Tag Archive | Heritage Foundation
Posted on December 6, 2012. Tags: Conservative Ideals, Conservative Principles, Government Agenda, Heritage Foundation, Lead, Mitch Mcconnell, Powerful Voice, Profile, Sen Demint, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Demint, South Carolina, U S Senate, Uncompromising Service, United States Senate, Washington D C
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement today regarding Sen. DeMint’s departure from the Senate in January to lead the Heritage Foundation: “I thank Senator DeMint for his uncompromising service to South Carolina and our country in the United States Senate. Jim helped provide a powerful voice for conservative ideals 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 September 12, 2012. Tags: Castes, Census Bureau, Child Poverty Rate, Childhood Poverty, College Graduates, Dramatic Rise, Greatest Weapon, Heritage Foundation, High School Dropouts, Marriage In America, Married Couples, Poor Families With Children, Poverty Report, Research Fellow, Robert Rector, Single Parent Families, State Numbers, U S Census, U S Census Bureau, Welfare System
Note – This is a special guest post By Robert Rector Robert Rector, a leading authority on poverty and the welfare system, is senior research fellow in domestic policy at The Heritage Foundation. He is author of the new report “Marriage: America’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty” with related papers and charts for Virginia and the other states. […]
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 13, 2012. Tags: Abortion Advocates, Abortion Rights, Caregivers, Controversial Treaty, Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Crpd, Debates, Favor Of Abortion, Heritage Foundation, International Experts, Intrusion, Oversight, Parental Rights, Persons With Disabilities, Pronouncements, Reproductive Rights, Sexual And Reproductive Health, Signatories, Sovereignty, Spite, Treaties, U S Senate
The Senate is considering what seems on its face like a non-controversial UN treaty: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it is controversial or it ought to be! I have blogged on this before. (Remember Sandy’s rule on UN Treaties: Bad UN law is repetitious!) But as Heritage Foundation testified today […]
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 June 21, 2012. Tags: Bleats, Chris Van Hollen, Congressional Oversight, Controversial Programs, Daily Kos, Ed Schultz, Executive Privilege, Fred Wertheimer, Government Authorities, Government Reform Committee, Heritage Foundation, House Oversight And Government Reform Committee, Jim Messina, Markay, Mitch Mcconnell, Norm Ornstein, Partiers, Political Weapon, Robert Reich, Senate Republican Leader
Liberals fond of regulating and restricting political speech have come out of the woodwork to attack Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for his speech last week warning of their threats to First Amendment. From Fred Wertheimer, to former DCCC chair Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Daily Kos, Robert Reich, Ed Schultz and Norm Ornstein (who recently wrote a book accusing Republicans and tea partiers of […]
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 May 23, 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, Business Tax Credit, Care Act, Good Face, Google, Google Yahoo, Government Accountability Office, Government Web, Health And Human Services, Health Care Bill, Heritage Foundation, Internet Searches, Lachlan, Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Surrogates, Taxpayer Funds, Taxpayer Money, Washington Bureaucrats
Discussing reports yesterday that “[t]he Health and Human Services Department has signed a $20 million contract with a public-relations firm to highlight part of the Affordable Care Act,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor this morning to blast the Obama administration for spending taxpayer money to promote legislation most Americans disapprove of. “While […]
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 May 22, 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, Care Act, Center For Medicare And Medicaid, Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services, Competitive Bidding Process, Foundation Points, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Heritage Foundation, Lachlan, Markey, Medicare And Medicaid, Medicare Benefits, Medicare Medicaid, Porter Novelli, Pr Week, Preventive Benefits, Private Health Insurance, Public Affairs Office, Taxpayer Money
The Hill reports today, “The Health and Human Services Department has signed a $20 million contract with a public-relations firm to highlight part of the Affordable Care Act.” According to PR Week, which first reported on the contract, “‘The campaign will inform the American people about the many preventive benefits now available to those […]
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 17, 2011. Tags: Budget Surplus, Credit Rating, Creditworthiness, Economic Collapse, Economic Growth, Economic Turmoil, Financial Crisis, First Quarter, Free Markets, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Heritage Foundation, Liberalism, Market Success, Midst, Reflection, Tiny Baltic Republic, Trade Environment, Twenty Years, World Today
This from the website of the Heritage Foundation is useful for those looking for evidence to fight tax and spend liberalism and Krugmanism. It’s about Estonia – the tiny Baltic republic liberated nearly twenty years ago and one of the freest nations in the world today: In the midst of a world embroiled in economic […]
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 26, 2011. Tags: 10 Years, 12 Angry Men, Bad News, Buffoon, Democrats, Doubts, Freedomworks, Gang 12, Good Reason, Harry Reid, Heritage Foundation, Kibbe, Magic Formula, Proposal, Republican, Republicans, Senate, Shawn Hannity, Tax Increases, Trillion
