As reported by "USA Today" and Newsmax.com, George Bush and the Republican-led House and Senate can now claim to have been so "compassionate" with other peoples' money, that they have brought about the most sizeable expansion in social spending in the history of the United States.

Write the folks as Newsmax:

"The expansion of benefit programs since 2000 has led to the greatest increase in social spending in American history - with entitlement programs now accounting for more than half of all federal spending, a new report shows.

A USA Today analysis released Tuesday of 25 major government programs - including health care, college aid and food stamps - revealed that enrollment surged an average of 17 percent from 2000 to 2005, while the nation's population increased by only 5 percent.

Well-known libertarian Schulman has stated that he has been informed by the Department of Homeland Security that he is not permitted to use its name, or any image associated with it, in a script he is preparing for pre-production.

Writes Schulman: "Merely the claim that you have the power to restrict such official images is chilling to the process of writing and producing a movie -- and certainly to an independent film in pre-production with a start date for principal photography only six weeks away,"

For more information, read here:

http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpage

Just, listen, read, and try to control your anger...

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200603\POL20060315b.html

On Monday, the NH Union Leader published Gard's opinion piece on CACR 34, the "Marriage Amendment".

The link is provided for your reference.

http://www.unionleader.com/columns.aspx/Opinion?channel=f006d8a2-dcb4-45...

CACR 34 will be up for a vote in the House in one week.

JD Hayworth and Gardner Goldsmith continue their conversation about his book "Whatever It Takes", and the subject of illegal immigration.

This part two of two.

Arizona 5th District Congressman JD Hayworth's new book argues that the illegal immigration issue is one which could do untold damage to the US economy and national security.

He appeared with Gardner Goldsmith, on "Against the Grain" to discuss in depth the book, and the matter at hand.

Whatever happened to Jolt Cola...

Thanks to the resources of "Against the Grain" we have been able to obtain the secret audio recordings of President Bush.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49070

The Conspiracy would like to welcome to the battle for freedom a new organization in Washington, DC. It is called "Lobby Sense", and in the two weeks since its inception, sixty national and state-based organizations defending the right to speak freely, and defending our constitutional form of government, have joined the force. We offer you their initial press release to tell you more...

Lobby Sense:

A coalition of more than fifty grassroots and public policy organizations today announced the launch of a new citizen advocacy project, LobbySense, and released a detailed Statement of Principles that opposes any Congressional legislation that according to the group, “stifles citizen speech.”

During a panel on energy conservation and efficiency at the National Renewable Energy Lab, President Bush said that when new technology is available like hybrid or flex-fuel vehicles, it still takes a while to change a 220 million car “fleet” to a modern fleet. But Bush told listeners that he is talking about an evolution, not an overnight process.

Remember, this 'evolution' is not going to be directed by private citizens fulfilling their own wants and needs, it will be directed by government, taking peoples' money, directing it into avenues of investment they would not have freely chosen themselves.

For your erudition.

The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution

Number 67 does it again. On, February 15, 2006, President George W. Bush spoke to the executives and employees of Wendy's Incorporated, in Dublin, Ohio, outlining many of his principles and initiatives. Here, thanks to the efforts of Number 67, the Conspiracy provides much of the text of Mr. Bush's speech, with commentary on important principles and facts in parentheses. The speech is an excellent example of what "Compassionate Conservatism" really is. The text follows, with commentary on the ideas, but without commentary on, or correction of, Mr. Bush's malapropisms, syntax, or grammatical errors. The Conspiracy mentions this without malice towards the President, but to acknowledge the minor glitches left in his speech.

The Cato Institute has made note of a case moving into Texas courts. It involves Southern Methodist University, and whether it improperly used eminent domain to seize homes in order to build the George Bush Library.

The case will begin in Dallas District Court Tuesday.

For more information, refer to this link at Cato: http://www.cato.org/homepage_item.php?id=205

And hope that a NH politician doesn't become President, or else your home could be next! (grin)...

