Tag Archive | Seniors
Posted on April 13, 2014. Tags: government, kids, Ron Paul, Seniors
In 2006 I attended a Tea Party rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, put on by Curtis Wright and Freedom Works. My wife and I were the only 20-somethings in the audience. There did seem to be a larger 40-somethings presence than what I have seen since then, but the majority of the audience were Seniors. […]
Graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also studied economics and political science at George Mason.
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Posted on October 19, 2012. Tags: Age Groups, Crowd, Gap, Gender Gap, Leads, Little Good News, Men And Women, Nod, Point Advantage, Presidential Debates, Rasmussen Poll, Romney, Seniors, Swing State, Virginia Voters, Vp Debate
Rasmussen has just released a poll of Virginia Voters and Romney now leads Obama in this swing state by 3 points, 50% to 47%. The poll of 750 likely voters was taken on October 18, 2012 and reflects both presidential debates to date as well as the VP debate. One significant finding in this poll is that […]
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, 2012. Tags: Age Group, Dead Heat, Democrat, Democrats, Demographics, Favorable Option, Females, George Allen, Interesting Numbers, Mainstream Media, New Poll, Old Crowd, Poll Finds That, Republican George, Republican Women, Republicans, Seniors, Tim Kaine, Unfavorable Responses, Virginia Senate Race
Rasmussen came out today with a new poll of 500 likely voters that shows the Virginia Senate race between Republican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine dead even at 45% each. But there are some very interesting numbers in the poll that might come as a bit of a surprise if you pay attention to 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 August 15, 2012. Tags: Amp, August 15, Cbs, Cbs This Morning, Denver Colorado, Federal Takeover, Medicare, Medicare Trust Fund, Mitt Romney, Obama, Pathway, Paul Ryan, Romney Mitt, Seniors, Vice President
“My commitment is, if I become President, I’m going to restore that $716 billion to the Medicare trust fund so that current seniors can know that the trust fund is not being raided and get Medicare on track to be solvent long-term on a permanent basis.” – Mitt Romney CBS This Morning CBS August […]
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 28, 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, Alexandria Va, American History, American Taxpayers, Care Act, Congress, Dissemination Of Information, Economy, Freedom Bus Tour, Health Care Law, Healthcare Reform, Medicare, Medicare Cuts, Partisan Organization, President David, Seniors, Supreme Court, Tax Increases, Tpa, Trillion
Alexandria, Va. – Taxpayers Protection Alliance president David Williams today released the below statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act. “Obamacare today became the largest tax increase in American history. The health care law has nearly doubled in cost from $940 billion to $1.76 trillion and taxpayers deserve nothing less than full repeal […]
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 4, 2012. Tags: 3 Years, Bob Shannon, Campaign Theme, Days News, Democratic Senate Candidate, Dismal Record, Energy Policy, Fall Elections, Medicare, Narrow Majority, Radar Screen, Republican Candidates, Republicans, Roanoke, Senate Candidates, Seniors, Social Safety, Social Security, Tim Kaine, U S Senate
This post was written by Bob Shannon The performances of the Republican U.S. Senate Candidates was widely reported without much news being made, the candidates stuck very close to their platforms. E. W Jackson was to have scored some points with his impassioned and fiery delivery. Outside that one note it was not far off […]
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 17, 2012. Tags: Beneficiaries, Board Of Supervisors, Bob Shannon, Choices, Citizens, Conservatives, Dollar, John Taylor, Medical Expenses, Notion, Philosophy, Public Perception, Puzzles, Remedy, Sacrifices, Seniors, Status Quo, To Tell The Truth, Virginia Policy
This post was written by Bob Shannon of King William, Va. When John Taylor of Virginia Policy Institute spoke at our meeting in March he explained how the word “Conservative” had been redefined . Today’s “conservative” believes if government is kept in check at current levels the goal of that philosophy has been met. Fueling […]
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 27, 2010. Tags: American Thinker, Fitzgibbons, George W Bush, George W Bush Speechwriter, Members, Michael Gerson, Nonsense, Republican Party, Republicans, Scare Tactics, Seniors, Social Security, Tea Party, Truth, Vote
Mark Fitzgibbons has a great post on American Thinker called ‘Compassionate’ nonsense aimed at the Tea Party that calls out George W. Bush Speechwriter Michael Gerson for using anti-Tea Party scare tactics about Social Security. I especially loved the line: Hold on seniors. Vote for establishment Republicans or those radical Tea Partiers will steal your […]
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 26, 2010. Tags: Ace, College Degree, College Dropouts, College Graduate, Colleges And Universities, Conservative Principles, Course Material, Critical Thinking, Degree Graduate, Diploma, Diplomas, First Option, Ged, Graduate Degree, Graduate Level Work, Measures, Pilot Program, Requisite Number, Seniors, Virginians
This is a fascinating article about the possibility of a GED for college dropouts. Chad Aldeman for The Quick and the ED has a great idea: General diplomas for certain students. Here’s his conclusion: The first option would be to follow the GED model. Some respected organization, like ACE, would draw up a set of […]
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 March 18, 2010. Tags: Cbo, Democrat Leaders, Dollar Health, Health Care Reform, House Democrats, Medicare, Medicare Cuts, Mitch Mcconnell, Pelosi, Recession, Senate Bill, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Mcconnell, Seniors, Sweetheart Deals, Trillion, Trillions, U S Senate, Washington Democrats
‘Taking a bill that House Democrats are too embarrassed to vote on, adding more than $150 billion in new taxes and slashing $60 billion more from our seniors’ Medicare and keeping sweetheart deals may make some Washington Democrats ‘giddy,’ but it’s not reform’ About Tom WhiteTom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency […]
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 29, 2009. Tags: Acorn, Delegate, Email, Executive Branch, Jody Wagner, Lawmaker, Legislative Branch, O Bannon, Personal Info, Revelations, Seniors, Shortfall, State Government, State Tax Refund, State Tax Refunds, Tax Return, Tim Kaine, Tom Shields, Ummm, Va Dept Of Taxation
Recently, a self professed supporter of Democrat Tom Shields has been posting some rather curious comments on several of my posts concerning Shields and his ties to Acorn. He goes by the name Alter of Freedom and that is apparently the name of his blog. Some of his comments give details of the results 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 August 23, 2009. Tags: Cap, Cost Of Living Adjustment, Energy Prices, George W Bush, Heating And Cooling, Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Prescription Drug Benefit, Prescription Medications, Senior Citizens, Seniors, Social Security, Social Security Administration, Social Security Checks, Social Security Payments, taxes
The Obama Social Security Administration Trustees say there will be no Cost Of Living Adjustment next year, or the following year. This has not happened since 1975 when the COLA were made automatic. Due to an increase in the cost of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Senior Citizens will see their monthly check actually go […]
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 12, 2009. Tags: Aarp, Bus Plan, Congress, Disinformation, Elderly Care, Elderly Health, Granny, Health Care Plan, Health Care Reform, Health Plan, Legislators, Major Health, Medicare, Medicare Benefits, Medicare Sort, Novel Idea, Proposal, Reform Bills, Seniors
The Throw Granny Under The Bus Plan Overall public support for President Obama’s Health Care proposal is dropping like a rock as people read and understand what it contains. The President says there is a lot of disinformation out there, then proves it by lying about support from the AARP. “We have the AARP 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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