Valentine For Troops, 2nd Request

Congratulations! And thanks for your support. Your special Valentine’s
message to our troops has helped us reach our initial goal of 5,000
messages for Operation Love Our Troops.

We’re so excited about the tremendous response we’ve received in just a few
short days that we’re raising the bar. We hope to get millions of
Valentine’s Day messages to show the troops how big America’s heart is.

We’re asking for your help. Please encourage your family, friends and
contacts to send a message at LINK It only
takes a minute and it means so much.

The Math of Life

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever
wonder
about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all
been in
situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about
achieving 101%?
What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these

questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

AND, look how far the love of God will take you

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get
you
there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

from an Email

Valentine For Our Military

Please join in sending the largest ever Valentine to our troops. Go to the web page
Send Valentine and write a short Valentine message to our troops. They deserve the love of our nation.

Outlaw Lobbyists aka I Can Dream Can't I?

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff will plead guilty to corruption and other charges in a plea deal, He is one who has been caught in dishonest dealings. How many lobbyists from both parties are guilty of using favors, campaign finance, trip expenses etc. in order to sway our elected congress members. Outlaw lobbyists and allow campaign donations to be given only by those individuals who have a legal right to vote for or against a candidate. Representative candidates would raise money in their own district, senators in their own state and federal office holders from a national committee. Lobbying in Washington would cease and the elected officials would be beholden only to their own district or state. They would look to the people they represent to support a vote on matters at hand. This would return the right of self government to the people who live in the area the congress person represents. Big money would only effect the outcome in the district, state in which they are eligible to vote. It would cut down on the endless temptation for congressional leaders to vote according the the lobbyists to garner perks and listen to their own voters if they want to be re-elected. Those who support a particular cause now being touted by lobbyists would be limited to presentation of their views to the nation and encouraging voters to contact their elected officials as a way of gaining support for their views. They can do mailings, local or national TV etc as a means of enticing voters to support their cause. The voters would then have some power to hold candidates to their promises to be responsive to their constituents instead of the bearers of favors of any and all types.

Happy New Year Everyone

It is hard to believe another year has passed into history. May America continue to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. God bless our troops for their willingness to serve. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for the great job they have been doing.