Tag Archive | Debt Ceiling
Posted on January 15, 2013. Tags: Barack Obama, Creep, Debt Ceiling, Egregious Plans, Executive Fiat, Firewalls, Forethought, Founders, Free People, Gentle Thoughts, Liberties, Magnet, Monster, Oppression, Oppressive Government, Progressives, Safeguards, Servants, Totalitarianism, Us Constitution
As sure as Autumn has turned to Winter, the gentle thoughts of Progressives turn to trashing the Constitution, a document that they find places restraint on their plans to remake America into the very type of tyrannical monster the founders fought to gain their freedom. There were many protections place in the Constitution to prevent the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 6, 2012. Tags: Ap Notes, Ap Points, Bad Idea, Brink, Corporate Executives, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Deficit Reduction, Leverage, Mitch Mcconnell, Momentum, Negotiation, President Of The United States, Rate Hikes, Republicans, Senate Republican Leader, Small Businesses, Stalemate, Tax Rate, Taxpayer Money
The AP notes today that President Obama is calling for an elimination of the debt ceiling, in part because of the leverage it gives Republicans to push for spending cuts and deficit reduction. “Speaking to corporate executives [yesterday], Obama set down a hard line: ‘If Congress in any way suggests that they’re going to tie […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 26, 2012. Tags: Adequate Funds, Bob Shannon, Cowards, Debt Ceiling, Interest Costs, Momentum, Party Establishment, Patriot Movement, Republican Freshmen, Republican Party, Rodney Dangerfield, Social Security Checks, Swallows, Tea Party, Treasuries, Treasury Auction, True Government, Unsubscribed, Upcoming Elections, Washington Times
Yesterday Thomas Hurt ( Washington Times ) answered what impact the TEA Party would have on the upcoming elections. Mr. Hurt was not denigrating us when he referred to the movement as the “Rodney Dangerfield” of politics. He was making the point that in spite of the number that identify themselves as supporters of the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 1, 2012. Tags: Air Force Veteran, Bob Goodlatte, Career Politician, Cattle Farmer, Congressional District, Congressman Goodlatte, Debt Ceiling, Gop Primary, Government Intrusions, Karen Kwiatkowski, Keren, Lyndon Johnson, Republican Nomination, Republican Party Of Virginia, Shenandoah, Shenandoah County, Shenandoah Valley, Sopa, Speedbump, Th District
By Karen Kwiatkowski Note: Karen Kwiatkowski is running for Congress against long time incumbent Bob Goodlatte. This is a primary challenge for the Republican nomination. Virginia Right! has endorsed Karen because we see Congressman Goodlatte has grown out of touch and has supported more government intrusions into our lives with bills like SOPA that would […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 1, 2011. Tags: Career Politicians, Collective Quest, Competent Work, Conservative Senator, Core Principles, Debt Ceiling, Enthusiastic Support, Founding Principles, George Allen, Incumbency, Landscape In America, Medicare Part D, Political Landscape, Radtke, Republican Primary, Senate Seat, Senator Allen, Tea Party, U S Senate, Us Senate
November 30, 2011 804-335-5966 colleeno@richmondteaparty.com Richmond Tea Party Endorses Jamie Radtke for U.S. Senate in 2012 It is with great pride that the Richmond Tea Party offers its enthusiastic support for former RTP President and Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation Chairwoman, Jamie Radtke, in the Republican primary for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat in […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 24, 2011. Tags: Balance Sheets, Carly Fiorina, Common Stock, Corporate Bonds, Debt Ceiling, Derision, Fairness, Federal Reserve, Fiscal Conservative, GOP, Gop Politics, Gop Primary, Governor Of California, La Times, Large Numbers, Mortgage Backed Securities, Private Banks, Restricted Stock, Tom Campbell, True Colors
Do you remember the wonderful video ad in the GOP primary for Governor of California – the Demon Sheep ad? Carly Fiorina attacked Tom Campbell as a FCINO (Fiscal Conservative in Name Only) but her ad was greeted with derision as too clever and somewhat weird? I did not believe it at the time. I […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on August 22, 2011. Tags: American Resources, Bad Idea, Bank Robbers, Debt Ceiling, Entangling Alliances, Extending The Reach, Extra Income, Former President, Gadhafi, Illegal Arrest, Infidelity, International Criminal Court, John Quincy Adams, Obama, President John Quincy, President John Quincy Adams, Private Affairs, Rome Treaty, Spectre, Tobin
