Thank God for the President
An excellent piece of writing!!!!!  This lady does have a point that perhaps most have not considered.
(H/T – Matt M)
From an 82-year-old widow in Greenville, SC …………

That is right – I will say it – THANK GOD FOR THE PRESIDENT!

WHY?

1. He destroyed the Clinton Political Machine – Driving a stake thru the heart of Hillary’s Presidential aspirations – something no Republican was ever able to do.  Remember when a Hillary Presidency scared the daylights out of you!

2. He killed off the Kennedy Dynasty – No more Kennedy’s trolling Washington looking for booze and women wanting rides home.  American women and freedom are safer tonight!

3. He is destroying the Democratic Party before our eyes!

Dennis Moore had never lost a race – quit
Evan Bayh had never lost a race – quit
Byron Dorgan – had never lost a race – quit
Harry Reid – Soon to be GONE

These are just a handful of the Democrats that whose political careers Obama has destroyed! By the end of 2010, dozens more will be!

In December of 2008, the Democrats were on the rise.  In the last two election cycles, they had picked up 14 senate seats and 52 house seats.  The press was touting the death of the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party.  In just one year, Obama put a stop to all of this and will probably give the House, if not the Senate, back to the Republicans.

4. He has completely exposed liberals and progressives for what they are.  Every Generation seems to need to relearn the lesson on why they should never actually put liberals in charge.  He is bringing home the lesson very well!

Liberals tax, borrow and spend – check
Liberals won’t bring themselves to protect America – check
Liberals want to take over the economy – check
Liberals think they know what is best for everyone – check
Liberals aren’t happy till they are running YOUR life – check

5. He has brought more Americans back to conservatism than anyone since Reagan. In ONE year, he rejuvenated the Conservative movement and brought out to the streets millions of Freedom Loving Americans. Name me one other time in your life that you saw your friends and neighbors this interested in taking back America!

6. His amazing leadership has sparked the greatest period of sales of firearms and ammunition this country has seen. Law-abiding citizens have rallied and have provided a “stimulus” to the sporting goods field while other industries have failed, faded or moved off-shore!

7. In all honesty, one year ago I was more afraid than I had ever been in my 82 years.  Not of the economy, but of the direction our country was going.  I thought Americans had forgotten what this country was all about.  My neighbors, friends, strangers proved to me that my lack of confidence of the Greatness and Wisdom of the American people was flat out wrong.

8. When the American People wake up no smooth talking teleprompter reader can fool them!

Barack Obama woke up these Great Americans!

Again I want say “thank you” Barack Hussein Obama!

The loony left are at it again. They have a website called Tea Party Tracker that is begging their left wing followers to grab a camera and find a racist, or at least one with a T-shirt message that the left wing losers at Media Matters can spin into something nefarious. All they want is one swastika or “N” word on a sign or an article of clothing to prove their theory that the Tea Party participants are all racists.

Strange how these lefties see black people at the Tea Party events and don’t come to the conclusion that all Tea Party folk are black. Yet one racist T-shirt is proof positive that every white person there is a racist.

Or consider the fact that these same lefties support the Ground Zero Mosque, and tell us that a few bad Muslims are not representative of the entire group, despite killing 3,000 of us. Yet the same thought process evades their small minds when they go hunting for racists at a Tea Party, who have not harmed a fly. Oh – and we tend to pick up the trash when we leave.

Might there be a racist or two at a Tea Party? Sure. They are no doubt upset with the direction the liberals are taking us too. They also happen to be racists. That does not make the entire group racist.

And the Tea Party folks would ask them to leave, but that would look awful silly for a group that is working hard to remind people what the Constitution is all about.

You know, rights, freedom and all that stuff that just gets in Obama’s way. Remember?

If the good nuts at Media Matters want to find a racist, they most likely need to look in the mirror.

But smart people understand Media Matters does not care one wit about racism. They are looking for a weapon to fight the massive move to the right our country is now going through.

Good luck with that.

And don’t let the race baiting door hit you on the way into obscurity!

