Liberals change Earth's rotation to create global warming

An actual opinion letter to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette....

"You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, i understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two.

"This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they?

"Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects."
---Connie XXXXX -Hot Springs

Tax Cheats Funding GOP With Our Money

This is a great article from Lucy Komisar about how tax evasion champions like the Dallas based Wyly brothers are cheating the government, and therefore you, out of millions of dollars in tax revenue and using the proceeds to fund things like Swift Boat ads and Republican candidates.

Check out the article HERE.

ADA President Emeritus, former U.S. Representative Jim Jontz Dies

Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) mourns the passing of our president emeritus Jim Jontz who lost a valiant battle against cancer on Saturday, April 14th. He was at his home in Portland, OR with family. Jim was 55.

Jim was born in Indianapolis on December 18, 1951. He graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington earning a degree in geology. He also did graduate work at Purdue and Butler.

Jim made a name for himself as a hard charging activist in his home state of Indiana by taking to the streets by foot and often on bicycle. He had a flair for overcoming the traditional ideological trends and won election by 2 votes over the reigning Republican Indiana State House Majority Leader to begin his service in the state legislature at the age of 23. He served 10 years in the House before serving 2 years in the Indiana Senate. In 1986 he ran and won election to the U.S. House and served there until his defeat in the 1992 election. Jim ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1994.

Jim continued his activism throughout his life as a powerful voice for working families and in support of environmental protection often bringing labor and trade activists together with the environmental community.

He served as ADA National President from 1998-2002 and as ADA President Emeritus from 2002 until his death.

For the past several years Jim was coordinator of the Working Families Win project of the ADA. The project began in 2004 in an effort to educate candidates for President and Congress about fair trade and environmental issues. The project grew to 38 organizers strong in late 2006 to engage and educate thousands of local activists around the country in support of working family issues such as fair trade, outsourcing, minimum wage increases, and affordable healthcare as well as in support of candidates with likeminded platforms. The project continues today with organizers in 5 states.

The ADA family sends its best wishes to Jim's mother and sister as well as the legions of Jim's supporters and friends.

Jim asked that memorial contributions be made to the ADA Education Fund to help fund Working Families Win.

Please share your stories about or memories of Jim in the comments section below.

Here's one from ADA Board Member Hans Johnson

Still Dreaming

A sad day to remember. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died 39 years ago today in Memphis. While many of the things that Dr. King worked for have been realized, many more are still being fought for today. Don't forget the leader or the mission.