The Death Of Moderacy
(Originally published on www.ourlaststand.com) When I was following the coverage of the election and was observing the commentary thereon, I was greatly impressed by how the media fundamentally misinterpreted what happened and what it means. Most of the New Media were accurate in their assessment of why there was such a strong Republican victory and [...]
A Charge to the New Majority in Congress
On biggovernment.com, our own Jamie Radtke said this: Republicans cannot afford to play politics at the margins, focus more on maintaining their power rather than changing Washington, or return us to the business-as-usual approach of “plodding along.” It isn’t often that one can claim to speak for the entire tea party movement without swift rebuke, [...]
Republican Senators Don’t Get It, Either
Dammit! In 2008, citizens yearned for government to change its corrupt ways. Obama exploited that sentiment and rode it to the presidency. In the midterm elections, voters rejected Obama’s policies and showed that they yearn for change more than ever. Like Obama two years ago, senate Republicans this year promised they would fight for change. [...]
Debt Clock Time Machine: Back to the Future?
Have you looked at the national debt clock lately? It has a handy “time machine” feature (top right corner) that is frightening in what it portends for our federal budget if we continue with our out-of-control federal spending. While 2010 looks pretty bad, with a national debt of $13.7 trillion, the clock projects $17.4 trillion in [...]
Tony Blankley: Political Parties Are Redundant
Tony Blankley, the esteemed Washington columnist, had an interesting piece on Nov. 4 pondering the implications of the election two days before. He made some comments that are of interest here, considering that the Tea Party is a new movement outside the traditional political structure: (T)he way many Americans are looking at their lives and [...]
George Will: Election Rejected Progressivism
Two days after the historic midterm election, syndicated columnist George Will wrote an insightful op-ed about the deeper meaning of the resounding conservative victory. He included comments on the problem of what has been called the ruling class or the elites, the rulers championed by progressives (who constitute most of today’s liberals). Will said, “The [...]
Worth Savoring
Yesterday’s victory was tremendous, and one we should savor. The hard work is still ahead of us, of course. But I think all of the supporters of the Richmond Tea Party and supporters of Tea Party / Patriot / 9/12 groups across Virginia truly earned the following comments taken from this morning’s Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial: [...]
We’ve Come to Take Our Government Back!
Last night was quite a night for the Tea Party. Though there were some disappointments in the Senate, on balance we helped deliver a HUGE victory for constitutionally limited government. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll together dissect what it all means and how we should best move the ball even farther down the [...]
Five Things the New Republican Majority Must Do…and Won’t
1. Implement Constitutional Adherence. The list of possibilities here in endless, isn’t it? 2. Implement Limited Government. For starters, someone can show me where in the Constitution it says that taxpayers are supposed to bail out banks. If no one can, then maybe we can consider NOT BAILING THEM OUT. 3. Implement Fiscal Restraint. Refuse [...]