According to the liberals, Republicans are to blame for the economic problems America is facing because of deregulation. Because the markets were free to do pretty much as they pleased, the economy failed. So they waltz in to save us all from a free market by enacting rules and regulations to level the playing field for everyone and ensure these economic pitfalls never happen again.

Well, how’s that working out?

Not so well, it turns out.

The liberals claim we simply need to give it more time. But have we seen enough to know we are on the wrong track? The new rules and regulations Democrats have placed on all things financial seem to be stifling any potential recovery. The stimulus was supposed to prevent the jobless rate from rising above 8%, but the Democrats were wrong about that. And Obama was also wrong about the Summer of Recovery – we are now going in the wrong direction and a double dip recession is looking very possible.

The Obama Administration claims their new rules slowed the job losses, but at some point, even without action, the losses would slow and eventually bottom out. The danger now is that the new rules and regulations have actually made things worse and are preventing a recovery. The very rules that were supposed to level the playing field and make sure a similar meltdown could not happen may actually prevent a recovery.

Well, how can we tell if the additional rules and regulations are doing more harm than good? And where do you draw the line between proper regulation and over-regulation?

Consider the following baseball analogy.

There are rules and regulations in baseball, and you must have these rules to make sure everyone is playing the same game. The number of balls for a walk, the number of strikes for an out, the number of outs and the number of innings. These are the parameters within which the game operates. In addition, we must ensure no one has an unfair advantage, so the use of steroids, spitballs and sticky substances are banned. These are all examples of good and fair rules to make sure the playing field is level. And these are all examples of good regulation. The game is decided based totally on the God given skills and talents of the players, and perhaps some luck. Each team has an equal opportunity to win.

Where we run afoul of good regulation and cross the line into bad is when we attempt to level the playing field to guarantee an equal outcome.

The Democrats would see some teams as perennial winners (the rich) and some as perennial losers (the poor).  And it is their tendency to level the playing field as well as the opportunity, all in the name of making things equal. So, the only way to accomplish this is by fundamentally changing the rules.

Some players are power hitters, some pitchers are almost untouchable. Some runners are faster than others. Rather than accept this as a part of life, some are more gifted than others, Democrats are fundamentally changing the rules to handicap those better at the game and artifically prop up the less talented. All in the name of fairness.

Consider the end result of Democrats tinkering with baseball:

The new rules would penalize success and reward mediocrity and outright failure.

Called strikes would be eliminated. If a batter takes four pitches and does not swing, they walk to first base regardless of the pitches. Batters are still allowed to hit away, but a home run awards the other team a run. After all, why should the better hitter not share his good fortune?

So, now that all is fair, what are the unintended consequences the Democrats always overlook?

With this fundamental change, eventually no one would hit the ball. A guaranteed walk is easier and makes more sense under the new rules. A skilled pitcher would become useless and all games would end in a tie. Fan interest would dwindle down to zero no matter how many tickets the government gives away to “stimulate” attendance. The game would be forever destined to obscurity and abandonment.

What the Democrats fail to consider is that even the worst batter on the team has the chance to hit a home run, and the fans hope for a hit. When you take away the risk, the potential and the rewards, the game is not worth playing. There becomes no incentive to excel, to work hard and to even try when we go beyond basic ground rules and attempt to ensure results.

The goal in the economy is to make money. Those that make money spend it. Either through investment or just buying toys. Freely spending one’s money is always preferable to having the money confiscated by the government and redistributed to make the world fair and equal to all.

When you demonize success and tax this success, you put a halt to even attempting to succeed.

Rules designed to level and define the playing field are welcome and necessary. Rules designed to produce a specific outcome, or punish success in the form of taxes, or redistribution will soon put a halt to the activity.

Which is what the Democrats have now accomplished.

When Barney Frank and Chris Dodd began using Fannie and Freddie to allow those that could not afford to own a home to also share in the American Dream, the ripples extended through the economy and led to the catastrophic failures we experienced. When investors bought these bad loans wrapped in portfolios, most were not aware of the toxic content. Those who did know made money by selling worthless investments to others. The inflation of home prices caused by the housing give away encouraged investments based on lies – and vapor – and destroyed an enormous amount of wealth that belonged to people just trying to make a living.

