*BREAKING: Democrats have stricken the Lone Wolf Provision from the Patriot Act. I’ll have more over the weekend. What follows is my initial report from earlier today.

While Republicans are fighting to keep America safe, Washington Democrats sought to remove the one provision in the Patriot Act that allows for individuals to be investigated if they are thought to be a candidate for sudden jihadists terror like Army Major Nidal M. Hasan.

Update at "Democrats Remove Lone Wolf Provision".

While Republicans were fighting to keep America safe, Washington Democrats sought to remove the one provision in the Patriot Act that allows for individuals to be investigated if they are thought to be candidates of sudden jihadists like Major Nidal M. Hasan did Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas

Congressman Dan Lungren (R- Gold River, CA.) informed me today that the majority party wanted the sunset rule to mature, allowing the Lone Wolf Provision of the Patriot Act to be removed.

Lungren reports that the House Judiciary Committee was discussing this consideration this past week, just  ahead of Major Nidal M. Hasan’s terrorists action against America and his own Army members in Fort Hood, Texas.

The Lone Wolf  Provision gives the federal government the right to use tech-intelligence upon individuals who are thought to be planning an individual action of terrorism against the United States. Congressman Lungren was one of the Republicans who placed the provisions in 2003.

Read: "Democrats Were to Remove Lone Wolf Provision" right now.

This weekend the House led by Nancy Pelosi will attempt to pass the Health Care Bill.  Problem is that  40 defections from the Dems will sink the ship. 

That assumes all the Republicans will vote against.

I can imagine all sorts of side deals will be in place trying to get the right amount of votes.  Seems the Dems are a tad gun-shy with the reaction to this summers Tea Party’s, Townhall meetings and the fear of being booted out of office.

Read "Democrats Don't Have The Votes" right now.

The charge that State Assemblyman Churck DeVore is making, “don’t be fooled again”. California has its own Dede Scozzafava in the GOP’s newest candidate, Carly Fiorina.

HP’s famous Carly Fiorina is a political novice who has the weight of a severe termination from Hewlett Packard; and a campaign that will compel her to speak to economical factors such as adding jobs – when she is known for removing them while CEO.

There is a noticeable negative sediment from HP employees; I’ve had many callers to my show state that they are none to pleased with Fiorina’s managerial skills. Many callers reference her Compaq deal and decision to outsourcing jobs to India, while hundreds of American HP employees packed their boxes for the exits.

Fiorina has a voting record comparable to a 2004 naturalized citizen.

She has made comments that are seen to be supportive of President Obama’s stimulus, and bailout packages.

Worse yet, she has referenced the last frontier of true free speech – the Internet – as a territory that needs to be submitted to government oversight and regulation.

Read "She's Carly Fiorina; California's Scozzafava" right now.

There seems to be a new mantra that says, “Republicans are making a mistake in supporting wealthy candidates like Meg Whitman in the gubernatorial primary race; she is just too wealthy to be supported as a candidate.”

How can we vote for a woman who has, and spends, so much of her own money?

“The costly airtime – with the primary election still seven months away – is just one way the former eBay chief is spending the $19 million of her personal fortune that she has plowed into the race.”

“The first-time candidate, a Republican, has also paid for an army of advisers, pricey plane rides and a big technology tab. She spent $6 million in the first half of the year.”

Is Meg Whitman too rich, and spending too much of her own money to earn Republican support? Read: "Meg Whitman too Rich for Republicans?"

You have seen the reports over the past few days at The Drudge Report. Great concern surrounding President Barack Obama’s extreme loss of weight.

What gives?

Here's the story...

Apparently there is a report that Mr. Obama has been skipping a few meals in recent weeks. His staff has referenced his loss of weight as a result of removing himself from a meal, or two, due to a very busy schedule.

So it seems that Barack has been pushing aside a few meals while playing basketball, golf and dragging on his smokes.

He does appear to be noticeably thinner, skinnier and very lean - leaner than people around him can ever remember.

So what gives with President Obama’s ‘bony-structure’?

Read my "Barack 'n Bones" interest today.

Ford had a better idea...

why did we the taxpayers go on the hook to bailout Chrysler and GM? If Ford was able to figure out how to survive, why didn’t the other two figure it out and why did you and I have to pay for two companies that didn’t know how to manage themselves?

I was always taught that you got rewarded when you did something good, not when you run a company into the ground. Ford may still be on shaky ground, but the fact that they have survived without government money has to make you wonder did we just get hoodwinked on the other two companies?

Are we going to start rewarding companies that can’t turn a profit anymore?

Read the full piece called "Ford Made How Much Money?" today.

I’m an optimist by nature...

That’s why I want to take a moment to celebrate the USS New York’s cruise into New York Harbor. The Los Angeles Times “Top of the Ticket” blog by Andrew Malcolm reported that the Navy’s newest amphibious ship includes seven tons of recycled steel from the World Trade Center and today houses 700 Marines.

All I can think of is that there’s no better way to honor the innocent citizens and rescue workers who lost their lives on 9/11 than by transforming the tragedy into a symbol of our great nation.

The ship’s crest carries the simple statement, “Never Forget”. I couldn’t agree more, and I will never forget.

Read more of Zak's "Bones From American Bulldog" today.

