I sent this to Senators Hutchison and Cornyn today:

Please vote NO on the START treaty. It appears to give up way too much to Russia, while letting them keep their  advantage in tactical nuclear weapons. The treaty also will inhibit our deployment of missile defense, which we need not just for the Russians, but to protect us from the madmen in Iran, North Korea, and whatever tinpot dictator gets nukes next.

It is appalling that Sen. Reid would try to get this done in a lame duck session. That tells me something about how bad this bill is. I would prefer to see it die permanently, but at the very least it should be held over for the next Congress to allow for extensive deliberation on this major piece of legislation.

I sent this to Sen. John Cornyn on December 3, 2010:

I agree with you that fiscal responsibility demands that the federal government balance its budget. I do not agree that a balanced budget amendment is the way to do that. Briefly, focusing on a balanced budget is trying to manage the effect, not the cause. In business we know that you solve problems by addressing the causes, not trying to manage the effects. The cause of our economic woes is out of control federal spending.