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NUMBER ONE ---- AGAIN!

The word came in yesterday afternoon.  The FairTax Book will remain No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller's List for the second week in a row.  Our editor at Regan Books told us yesterday afternoon that it is much harder to make this list the second week than it is the first.  Needless to say, we're excited and gratified.  Interview requests for Congressman Linder and myself are pouring in, and the crowds at the book signings remain strong.

Our greatest hope is that the book generates a buzz and momentum of its own.  Across the country people who have never heard of The FairTax before are learning that it is possible to get rid of all income and payroll taxes and replace those taxes with a one-time tax on consumption at the retail level.  These people are learning that:

• They can say goodbye to the death tax, the gift tax, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, the Alternative Minimum Tax, capital gains taxes and the trouble of filling out tax forms;
• That they can just go enjoy themselves on April 15th, just as they do on every other spring day;
• That American corporations who have fled overseas to escape our crushing tax system can be brought home again;
• That they can invest and save with no federal tax consequences whatsoever;
• That the trillions of dollars that are working in offshore financial centers, again to escape our crushing taxes, can be brought back to work in the American economy again;
• That we don't need to spend $500 billion a year to comply with an obscene tax code;
• And that all of this can be accomplished while eliminating the federal tax burden on the poor, and without increasing the cost of living for everyone else.

I was discussing the book with some friends last night.  I told them that over the past ten or so days I think that I have signed about 8,000 copies of the book at various book signings. Since many people buy multiple copies of the book, I would guess that I've seen about 6,500 people during that time.  So .. how many people had something negative to say?  Two.  That's it.  Just two.  One man at Ft. Bragg came through the line twice to have two books signed (he went and bought an extra copy) all the while grumbling that we didn't include enough of the research in the book.  Well, there's a reason for that.  You can find the research at the FairTax website.  Knock yourself out, pal.  One other man stood in front of the table and demanded an opportunity to point out all of the typos he had found.  We politely declined his incredible offer.  But that's it.  Two complaints.  On the other hand, we've received hundreds of comments from people who doubted whether or not this idea could work ... until they read the book.  Well, that's what we were after.

Again ... thanks so much for another week at No. 1!  The FairTax is becoming an idea that can't be ignored.

DOES EVERYONE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT CINDY SHEEHAN IS A CRACKPOT?

So, Cindy Sheehan wanted to take her 15 minutes of fame for everything it's worth.  That's fine.  The trouble is that the louder you become, the more people start paying attention to you ... and the more they start looking in to other things you've said. 

Now we're starting to learn a bit more about Jihad Cindy.  Wait a minute.  "Jihad Cindy?"  Sorry, but yes.  This woman has become one of the best friends the Islamic Jihadists have out there.  Anyway ... we now know a bit more about Cindy's past utterances.  She was speaking at an anti-war rally at San Francisco State University earlier this year.  At that rally she said that George W. Bush was "the biggest terrorist in the world."  She also said that Bush was "waging a nuclear war in Iraq," and that Iraq "is contaminated, and will be contaminated for practically eternity now."

Then came the potty mouth.  Try this from Cindy Sheehan:  "They're a bunch of f-ing hypocrites, and we need to, we just need to rise up." 

Want more from Cindy?  Well the Drudge Report has more ... here you go:

"If George Bush believes his rhetoric and his bulls__t, that this is a war for freedom and democracy, that he is spreading freedom and democracy, does he think every person he kills makes Iraq more free?"

"The whole world is damaged. Our humanity is damaged. If he thinks that it's so important for Iraq to have a U.S.-imposed sense of freedom and democracy, then he needs to sign up his two little party-animal girls. They need to go to this war."

"We want our country back and, if we have to impeach everybody from George Bush down to the person who picks up dog s__t in Washington, we will impeach all those people."

It is becoming increasingly clear that Cindy Sheehan is deranged.  The fact that she lost her son in Iraq may have been a contributing factor, but it does not mitigate the fact that she is a certified lunatic.  She has now become a tool of not just one, but several movements.  Among them the "I hate Bush because of 2000" crowd, both anti-war crowds, that connected with tired old socialists and communists, and that associated with people who lack the understanding that it is sometimes necessary to fight to preserve freedom and your way of life;  the America haters who want to see this country weakened; and those who openly support the goals of the Islamic jihadists. 

I wonder if NBC will cover the previous utterances of this whack-job.  Probably not.  As screwed up as she is, she fits the template.  Cindy Sheehan is a story that can be hammered to embarrass and harass Bush.  That makes it eminently newsworthy.

The Camp Casey media circus

ABLE DANGER BACK AGAIN

Here comes this Able Danger thing again. The latest information revolves around Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer. Who is he? Well, he was part of this "Able Danger" group who says they identified some of the 9/11 hijackers more than a year before the attacks. This story seems to be going back and forth...is this the real deal, or not? Read on.

