Dear friend, Thank you! Because of the flood of phone calls from WTP supporters and our allies, Barack Obama failed in his effort to quash political speech by his opponents.  The misnamed “DISCLOSE Act,” which uses mountains of paperwork and brute intimidation to bog down and bully groups that speak out on political issues, but exempts Obama’s biggest supporters, won the support of 57 senators. While 57 senators supported Obama’s efforts to use the government to pursue his political opponents,...

Dear friend, Last week I told you about the DISCLOSE Act, a scheme by Barack Obama to silence his political opponents before the November election. Well, Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on it THIS AFTERNOON. In just hours. Can I count on you to call your two U.S. senators at 202-224-3121 IMMEDIATELY and tell them to vote no? Please hurry. As I told you, the purpose of the DISCLOSE Act is to use the force of law to bully, silence and intimidate Barack Obama’s political opponents. It forces groups...

Dear friend, The media are finally reporting what WTP has been telling everyone. Barack Obama hasn’t given up on Cap and Tax.  In fact, Obama and the radical greens are working harder than ever to pass it. The decision to have Harry Reid pull it from the energy bill is what is known as a “strategic retreat.”  They’re going to try and pass Cap and Tax during Congress’ “lame duck” session AFTER the election – when senators and congressmen, including defeating ones finishing their...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Contact: Donny Ferguson, donny.f@westerntradition.org or 703-200-3669 Public opposition to Kagan’s radical green views fuels near-historic low approval ratings Polling data show Kagan’s support mirrors that of SCOTUS flop Harriet Miers WASHINGTON — Public support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is among the lowest ever recorded for a potential justice, a disturbing lack of faith fueled by national opposition to President Barack Obama’s...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Contact: Donny Ferguson, 703-200-3669 or donny.f@westerntradition.org Congress challenged to repeal Obama drill ban WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest grassroots opponent of environmental extremism urged Congress Tuesday to take action to rescind the Obama administration’s latest ban on deep-sea energy exploration, reminding them the ban will thwart economic recovery. “Obama’s energy jobs ban will directly cause the elimination of tens of thousands...

Pat Michaels, past president of the American Association of State Climatologists, writes in today’s Wall Street Journal the supposedly “independent” investigation into climate research fraud at East Anglia University is a whitewash intended to cover up serious academic fraud and preserve the gusher of taxpayer funding currently flooding into “global climate research.”  Read the entire column here. Last November there was a world-wide outcry when a trove of emails were...