These were not greedy fat cats. They were normal people playing by the rules that they had always played by, not fully aware that the Democrats had changed the rules for some at the expense of others.

The only way out of the financial mess is to purge the rules that Democrats put in to level the outcome, rather than the opportunity. And this cannot happen as long as Democrats are in charge. Their DNA prevents them from admitting they were wrong. This is something only the Republicans can correct. It is not so much that we are heading in the wrong direction as we are playing by rules now that prevent a recovery. And the word recovery implies that we want to return to the former prosperous state of the economy, not a watered down shell of the former economy. The Democrats appear to have a different definition of recovery.

But we must put Republicans in office that truly understand what fiscal responsibility and a truly level playing field really mean. And once the majorities are turned over to Republicans, we must make sure they do not return to their old ways.

I was watching portions of this morning’s Restoring Honor rally.  I was deeply moved.  First, Jesus Christ was glorified.  That will be a blessing.  Second, our history is taken out from those who use it as a stick to beat the American people with to say this land is bad.  America is a remarkable, even an exceptional place formed as One Nation Under God.  The liberals and the elites have tried to take that away.  Third, it made me respect even more Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  I was glad to see Dr. King’s message taken away from the liberals and restored to its rightful place.  Fourth, Jesus Christ was glorified openly.  Hundreds of thousands attended; millions more surely watched on television.  Revival MUST come to America, the shining city of a hill, the One Nation Under God.  if a group of businessmen praying in New York City can pray and be God’s instrument for revival in 1858, this could be a spark of revival fire for the nation that surely needs it.  Come to Jesus if you have not done so.  Here’s the plan of salvation from Billy Graham’s web page.

If you choose to help the Special Operations Warrior Foundation as Glenn Beck asked, here’s the web page.

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Perhaps this is too harsh, but there are plethora of words referenced that include the prefix ‘UN’ these days. UNbelievable .  This word comes in nearly every email that I receive that references government overreach, arrogance and corruption.  Rush, Sean, Mark Levin and others use it repeatedly.  Is this rogue government really UNBELIEVABLE at this point?   I would call government and the leftists that engineer it as ’PREDICTABLY DISAPPOINTING’ or ‘INFURIATINGLY DISMISSIVE’ or  ’CALCULATINGLY HEARTLESS’ or… Somebody in this audience has the right term.  But UNbelievable just doesn’t cut it anymore.  What THIS government does is entirely ‘Believable’ and my ability to be shocked by them has been exhausted.  Whatever is worst for the country is the predictable course that they will take. UNexpectedly.   Employment UNEXPECTEDLY fell.  Retail Sales UNEXPECTEDLY sank.  The Trade deficit UNEXPECTEDLY went negative.  New home starts UNEXPECTEDLY fell.  This is so farcical as to border on the ridiculous.  With this President and this Congress, who has ANY expectations of success?  Rush and others laugh about …

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Is it time to retire a prefix?

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 The following photo essay shows a disturbing pattern.  Smug superiority demonstrated by body language, as in the ‘nose in the air’ look.  It’s a disturbing pattern amongst those who view themselves as our betters. Jedi Master of Superiority The reason for Janet Napolitano's sense of superiority is a mystery. The system worked. Barbara “Call me Senator” Boxer This early pic should have been a warning And his lovely wife, our Secretary of State The haughty John Kerry, former Presidential Candidate who served in Viet Nam, btw. Part of the Chicago Machine, Little Dick Durbin Virginia Senator Mark Warner. Sanctimonious Obama lap dog. Not all 'nose in the air' liberals belong to the Democratic Party. Lindsey Graham will sell you out for your own good. HHS Secretary

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The King and his arrogant liberal Court

Lindsey Graham (R-SC), known by many as Lindsey Graham-nesty shocked Conservatives and angered Liberals at the same time when he suggested he may introduce legislation to eliminate “Birthright Citizenship”, a 14th amendment right.