For deeper reading into Eminent Domain, read "Takings", by Richard Epstein. It is a very scholarly work, and highly recommen

Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain

Dick Cheney finally spoke about the accident which left his friend, HarrY Whittington in the hospital, suffering from pellet wounds and then a mild heart attack. This, plus the latest on the reauthorization of the Partiot Act, and Zacarius Moussaoui, are here from "Against the Grain".

Listen for "Smith and Wesson Blues", by Australia's legendary -- and greatest -- garage band, Radio Birdman. Yeah, Deniz Tek, we are a new race, and we do the POP!

The Essential Radio Birdman (1974-1978)

As described in the written post here at the Conspiracy, the British Parliament recently passed a ban on smoking in all "public" places. It is interesting to note that these "public" places do not include government prisons or the Houses of Parliament themselves; nothing like hypocrasy tied together with fascism. Just a day after the vote, Henry DeZoete, Health Research Officer for Reform Britain (www.reform.co.uk) joined Gardner Goldsmith on "Against the Grain", to discuss the government move, and the implications for the UK and the US. This is part two of two.

For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health

As described in the written post here at the Conspiracy, the British Parliament recently passed a ban on smoking in all "public" places. It is interesting to note that these "public" places do not include government prisons or the Houses of Parliament themselves; nothing like hypocrasy tied together with fascism. Just a day after the vote, Henry DeZoete, Health Research Officer for Reform Britain (www.reform.co.uk) joined Gardner Goldsmith on "Against the Grain", to discuss the government move, and the implications for the UK and the US.

For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health

On February 6, 2006, Moussaoui went before a jury to find out his punishment for involvement in the 2001 terrorist attacks on Americans. The fact that Moussaoui is in a criminal court, rather than a military court, signifies that he is being prosecuted as a criminal, rather than a war criminal. The Bush Administration had wanted to prosecute him as an "enemy combatant", in a military court. But federal judges disagreed. As Jacob Hornberger notes, this distinction is very important. It signifies whether or not we are at war, and whether we are US citizens with rights under the law, or, due to Congress declaring a non-war, and the Bush Administration pushing for the same, we can all be subject to arbitrary government treatment.

The Dangers of Socialized Medicine

The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration

The Failure of America's Foreign Wars

The Tyranny of Gun Control

Liberty, Security, and the War on Terrorism

On February 6, 2006, Moussaoui went before a jury to find out his punishment for involvement in the 2001 terrorist attacks on Americans. The fact that Moussaoui is in a criminal court, rather than a military court, signifies that he is being prosecuted as a criminal, rather than a war criminal. The Bush Administration had wanted to prosecute him as an "enemy combatant", in a military court. But federal judges disagreed. As Jacob Hornberger notes, this distinction is very important. It signifies whether or not we are at war, wheter we are still US citizens with rights under the law, or, due to Congress declaring a non-war, and the Bush Administration pushing for the same, we can all be subject to arbitrary government treatment.

The Dangers of Socialized Medicine

The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration

The Failure of America's Foreign Wars

The Tyranny of Gun Control

Liberty, Security, and the War on Terrorism

On February 6, 2006, Moussaoui went before a jury to find out his punishment for involvement in the 2001 terrorist attacks on Americans. The fact that Moussaoui is in a criminal court, rather than a military court, signifies that he is being prosecuted as a criminal, rather than a war criminal. The Bush Administration had wanted to prosecute him as an "enemy combatant", in a military court. But federal judges disagreed. As Jacob Hornberger notes, this distinction is very important. It signifies whether or not we are at war, and whether we are still US citizens with rights under the law, or, due to Congress declaring a non-war, and the Bush Administration pushing for the same, we can all be subject to arbitrary government treatment.

The Dangers of Socialized Medicine

The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration

The Failure of America's Foreign Wars

The Tyranny of Gun Control

Liberty, Security, and the War on Terrorism