Hope and Change. That really was great campaign platform for Obama to run on. Given America’s sentiment towards Republicans and Washington politics in general, almost any Democrat could have won the 2008 Presidential election against a progressive like John McCain.
I came across this video clip by economist Andreas Bergh explaining how Sweden has managed to increase economic productivity despite its large public sector. The following clip is just under 10 minutes long
We all realize that different types of governments cost various amounts to run. Those in which the government does less, typically have stronger financial portfolios. Those in which the government does more have much weaker financial pictures.
The Tea Party movement began when a small group of conservatives organized protests on Twitter against the stimulus bill in 22 American cities on February 27, 2009. The majority of us had never attended a protest and had to take a vacation day to attend.
From these few hundred people, a national movement demanding fiscal conservatism, national sovereignty and the rule of law landed on America’s political front lawn.
Ronald Reagan became President at a time when the US had become accustomed to being a second rate power and had found itself well on its path towards socialism. The media hated the man and dismissed him as an intellectual lightweight, a “Neanderthal” in his foreign policy, and “Draconian” in his policies toward the poor. In spite of this, he was one of the most popular Presidents in US history. He loved freedom and conveyed optimism at a time most Americans were suffering from government created malaise.
Friday, April 30th, an event was organized through the Greater Houston Tea local coalition for the signing of the “Contract from America”. The contract is the brainchild of Houston Tea Party Society’s Ryan Hecker and developed in a bottom-up process from the input of almost a half million americans. It is an attempt to tell congress exactly what initiatives they want to see accomplished.
On March 21, 2010, I sat in the gallery of the House Chambers and witnessed the passage of the Health Care Reform Bill. The processes for access into the gallery is to stand in line, sit in the gallery for 30 minutes, rotate out of the gallery, and then get back in line. From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we (Diane Eagan of the San Antonio Tea Party, Tony Corsaut of the Wichita Falls Tea Party and I) sat in the gallery twice. At 8:00 p.m., I checked my messages, and Congressman Lamar Smith invited us, as his guests, to sit in the House Family Section. That was a much-appreciated favor. No more rotating for us!
Apparently President Obama is doing his best to paint the Tea Party movement as a group of extremists and racists.
Witness the video below as an army of riot police in full riot gear and snipers on rooftops wield their weapons to intimidate the Tea Party protesters.
There is a debate when it comes to the future of the Tea Party movement. There are arguments raging over whether the Tea Party matters, will matter in the future, or be a mere footnote in US history. It is our tendency to get caught up in the moments of time. Right now, it seems like the Tea Party movement could be a major player in the policy debate for years to come. For that to happen, several issues will need to be addressed.
Parents are spending thousands of dollars helping their children to make a living and to make a life. They clearly deserve a refund from their colleges when it comes to the type of education these students are receiving to prepare for the responsibilities of protecting that quality of life.
“Soak the rich” is a favorite battle cry for politicians seeking reelection and advocates of social justice, but in the end, it creates injustice for all. This will clearly be seen as a consequence of the recent health care bill, as well as with the President’s ambitious efforts to dramatically increase the tax on capital gains.
The most famous vote of state Sen. Barack Obama in Illinois was to be the lone member of that body to vote against a bill to rescue victims of a botched abortion. His position was to simply let such victims to die. To think the funding of abortion is not a part of the Obama agenda is ridiculous and those who oppose abortion, but supported this bill, leads many critics to believe they must have received something in return for their votes.
Why bother with the grassroots when the politicians can just write up their own contract with themselves and make us trust them to hold themselves accountable to it?
The age of the new media has really been a boon to conservatives across this great nation.
Without the Internet Dan Rather, Mary Mapes, and 60 Minutes would have never been caught in their lies during the 2004 presidential election when they tried to pawn off forged documents as evidence of malfeasance of President George W. Bush’s military service. Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs exposed their “proof” as forgeries.
Obama’s massive health care proposal has far reaching implications, many of which we are now only beginning to learn about. One of the biggest areas of concern is the cost to businesses of every size. Higher government costs on business leads to several negative effects, including these businesses becoming less competitive (or leaving the US to avoid the costs), laying off employees to avoid certain regulatory thresholds or simply to… Read
Proponents of net neutrality argue that net neutrality ensures that the Internet remains a free and open technology, fostering, amongst others, open and unrestrained communication. Opponents argue that net neutrality ensures that the Internet remains a free and open technology, fostering, amongst others, open and unrestrained communication. Say what?
More Americans are aware of the huge problems facing are republic than at any time in recent decades. Our unemployment is approaching Great Depression levels, our deficits are growing annually at a rate similar to what our entire national debt was just a few decades ago, and the government is pumping dollars into our money supply in the trillions of dollars, putting us on pace for hyperinflation. Everyone seems to be aware of what is wrong, but are unaware as to why and, more importantly, how to fix it. That is why I developed this simple guide.
The worst part of all of this is that Houston is taking the hit. Yup, Houston you are getting thrown under the freaking haterade fueled bus. That huge taxpayer, subsidized, class envy built bus that is plowing through anything that makes us exceptional, or better positioned on the world stage when it comes to economic competition. Now that we are ending our shuttle missions, we have to hitch a ride on someone else’s ride.
About two weeks ago the Obama Administration was blushing as it boasted about the “favorable” numbers its administration received from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The fact that the CBO is appointed by members of the President’s own party (the majority in Congress are Democrats) made some skeptical. However, the experts outside of the CBO and the White House looked at the numbers and said, “wait a minute!” The numbers… Read
How to Become Exempt from new “Monetary Tax”
by Kevin Price - 24th May 2010 12:42 pm in Commentary, Global, NationalThe massive bailouts of 2008 and 2009 (and continuing today) not only changed the way our nation conducted its fiscal policy, but its monetary policy also. The enormous amount of spending by our government — at a pace that increases the deficit annually at a rate higher than our total debt a few decades ago — has been breathtaking to observe.