There has begun the usual gloating about how intervention is great – look Gadhafi is out! Well, it’s great Gadhafi is out. However, a bad idea is still a bad idea whether it works or not. A few bank robbers get away with it but that is not a recommended way to earn extra income! […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on August 16, 2011. Tags: Budget Compromise, Campaign Statement, Choose One, Congressman Eric Cantor, Debt Ceiling, Debt Deal, Endorsements, Eric Cantor, George Allen, Mitch Mcconnell, Principled, Radtke, Republican Candidate, S Allen, S Endorsement, Senate Campaign, Senate Republican Leadership, Senate Seat, Senator Mitch Mcconnell, Us Senate Race, Washington Insiders
Yesterday we posted that Congressman Eric Cantor endorsed George Allen in the US Senate race for 2012. Jamie Radtke, also a Republican Candidate for the same Senate seat has responded to the announcement: Campaign Statement on Today’s Allen Endorsements Jamie Radtke opposed the budget compromise in April that delivered less than 0.4% of the $100 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 16, 2011. Tags: Debt Ceiling, Freedoms, House Democrats, Joe Biden, Lawmakers, Members Of Congress, Party Activist, Party Activists, Political Discourse, President Joe, Private Conversation, Real Clear Politics, Rhetoric, Rhodes, Socialist, Spokeswoman, Tea Party, Town Hall, Vp, Washington Post
My heroes for the week are Ryan Rhodes, a founder of the Iowa Tea Party and his unnamed friend, when they confronted President Obama about the alleged statement by Vice President Biden that tea party activists were “terrorists”. Here’s the article from Real Clear Politics: President Obama got into a heated back and forth with […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on August 15, 2011. Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Budget Plan, Conference Call, Congress, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Congressman Eric Cantor, Debt Ceiling, Endorsement, Enthusiastic Support, Eric Cantor, George Allen, George Allen For Senate, House Majority Leader, Leadership, National Debt, Participants, Paul Ryan, Senator George Allen, Tea Party, Us Senate
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va-6) joined House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-7) today in endorsing Virginia’s former Governor and US Senator George Allen for US Senate in the 2012 race. On a conference call, Congressman Cantor made the argument that Allen would be ready to lead on day one and has a proven record of leadership. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 6, 2011. Tags: Brunt, Calamity, Compromise Plan, Conspirators, Credibility, Culpability, Debt Ceiling, Direct Response, Elected Representatives, Financial Meltdown, Government Revenue, House Plan, Mantra, Monday Morning, Obama, Pay Attention, Standard And Poor, Standard Poor, stimulus, Tax Money, Treasury Department
Standard and Poor’s downgraded the United States on Friday for the first time – ever! This was a direct response to the out of control spending by President Obama and his Democratic co-conspirators. During the debt ceiling debate, S&P announced that none of the plans being considered – the Reid Plan or the watered down […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 3, 2011. Tags: Audio Mp3, Businessman, Debt Ceiling, Democratic Candidate, Dnc Chairman, Jim Webb, Northern Virginia, Powerpress, Running, Senate Candidate, Term Democrat, Tim Kaine, Us Senate Seat, Video Interview, Virginia Senate, Writeup
I had the opportunity to speak to US Senate candidate Tim Donner, the Northern Virginia businessman running for the US Senate seat being vacated by one term Democrat Jim Webb. The main topic of this podcast was the recent debt ceiling increase and the process that led to passing the bill. We also touched on […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 3, 2011. Tags: American Economy, Choice Health, Debt Ceiling, Debt Reduction, Economic Recovery, Japan Earthquake, Job Creation, Last Saturday, New York Times, New York Times Op Ed, Obama, Playbook, Republican National Committee, Senate Democrats, Senate Dems, Skeptical Eye, Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Wall Street Journal, Year Ago Today
