Congressman John Campbell's Green Eyeshade Blog http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:57 GMT Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:57 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ This past week in Congress, we considered a bill that that would try to sue our way to lower gas prices as well as another bill to create subsidies for only federal employees to take public transportation to work. All I... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d594299a-501f-4f2f-b208-5e23e3237373 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d594299a-501f-4f2f-b208-5e23e3237373 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:57 GMT Summer means many things. For kids, school has let out, for friends and family it means many backyard barbeques, but for Congress it means one thing..Pork. This morning Citizens Against Government Waste released its... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/58af68bd-cbc9-4ecc-8095-541efa8f6f09 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/58af68bd-cbc9-4ecc-8095-541efa8f6f09 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:49:25 GMT In the past year, I along with several of my fellow "earmark warriors" have advocated for sweeping reforms of the earmark process. One of the main pillars of this effort is the complete and outright disclosure of all... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/caf24ee5-bc0d-49a7-98ac-e307fef511ab http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/caf24ee5-bc0d-49a7-98ac-e307fef511ab Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:42 GMT Last Friday, Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), spoke on the House floor about the intricacies of "how to speak Democrat." I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c7037378-f4bc-489f-931e-a4413eea2330 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c7037378-f4bc-489f-931e-a4413eea2330 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:06:49 GMT On Friday I spoke about the current fiscal situation in the United States. I hope this short video enlightens you to the current situation we are dealing with, or should I say not dealing with this Congress. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/95fdb5e4-2e82-4e58-8680-ab121a389c40 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/95fdb5e4-2e82-4e58-8680-ab121a389c40 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:04:00 GMT We all care about the environment, but passing legislation like the Warner-Lieberman Climate Change bill will have very little effect on global warming. However, the effect on a struggling economy would be devastating.... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/58ed6f65-49c2-4899-a77b-8a5a45318ff3 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/58ed6f65-49c2-4899-a77b-8a5a45318ff3 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:18:16 GMT An AP article that was published yesterday, says a lot about the pervasive spending and earmarking culture that exists here in Washington D.C. Frank Cushing, former Staff Director for the House Committee on... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/aed7fd03-6f91-4ba3-aa72-6023f555127d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/aed7fd03-6f91-4ba3-aa72-6023f555127d Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:00 GMT Gas is approaching $5 a gallon, we have nearly a half trillion dollar deficit, unemployment has risen to 5.5%, and we just voted on whether or not to celebrate the end of the Revolutionary War.I don't think any further... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e1d6bbe7-3d96-4dc3-a277-f859087d5e95 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e1d6bbe7-3d96-4dc3-a277-f859087d5e95 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:49:00 GMT Recently, the Contra Costa Times in California published an article about Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and judging by the title, Rep. George Miller Delivers Millions For Campaign Contributor, you... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/19129ed0-cea0-40cb-ba63-9228d676f960 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/19129ed0-cea0-40cb-ba63-9228d676f960 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:01:38 GMT I find that often times political cartoons can express a sentiment just as strongly as words do, and occasionally I post them here for you to see. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this is worth at least 50... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/cfb26e8d-e662-413c-b19f-eac3a19b3d89 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/cfb26e8d-e662-413c-b19f-eac3a19b3d89 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:47:48 GMT Since 1993, the Senate side restaurants have lost more than $18 million and it is estimated that the cafeterias have lost as much as $2 million already this year, and without a $250,000 subsidy from taxpayers, the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/adf39694-23df-48e7-a938-005258442b9e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/adf39694-23df-48e7-a938-005258442b9e Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:38:11 GMT Yesterday afternoon, the Senate approved a bloated $3.1 trillion budget, $21 billion above the President's request. Despite the looming entitlement crisis and a deficit of nearly half a trillion dollars, the budget... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/61baaa5b-a138-46c1-a234-1d8b2c5ec5b4 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/61baaa5b-a138-46c1-a234-1d8b2c5ec5b4 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:46:18 GMT This scenario is courtesy of Americans for Tax Reform This is a tax increase supported by Democrat Barack Obama and all Congressional Democrats, and opposed by Senator John McCain and Americans for Tax Reform. These... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/71bf298e-af0d-401d-9708-673b3b7e735d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/71bf298e-af0d-401d-9708-673b3b7e735d Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:52:00 GMT Just before the recess, during a hearing on Capitol Hill Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) was questioning representatives and leaders from the petroleum industry. I am afraid the truth is that this is indicative of... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a4aee1e1-831b-4336-a133-935256cb9816 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a4aee1e1-831b-4336-a133-935256cb9816 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:33:00 GMT Earlier this week, the Rock Hill Herald from South Carolina published a story on Congressman James Clyburn's (D-S.C.) numerous monuments bearing his name across the 6th district of South Carolina. Clyburn's name... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/affe1c9a-e90b-4aab-ab80-8bca4a0beda7 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/affe1c9a-e90b-4aab-ab80-8bca4a0beda7 Thu, 29 May 2008 18:32:01 GMT