Leftist policies are often (and correctly) described as "tax and spend." After the stimulus bill passed, though, some flipped the phrase to "spend, then tax," anticipating that the Left would ultimately demand higher taxes to reduce the gargantuan deficit they created (and we opposed). We now have proof that the change in terminology was correct as well: [...]
Let’s review: $14.4 trillion in national debt $114 trillion in unfunded liabilities No federal budget passed in over two years TARP Bailouts of massive corporations while average Americans are struggling just to provide for their families ObamaCare (i.e., forcing citizens to purchase a product or service, while calling it “health care reform”) Many thousands of [...]
An excerpt from my latest post on redstatevirginia.com: We heard all kinds of doomsday prophesies from the Washington Spenders about how the world would literally end if America didn’t raise its debt ceiling in time. Yet when we reached it, all Treasury Secretary Geithner had to do was move some funds around to keep us [...]
According to the Washington Examiner, a weird and twisted turn of events might kill the VA lawsuits against ObamaCare. "...the Fourth Circuit ... ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs by May 31 explaining the consequences if the court holds that the Anti-Injunction Act applies [which] applies to federal taxes. "This means that the appellate [...]
Please tune in to Comcast channel 95 at 9:00pm this evening to watch Richmond Tea Party board members Gilbert Wilkerson and Joe Guarino discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare). Joe was one of the leaders in helping guide Virginia's Health Care Freedom Act into law, which Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is [...]
From Americans for Prosperity: ---- Now is the time to make sure your voice is heard as Americans for Prosperity fights against the onerous, expensive and unconstitutional federally mandated health care law! Please come to our rally with AFP national President Tim Phillips and other proponents of the free market and lovers of liberty to support Virginia [...]
Probably the most important aspect of business is trust. Trust is, of course, built on competence and truth-telling. Your business partners will not trust you if you are an idiot, and they will not trust you if lie to them repeatedly. It is never a good idea to start out a business relationship with a [...]
Richmond Tea Party’s 3rd annual Tax Day Rally is just over two weeks away. It’s being held again at Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond from 5:00-8:00pm. The following is an interview I conducted with Phil Rapp, RTP’s vice president and co-chairman of the Tax Day Rally committee, about this year’s event. 1) What can RTP [...]
Unlike many Republicans, including our own Eric Cantor, Reps Michele Bachmann and Steve King are actually doing all they can to fulfill their pledge to defund ObamaCare. On RedState, Bachmann writes: Last night my colleague Rep. Steve King (IA-05) and I drafted a letter to Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers urging [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a., ObamaCare, was ruled unconstitutional today by Florida Judge Roger Vinson. And because the "individual mandate" to purchase health insurance was thrown out, he also wrote in his decision that the entire law must be declared void. In his decision, Vinson wrote: "While the individual mandate was clearly [...]
The last not quite two years have been exciting. The Tea Party movement has grown from protests and rallies and inundating Congress with phone calls, e-mails, and visits about pending legislation, to getting real fiscal conservatives elected to Congress. We brought the foundational principles of Constitutionality and fiscal discipline and the issue of mounting debt [...]
The House of Representatives yesterday, by a 245-189 vote, passed landmark legislation for the repeal of the governmental overreach known as Obamacare. Votes in favor included three Democrats, although Virginia’s Dems voted “nay”. It may help to take time for a call or note to those who have honored well-considered campaign promises. We should [...]
