[GovernmentShrinker]

If you're making a point of the ad not mentioning your possible run for Congress, you need to quickly get another website address (even if it's just one that immediately redirects to the existing one). www.ArmorforCongress.com is pretty plain about your future plans.

[Congressman Billybob]

I thought about the point you raise. However, the first thing on that website on the upper left with a big headline, makes the situation clear. It says that I MIGHT be running, depending on realistic considerations.

I'm not hiding my situation by any means. There is a hotly contested race here, right now, between Taylor (the longtime incumbent) and Keever (the liberal Democrat). Obviously, which one is the target has a lot to do with my thinking.

Second, as I set out in chapter and verse on my website, one of my book was on reelection of incumbents to Congress. I have a very clear idea of the minimum funds and volunteers needed for a creditable campaign. I'm not into hopeless efforts. If it's not realistic, I ain't gonna do it.

I considered the idea of using a neutral e-mail address. I concluded that would be like I was trying to hide something. Didn't want to give that impression. Right or wrong, that's what I considered.

John