(Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and I visited last week in Baton Rouge.)

Endorsements are coming right and left from major party officials in the Republican primary presidential race.  The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion page column last week that concluded endorsements don’t make all that much difference in the final outcome.  Nevertheless, the three current major Republican candidates continue to seek out anyone they can get to join their campaigns.  But some Republican heavyweights, with possible future political ambitions for higher office, are reluctant to endorse.  Take a look at my new column that looks at a few of these reticent Republicans, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. I had the chance to visit with Gov. Bush just this week. You can read my  new column  now by Clicking Here are by going to the Flashing Red Box above.

 Well if James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, Jim Brown has just gotta be the hardest working man on the radio. Jim is now on weekends as well as every weeknight. Just check out his schedule below .

 Friday, February 3rd. Jim will host one of the nation’ most listened to programs, the Jason Lewis Show, that is produced through the Genesis Communications Network. Jason is as regular fill in for Rush Limbaugh, and Jim will be filling in for Jason. So Jim is the fill in for the Rush Limbaugh fill in. (Hey, the guy is working his way to the top, right?) Jim will be on for three hours this Friday night, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM central time. He has lined up an impressive array of guests to bring listeners current on presidential politics, the Super Bowl, some health tips, and a whole list of current national concerns. You can listen live to the show by Clicking Here.

       (Former Sec. of Education Bill Bennett will join Jim in a few weeks.)

Then next Monday night, Jim kicks off a new nighttime show called “Jim Brown in the Evening.” And it will air every weeknight, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM over Jim’s flagship station Clear Channel’s 1150-WJBO. Jim will review the day’s news and give his special “slant and take” on just what is happening around the country. You will be able to listen to a number of nationally know personalities and celebrities who have agreed to be a part of Jim’s new program. You can listen live over the worldwide web at www.WJBO.com.

(America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani will be on Jim’s new show this month.)

And then, of course, there is Jim’s regular gig, the Jim Brown “Common Sense” show that will continue to be broadcast each Sunday morning from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM. This show is nationally syndicated and is heard on numerous radio stations coast to coast. This national show can also be heard live and over the worldwide web by Clicking Here. So ya think that’s enough of Jim Brown on the radio? We hope you will listen in.

Well, all these public issues we talk about each week can be a bit depressing. So it’s time to lighten it up a bit. Here is a little humor for you to get you through your day.

Well, you music affectionautos know that I love Texas grassroots music, and we have plenty of musicians coming over to Baton Rouge on regular occasions.  One of my favorite groups is the Fabulous Ginn Sisters from just south of Austin.  These ladies offer great singing, stunning sister harmonies, smart and melodic writing — an all around savvy performance.

The sisters have a special way a sultry, sometimes-harmonizing take on Texas-toned Americana.  They played recently at the Red Dragon listening room in downtown Baton Rouge, and put on quite a show.  Yep, that’s me hangin’ out with the gals above, and you can hear a bit of their music below.

SOME OCCASIONAL COMMON SENSE FROM THE SUPREME COURT

Is privacy dead in America?  Many of us thought it was after a disastrous year of almost total usurpation of both freedom and privacy by the federal government. Since the founding of our country more than 200 hundred years ago, Americans have enjoyed the core rights and liberties that have made our country not just unique, but exceptional in protecting basic freedoms. But no more!  The Patriot Act was the beginning of stripping basic American civil liberties, and it’s been all downhill with one assault after another on basic freedoms.  There was a slight blip or light at the end of the tunnel this week, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers cannot arbitrarily attach a GPS  to your car to monitor everywhere you are going.  They have to get a search warrant.  Take a look at the positives of this Supreme Court decision, and more commentary on the erosion of basic liberties in this week’s column now posted.  You can read it by Clicking on the Red Flashing Box above, or by Clicking Here.  Still not concerned!  Check out the video below.

Sunday means the Common Sense show is close at hand with a solid program for all our listeners.  Mitt Romney pays a 15% tax rate because of capital gains.  Is that fair?  We will talk to Wall Street Journal columnist John Berlau who will help us analyze the pros and cons of the tax system.  Bestselling author Col. Brad Taylor will also visit abut his new book, “All Necessary Force.”  It is fiction but reads like present day confrontations with the U.S. and terrorism.  Are counterterrorism tactics really effective?  You can read all about the Col. Taylor’s new book by Clicking Here.

Placing a bet on the Super Bowl?  Jim will have a Las Vegas odds maker tell us the current line, and just how much is bet every year.  And be sure to mark this Friday’s date, February 3^rd.  Jim will host the popular nationally syndicated radio show, hosted by popular host Jason Lewis.  Jason is a regular fill in for Rush Limbaugh, and he has asked Jim to fill in for him on Friday.  The show airs  from 5pm until 8pm central time, in major cities coast to coast on the Genesis Communications Network.