CAPITOL HILL TALK WITH THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET

The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth stops by for her usual Wednesday chat about what's happening on Capitol Hill. Now that it's the Christmas season and Congress wants to get out of town... again, our elected class is working fast and furiously to check all the boxes before making their getaway.

Letchworth, owner-founder of GradeGov.com, will explain what Congress has done of late and why. And we'll get her insights into what Congress has cooked up for us when they eventually return to the scene of the crime.

Make it appointment radio at 9 pm et. You'll no doubt learn something about the Washington process.

Below: Andrea Shea King (L) with Elizabeth Letchworth.

GRADEGOV'S ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH AT 9 PM ET

TONIGHT: The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth, owner/founder of GradeGov, will return for her regular Wednesday interview with Andrea Shea King. Letchworth brings to our audience the ins and outs of congress--26 yrs of experience in the snake pit... and counting. So be sure to hit the link at curtain time:

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET

For more on Elizabeth Letchworth, check out her articles at The Daily Caller.

**TONIGHT** ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH OF "GRADEGOV.COM" JETS IN FOR "THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW"--9PM ET

**ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH will be making her usual weekly appearance with Andrea to discuss the latest under the capitol dome in Washington DC. Letchworth will advise on what's happening now, what's in the works for the future, and how it'll affect each one of us back here at home.

More importantly, Letchworth will advise how to stop some of these crazy moves our elected officials seem to make on a regular basis and, when she can, she'll explain the "whys" of the process. Leadership analysis is always part of the deal when Letchworth stops by the show, and our listeners always look forward to this segment of her weekly interview.

***The Andrea Shea King Show: M-F 9pm et. Chat room is always open; call in # 646-478-4604. See you in chat!!

Elizabeth Letchworth can also be found at Gradegov.com, her Blogtalkradio show Mon & Fri at 6:30 pm et, and as a columnist at The Daily Caller.

And check out Andrea's blog at The Radio Patriot--she has so many words. Trust me, she does... and then some.

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Wednesday night on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW: Elizabeth Letchworth of Gradegov.com and Blogtalkradio's Congressional Candor

Wednesday night on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW, guest Elizabeth Letchworth joins us again for the inside scoop and analysis under the dome in Washington DC.

It's a weekly feature that's not to be missed... and if you do, well join Elizabeth on her own Blogtalkradio show on Monday and Friday at 6:30 pm et--CONGRESSIONAL CANDOR. And don't forget Elizabeth's other work of art: Gradegov.com, where you can grade your reps and communicate with them as well.

Tonight there will be more than enough news to cover so be in the chat room early for a good seat. See you in Chat!!

Below: At the CNN/Tea Party Express Presidential Debate in Tampa, Florida 2011--Andrea Shea King (L) and Elizabeth Letchworth.

THIRDWAVEDAVE WINS "THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW" WEINER CHALLENGE--UPDATED: LETCHWORTH WINS TOO!!

Join us tonight for The ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET. Andrea will be announcing to the listening audience that I'm the winner of the "Weiner Bet" challenge.

When the Weiner scandal broke, we made our predictions as to when this small man would be resigning. Andrea chose Friday the 10th; I took Friday the 17th. Closest to without going over. Somewhere in the mix is BTR's Elizabeth Letchworth, but for the life of me, I can't remember what her prediction was. Maybe she'll email or call into the show and remind us. She, too, could be a winner!

In one hour, Weiner is scheduled to hold a presser and resign from the House, officially making me the victor in the "Weiner Bet" challenge. I have no idea what I've won, probably just bragging rights. I'll take it!

Again, THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET. See you in the chat room!

UPDATE: Elizabeth Letchworth is a winner too!! She emailed with a reminder:

"My guess was that the Cong. would resign before the end of this week. I backed it up with the statement that the pressure would build each day this week since they were returning from their recess. The leadership has a way of squeezing out the bad seeds. Wow, no pun intended with any of that!!!"

So, Andrea has a lot of prizes to hand out this evening. Tune in for the award ceremony.

