Posted by Shellinda: As a couple of Americans who have spent too much time focused on Washington, D.C. and not enough within our state (but making an effort to change this), we wonder whether the maneuvers regarding a certain piece of legislation introduced last session is common practice in the Nebraska Unicameral. We suspect it [...]
When considering how to get out of the way of the growing red ink tsunami gushing out of D.C., one of the first questions that comes to mind is what states can do about it. Many federal programs could be rejected by states, but they aren't. Obviously, they want the money. Prior governors and legislators have opted to accept federal funds in an effort to tout how much they accomplish while in office, handing the strings and increased obligations to the next set of officials.
President Obama awoke Wednesday morning to a birthday gift he assuredly didn't find pleasing. In Tuesday's Missiouri primary 71% of voters approved a measure that exempts its citizens from the Federal mandate to purchase health insurance.
(Joint post by Linda & Shelli) The first day of April is, of course known as the day of pranks and jokes…it’s “April Fool’s Day”. Unfortunately, too many of our news headlines read like they are pranks and jokes everyday of the year. And also, unfortunately, too many of our elected officials and too man y [...]
There will be additional follow-up coming regarding our Tax Day Tea Party, but here’s a start…
On December 22, we had what has been dubbed the “Ice Tea Party” in <10 degree weather in freezing rain, after Senator Ben Nelson “iced” the Cornhusker Kickback with Reid and Schumer, paving the way to the passage of the health care law. We thought that was our biggest challenge in terms of forces of nature.
Thursday, April 15’s forecast didn’t look promising; there was a 60% chance of scattered showers.
Within minutes of starting our program, the drops began to fall from the sky. Then it started to pour. Only a handful of the hundreds left.
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Besides being a speaker, I will be on the Tea Party Express bus doing a daily blog as well as other social networking activities such as Face Book, (search for “Grassroots in Michigan”) on Twitter as “apackof2″ And MIgrassroots look for the hashtags #mitcot and #TPEXMI hashtags in addition to our Grassroots in Michigan [...]
What is the definition of Fascism? From the point of view of a Virginian with a protest sign and a camera, he personally witnessed it. Apparently, his sign containing a…
Faster than a locomotive! Faster than a speeding bullet! It's a bird, it's a train... No, it's.... CONGRESS! Congress is moving through bills and hearings at the speed of light.…
GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS' HERE. Calls needed to Senate on all bills mentioned below; House as well on Health Care Bill. Where are the champions on these…