Tax Day Tea Party
March on Washington: DC Protest 9/12/09
Saturday, September 12, 2009 Washington, DC I was joined by a close friend, Cathy Pickard, as we made our way to DC to march with fellow patriots to send a message to Congress and our President: We want fiscal responsibility, we don’t want big (or bigger) government, we don’t want more irresponsible spending, and ever…
Read MoreA senior’s perspective on “free” health care
(written by my husband’s aunt) This is a copy of an email that I sent to Nancy Pelosi today. Thought I’d go right to the source. What do you think? Dear Congresswoman Pelosi, I saw a portion of your interview regarding your thoughts on the grassroots protesting on the Obama care HR3200 health care bill. You…
Read More545 People – by Charlie Reese
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and…
Read MoreHampton Roads Tea Party – The country is in the crapper
The “Defend and Declare” Tea Party on June 26th at Chesapeake City Park was a great success! The “stop government waste” promotion is part of the HR Tea Party strategy. Hampton Roads Tea Party. I took some video of the event and posted them on YouTube:
Read MoreHampton Roads Tea Party – Steve Elliott
The “Defend and Declare” Tea Party on June 26th at Chesapeake City Park was a great success! I really enjoyed Steve’s speech, too bad I had equipment glitches… Steve Elliott was the president of grassfire.org (which is apparently as of October 2016, now defunct) I took some video of the event and posted them on…
Read MoreDefend and Declare Tea Party this afternoon/evening at Chesapeake City Park
Many people are feeling ignored by government. This gives them a very visual way to show their outrage at the stimulus bills, excessive pork and earmarks, and the various bailout bills. Congress and Richmond are deaf these days. We need a strong showing to get their attention, and remind them who’s boss (the U.S. voter/taxpayer).…
Read MoreThe USPS Rate Hike Hustle
January 1999 33¢ January 2001 34¢ June 2002 37¢ January 2006 39¢ May 2007 41¢ May 2008 42¢ May 2009 44¢ That’s 11¢ in the past 10 years. That’s a 33% increase!!! And that’s just on the basic first class stamp. We’re paying much more, and I can’t tell you how many people have commented…
Read MoreWhen is enough enough?
$30,000 for a research report on prairie dogs? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47282 Must be for the vast suburban development going on in Montana. In the grand scheme of things, $30,000 out of the federal budget doesn’t seem like a lot of money, but I want accountability! Is this expense REALLY necessary? Montana is just about as rustic and…
Read MoreOn my way to the tea party
My sign, ready to go… [flickr]http://flickr.com/photos/9750632@N05/3444741411/[/flickr]
Read MoreHampton Roads Tax Day Tea Party
I really enjoyed participating today. Even though *I* couldn’t hear a lot of what was being said, it was great to be surrounded by like-minded people. Here’s a little of the action: [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157616817971896″]
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