoud, President of the National Taxpayer's Union.

This is the second part of our coverage of McCain and Jeanne Diamond. The mindset she displays is pernicious, deadly to a free society.

When John McCain visited NH over the weekend of April 8 and 9, 2006, he was featured at a "Town Meeting" in Keene.

Hosted by Congressaman Charlie "Three Terms" Bass, the meeting was attended by people who had many questions for the Arizona Senator.

One of those people was Keene resident Jeanne Diamond. This is her story -- or part of it. It is the story of a peson who has no idea why government is created.

The Conspiracy would like to acknowledge the efforts of Joel Winters and many others in their brilliant articulation of the matters of concern regarding the federal REAL ID act.

Thanks to their work, many news outlets were given an opportunity to learn about how the state of NH can choose not to conform to the REAL ID act, which would be an incredible financial burden on the state, would further harm the concept of federalism, would run contrary to the US Constitution, and would invade privacy of NH citizens.

At the press conference on Monday, April 10, in Concord, the Liberty Conspiracy was well represented by Number Two, who expressed many of the salient points of the issue.

As Public Enemy said:

"There's a five letter word to describe her character."

Exposing the fallacies of Ms. Hillary's rhetoric on the US economy, trade, and health care.

Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, www.cato.org, made the effort to visit NH during the hearing in the NH Senate on HB 1582. He then appeared on "Against the Grain", on WTNK and WUVR, with Gardner Goldsmith.

Great thanks to Mr. Harper for his efforts.

We need Ian in New Hampshire!

www.freetalklive.com

As mentioned in Business Week, NV Senator Harry Reid has not only proposed, but has thusfar secured 54 million Dollars for funding a high-speed Mag-Lev train to shuttle people between Las Vegas Nevada (STRANGE, IT'S IN HIS HOME STATE!), and Disney Land, in California.

The link doth be here: http://www.businessweek.com/@@LmY22mcQhBtV0xYA/premium/content/06_16/c39...

Read about Reid, and keep smiling!

His favorite Red Sox player is still Manny OrTEZ.

Transportation Secretary Norm Manetta announced yesterday that the federal government will impose new regulations on auto manufacturers in the US.

For the leftist position, which conveniently overlooks the US Constitution, economic reality, and freedom, go here:

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2006/2006-03-30-02.asp

For a different perspective, listen to this sound file.

Vive la France!

(plus, a little bit on immigration in the US)