Like many, I’m waiting for November when Congress will hopefully be in Republican control. However, I’m reminded of a question that Walter Williams’s economics professor asked him about some socialist economic policy: “What then?” Say the Republicans actually take over Congress. What happens then? I haven’t heard anything about a Republican agenda. Where’s the Contract [...]
During the George W. Bush administration, one thing he was accused was living in an echo chamber where he could never hear any voices dissenting from his policy. As a result, he was out of touch with the American people and developed some sort of political myopia regarding prosecuting the War on Terror and other [...]
This guy is the face of Congress: When he indignantly asks "Who are YOU??", he's not just talking to that kid. He is representing ALL of Congress (both parties) asking YOU: Who are YOU to challenge us? Who are YOU to think you know what's good for you? Who are YOU to think you are [...]
Fox News political columnist Liz Peek says that: "Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina has introduced a constitutional amendment to establish term limits on those serving in Congress. He notes that over the past two decades politicians have been reelected 90% of the time. “Americans know that real change in Washington will never happen until [...]
Two years ago, most of us had no idea what a “community organizer” was. But as then Senator Obama’s campaign started to accelerate and steamroll his opponents, we got a glimpse into the machine that had been carefully constructed for years to squash the liberty the Founders sacrificed so much to ensure. And after he [...]
Rasmussen just released a poll that shows Americans by large numbers believe 1) Tea Party members understand the issues facing America better than members of Congress, and 2) their positions on those issues align more closely with those of the Tea Party than with those of congressional members: The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey [...]
There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal that talked about why gridlock in Washington is a GOOD thing. Here is an excerpt: Gridlock, however, is part of the Constitution's design and is consonant with our underlying political traditions. When they gathered in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitution's framers had three goals: Establish [...]
RTP had a booth at the Richmond Home Show where people could record short messages directly to their senators. What did they have to say?
Richmond Tea Party had a contest where people could donate frozen turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday to the local food shelters in honor of their biggest turkey in congress. See the results...