Tag Archive | Federal Spending
Posted on January 30, 2013. Tags: 1840s, 1850s, Abolition, Abolitionist Party, Adherence, Agenda 21, Block Grant, Department Of Education, Federal Spending, Fight Enemies, Free Soil Party, Internal Affairs, Mass Movement, Mental Exercise, Nafta, National Interest, Scotus, Transitional Period, Waivers, Women In Combat
I was inspired by the latest Watchers contest. What if we could have a new party in the US? What would that party look like? I am not yet ready to leave the GOP but this is a mental exercise. My inspiration was the short-lived but effective Free Soil Party of the last 1840s and […]
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 December 11, 2012. Tags: Beauty Products, Cats And Dogs, Cnn, Federal Spending, Floor Remarks, Government Spending, Ground Squirrels, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Rats, Mitch Mcconnell, Moroccan Pottery, National Science Foundation, Outlays, Pottery Classes, Predator Prey, Rattlesnakes, Research Relationship, Senator Coburn, Trillion, Year 2013
After Four Years Of Trillion Dollar Deficits Democrats Want The Government To Spend Even More Spending Boom: $1.8 Trillion to $3.6 Trillion In 10 Years SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Think about it: the federal government spent $1.8 trillion in 2001 and $3.6 trillion last year. These are nominal dollars, I realize, but by any […]
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 November 15, 2012. Tags: Afscme President, Baby Boomers, Campaign Volunteers, Congressional Budget Office, Debt Reduction Plan, Deficit Reduction, Election Type, Federal Health Care, Federal Spending, Fiscal Responsibility, Groundwork, Health Care Costs, Health Care Spending, Huffington Post, Labor Groups, Lee Saunders, Moment Of Truth, Political Realism, President Lee, Washington Post
Amid A Chorus Of Pleas For ‘Fiscal Realism’ The President’s Left-Wing Allies Mobilize ‘Another Campaign’ To Prevent It WASH POST: ‘Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table’ WASHINGTON POST: “Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table … no serious [debt-reduction plan] can exclude entitlements. With Republicans in control of the House and holding 45 votes […]
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 September 13, 2012. Tags: Attorney General, Attorneys, Campaign For Governor, Consistent Champion, Consistent Track Record, Constitution, Federal Government, Federal Spending, Founding Principles, Governor Of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, Obama, Paradigm, Press Release, S Endorsement, Senator Paul, Senator Rand, Support Senator, True Leader, Unconstitutional Actions, Us Senator
This press release just in! It is a bit early for most to endorse for an election that does not take place until 2013, but US Senator Rand Paul has already made his choice. PRESS RELEASE: Senator Rand Paul Endorses Ken Cuccinelli for Governor FAIRFAX – This evening, during his speech at the Liberty Political […]
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, 2012. Tags: 30 Million, Bob McDonnell, Budget Savings, Budget Surplus, Cumulative Surplus, Economic Times, Employee Performance, Federal Spending, Financial Position, Fund Accounts, Global Economic Trends, Governor Bob, Higher Education, National Finances, Performance Bonus, Rainy Day Fund, Revenue Surplus, Stark Contrast, Surpluses, Year 2012
– Commonwealth Posts Third Straight Fiscal Year Surplus for a Total of Nearly $1.4 Billion – Governor Had Previously Announced $129 million Revenue Surplus; Today’s Announcement is Final, Cumulative Surplus Amount Including Agency Savings Governor Announces Additional $78.3 Million to Rainy Day Fund to Create Nearly $700 Million Balance; $77.2 Million to State Employee Performance […]
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 11, 2012. Tags: August 11, Bipartisan Agreement, Budget Control, Control Act, Debt Crisis, Debt Reduction Plan, Defense Secretary, Entitlement Programs, Federal Spending, Fiscal Challenges, Full Transcript, Healthcare Costs, National Debt, Roger Wicker, Sequestration, Taxpayers, Term Debt, Transparency, Trillion, Www Youtube
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Delivers Weekly Republican Address ‘The stakes are unmistakably high. Crippling defense cuts are just around the corner, and we have an obligation to make tough decisions on how to avoid sequestration and balance the budget long-term.’ WASHINGTON, DC – This week President Obama signed the Sequestration Transparency Act and by […]