“I may introduce a constitutional amendment that changes the rules if you have a child here,” Graham told Greta Van Susteren. “Birthright citizenship I think is a mistake, that we should change our Constitution and say if you come here illegally and you have a child, that child’s automatically not a citizen.”

So, is Graham no longer the left’s patsy, no longer willing to “compromise” on anything the liberals demand (like Amnesty for illegal aliens), or have his Conservative genes kicked in, at least temporarily? Or did Graham simply drink after Arizona Senator John McCain and catch this disease from him?

It is hard to say.

But what is amusing is the reaction from the left. Suddenly, Graham is no longer the “golden boy” from across the aisle, but a bigoted hate-monger filled with the racist thoughts of the right.

But, has the left failed to consider that this is a European thing? As well as a good portion of the world?

Great Britain, France, Germany, and many other Countries operate under the principals of jus sanguinis:

Legal rule that a person’s citizenship is determined by that of his or her parents (by ‘blood’). This rule is followed in most countries of the world except mainly Canada and US.

Those of us in America follow jus soli or Birthright citizenship.

So, the same European Countries that bring us socialized medicine, Value Added Tax (VAT) and the over regulated Nannie state must be racists too, right?

And reading some of the comments on the Huffington Post on this story, the liberals seem to think Conservatives are inconsistent for taking issue with “baby drops” as Graham called them, a part of the 14th Amendment while waving the rest of the Constitution in liberal’s faces. Yet, somehow, the irony that the rest of the world requires a parentage link to the country escapes the liberals.

KKK

Those three little letters set the tone for the legislative life of West Virginia Democratic Senator Robert Byrd. Byrd spent the majority of his legislative life making up for his “indiscretion” of youth.

Unfortunately, Byrd’s mistakes have been paid for by everyone else. Liberal guilt is a funny thing. Teddy Kennedy had it. So did Byrd.

They just had to make up for their mistakes, but inconveniencing themselves or their personal fortune was not in their plans. So, all of America has been paying for the mistakes made by these people.

And because of Byrd’s KKK past, he was in the tank for the liberals on anything.

Byrd will be called a “great” man, a statesman, and all the accolades one normally reserves for a hero. But Senator Byrd was closer to robber baron than hero. Far closer.

To be sure, we should not celebrate his death. No, the preferred outcome would have been for Byrd to have stepped down years ago and stop robbing America.

Senator Byrd will be remembered. For generations. As it will take that long for our children and grandchildren to repay Byrd’s guilt taxes.

As The Other McCain put it:

He just became the best kind of Democrat, joining the sainted ranks of those who can no longer demagogue and pander their way to power, who no longer tax honest people into poverty so that their less industrious neighbors can be bribed with “free” government giveaways, and about whom even Republicans feel compelled to say nice things.

Stacy McCain is spot on!

There is an interesting race in Colorado.  The Senate primary is June 22 and it pits tea party insurgent Ken Buck versus Lt. Gov. Jane Norton.  Normally Norton would be the prohibitive favorite but in the tea party year of 2010, it is Buck with a double digit lead. 

I am conflicted here a bit.  Norton is too much of a national security conservative for me.  Try this from Norton’s website:

• Our first priority is to keep our nation safe from terrorists.
• Colorado’s military assets are an important part of the success of this mission and we need to support our troops, not cut Defense spending at a time when we are asking our troops to do more.

We need to have a strong defense but not to intervene in nations around the world.  I sense this neo-con vision of the world is Norton’s and I have strong misgivings about intervention.  For example in Afghanistan, several Christian sites reported recently a leading member of parliament called for the execution of those converting to Christianity.  I think evangelicals ought to consider whether mothers and fathers ought to be sent to fight for a government who has leaders that think like this.  We should of course chase bin Laden and his followers.  But let’s use the marque and reprisal constitutional method to get him.  Norton sounds creepy on Gitmo and related issues:

Norton, however, is clearly on defense in the race as she tries to shore up her conservative flank from the encroachment of Buck. Witness her latest web video ad in which Norton slams President Barack Obama for his handling of Guantanamo Bay and other terror-related issues; “Liberals in Washington seem to have forgotten,” she says as the screen goes black and the sound of a plane is heard. “But we haven’t. Let’s win the war on terror.”

