As the second quarter comes to a end, some of the financial reports for candidates have become public.

And the news was tremondous for Republicans, and more importantly, conservatives.

I’ll start with the biggest story:

3rd district: The likely challenger to six-term Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore out-raised him, $480,000 to $336,000. Nick Jordan, who still has to win the August 5th primary (though there’s not a serious challenger), “got a boost…when President Bush appeared as the guest of honor at a private event on his behalf.”

The $480,000 raised was “the single largest fund-raising quarter in Kansas history for a Congressional candidate,” according to StayRedKansas.

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As any casual observer knows, the issues of gas prices has become the #1 issue this political campaign. And the best short-term fix — increased domestic oil supply — is supported by 73% of the nation.

In light of this, Newt Gingrich’s group, American Solutions, has started a petition: “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less.” It has spread very fast, garnering 1,366,326 signatures in two months. Just last week, the signatures were delivered to Congress, and the group’s goal is to have 3 million by the conventions.

Good clip on the topic..

So, if you have not signed it yet, please do. If you have, send it to 5 friends.

If you don’t that, well, um, you’re done, I guess?

Oh wait, there is another thing: check out the American Solutions website, specifically the Platform of the American People. YouTube video.

Thanks.

First-time poster alert.

Jim Ryun, a U.S. Representative from 1996-2006, is running again for office. Before he gets the Republican nomination, however, he has to defeat former State Senator and Treasurer Lynn Jenkins — which, according to most polls, won’t be tough. That’s a good thing, as Jenkins shares many positions with Nancy Boyda: both have voted for higher taxes, both are generally pro-abortion, and neither can be trusted on the 2nd amendment.

To help Ryun — who accumulated a 98% ACU lifetime rating while in Congress — I started volunteering at his Topeka office a few weeks ago. Happy to help in any way possible, I have put together signs, stuffed envelopes, and entered voter information into computers. But I also wanted to suggest different policies that are both helpful politically and good for the country.

My first two suggestions — neither groundbreaking — were running on a 17% flat tax, supported by almost 2/3 of the country, and advocating offshore drilling. To show support for the latter, I asked the three paid staffers to sign the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” petition sponsored by American Solutions, to which over 1.37 million people have signed their names.

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