A good friend of longstanding, Doris Elliott, died of heart failure on January 12^th at age 82. She was a faithful friend of The Conservative Caucus for many years.

"Doris June Elliott, 82, passed away Friday, January 12, 2007 of heart failure. There will be a memorial service on January 28, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. at the All Saints Episcopal Church, 209 S. Iowa Avenue in Lakeland. Doris was born June 21, 1924 in Topeka, Kansas and grew up in Casper, Wyoming. She graduated from Natron County High School. Doris studied to be a nurse, and entered the United States Air Force where she received her nurse anesthetist training. She was stationed in South Dakota, California, and Alaska. Her career in the medical field took her to Colorado, Texas and South Dakota. She worked for the University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, MO before moving to Mulberry in 1992. She worked for Anesthesia Associates, Winter Haven before her retirement in Mulberry. Doris was an active member in the Taxpayer’s Party. She is survived by her two children, Clyde Andrus Elliott Jr. of Hollywood, FL, daughter Mary Ruth Elliott of Amarillo, Texas, and one grandson Shaun Michael Clark of Kent, OH, two brothers, Raymond Fritts of Thermopolis, WY, Darrell Fritts of Orange County, CA and 10 nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John Birch Society at www.jbs.org."

(Source: The Ledger, 1/21/07)

Gerald Ford (nee Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was a "New World Order" liberal, dating back to his support of Wendell "One World" Willkie’s Presidential campaign in 1940.

Ford relied heavily on Henry Kissinger in formulating his foreign policy, which included outrageous appeasement of the Soviet Union in such matters as the Helsinki Accords and in other ways as well.

One of the most disgraceful days in American history came in April, 1975 when President Ford presided over the tragic evacuation of Saigon and the victory of Ho Chi Minh’s Communists.

Ford supported amnesty for draft dodgers and embraced the vast expansion of "Great Society" programs against which he had voted as a member of Congress.

SAMUEL DICKENS

More than 100 people gathered to pay their last respects to Colonel Sam Dickens, who died at the age of 80 after a long bout with prostate cancer. Colonel Dickens was a great American patriot, as set forth in his obituary as recorded in the Washington Post.

During the 1970’s and 80’s, I worked cooperatively with Colonel Dickens in battling the rise of Communism in Central America.

At the viewing I was able to spend several minutes with Colonel Dickens’ widow who urged me to attend the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery on February 5. Also present was Colonel Dickens’ son-in-law, Duncan Sellars, a former Executive Director of The Conservative Caucus FTimwell as Dave Sanders and his wife, Kathy, Dave having once served as Field Director for The Conservative Caucus (TCC).

One of the most wretched, malignant Left-wingers ever to serve in Congress was Father Robert F. Drinan, whose death was reported this week.

It had been my intention to be the Republican nominee for Congress against Father Drinan in 1968. However, financial challenges required that I drop that plan.

In the alternative, on the recommendation of Ray Bliss, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, I agreed to serve as campaign manager for Pennsylvania Congressman Dick Schweiker in a successful campaign to oust liberal Democrat Joe Clark from his seat in the U.S. Senate.

In the opinion of key Massachusetts GOP leaders, I would likely have been elected had I been a candidate against Drinan that year in the Newton district which neighbored my home of Brighton and had been the place of residence for my wife and her parents.

I enjoyed solid personal relationships with key political writers for the Boston Herald (Thomas Gallagher) and the Boston Globe (Martin Nolan).

Cliff Kincaid does a terrific job at Accuracy in Media (AIM). He points out that the media, in general, has ignored the tax hike recommendation which President Bush included in his State of the Union message.

Here is what Cliff Kincaid has to say about that:

"Are the media capable of providing accurate and complete coverage of issues of public importance? Consider the coverage of President Bush’s State of the Union address. Forget the endless commentaries about the President’s demeanor and the congressional reaction.