And not one dime of the cuts is certain! Shawn Hannity is interviewing Speaker Boehner now. This plan is worse than I thought. FAR worse. Basically, Obama gets $1 Trillion immediately in exchange for a promised $24 Billion in cuts the first year. That’s it. $24 Billion. And a gang 12 – 6 Democrats 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 June 23, 2011. Tags: 30 Million, Domestic Politics, European Co, European Parliament, European Union, Heritage Foundation, Issa, Legal Person, Lobbyists, Local Taxes, Natural Person, Openness, Parliament, Recipient, S Committee, Sally, Security Reasons, Taxpayer Money, Transparency, World Bank
The official website of the European Parliament is reporting that the Union will seek deeper transparency “…aimed at increasing openness in the EU decision making process.” Good! I’d start with these items reported Special Report 92 for the Heritage Foundation written by Sally McMamara in the EU budget to attempt to influence our domestic policy: […]
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 June 4, 2011. Tags: 30 Million, Academic Institutions, Budget Lines, Bugbear, Corporations, Dirty Pool, European Integration, European Money, European Union, Europeans, Foreigners, Global Warming, Governmental Groups, Heinous Acts, Heritage Foundation, Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Million Dollars, Murderers, Natural Persons, Opposition To The Death Penalty, Proof, Propaganda, Research Grants, Security Policy, Social Agenda, Sums Of Money, Taxpayer Money, Taxpayers
I have said frequently that the European Union is NOT our friend. Here’s proof: The Heritage Foundation is reporting that the EU has given about $30 million dollars to US causes to influence our policies as to so-called “global warming”, opposition to the death penalty, and the International Criminal Court. Here’s some examples: However, according […]
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 February 1, 2011. Tags: Authorization Bill, Democrats, Desk, Faa, Federal Judge, Federal Judges, Heritage Foundation, Jim Demint, Momentum, Objection, Procedural Rules, Republican Senators, Second Reading, Senate Bill, Senate Version, Senator Mcconnell, Senator Reid, U S Senate, Uphill Battle, Vote Tomorrow
… as soon as tomorrow! The momentum is really picking up to stop this law. The Republican controlled house passed H.R. 2. just a few weeks into the 112th congress. Yesterday, Federal Judge Roger Vinson became the second federal judge to rule Obamacare as unconstitutional. In the U.S. Senate, Sen Jim DeMint was able to […]
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Posted on January 1, 2011. Tags: Age Of Uncertainty, American Thinker, Breitbart Tv, Bush Book, Congressional Agenda, Conservative News Sites, Fox News, Government Oversight, Heritage Foundation, Mainstream Media, Msnbc, New Virginia, New Years Eve, News Hound, Old Dominion, Political Journalist, Right News, Security Priorities, Tv Live Stream, War Situation
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 27, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Automatic Citizenship, Breitbart Tv, Communist Influence, Conservative News Sites, Drudge Report, End Of Life Planning, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, London Man, Maddow, Mainstream Media, Michael Vick, Mormon Temple, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Presidential History, Renaissance Man, Right News
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 19, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Breitbart Tv, Christmas Crooners, Clinton Era, Common School, Conservative News Sites, Dadt, Darkest Day, Drudge Report, Fox News, Healthcare Reform, Heritage Foundation, Mainstream Media, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Public Relations Nightmare, Right News, Russian Relations, Tour Bus Crash
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 18, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Armenian Genocide, Boyish Smile, Breitbart Tv, Bush Tax Cuts, Comeback Kid, Common School, Conservative News Sites, Drudge Report, Energy Subsidies, Gop Senator, Heritage Foundation, Mainstream Media, New Virginia, News Hound, O Rama, Old Dominion, Right News, Russian Relations, Sexy Gift
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 16, 2010. Tags: American Generals, American Thinker, Bumpy Ride, Bureau Chief, Common School, Conservative News Sites, Fox News, Google, Heritage Foundation, Mainstream Media, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Open Thread, Playing Politics, Right News, Senate Tax Bill, Sifting Through, Victors, War Film
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 15, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Apparent Suicide, Big Void, Bomb Blast, Breitbart Tv, Cancer Increases, Christmas Books, Common School, Conservative News Sites, Drudge Report, Fox News, Gay Fans, Heritage Foundation, Mainstream Media, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Racist Organization, Right News, Suicide Bombers
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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 7, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Conservative News Sites, Constitutional Authorization, Discrimination Claims, Energy Panel, Fox News, Grand Illusion, Heritage Foundation, Kathy Griffin, Last Pitch, Mainstream Media, Military Recruiters, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Relia, Right News, Sexual Predators, Stephen Colbert, University Professors
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, College Clubs, Conservative News Sites, Editorial Report, European Officials, Fox News, Gold Imports, Heritage Foundation, Mag Editor, Mainstream Media, Mirror Sites, New Virginia, News Hound, Old Dominion, Right News, Self Reliance, Thomas School, Time Mag, Tv Game Show, Wikileaks
New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. 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, […]
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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