Here's a guy who definitely wants to be known as the "party" guy:

Letter from the office of Mike Enzi-

Dear Nathan:

I appreciate your thoughts on a number of issues, including the Terrorist Surveillance Act, habeus corpus, and the actions of Senator McCain.

As reported, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and several other senators met with federal banking regulators in 1987 regarding an investigation into Lincoln Savings and Loan, a thrift owned by an Arizona developer and constituent, Charles Keating. The United States Senate Ethics Committee initiated an investigation in November 1990 related to the meeting between senators and industry regulators. In the early months of 1991, the Senate Ethics Committee found Senator McCain guilty of "poor judgment", but stated that his actions were "not improper, nor attended with gross negligence." Although Senator McCain met with regulators, the committee determined his actions did not interfere with the regulators investigation.

My previous statements regarding Senator McCain's work on the Military Commissions Act of 2006 in no way stated that his judgment was unquestionable. However, his experience as a naval aviator and a prisoner of war in Vietnam, affords him greater insight into this particular matter.

I also noted your concerns about the Terrorist Surveillance program. On August 17, 2006, District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled that the Terrorist Surveillance Program, which was authorized by President Bush in the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, was unconstitutional and must stop immediately. In her decision, Judge Diggs Taylor asserted that the National Security Agency's (NSA) use of wiretapping violated the Administrative Procedures Act, the Separation of Powers, and the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The Department of Justice has appealed this ruling in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where a stay of ruling was granted on October 4, 2006 so that the program can continue until the Court has had the opportunity to agree with or to overturn Judge Diggs Taylor's decision.

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 taught us that oceans cannot protect our nation from radical ideologies that want to destroy our way of life. The enemy changed the way they plotted attacks on the United States, and because of that, it was necessary to adapt and change our method of gathering intelligence. Were the Terrorist Surveillance Program non-existent, it is possible that plots and attacks would never be uncovered, let alone stopped. However, there are valid concerns regarding the Terrorist Surveillance Program and the protection of the civil liberties of American citizens. We must not allow the federal government to overstep its boundaries by intruding into the private lives of citizens. This is the delicate balance that we must achieve.

A number of bills were introduced by members of both parties in the Senate concerning the Terrorist Surveillance Program. Debate on the actual legislation was focused in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Because I do not serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I did not have the opportunity to debate these bills with my colleagues. On December 9, 2006, the Senate adjourned, which signaled the conclusion of business in the 109th Congress. As that is the case, we did not have the opportunity to finish work on these pieces of legislation. If similar legislation is introduced in the 110th Congress, I will keep your thoughts in mind. I will continue to analyze the various issues in this debate and will support a proper balance of protecting our nation from terrorist attacks and preserving our civil liberties.

I also continually review the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and agree that there were considerable failures on the local, state and federal level. However when reviewing the devastating destruction of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we cannot underscore the scope of these hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina devastated a 90,000 square-mile area, which is roughly the size of Great Britain. The storm also resulted in the largest displacement of Americans in our nation's history, forcing more than 270,000 Americans to evacuate. Disruption and devastation requires coordination on all levels of the response and recovery efforts. It also underscores the need to have greater access to military resources to assist in this magnitude of a disaster.

Finally, I appreciate your continued thoughts on the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-366). This is an area where we must continue to agree to disagree. I continue to oppose the use of torture and the United States prohibits the use of torture.

Thank you for contacting me with your thoughts and comments. I respect your views, and while we may disagree on these issues, I appreciate the opportunity to explain my position.

I want my constituents to have access to a more complete view of Congress and my activities so I have started a monthly e-newsletter. It is a brief summary of important issues and happenings. I encourage you to sign up on my web page at enzi.senate.gov. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Sincerely,

Michael Enzi, U.S. Senator

Chairman: Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Nate- We agree to disagree, the torture has been proven, Enzi was aware of it. Boo!

New Orleans is still a mess, as well as the whole Gulf, but Halliburton and KBR AND MERCENARIES got no bid contracts.

The "oceans" comment is GOP talking points meme, google it and Bush and look at the number of entries.

So folks, either our Senator is ignorant or playing games. You decide.

Mike Enzi represents the worst in government. I don't care if you write in Mickey Mouse, do not waste your time and tax dollars on this snake oil salesman!

So let me get this straight…

The legislative delegation from Wyoming to Washington found the improvements the the CHIP program “over the top” and voted against it. The CHIP program helps insure hundreds if not thousands of children in the state whose parents make to much to qualify for Title 19 funds, but can’t afford regular health insurance.

