NOTHING WILL GROW FROM THIS LITTLE ACORN - AT 6:22 P.M. ET:  The House has followed the Senate in acting against ACORN.  From AP:

WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to deny all federal funding for ACORN, the community organizing group that has been caught up in several scandals.

The House action came several days after the Senate took a similar vote to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN.

Republicans, long critics of the liberal-leaning group that advocates for the poor, led the effort to cut off all federal funds.

California Republican Darrell Issa, who sponsored the measure in the House, says the "scandal surrounding the criminal activities of ACORN have called into question their role in all aspects of government."

The vote, on a provision attached to a student aid bill, was 345-75. All 75 no votes were Democrats.

COMMENT:  I want (and will get) a list of the 75 Dems who voted with ACORN.  I'll bet that all or almost all come from safe districts.  They probably have, essentially, lifetime jobs. 

But we are making progress on ACORN - thanks to independent filmmakers, no thanks to the mainstream media.

There's a lesson in this.  It was taught to us by Ronald Reagan, who showed us how you speak above the mainstream media, directly to the American people.  Our side may be learning it.

September 17, 2009