[Oystir]

I am getting confused. Are you a politician? Are you a member of congress? Are you contributing a million dollars of your own $ to run for office? Have you been in a primary? Have you accepted other peoples $? Does the other peoples' $ exceed the amount you have contributed to your "research?" Have you accepted other peoples' money but never applied for office? Are you blowing wind up my skirt?

[Congressman Billybob]

Since I've published seven books and over 500 articles to date, it's a fairly easy matter for anyone to punch a few buttons on the Internet and find out who I am, what I do, where I am, etc. I take politics and law very seriously, and try to be practical about both. Most of my publications are under my real name, John Armor, rather than my screen name, of course.

I may be the first person, ever, to set up an Exploratory Committee to run for Congress. That is routinely done by Presidential candidates. But for Congress or Senate, the law on that is a blank -- yet the minimum needed for a serious campaign for House or Senate in 2006 will almost certainly be above $1 million.

That is serious business. It is not like a Mickey Rooney movie, "Hey, kids, let's put on a show." Then all the sudden they have sets, costumes, pit orchestra, etc. It makes sense to test the waters before jumping into a race for Congress.

Look for the final FEC figures on fund-raising for the 2004 races to be issued in late December. They will report the minimum for any winning candidate. Look for a seven-figure minimum number.

Check me out any way you choose. It's all there in public, and on the Net. No, I am not blowing wind up your skirt.

Billybob