Oh sure, some of the GOP partyliners jump on the meme “HilaryCare” or “nationalized” health care programs, but here’s the cold hard facts: It’s “WalMart” insurance or “Big Box” insurance if you will. I think Congress might have coined the phrase “scut labor” in the 80’s. You know the drill, employees get paid slightly over minimum wage with minimal health benefits, company makes millions and thanks to relaxed standards at the Dept. of Labor, company can enforce mandatory overtime, reducing number of employees.

Places the responsibility of providing healthcare squarely on the backs of taxpayers. The insiders of the GOP refer to this kind of situation as “bleeding the monster”, the ultimate goal is to bankrupt our government so the rich can get richer. Cut and dried.

Didn’t Cubin work in a dentist’s office? Isn’t she familiar with the constituents in this state who owned small businesses or had to work a couple jobs to feed a family?

Didn’t Barrasso earn his living as a surgeon? Didn’t he spend weeks of his life eating fajitas provided by a pharm reps to hock items to uninsured patients? Surely Barrasso understands the plight of the working family in Wyoming, as long as it never interfered with golf.

And Enzi, well, Enzi’s just Cheney-lite. Fishing with corrupt officials in Alaska to get a chance at Big Energy Campaign bucks, no time to worry about the little people. Hell, he helped remove Habeas Corpus and Posse Comitatus, along with the 4th and 5th Amendments with his votes. No skin off his wallet.

Boo to Enzi, Barrasso, and Cubin for turning their back on the working people of this state. The whole lot needs to be replaced!

Well, it’s been a little while…

Funny how in five short months, so many things could be exposed about the White House, yet very little has been done to rectify the problem…

Kinda like waiting out a hangover!

So the majority understands we were lied to going into Iraq

And the majority understands the White House has openly defied the law in numerous ways

A tip to the youngsters out there, “Conservative” has been molded into a symbol for “religious nut” or “racist” or “homophobe”, not by the radical left, but by the Republican Party in an attempt to sell some alter-reality form of the “good old days”.

Change is hard, I know. But a tax cut for the uber-rich does not create jobs in Wyoming. Neither does the implementation of laws discouraging labor organization. Coal is probably not the environmentally sound alternative resource to replace petroleum in the United States.

This country is poised for change, ready, begging for change. Not just a change from inept leadership, but a change from hypocrisy, theft, and destruction of the American Dream.

This state is ready for change as well. Enough lip service to an America that once was, time to back it up. Time to pick country over GOP or Democratic allegiance. Do the right thing, get the word out.

To vote for the current Congressional delegation party-liners holding office in the state of Wyoming is a vote against future prosperity, a vote against the future.

We’ve been subjected to mediocrity at best, rubber stamping as regular business.

Remove Cubin. Remove Enzi. It’s a great place to start!

Knocking out the number one champ for worst vice president of all time: Dick Cheney!

Well, well, well. Instead of chinks in the armor, it looks like Cheney is taking the lyrics to Barbara Bush’s favorite singerto heart. That site gives us all the warm fuzzies… Do you think if Marines are sent into Iran , George and Dick will be dancing around to this ?

Anyway, to those of you who are completely oblivious, Dick Cheney is imploding bigtime. Scooter Libby’s trial is making it blatantly obvious Cheney order Scooter to “out” a CIA agent. And whether you think this is treason or not, the White House and Office of the VP have cost taxpayers valuable money for covering up a lie.

Then the Big Dick had his wonderful interview with Blitzer. Clearly, this guy is off his rocker. So, the question for Congress is, with all the unclassified documentation available regarding Cheney’s questionable behavior, what are you waiting for?

Impeach!

It seems that whatever the worst you can imagine about the Bush Administration is, it turns out to be true.

Imagine this: the war in Iraq was not undertaken to acquire the Iraqi oil for American international corporations. It was undertaken to destabilize the international oil market, by making the Iraqi participation in it intermittent and unpredictable.

Ask yourself this: how does price gyration affect the price of oil? Over time, price insecurity drives the price up. There are still fluctuations, but the average is higher.

Ask yourself this: who benefits from oil market instability? Two groups benefit: oil companies, which are able to keep increasing the price of their product, and anyone who knows what's going to happen in advance. That individual can cash in, by investing in oil futures immediately before the price of oil is going to rise, for example. If that anyone is not an individual, but a corporation, there are much more subtle ways to prosper.

The two men at the top of the hierarchy of the Federal government are oil men. The oil business has prospered beyond any rational level of expectation during the last 10 years or so. Always the government sides with the oil companies (until this week, when government subsidies were sharply cut by the House Democrats). Doesn't even matter what the issue is. It's the Republicans and the oil business down the line.

Ask yourself this: how do you destabilize global oil production enough to cause price insecurity on the world market?

Or rather, ask George Bush and Dick Cheney.

By Mike Guyot