U.S. BORDER CONTROL, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, & THE 2008 ELECTIONS:  THE NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT AMERICA IS LIKELY TO REAP BY THE VOTERS' ELECTING A PARTICULAR PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER TO THE OFFICE OF U.S. PRESIDENT -- WHAT KIND OF NATIONAL LEADER SHALL WE GET:  A PRESIDENT WHO STRIVES TO PROTECT & PROMOTE THE VITAL NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE U.S.A., OR ONE WHO SEEKS TO PUT A PUBLIC FACE OF MOCK CONCERN & "COMPASSION" ON THE POLITICAL ELITES' INCREASINGLY SELF-SERVING ENDEAVORS?  A GLARING INDICATION OF WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN UNDER ANY PRESIDENT OF EITHER MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY:  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW THE BELTWAY ELITES REACT TO THE CONTINUING PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & HOW THEY REACT TO THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE DEBACLE

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION & ENERGY COSTS:  HIGH TIME TO TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S DIRECT & INDIRECT ROLE IN INFLATING TRANSPORTATION FUEL PRICES AT THE GASOLINE & DIESEL PUMPS -- THE IMPACT OF TAXATION, MONETARY POLICY, & ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ON FUEL PRICES -- THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE GAS PRICE ACT OF 2007 & WHAT IT WOULD DO

"NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS," SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, & CONGRESSIONAL PORK BARREL POLITICS:  THE "CELEBRATING AMERICA'S HERITAGE ACT" AS PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION TO EARMARK OVER $ 135 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SOCALLED NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, CREATE SIX NEW NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, INCREASE FUNDING FOR NINE EXISTING HERITAGE AREAS, & THEREBY FURTHER EMPOWER & ENRICH ANTI-PROPERTY RIGHTS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS -- GRANTING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, IN LEAGUE WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE POWER TO FORCE LAND USE RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY -- GIVING MILLIONS OF FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS TO ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF LOBBYING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEPRIVE LANDOWNERS OF THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS -- LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO INGRATIATE CONGRESSMEN WITH THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS

FISCAL POLICY & AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS:  PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AS A MEANS OF FINANCING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE U.S.A. -- WHY PPPS ARE POPULAR WITH STATE GOVERNORS & TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS -- PPPS & THE PUBLIC INTEREST -- HOW PPPS AFFECT THE TAXPAYING CITIZENRY -- THE ALTERNATIVE TO PPPS

THE SALE, OR LONGTERM LEASE, OF AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIERS:  TRANSFERRING FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRATS THE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON FISCAL POLICY -- TURNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OVER TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS -- DESTROYING THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY & SUBJECTING THE PEOPLE TO OPPRESSIVE TAXATION

THE "NEW DIRECTION" PROCLAIMED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MAJORITY IN THE U.S. CONGRESS:  MOVING THE U.S.A. & ITS ALLIES TOWARD DEFEAT IN IRAQ, THE U.S.A. TOWARD THE LARGEST FEDERAL TAX INCREASE IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY, & THE ENTIRE WORLD TOWARD ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE, A DISASTER TO BE CREATED BY SERVING THE IDEOLOGY & PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA OF POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM & IMPOSING SEVERE LIMITS ON THE USE OF ENERGY DERIVED FROM FOSSIL FUELS -- CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS, GLOBAL-WARMING ALARMISTS, & THEIR GRAND DESIGN FOR A NEW DARK AGE

DEFENDING AMERICA AGAINST THE ISLAMIST JIHAD, BOTH AT HOME & ABROAD:  TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE TERRORISTS, DEFEATING & DESTROYING DESPOTIC, TERRORIST-SUPPORTING & TERRORIST-HARBORING POLITICAL REGIMES, BRINGING CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY TO THE ISLAMIC MIDDLE EAST, & PROTECTING THE AMERICAN HOMELAND -- CONGRESSIONAL FISCAL & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TASKS AT HAND

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPACE PROGRAM CARRIED ON BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION -- SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACE FLIGHTS, & HUMAN BEINGS TRAVELING & LIVING IN OUTER SPACE:  A VERY UNWISE & COSTLY ENDEAVOR INVOLVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE U.S.A. CAN ILL AFFORD TO THROW AT A SPACE PROGRAM THAT ROBOTS COULD PERFORM MUCH BETTER THAN PEOPLE

CONGRESS, U.S. FISCAL POLICY, & THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY:   SABOTAGING AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY -- A DEVASTATING EXPOSE OF HOW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE ROUTINELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE NATIONAL DEBT, WHILE CONSISTENTLY STRIPPING VITALLY NEEDED FUNDS FROM THE DEFENSE BUDGET DURING A TIME OF WAR

THE VOTERS' GROWING DEMAND FOR FISCAL RESTRAINT & RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICEHOLDERS -- THE TAXPAYERS' REVOLT AGAINST EXCESSIVE & UNCONTROLLED GOVERNMENT SPENDING, RISING PUBLIC DEBT, & THE POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM & FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY OF POLITICIANS IN OFFICE:  THE TRUE MEANING & SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA RECALL ELECTION

U.S. MILITARY DEFENSE NEEDS & THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETARY SHELL GAME

UNITED STATES FISCAL POLICY -- THE BUSH II PRESIDENCY, FEDERAL TAX CUTS, & THE SENATE DEMOCRATS

UNITED STATES FISCAL POLICY & NATIONAL DEFENSE