I would support Buck by a nose.  He may be someone who will listen to non-interventionists.  He calls for substantial cuts in the Department of Education and also two other unconstitutional agencies:  NEA and NEH

For example, Buck supports the elimination of certain federal agencies; he said that the Department of Education should be “immediately reduced,” and that completely eliminating the department is “something we have to consider.”

Buck added that there are a number of other agencies such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities — two longtime sore spots for conservatives — that could be cut completely. “There are things that I think the federal government shouldn’t be involved in in those agencies,” Buck said.

Norton tried to say she called for abolishing the Department of Ed last December:

“I stand by the version that I wrote the day after the event,” he [Randall Smith, a Alamosa County tea party blogger] said. “She was talking about [education] as not a federal responsibility, but as a state responsibility.”

This is hopeful, too.  But the potential for another interventionist in the Senate is too much IN THIS CASE.  It’s Buck by a nose.

In yet another debacle that will leave liberals scrambling to apologize for Barack Obama’s actions, the Slacker-in-Chief criticizes BP’s CEO Tony Hayward for going to a yacht race in England, then headed to the Golf course to ignore the nation’s troubles – again.

According to an AP story:

Robert Wine, a BP spokesman at the company’s Houston headquarters, said it’s the first break Hayward has had since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and setting off the undersea gusher.

“He’s spending a few hours with his family at a weekend,” Wine said Saturday. “I’m sure that everyone would understand that.”

Perhaps Haywood should have gone golfing instead. The links seem to be a more acceptable locale to be derelict in one’s duties. At least the press see it that way for Barack Obama.

It is an amazing thing to listen to some of the left wing media and politicians finally seem to realize that President Obama has screwed up. For the past 18 months, the man could do no wrong. Despite an economy that has not yet reached bottom, they pretend we are in recovery. They gleefully talk about how great it is that new unemployment numbers fall, on occasion, never mentioning that the true number is nearly double what they are reporting. And that even though the losses slow a bit, we are still hemorrhaging jobs.

But they finally open their eyes when Obama sits in the White House, plays golf and holds fancy and expensive parties for his friends – on the taxpayer’s dime – as oil spews into the Gulf of Mexico. The best he can do is blame BP and promise to keep a boot on their throats. And they will pay!

Meanwhile, the Federal Government is doing nothing more than playing the blame game, fearing involvement in this mess will convey ownership to Obama. So, the White House sits and allows a month to go by with BP still unable to stop the damage.

As reports fly that the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded was given a safety award by Obama just last year, and the Minerals Management Service, the agency in charge of inspecting the rig at least once a month has not done their job, and has been caught watching porn on government computers.

Is Obama asleep at the switch?

Just listen to the liberals now. Chris Matthews, who views Obama with his private trickle down the leg theory said on the Jay Leno Show:

The President scares me. He’s been acting like, you know, a Vatican observer here. When is he going to actually do something? And I worry– I know that he doesn’t want to take ownership of it, I know the politics, because the minute he says ‘I’m in charge’ then he’s blamed. But somebody is going to have to take charge.

And James Carville, the Ragin’ Cajun? What is his opinion of Obama’s handling of the disaster? The Washington Post reports:

The irascible Democratic strategist has been on a rampage over the government handling of the spill in his native gulf region, accusing President Obama of “political stupidity” and saying the administration has been “lackadaisical.”

“It just looks like he’s not involved in this,” Carville said Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Visibly agitated, Carville said: “Man, you got to get down here and take control of this, put somebody in charge of this thing and get this moving. We’re about to die down here.”

This video is enough to make one think that the oil may finally be the final straw that wakes up the left from the ill effects of the Obama Kool-Aid:

However, it will only take a small dose of hopey-changey flavored Kool-Aid to turn their Achy-Breaky hearts back into the Lovey-Dovey Zombies they have been for the last couple of years.