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 19, 2012. Tags: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants, Bulldogs, Christian Colleges, Conservative Place, Email List, Federal Budget, Federal Spending, Hoosier State, Indiana Senate, Obama, Richard Lugar, Richard Mourdock, Senator Lugar, State Employees, State Treasurer, Supreme Court Nominees, Taylor University, Time One, Top Priority, Us Senate
I have been on the email list for State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, running against Richard Lugar in the Indiana Senate primary scheduled for May 8. I have a special affection for Indiana: Butler Bulldogs, all the neat Christian colleges there like Taylor University, just a state filled with good solid folks. Very conservative place. If […]
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 November 10, 2011. Tags: Brainer, Budget Deficit, Budget Problems, Business Deductions, Church News, Congressman James Moran, Credible Studies, Economic Projections, Federal Spending, James Moran, Job Creation, Massive Tax, Money In The Bank, Oil Companies, Oil Industry, Small Potatoes, Tax Burden, Tax Subsidies, Taxable Income, Virginia Congressman
This is a good article that you need to read: Virginia Congressman James Moran recently gave some advice to the budget deficit Supercommittee in the Falls Church News-Press (“Moran’s News Commentary: Eliminate Tax Subsidies for Oil & Gas Industry,” November 2, 2011) restating his already well-known position on oil industry taxes. It is a “no-brainer” […]
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 September 22, 2011. Tags: Abortion, Blogger, Election Cycle, Email, Entitlement Programs, Federal Spending, Fellow, Illegal Immigration, Iraq, Judicial Appointments, Personal Info, Poll, Polls, Reason, Social Security, Supreme Court, Tax Cuts, War On Terrorism
A fellow CPAC Blogger, Duane Lester of All American Blogger has an interesting poll that is a do-over of a 2008 poll. He asked anyone that was willing to post it so we can get a food number of responses. I personally HATE polls that pretend to want to know your opinion, but all they […]
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 September 19, 2011. Tags: Bipartisan Compromise, Budget Savings, Deep Cuts, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Base, Federal Spending, Fiscal Plan, Jon Meacham, Little Chance, Massive Tax, Mika Brzezinski, Mitch Mcconnell, Msnbc, Obama, Rose Garden, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Hike, Veto Threats, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
Speaking in the Rose Garden this morning, President Obama unveiled his new fiscal plan, but like his latest stimulus bill, it’s been met with mostly skepticism and criticism so far. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell summed it up: “Veto threats, a massive tax hike, phantom savings, and punting on entitlement reform is not a recipe […]
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 20, 2011. Tags: Adviser, Amanda, Ambassador John Bolton, Christie, Defending America, Federal Spending, GOP, Hunch, Jersey Gov, John Bolton, Living Memory, Long Wait, Michael Duhaime, National Security, People, Presidential Candidate, Staffers, Tea Party, Tim Pawlenty
Amanda Carey at the Daily Caller suggests that former MN Governor and now former presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty’s staffers are waiting for Chris Christie: Team Pawlenty is waiting on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to make a decision about entering the field as a presidential candidate, The Daily Caller learned Friday. But it may be […]
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 18, 2011. Tags: Billion Dollars, Bob McDonnell, Bonanza, Checkbooks, Economic Times, Federal Spending, Fellow Virginians, Fiscal Conservatism, Fiscal Responsibility, Government Spending, Governor Bob, Governor Tim Kaine, Great News, Rainy Day Fund, Retirement Accounts, Revenue Surplus, Summer Address, Surpluses, Tim Kaine, Volatility
Governor McDonnell has really done a wonderful job turning around the miserable hand he was dealt by former Governor Tim Kaine. We now have the second surplus in a row. Virginians are happy to have a surplus, but if the State is simply going to spend it on other things, then the news is no […]