Politico’s Playbook reported yesterday, “EXCLUSIVE — OBAMA AND SENATE DEMS PLAN PIVOT TO JOBS: Senate Democrats hope they now have ‘checked the box’ on debt reduction and can move to an agenda focused on job creation and economic growth, through a combination of spending and tax cuts. Dems want to change the subject fast, and […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on August 1, 2011. Tags: Appointees, Congressional Leaders, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Federal Deficits, Federal Spending, Fox News, John Boehner, Joint Committee, Kent Conrad, Last Election, Mitch Mcconnell, Neil Cavuto, Party Conservatives, Person Committee, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Tax Increases, Tea Party
Without Tea Party Republicans, Congress wouldn’t be cutting any federal spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said. “What I would say to our friends in the Tea Party movement — without them we wouldn’t be having this discussion. We wouldn’t be cutting anything,” McConnell said Monday to Neil Cavuto on Fox News. “But […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 1, 2011. Tags: Aaa Credit, Balanced Budget Amendment, Compromise Legislation, Credit Rating Agencies, Debt Ceiling, Debt Deal, Debt Limit, Economic Pain, Federal Debt, Financial Footing, Own Worst Enemy, Radtke, Restraints, Senate Candidate, Sugar Rush, Trillion, U S Senate, United States Senate, Walking The Plank, Washington Politicians
The following is a statement by Republican United States Senate candidate Jamie Radtke, regarding today’s announced compromise legislation to raise the federal debt limit without significant reductions in spending: I am both angered and dismayed by the total lack of leadership and courage this deal represents. Last week I warned that our biggest […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 1, 2011. Tags: American Job, Balanced Budget Amendment, Burdens, Competitiveness, Debt Ceiling, Debt Crisis, Defense Spending, Downward Spiral, Energy Resources, Family Budgets, Fiscal Problems, Fuel Prices, George Allen, Job Opportunities, Long Term Solution, No Doubt, Punts, Senate Democrats, Tax Increases, U S Senate
Henrico, VA– George Allen issued the following statement on Washington’s debt ceiling deal: “After months of pushing our economy to the brink, Washington has yet again failed to deliver a long-term solution to our debt crisis. This 11th hour deal fails to address the country’s serious fiscal problems, has no concrete Balanced Budget Amendment, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 31, 2011. Tags: Aaa Credit, Blue Dog Democrats, Cnn, Dangerous Thing, Debt Ceiling, Democrat Leaders, Displeasure, Effective Group, Gold Standard, Health Care Debate, Health Care Plan, Heart Of The Problem, Irresponsibility, Maria Cardona, Members Of Congress, Party Candidate, Party Caucus, Pelosi, Political Consequences, Tea Party
This column in CNN by Maria Cardona made by blood boil. This writer eloquently describes the 87 members of Congress in the Tea Party Caucus as the “Tyranny 0f 87” and in these terms: The tyranny is coming from the 87 members of Congress from the tea party caucus, whose selfish and irresponsible demands during […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on July 30, 2011. Tags: Aftermath, Carte Blanche, Coal, Debt Ceiling, Denial, Economic Growth, Energy Prices, Green Technology, Inflation, Lefties, Light Bulbs, National Debt, Natural Gas, Natural Pace, Obama, Private Sector, Progressive Democrats, Republicans, Showers, stimulus
No debt ceiling plan of their own. No budget for well over 800 days. No leadership from their President. No jobs. No economic growth. It seems the only thing Democrats are capable of these days is doing nothing. And killing any and every idea that comes from Republicans. And whining. A lot! See, the Republicans […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 30, 2011. Tags: Amount Of Money, Belief That, Better Path, Consequences, Crises, Debt Ceiling, Federal Government, Full Transcript, Jon Kyl, Lawmakers, Matter Of Time, Nbsp, Republican Whip, Republicans, Retirement Savings, Senate Republican, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Kyl, Treasury Secretary, Trillion
Full transcript of Senator Kyl’s Address: “Good morning. I am Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona. “By now, most Americans know that lawmakers in Washington are engaged in a difficult debate about the nation’s ‘debt ceiling,’ the legal limit to the amount of money the federal government can borrow. “The debt […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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