By the way, have you noticed that the big rush to bring us live pictures of oil coated Sea Gulls has all but disappeared since the left started to blame Obama? Seems that there are still some lingering effects from the Kool-Aid.

The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. By design, these links are mostly outside of the Mainstream Media. This feature is designed to save you the time of sifting through dozens of websites and blogs. Buckle up. It is going to be a bumpy ride.

Redstate:

Where’s the truth meter when you need it?

The Other McCain:

Rant Alert: Elena Kagan Should Be Given A Broom And Instructed To Do Something Useful

Daily Caller:

Limousine Liberals

The Hill:

GOP faces Kagan conundrum

Big Government:

EXCLUSIVE: MULLAH OMAR CAPTURED!

Crash Ahead? Obama Bails Out Railroad, Airline Unions

Feds Tell Seniors They Can’t Pray Before Meals

Breitbart TV:

Teacher Deems Student’s American Flag Drawing ‘Offensive’

Sen. Sessions: It’s Unacceptable That Kagan Banned Military Recruiters From Harvard

American Thinker:

Deep Cover at Organizing for America

Greece: A Preview of Things to Come

The Failure of the Unfree Market

Newsbusters:

Roger Ebert Explains He’s Not a Commie By Trashing NASCAR Fans

Media Ignore La Raza Immigration Protester Fomenting Violent Revolution

Michelle Malkin:

DLTDHYOTWO: Bob Bennett gets the boot. And next…

The Post & Email:

Hawaii Governor accused of suborning election fraud

And From the Virginia Blogs:

The Write Side of my Brain:

Video of the Day: Hallelujah

Fishersville Mike:

Speeding along

United Conservatives:

Net Nannies from 1984

On the Right:

Great background check there Feds

From on High:

Connecting Dots

SWAC Girl:

Chief chef on Mother’s Day

Editor’s Note: The author of this opinion, Venu Katta, is a frequent commenter on this blog and is an amazingly bright young man. I have always been impressed with his ability to state his opinion in a non-argumentative manner filled with logic and reason. And while I will not try to characterize Mr. Katta’s place in the political spectrum, it is safe to say that most of his opinions are to the left of my own. His challenges on this blog are intellectual in nature, and while I may not agree with some of his views, I respect his convictions and admire the logic and reason behind each one of them. I received this email from Venu as a Letter to the Editor, but think it deserves more prominent placement, so it is published as an Op-Ed unaltered.

Conservatives, Liberals, Moderate, Centrists, Tea Partiers, Libertarians, Progressives, and Socialists are ALL Patriots!

America appears more divided today than in recent history. However, these divisions are artificial in reality. There is nothing more American than the Right to Disagree, and the Right to Agree. These intrinsic Rights help strengthen our nation, test our resolve and show that we are truly the United States of America.

There are those on all sides of the political spectrum that would like to see America divided. That would like to see America marginalized into factional struggles between the left and the right, between regions and ideologies. There are those who prey upon these differences and divisions and try and weaken the fabric of our nation. They cry “Tea Bagger!”, “Socialist!”, “Baby Killer!”, and other such nonsenses. But know that when these insults are hurled in hate and rage, that we, the people of the United States of America shall pick them up and wear them as badges of honor and of our faith in our country. It is our right to Disagree with one another that shows not divisions, but strength in the principles of freedom. It is these divisions that come together to produce one strong, brave, and free United States of America. Only in unity are our flaws exposed to minuscule and arbitrary.

They are arbitrary, because in reality, we all have the same motives. We have the same problems, the same anger, the same situations whether we want to admit it or not. Because we’re all broken. We all live lives of imperfection and immorality, whether we want to admit it or not. We all come from broken lives trying to unite to improve and strengthen this great nation of ours. We may have different methods, but they’re all in search of the same solution to the same problem. Preserving the greatness and strengthening the future of the United States of America.