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KING-LETCHWORTH DISCUSS DC POLITICS FROM AN INSIDER'S VIEW

TONIGHT on The Andrea Shea King Show--9pm et:

Guest: Our Capitol Hill insider, The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth. Letchworth will be covering the latest goings-on under the dome--debt ceiling vote, the republican presidential field, and possibly she'll touch on "weinergate." Plus much, much more.

NOW ON BLOGTALKRADIO: THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH

We can all agree that America is in deep trouble. And that trouble begins and ends with congress.

On her new BlogTalkRadio show, "Elizabeth Letchworth's Congressional Candor," Letchworth brings to the table nearly three decades of congressional experience, and she'll be introducing you to the inner workings--the hows and whys--of the legislative process.

To fully understand the legislative process, it's imperative to know who the players are. Letchworth knows the players as well as their key staffers--from chiefs-of-staff on down.

So if you're interested in congress and what they're doing to the nation, tune to "Elizabeth Letchworth's Congressional Candor" on Mondays and Fridays at 6:30 PM ET. It will be an education.

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ANDREA SHEA KING PRESENTS: "CONGRESSIONAL CANDOR"

TONIGHT: The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth, owner-founder of GradeGov.com, columnist for The Daily Caller, will be our guest.

Letchworth, a 26-year veteran of the US Senate, will sort out for us just what the hell's going on under the dome in DC, and what we can expect next and why. Letchworth has forgotten more about congress than most will ever hope to know, so you'll be getting your money's worth.

Join Andrea and Elizabeth Letchworth tonight beginning at 9 PM ET on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW. That is all.

ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW FEATURES ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH--LATEST NEWS FROM INSIDE CONGRESS

Now that Hu's in town, it might be a good time to peruse the Financial News Update at NoisyRoom.

Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is Feb 6th. The Radio Patriot has a special project in the works that involves you. Take a look.

As the nation keeps a close eye on Obama's home turf--Illinois--Marathon Pundit posts the question, "Will there be a big tax payer rally in Illinois' capital city?" I'm thinking there's going to be one. If not, they deserve the highest state income tax rate.

**TONIGHT--9 PM ET--The Andrea Shea King Show features Capitol Hill insider, the Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth, for a little Congressional Candor. Topic: Repeal of Obamacare. It's a complicated process but Letchworth will simplify it. Also, Letchworth is the founder of GradGov.com, an invaluable site that allows you to not only grade your congressional rep's performance, it puts you in direct contact with them too. GRADEGOV.COM

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TONIGHT--ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH JOINS ANDREA TO DISCUSS HARRY REID'S SENATE RULES CHANGE--9 PM ET

This week the Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth, owner-founder of GradeGov.com, will be stopping by the Andrea Shea King Show a day early. Why? Because she wants to alert you to a move Sen Harry Reid plans on making this Wednesday regarding senate rules. Rules that have been in place for 200 years.

Letchworth, a 26 year veteran of the senate, lays out the whole democrat plan in her column at The Daily Caller. Tonight she'll explain why the dems have cooked-up this plan and why it's important for it to be stopped. After you've listened to her analysis, you can watch the action on the senate floor come Wednesday, the opening day of the 112th congress.

Letchworth will no doubt urge you to use GradeGov.com to communicate with your senators. Here's the beauty of GradeGov's ability to reach them: the email addresses at GradeGov ARE NOT the ones the members of congress have on their government websites--house.gov, senate.gov. Instead, these addresses are their personal email contacts and, when you email them, they will GET IT. It's the technological version of stopping by their district office to talk with them in person.

Many individuals and organizations have a complete listing of email addresses for congress, but those contacts require you to first fill out a long list of items--personal info--before you get to send your email. Then your email ends up on some congressional server where a staffer might look at it. Might. In most cases, you must be a constituent of that member of congress before they'll accept your communication. This is NOT the case when you use GradeGov. And did I mention GradeGov's free? Just register and you're off and running.

So if you're an individual and just want to send one email to your member of congress, use GradeGov. If you're an organization with a lengthy list of followers with an important issue, by all means take advantage of GradeGov's ability to get inside congress to your member's personal computer email program. And while you're at GradeGov, grade your member of congress too! It makes all the difference in the world. Congress loves hearing from you.