Seems that the Unions have 'cleared the deck for Jerry Brown'

The exit of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome from the Democrats gubernatorial race has readied the liberal voters of the state to christen their man, California’s modern-day Manchurian Candidate, Attorney General Jerry Brown.

While the media wrestles with Newsome’s ineptitude, nobody is paying attention to Mr. Brown’s walk down east street toward the general election in 2010 – a “cake walk” for Mr. Brown, as he collects millions of campaign dollars to face the eventual wealthy, self-funded candidates from the Republican Party.

Tell me, how is it possible that California Democrats currently don’t have an official candidate in the race? And why are we not seeing someone jump in ahead of the eventually primary winner Brown?

Read how the Public Employee Unions, as well as Labor Unions, have paid to remove the California Democrat Party and any possible foes for Jerry Brown's return to the Governor' Mansion at "Jerry Brown, The Manchurian Candidate" right now.

With most of the state beginning to focus on their favorite candidate for the Primary Election coming next June, nobody is paying any attention to the selection of fourteen regular citizens who will become “Rock Stars” come February 2010.

Next year fourteen citizens will be known as the “Citizens Redistricting Commission” for California’s future; regular people who will be selected from thousands of applicants between December 15, 2009 and February 15, 2010 put in charge of coloring the Golden State’s future.

These 14 citizens will have tremendous power to adjust the path of politics for California; or they could destroy it further.

Read "California's Future Rock Stars" right now.

And we want to hand over Health Care to the Government!

Ever wonder how much of our tax dollars goes to waste? Here is the top 50 report put out by the Heritage Foundation. Some facts from Brian Riedl; just cruise the list and hang onto your wallet!

My vote for the worst are numbers 8, 9, 11, 21,and 22.

Numbers 23, 29 and 41 should frost you too...soaring government spending and trillion-dollar budget deficits have brought fiscal responsibility – and reducing government waste – back onto the national agenda.

President Obama recently identified 0.004 of 1 percent of the federal budget as wasteful and proposed eliminating this $140 million from his $3.6 trillion fiscal year 2010 budget request. Aiming higher, the President recently proposed partially offsetting a costly new government health entitlement by reducing $622 billion in Medicare and Medicaid “waste and inefficiencies” over the next decade. Taxpayers may wonder why reducing such waste is now merely a bargaining chip for new spending rather than an end in itself.

Read the rest of the horrific details at "Government Fraud and Waste Report" today.

Would a California Republican candidate for Governor agree with making marijuana legal for the purpose of 'tax revenue' and budgetary savings?

For a politician who supports government funded abortion and same-sex marriage – referencing his strict libertarian perspective – is it a stretch to believe that Tom Campbell might adopt the same perspective about weed?

Would ’Governor’ Tom Campbell mean the eventual legalization of marijuana for California?

Could Campbell, an early supporter of medicinal marijuana, agree to the alleged revenue stream that would come from the state’s new smoke-commodity?

It sure would play much better than a statewide 32-cent a gallon gas tax.

Read more at "Would Tom Campbell Leglize Marijuana?" today.

Government Waste Never Stops...

Ever wonder how much of our tax dollars goes to waste?

Here is the top 50 report put out by the Heritage Foundation. Here are some facts from Brian Riedl. Just cruise the list and hang onto your wallet. My vote for the worst are numbers: 8, 9, 11, 21, and 22. Then numbers 23, 29 and 41 should frost you too!

Soaring government spending and trillion-dollar budget deficits have brought fiscal responsibility–and reducing government waste–back onto the national agenda.

Read "Government Fraud Report" and calculate for yourself.

Does Tom Campbell win because of experience alone?

The only Republican who has placed his fingerprints on a recent state budget is Campbell. A former South Bay congressman, handled the California budget from 2004 to 2005, was the last state finance director to preside over a balanced budget.

I believe it is his experienced background that has him polling right behind Meg Whitman, and ahead of Steve Poizner at the present. As early campaigns go, Campbell owns the ‘experienced choice’. He displays character, has a engaging, classy personality and outdistances anyone in the room as it relates to budget intelligence.

But the glaring weakness for Tom Campbell are his egregious violations on social issues and an occassion fiscal walk off of the conservative spread sheet.

Sitting with Tom Campbell and listening to him describe the state’s fiscal hell is comparable to a well-tuned symphony. He is hands-down intelligent, articulate and bright. He knows where the bodies are buried, and he knows what he is talking about.

Read "Tom Campbell Wins on Experience Alone" and consider the plot.

Has Meg Whitman encouraged tax evasion during her 10-year stint as CEO of the Internet auction house eBay?

New reports, charges, are suggesting that there may be such a concern for eMeg and her claim to be qualified to be the next governor of California.

So, is former CEO of eBay guilty of tax evasion for not making sure individual responsibility is followed through on by each transaction within the eBay arena?

Elias references a ‘reader’ who delivered some a ‘list of more than 200 California-based eBay sellers’ the reader said he has personally patronized without being asked for a penny in sales tax. Elias says that a ‘random check of sellers’ on the list proved that claim correct.

So a reader and an eBay list has Meg cornered; is this a growing problem for Meg Whitman?

READ: "It Meg Whitman a Tax Cheat" for the details and the debate.