And there are those that would like to prey upon our fears and take us backwards and turn us against each other. There are those that would love to see a fractured United States of America. But as Americans, it our duty and responsibility to reject those claims, and stand up and say “I am a citizen of these United States of America, and I will not let the fabric and the freedom of this great nation be torn apart!”. We have more in common than that divides us. We are all in search of a better and stronger America and to cling to the principles that shall lead us to that America.

And we should all know that these principles of Agreement and Disagreement are universal. Our ability to cling to varying faiths, opinions and beliefs yet come together as a strong, free and prosperous nation show the strength of our resolve. All opinions, be they Libertarian, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive, Centrist, or even Socialist in nature are welcome in this land of opportunity and prosperity. For when we come together as one nation, and one people, we begin to realize that we truly are a united people with a common goal and common love for the same country. The United States of America.

Venu Katta

The left is incapable of understanding the Tea Party Movement. As are many of the status quo Republicans.

But protests are so last year.

Still, most in the Mainstream Media insist the gatherings are protesting something. They advocate lower taxes, so that must be it. Others assume it is some racist protest against President Obama.

Democrats love to point out the hypocrisy of lowering taxes and complaining about the mounting national debt, while missing the point entirely.

Does the Tea Party advocate lower taxes? Well, T.E.A. stands for Taxed Enough Already. So, sure. The truth is, we are taxed too much already. Only a liberal would fail to see the message. While it is true that lowering taxes will increase the deficit, and the debt, if we reduce the size of government, we reduce the need for high taxes. It just makes sense.

Liberals believe problems can only be solved by more government.

If you consider that this country was established and grew to the richest and most powerful nation on earth without a large government, without welfare, without universal health care and without massive and intrusive over-regulation advocated by the left, it is clear that government is not the solution, but rather the problem.

As government grows, the burden on the citizens also grows. Normally, this massive tendency for governments to grow is held in check by the massive tax increases needed to feed the beast. For decades the growing government has learned a way around restraint and the ire of the voters caused by higher and higher taxes.  They borrow the money and defer the wrath of voters.

At this point, the debt has grown so large that the interest alone is crushing us. While the anger is directed at the Obama Administration and Congress, the truth is, they didn’t start this. Granted, Obama and his Progressives have embraced debt to fund more government on a scale never before seen, but they only accelerated the path already set in motion.

The Tea Party understands that this debt is about to crush us as a nation. Indeed, it already has. The interest alone is staggering.

The Tea Party holds rallies now to shine a light on the atrocities being thrust on Americans in the form of more debt. Yet that has become almost a side event in the Tea Party Movement.

The rallies now are about motivating the troops, not for armed conflict, but for peaceful change at the ballot box. They are a way to disseminate information and motivate citizens to do their part to fix this country. A good old fashioned pep rally.

But the Tea Party is far more than a crowd of angry people crying about bad government, and doing nothing to help. The Richmond Tea Party intends to have 5,000 local volunteers and workers by November to register voters the legal way, as opposed to the sham that was ACORN. And to work to have people vote for the right candidates in November.

More than that, the Tea Party has a legislative committee that pushes legislation such as the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act and other bills to protect us from the Federal government and help reverse it’s size.

One of the more important tasks for the Tea Party Movement is to push for candidates that believe in the principals of the founding fathers. Limited government, and the resultant lower taxes.

The Tea Party has grown up and matured. So, you liberals continue to busy yourself making fun of the citizens that want to turn this country back to a time when the citizens controlled the government, not the other way around.

Liberals, you see the large crowds and they scare you. But they are the tip of the iceberg. The real work is going on in the trenches where grass roots politics begins.

You truly will not know what hit you in November. The silent majority is silent no more.

All the thrills of freedom while still being enslaved by Washington!

The Richmond Tea Party – FREE ADMISSION (of course!)

Tax day, right. That’s easy to remember.

Music, wonderful speakers, signs, poster, potties!

There has been some talk that liberals may try to crash the Tea Parties this year.

HOW TO SPOT A LIBERAL AT A TEA PARTY

Easy! They are the ones with the racially insensitive signs, Brand new or homemade Confederate signs / clothes and if it is a warm day, they will be wearing sandals.

So, what can you do if you see such a creature?

