Blood from a Stone
The RTD recently ran a series of articles about the status of the state employee pension system in Virginia. I thought the attempts at reassurance were very humorous, right along with the justification for the high salaries. Public employees: Your futures are being stolen by this crisis, just like everyone else’s. There is no future [...]
Advancing the cause of liberty in Virginia
From a commentary in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch written by our own Joe Guarino: We the People can gather in Virginia because, just over 220 years ago, a group of men we Americans call the Founders established a form of government whereby the People are in charge and grant certain limited responsibilities to a subset of [...]
The ObamaCare Legal Challenge Has Merit
According to Ilya Somin of the Richmond Times-Dispatch: When 21 states and several private groups initiated lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Obama health care law earlier this year, critics denounced the suits as frivolous political grandstanding. But it is increasingly clear that the plaintiffs have a serious case with a real chance of victory. [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
Dissecting the Virginia Tea Party Convention
So far, the coverage of the Virginia Tea Party Convention — the largest Tea Party convention anywhere to date — has been very positive. Here’s an excerpt from what the Richmond Times-Dispatch had to say: Like a student late for class, Suzanne Curran, 71, marched purposefully through the halls of the Greater Richmond Convention Center [...]
Live RTD Chat with Chuck Hansen
Earlier today, our Marketing/Media Committee Chairman, Chuck Hansen, participated in a live chat with Jeff Schapiro from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Chuck did an excellent job answering questions and discussing the Richmond Tea Party and its goals. Read the entire chat here.
In the Spotlight Now
Yesterday was quite a day for the Richmond Tea Party and like-minded organizations. The Richmond Times-Dispatch ran seven articles about us and this weekend’s VA Tea Party convention: 1) Tea-party movement in full force ahead of convention 2) Tea Party has some support among blacks 3) Chester Patriots founder has seen group’s membership swell 4) [...]
RTP Blogger in Richmond Times-Dispatch
Our own Craig Comess has an excellent column in today’s Times-Dispatch about constitutional adherence. Check it out: If Congress can require us to purchase health care, what is there to stop lawmakers from requiring that we all get regular medical checkups, join a gym, or start a government-approved diet if we exceed a certain body/mass [...]
RTD Gets it Right
In the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Robin Beres wrote an excellent commentary on last week’s Restoring Honor rally. While not a fan of Glenn Beck herself, she couldn’t help but be impressed by the nature of the crowd he drew: Standing shoulder to shoulder, it was a demonstrably patriotic gathering, a group of people concerned that America [...]
