Debt Reality
When I started teaching summer school this year, I told my students, most of whom had failed English 9, that I was there because I had failed. Specifically, I had failed to manage my money properly and was taking the majority of my summer school pay to pay off my last credit card. I paid [...]
Rand Paul Speaks Out Against the Continuing Resolution
Senator Rand Paul castigating Congress about it’s horrible economic performance and he speaks out against demagoguing the Tea Party. He’s swinging some heavy hammers of truth here. h/t Angie Parker
James Bacon is the RTP Monthly Meeting Featured Speaker
The RTP meeting on February 22 will feature James Bacon of www.baconsrebellion.com. He is the author of Boomergeddon and also speaks nationally (CNN and radio talk shows across the U.S. and Canada) about the national debt and out-of-control congressional spending. Read about Jim Bacon. Date: 2/22/2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: James River High School
Having a “Town Hall” Mindset
I attended the Town Hall Wednesday evening at James River High School in Chesterfield County. Sponsored by The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Cooperative Legislative Action Committee and moderated by RTP’s Legislative Committee Chairman Joe Guarino, the event attracted (my estimate) 150-200 citizens and seven state legislators: Delegate M. Kirkland Cox Delegate Riley E. Ingram Delegate [...]
Federal Reserve Protest – Fri 11/19
Please join Campaign for Liberty to protest the Federal Reserve on Friday, November 19th from 11:30AM – 1:00PM. The Protest will be held at the Federal Reserve Building in downtown Richmond (Corner of E. Byrd St and 9th St.). Please come join us Friday to protest the Fed’s recent moves regarding “quantitative easing”; otherwise known [...]
Open Letter to VA Congressional Delegation Regarding Federal Reserve Policy
The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation has issued a strong condemnation against recent Federal Reserve policy regarding “Quantitative Easing”. Read the letter that was sent to VA legislators below: www.virginiateapartypatriots.com Dear Virginia Congressional Delegation: The Federal Reserve, Treasury and White House believe that debasing our sovereign currency by creating inflation is just another policy tool. [...]
And the Spending Continues…
Well, our government is at it again. Handing out money that it doesn’t have for very important causes such as studying…cow burps. Yes, the University of New Hampshire just received a $700,000 USDA grant to study the effect of cow burps on the environment. Wait a second, I thought it was cow flatulence that caused [...]
Earmark Myths and Realities
You’ll often hear from politicians that earmark reform is “inconsequential”, because the total cost of earmarks is fairly small relative to the total budget. However, this stance ignores the true perils of earmarking, which is specifically the influence to policy and politicians. Here’s an example: Senator X earmarks $5M for “weatherization” in Richmond. As luck [...]
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 [...]
The Chinese Professor
An interesting commercial by Citizens Against Government Waste during this election cycle.
