In New York's First Congressional District Click Here to have Richard speak to your group. Click Here to join Richard's mailing list. Click Here to send an email to the Republican Party supporting Richard. A government website, www.recovery.gov, reveals the "stimulus" money spent so far, from the bill our representative voted for. Here are the projects that were supposed to create jobs in our District: $11,150,000 awarded to a Colorado company for a project in Port Jefferson. $286,000 awarded to a Massachusetts company for a project in Patchogue. $69,067 awarded to a Rhode Island company for a project in Shirley. $414,250 awarded to a Syracuse company for a projectin Holtsville. $485,560 awarded to a Syracuse company for a project in Shirley. $133,351 awarded to a Massachusetts company for a project in Shirley. $49,723 awarded to a Massachusetts company for a project in Patchogue. $1,196,484 awarded to a South Carolina company for a project in Calverton. $997,273 awarded to an Illinois company for a project in Shinnecock. Since I first posted these awards, recovery.gov has changed the organization of the website, providing far less detail. Some of the awards listed above have miraculously disappeared from the site altogether. Luckily, I saved and posted screenshots before they took the information down. Please CLICK HERE to see screenshots of the awards as they were displayed on the old recovery.gov. Dangerous Declassifying The incumbent administration has declassified information pertaining to the interrogation of terrorist prisoners. In doing so, they expose the techniques used and other scenario details, which could seriously degrade our ability to obtain information in the future. At the very least, declassifying this material prepares future detainees for what their experience with our intelligence gatherers might be like. I, for one, am outraged at the flagrant disregard for the safety of the American people displayed by the incumbent administration. The protection of Americans is the duty and honor of every Federal official, not just the military. I call on Congress to show it's extreme displeasure with such capricious declassification, initially with a resolution, followed by more binding measures. Do We Need ANOTHER Government Health Plan? We're often given the impression that there's nowhere to turn for people without health insurance, yet New York State lists no less than 25 public health insurance programs whose availability is based on one's individual situation. See for yourself on their website http://www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/ Also, New York State's booklet, "Consumer Guide to Health Insurers" describes "Insurance Options for Uninsured New Yorkers" on page 41. Click Here for Richard's take on health care. Raising taxes will create jobs; Making oil more expensive will change the weather; There are 47 million U.S. citizens without health insurance; Borrowing money from China will end the recession; Solar electricity is dependable; Pressuring Israel will change Hamas and Hezzbolah; Exposing CIA files makes us safer; Awards to out-of-state companies stimulate our local economy; Government health insurance will save money; Saying "Please" will stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program... Then you're just the voter the incumbent is wishing for! But, if you know better, then you're just the person to help defeat him! Please feel free to send your questions, comments, and advice to richard(at)shouldirun.com Thanks! Rich

Why a Nobody, Who Never Held Office, Should Run for Congress Better American Transportation: The goal is to make our system of transportation cleaner and more efficient, relying as little as possible on foreign oil. Our current representative is spending billions on a high speed rail scheme to be built from scratch. It does nothing for Long Island, and ignores what Americans really want. Americans love the freedom and independence that our automobiles give us. We want to go when we want, go where we want, leave when we want and stop off all along the way if we feel like it. Our existing strength is the fabulous network of roads and bridges, built and improved over decades, stretching from one corner of our land to the other. We could spend just a fraction of that rail money in the development of technology for the world's finest, safest automobiles. Not the manufacture and sale of cars, that's for business to do. But funding the science involved in developing better cars is something that the government can do, if we spend wisely. In fact, the scientists at MIT have already made a great start by inventing a way to re-charge electric car batteries in minutes. A new era of advanced American transportation is within reach if we plan from our strength. However, when the government interferes with the free market by favoring certain companies or products, it's difficult for competing, perhaps better products from getting a fair chance with consumers. Help Offer a Real Alternative... Please send an email to the Suffolk County Republican Committee to express your support for Richard Blumenthal as they consider who will be the candidate in the 2010 congressional election. Click here to send your email. Or, if you a use a web-based email like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or AOL, please send an email expressing your support for Richard Blumenthal to office@suffolkrepublicans.com Thanks so much for your help! Rich Blumenthal Return to http://shouldirun.com © 2009 Richard Blumenthal