GRADEGOV.COM

Tonight--Elizabeth Letchworth--THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET. We have at least an hour with Elizabeth, so we'll probably cover other issues as well. Be sure to tune in. (USA NEWS reports on Reid's power grab.)

MONDAY IN THE NEW YEAR--MILES AND MILES TO GO...--UPDATED

It's a new year and we have much to do. Too Much. The energy level of 2010 must be renewed and transferred over to 2011; the intensity must grow and be felt at all levels of government. We did this in 2010; we can continue to do it in 2011. We have no choice.

Below are some recent articles that are must reads. Let's begin with the most timely and important one:

The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth writes in her Daily Caller column about how Harry Reid is planning to change 200 years of senate tradition--a rules change--just so he can further the progressive agenda in 2011 and beyond. *UPDATE: Letchworth has reached the "initial point" with her column and is now taking flak from Media Matters.

The Radio Patriot has posted the first diary entry from LTC Terry Lakin at Leavenworth. Please consider assisting the Lakin family while their head of household is being held as a political prisoner.

Jack Wheeler writes about Barry's Dream. A column about the Barry we didn't elect, and the one we did. The Radio Patriot rang in the new year with this post.

If you remember Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, then you no doubt recall an episode titled "To Serve Man." It was one of Serling's most creepy. In his latest piece, Mark Williams gives you a little heads-up on how we're all about to be "served up" to the forces of evil.

We'll be discussing these articles on tonight's ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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TONIGHT: THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH JOINS ANDREA SHEA KING AT 9 PM ET

Our regular Wednesday segment features our Capitol Hill insider, The Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth of GradeGov.com.

This evening we have many items on the docket. Below I'm highlighting two that will be of particular interest to you:

First, do you know what the Congressional Review Act is? For those of you who don't, Letchworth will give you the background and why it will play a big part after the 112th congress is seated. In a nutshell, the CRA can be used to halt the over-reaching by Obama's regulatory agencies.

Second, you've no doubt heard of "earmarking," but are you familiar with "lettermarking?" I just found out about it and it's been in use for years. Basically, it's a work-around to the earmarking process. But taxpayers wouldn't know about it because it isn't discussed openly in congress or the media. Letchworth will be giving us a history lesson on this stealthy spending process as well. Those connected with "lettermarking" will not be happy about its exposure to the tax paying public, especially those legislators connected with the Tea Party Movement and Caucus.

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*TONIGHT'S ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--CAPITOL HILL INSIDER, ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH... PLUS OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST BELOW

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9PM ET.
Capital Hill insider Elizabeth Letchworth, founder and publisher of GradeGov.com, will give an update on the most dangerous and dysfunctional body in DC: your congress. Many topics will be covered, so prepare to take notes--there will be a test. Letchworth updates our listeners every Wednesday night.

*NoisyRoom's Terresa Monroe-Hamilton has posted today's FINANCIAL NEWS UPDATE. A must read for interesting (scary) articles about the economy. Yesterday's FNU provided this very telling econ info piece that indicates the economy's not doing as well as some would lead you to believe.

*Trevor Loudon at NEW ZEAL posted a video covering the history of Political Correctness. I thought PC began around the 1960s, but Loudon's presentation takes you back to the original birthplace of this insidious Marxist tool.

*Kitty Myers over on the east coast sent me an interesting article about former congressman Eric Massa. Ordinarily I would've skipped over this piece but since Kitty suggested it, I read the whole thing--6 pages. I'm glad I did, too.

*In today's Sacramento Bee there's a piece about congressman McClintock. He's my rep here in Northern California. In it, he gives the other members his opinion of the lame-duck session, and offers up a bit of history too. Radio Patriot posted the vid.

*Gateway Pundit posted about another rep in congress--Jan Schakowski. This Marxist is Marathon Pundit's rep in the Chicago area. Imagine that--Chicago. Schakowski's talking to the Russian media, so what could go wrong there? Read it and watch the vid--you'll see.