Shaffer says that in January of 2004, he offered to get together with the 9/11 Commission and tell them what he knew. He was rejected. He just figured somebody else who knew more about it than he did had already testified. Looks like they hadn't. The Pentagon is investigating. So why is this important? Well, for a few reasons.

One, if we knew about some of the 9/11 hijackers more than a year before the attacks, it would be nice to know why that information wasn't shared. Probably because of "The Wall" put up by the Clinton Justice Department. No surprise there. But second, just what exactly was the already pointless 9/11 Commission doing ignoring such explosive evidence? What was the agenda there?

Oh, and here's one more outrage about the Able Danger folks trying to keep an eye on 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta and a few of the hijackers. He claims he was told: "The lawyers' view was to leave them alone, they had the same basic rights as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. person and therefore the data was kind of left alone."

If that's true, it's going to be an interesting few months. Could the 9/11 attacks have been stopped? Did someone try to stop them? We'll see.

THE MEXICAN INVASION

Wonder why we have such a problem with illegal aliens streaming across the border? Here's why: a new poll shows that more than 40% of Mexican adults say they would like to come to the United States. That's almost half, folks. 1 in 5 said they would do it illegally. And what are their reasons?

To make more money and join their other friends here. Why are their other friends here? Because we have turned a blind eye to illegal immigration. I'm not talking about those here legally and I'm sure there are plenty. I'm talking about those who have broken our laws and snuck across the border. But really, why wouldn't they? There's nothing stopping them.

We've got any number of politicians in both parties read to accommodate the illegals. After all, there's plenty of work to do...driver's licenses...welfare benefits...all without having to bother with the hassle of working the proper channels for getting a green card.

How can you stop terrorism when you can't even control the borders? Hint: you can't.

MOMS STRIKING BACK AGAINST CINDY SHEEHAN

Finally, other Moms whose sons have paid the ultimate price in the War On Terror have had it up to here with the antics of the insane Cindy Sheehan. It's about time....and it's good to know that there are those out there that would stand up to such a radical lunatic.

One family that discovered their son's name was on a cross at the Crawford protest got so upset, they drove down there and removed it. Good. Another mom, while honoring her son at a memorial service in Ohio, had this to say. She says her son would have said: "It has been with the greatest pride I have served ... fighting to preserve freedom." She told those in attendance not to turn against the war.

Will you hear about any of this from the mainstream media? Absolutely not. The cause of Cindy Sheehan fits in with their little agenda quite nicely. And what is that agenda? It is the agenda of appeasement, bashing George Bush and the United States Military.

And people say there's no such thing as media bias.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Rednecks are pioneers in recycling. How often have we had examples of reusing something that might otherwise have been thrown away? The Redneck Scrap Book shows no signs of letting up. I'm so sorry.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Ann Coulter calls out Cindy Sheehan, and it isn't pretty.  She says the president should not step aside and let Cindy Sheehan make foreign policy.

Documents show that the State Department warned Bill Clinton in 1996 that letting Osama Bin Laden move to Afghanistan would be a bad idea.  Would stopping him have prevented 9/11?  Maybe.

Trent Lott is striking back at everybody who sold him out in 2002 over his supposedly racist comments that got him booted from the Senate leadership, and he's pulling no punches.

No matter how many times he says no, some still won't give up the idea of Dick Cheney running for president in 2008.

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts cleared another hurdle to confirmation...he's been given the highest rating by the American Bar Association.  Will anyone vote against him?  Sure...Leahy, Durbin, Schumer and Kennedy.

Is the Gaza pullout a good idea?  Will giving it back to the "Palestinians" bring peace?  Surprisingly, Max Boot says it's worth a shot.  Very interesting.

The media is now poring over hundreds of documents written by John Roberts looking for the next gotcha.  The Media Research Center reports.

Democrats are quickly tiring of Howard Dean....but Robert Novak says they believe they're stuck with him.  Interesting inside information from Washington.

More on the Gaza withdrawal...this time Emmett Tyrell weighs in.  The verdict: he's skeptical, but it might work.  Or not.  Read on.

We're all very familiar with the race pimps in the black community: Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton come to mind.  But Michael Fumento reminds us that there are some race warlords on the Hispanic side as well.

Intern Heather's Reading Assignments:

The next plausible way to avoid being screened: Fly nude. It sure makes hiding those box openers harder.

Some more sarin and mustard gas info. Yes, it is being found in Iraq. But is it considered a weapon of mass destruction? Tell me what you think.

10K on 'simple' clothes for him is excessive enough, don't you think. All I can say is: THANK GOD it's not a girl.

Don't blame the beer: Irritable Male Syndrome.

I think I would flip out if an elephant trampled through my back yard, but that's just me.

From the 'One That Got Away' ( and took the fisherman with him) files.

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