Take pictures and video. Send them to me, put them on FaceBook or any place you can find and we will put out a call to identify the miscreant.

A video of a few dozen real Tea Party folks shouting “Go Home racist!” is guaranteed publication on my Blog. I will even buy you a Richmond Tea Party shirt for such a shot! Laugh at them. Ridicule them. Take pictures with the “L” sign (for LOSER) pointing at them.

Here is what NOT to do:

Do not talk to them or argue with them (Group chants are OK if you video tape.)

Absolutely NO VIOLENCE!!!!

We know what they are doing, and we must not let them succeed. Many of these left wing kooks are HOPING FOR A CONFRONTATION.

We will NOT give them what they want.

It is expected that the Richmond Tea Party will post a code of conduct and anyone not obeying the code will be asked to leave, or escorted out by security if necessary.

DO – find a CREDENTIALED TEA PARTY WORKER and make then aware of the situation AND LET THEM TAKE CARE OF IT!

You are there to have a good time with your friends. Please don’t take the bait!

There was the same talk of disruptions last year and it did not happen. It more than likely will not happen this year either.

But if it does, remember to just feel sorry for these people who do not value freedom. They are doomed to a lifetime without liberty in the prison of their own small minds.

As Mr. T says – “I pity the fools”.

Over 12,000 views so far. This is a really awesome video made by a 14 year old Tea Party Patriot.

If you have not marked your calendar, the second Richmond Tea Party is set for Thursday April 15, 2010.

Kanawha Plaza (Near Federal Reserve)
Downtown Richmond
5:30 – 6:30pm Music and Doc Thompson
6:30 – 8:00pm Rally

Speakers:
Doc Thompson of WRVA Radio
Matt Whitworth of VCU
Chris Kinsel of American Family Radio
Richmond Tea Party Volunteer Testimonials
Donna Holt of Virginia 10th Amendment Revolution
Patrick McSweeney, Constitutional Lawyer
Karen Cooper, Richmond Tea Party Activist
and more more being added daily…

Come and help us shape the future of the country.

And check out this video. The Liberals HATE it.

Boy, that’s a name I had not heard in a while. Like a bad scene from Weekend at Bernie’s, the Liberals drudge up Gerald “The Tax Governor” Baliles to respond to Ken Cuccinelli? Are you kidding me?

After pledging not to raise taxes on Virginian’s, Baliles, or Ba-liar as he was known after the massive tax increases, couldn’t have anything relevant or credible to say on current matters in Virginia.

Now, if Baliles has a statement on raising taxes, that would be relevant. We are all ears.

Rep. Paul Ryan has stirred up quite a storm in DC.  His Roadmap for America’s Future actuallty gained praise from President Obama and the usual criticism from liberals.  (See my prior post for details)  He also co-sponsored the Patient’s Choice Act that would revolutionize the health care industry and points toward free market solution.  (I do disagree with the tort reform aspect of it but otherwise find it breathtaking in its innovation.)  Ryan is the ranking member of the House Budget Committee (which means if we get the GOP in power in the House, he’s the likely Chairman) and takes his service seriously. 

This is his article in the Post today.  This article shows a bit of his wonky side. 

Wisconsin has a long tradition of innovation in government.  From “Fighting Bob La Follette” all the way through to former Governor Tommy Thompson, the Badger State has had many new ideas to the nation.  Paul Ryan might be a guy going places.  To paraphrase the next Governor of Michigan, he’s one tough nerd!

As I noted in my post from 3/3/2010 (The Coffee Party = Communist Obama Freeloading Friends Expanding Entitlements), the “Coffee Party” is a totally contrived Party of sour grapes liberals who see the Socialist agenda of their Kool-Aid master Obama slithering into oblivion. This contrived and feeble attempt to resurrect the Grass Roots movement Obama enjoyed before the country found him to be a liar is simply pathetic.

And laughable.

SWAC Girl points out just how pathetic the “mass” meetings were. Turns out, the line at McDonald’s was longer.

Perhaps the Coffee Party just needs a different clown as a mascot?