*Andrea Shea King's WorldNetDaily column--Surfin' Safari--is hot off the presses. This week she's on top of the latest governmental intrusions into your life--"BIG BROTHER IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND." There's more than one govt intrusion this week. If it's important and has to do with the internet, Andrea covers it. Surfin' Safari is published each week and hits the stands on Monday evenings.

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WORST PLACES TO LIVE WHILE RETIRED...AND TONIGHT'S ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW: DR. KATE VANDERMOER, ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH

Are you approaching retirement? If so, I bet you've been thinking of just where you'd like to spend those glorious retirement years.

Well, I can tell you where you DON'T want to spend them. For one, California. Why? Because California has been rated as the second worst place to live if you're retired. And now that you know the second worst place, you probably want to know the absolute worst place to live if you're retired. I'll give you a hint: I was born there--that answer and much more here.

*John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit gives us his take from the Land of Lincoln.

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TONIGHT on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET:

Dropping by at the top of the show will be Dr. Kate Vandermoer who'll give us a report on the LTC Terry Lakin trial being held at Ft. Meade, MD. Dr. Kate has been inside the courtroom during the trial and has first-hand knowledge of the proceedings.

Then Capitol Hill insider Elizabeth Letchworth of GradeGov.com will join us with updates on the federal fiscal fireball that's about to enter the atmosphere via your congress. You won't want to miss her insights on this catastrophe.

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CONGRESSIONAL EXPERT ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH JOINS ANDREA

Tonight on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW, Senate expert Elizabeth Letchworth will be our guest, informing us on the latest news and trends in congress. She brings to the table nearly three decades of congressional experience--always out front of the latest news and what's in store for the American public as it pertains to our elected bodies. When it comes to the nuts-and-bolts of congressional process, Letchworth has no peers.


Elizabeth Letchworth is the Owner-Founder of GradeGov.com, 4 times elected United States Senate Secretary for the Majority/Minority, U. S. Senate-retired, presently senior legislative advisor @ Covington & Burling, LLC.

Letchworth just penned a piece for The Daily Caller where she explains why we're in this mess regarding this unusual lame-duck session. In it, Letchworth makes the case for placing the blame as far back as Ronald Reagan. In other words, a very good history lesson in how congressional trends and bad habits get started and develop over the years. From The Daily Caller:

"In this era of playing the blame game, can the blame for the current lame-duck session be pinned on President Reagan? I think it can.

"Ronald Reagan won his first presidential term in a landslide election back in 1980. That election “shellacking” produced the second largest GOP freshman Senate class in modern history, with 12 new Republican senators. The largest class of GOP senators in modern history is the incoming class, which has 13 new Republican senators. The 1980 class brought to the Senate members who had little or no experience in public service." Continue reading.

Letchworth is one of our most informative interviews. She's with us each Wednesday and always has more information than time will allow. Don't miss her interview this evening.

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TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"IN 2010" EDITION--FINAL DAY--Update: PALIN CONFIRMED FOR CONCORD, 6PM EST

DAY 14 was a long one for the crew at TPX IV. Tour embed Andrea Shea King has some of the day covered at her site The Radio Patriot. Of course, the big surprise yesterday was Christine O'Donnell appearing at the Wilmington, DE rally.

DAY 15 will be just like most days--long and cold. It also will be the last day of the TPX IV tour. Waterbury, CT--11 AM; Worcester, MA--2:30; Concord, NH--6 PM. Again, you can attend any and all of these rallies via your computer at Tea Party HD and Liberty.com.

Below, some of the action from yesterday's rally with Christine O'Donnell:




It has been a long tour and I'd like to thank those bloggers/reporters who took the time to promote the tour, promote America: John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit; Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; Melanie Morgan at Melanie Morgan.com; Barbara at American Freedom. BlogTalkRadio veteran Douglas V. Gibbs at Political Pistachio. Grant at Tea Party Movement--thank you one and all. You're TRUE patriots!

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will broadcast "live" from the tour this evening at 9 PM ET. Join us for this last broadcast.

UPDATES from the road will be called in by Andrea Shea King and will be posted down below. While you wait, Elizabeth Letchworth has a short but to the point article about the TPX. Well worth your time--The Daily Caller.