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: 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 July 17, 2011. Tags: Agenda 21, Bachmann, Balanced Budget Amendment, Democratic Candidate, Dynamic Speech, Extreme Skepticism, Federal Spending, Fiscal Sanity, Government Reform, Iclei, Law Degree, Life Liberty, Masters Degree, Powhatan County, Ron Paul, Sandy Sanders, Skeptic, Tea Party, Three Kids, Tim Kaine
Virginia Right blogger Sandy Sanders was specially invited to a Jamie Radtke fundraiser at the Powhatan County home of Pat and Wendy McSweeney tonight and he likes what he heard. Admittedly a skeptic on the Radtke campaign due to electability against the Democratic candidate, former Governor Kaine, he asked Radtke about her chances of beating […]
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 April 5, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Blueprint, Budget Committee, Chairman Paul, Federal Spending, Fiscal Plan, Footing, Government Spending, Health Policy, Medicaid, Midterm Elections, New York Times, Paul Ryan, Republican Budget Plan, Republican Plan, Reuters, Trillion, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wisconsin Republican
‘A Sharp Contrast’ While President Obama’s Budget ‘All But Ignored The Most Important Long-Term Fiscal Challenge,’ Chairman Ryan’s Plan ‘Includes Broad Changes To The Tax System And $6.2 Trillion In Federal Spending Cuts’ The House Republican Budget: The ‘Most Complete Attempt So Far By Republicans To Make Good On Their Promises … To Cut […]
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 5, 2011. Tags: Block Grants, Budgets, Chairman Paul, Cliche, Control, Corporate Tax Rates, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Far Cry, Federal Spending, Graphs, Guiding Light, Health Coverage, House Speaker, John Boehner, John Boehner Majority Leader, Members Of Congress, Misinformation, Nancy Pelosi, Path, Paul Ryan, Prosperity, Republican Budget, Republican Leadership, Republicans, Social Security And Medicare, Social Security Benefits, Solvency, Square Icon, Tax Reform, Understatement
The Path to Prosperity It is tempting to begin with an old cliche’ opening line like “It was the best of budgets, it was the worst of budgets,” but looking at the graphs to the left (click for a larger view), that would be an understatement. House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor 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 on March 1, 2011. Tags: Bob Dylan, Budget Amendment, Budget Cut, Case In Point, Caucus, Congressman Eric Cantor, Different Reasons, Eric Cantor, Federal Spending, Franklin Roosevelt, Good Intentions, Government Growth, Harry Truman, Marsha Blackburn, Own Accord, Paraphrase, Pelosi, Progressives, Slowdown, Tennessean
To some on the right, any spending cut at the Federal level is a good thing. And that premise is hard to disagree with. But not all spending cuts are created equal. There is a dark side to non-specific, across the board spending cuts. The budget amendment offered by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is a case […]
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 February 4, 2011. Tags: Abc News, Budget Cuts, Call To Arms, Capitol Hill, E Mail, Fear Of God, Federal Spending, Human Services Budget, Labor Health, Little Kids, Lobbyists, News Briefing, Republican Budget, Rising Tide, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate News, Senior Citizens, Staffer, Stakeholder Group, Tom Harkin
Senate News Briefing: Over the course of this week, Democrats in have made it quite clear that they still have not heard the message Americans sent Washington in November to reduce spending, debt, and the size of government. In contrast to Republicans, who have been working to find ways to reduce spending, lower the deficit, […]
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 19, 2010. Tags: Absurd Idea, Clear Conscience, Constitutional Obligation, Department Of Education, Departments Of Commerce, Diplomatic Relations, Federal Budgets, Federal Spending, Final Exit, Grass Roots, Ground Zero, Imminent Attack, John Dennis, New York Post, Pelosi, Realistic Possibility, Republican Party, Ron Paul, Sci Fi, Tea Party, War Power
I was inspired by this comment in a New York Post article about the absurd idea that the funding of opponents of the Ground Zero Mosque should be investigated: She [Pelosi] famously discounted the Tea Party as an “astroturf” movement, directed by the Republican Party. She couldn’t process the idea of a genuine grass-roots revolt […]
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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