A Personal Request

Ok, folks. I´ll soon add an update for Panama City, San Blas, and Ecuador (I´m in southern Ecuador now and leaving on a bus for Peru in less than an hour). First, though, I have a request.

My personal favorite member of Congress (ok, that´s not saying much since I really can´t stand most of them), Dr. Tom Coburn, is starting a leadership PAC. To give you an idea about this guy, he spoke with the President after he was elected to the Senate in 2004. The President said, "Tom, I´d really appreciate your help." He responded, "Mr. President, I´ll be glad to help you cut spending." As a freshman, he has done the unthinkable by challenging the pork barrel spending of the most senior members of the Senate. For those of you who don´t pay much attention to politics, that´s something that simply is not done.

During his campaign, he pledged to continue his medical practice. When the Senate ethics panel ruled that he could not charge his patients to simply cover his overhead, Coburn opted to continue his practice pro-bono. In fact, he spent his primary day in 2004 taking patients. This is not surprising since he and his associates serve more than 15,000 pateints, among which he has personally delivered nearly 4000 babies.

Well, now he´s starting a leadership PAC to elect more members of Congress who understand that social and fiscal conservatism are not at odds. He needs 50 contributions. THE SIZE OF THE CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT MATTER. I would be very appreciative if you could send a contribution of even $5 to TACPAC, PO Box 977, Muskogee, OK 74402. Reaching 50 contributions would enable him to raise his maximum contribution to candidates from $2100 to $5000, obviously a significant jump. Thanks in advance for whatever you can chip in.