Archive for December, 2010
A year ago I wrote this…
Below is a post I wrote last New Year’s Eve over at Redstate. The Spartanburg Tea Party didn’t exist this time last year, and I occasionally posted some thoughts at that site. Still do, actually. I do remember the despair I felt as I wrote it. It was just a week after the traitorous health [...]
December 30, 2010
Posted in: Tea Party 
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How Many People in NYC have Public Sector Unions killed?
That’s the question raised at the Sundries Shack blog regarding the recent lack of efficiency in clearing the streets of New York City during the recent snow storms. Selfish Sanitation Department bosses from the snow-slammed outer boroughs ordered their drivers to snarl the blizzard cleanup to protest budget cuts — a disastrous move that turned [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: NYC Snow, union sabotage Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Republicans vow war on red tape
Louis Peck, writing at The Fiscal Times, has an even more in-depth article about the use of the Congressional Review Act. If I thought that Congress had the spine to follow through, I’d be sorta encouraged. The fact that the article quotes Jim DeMint quite a bit spurs that encouragement. One of the things I’ve [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: Congressional Review Act Posted in: Congressional, National No Comments
RNC Chair Debate Monday at 1 PM *WATCH ONLINE*
Americans for Tax Reform and The Daily Caller are co-hosting a debate Monday January 3 for the RNC Chairman candidates. The debate begins at 1 PM and will be streamed online. You can watch at the link above, and also at The Daily Caller site. Former Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis, former Bush administration official [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: Americans for Tax Reform, RNC Chair Debate, The Daily Caller Posted in: National No Comments
New House Rules end Official Commendations
Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times reports that the House Republicans are planning a rules change that would end most commending resolutions, saving time and money. Take a look at the article … I’m talking to YOU SC Legislature!
December 30, 2010
Tags: official commendations Posted in: Tax/Budget/Spending No Comments
Guardians of Liberty and the Siege of DC
The Guardians of Liberty have plans for a prolonged, rotating siege of DC. I don’t know anything about this organization, so I leave it to you to visit their website and make your own determination. They plan to stay in DC, walking the halls and visiting Congress, and also encourage similar visits to local offices, [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: Guardians of Liberty, Siege of DC Posted in: National One Comment
Congressional Review Act
The Wall Street Journal has an article detailing how the Congressional Review Act may be in use when the 112th Congress convenes. Basically, the Congressional Review Act allows Congress to overturn regulatory agency orders with simple majority, for example, FCC, EPA, FDA, CMS orders. This article speaks specifically to the recent FCC actions … The [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: Congressional Review Act Posted in: Congressional, National One Comment
Nullifying Obamacare
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard writes an article about the use of the interstate compact/health care compact to overcome Obamacare. Tea Party Patriots is actively pursuing this issue, and I’m keeping my eye/ear on it as well (I attend the weekly conference calls put on by the Tea Party Patriots, and I know tea [...]
December 29, 2010
Tags: health care compact Posted in: Health Care One Comment
Rep Jenkins to introduce “End the Lame Duck Act”
In a brief article at Slate.com, Dave Weigel points out that Rep. Lynn Jenkins tweeted: I will re-introduce the End the Lame Duck Act to prevent power grabs as we’ve seen at the end of this session. Congress … make it happen.
December 29, 2010
Tags: lame duck, Rep Lynn Jenkins Posted in: Congressional 2 Comments
Senator Lee Bright to introduce gun rights bill
Jason Spencer writing at the Spartanburg Herald Journal reports that Lee Bright … … has prefiled legislation that would make a firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition that is commercially or privately manufactured in South Carolina and does not leave this state exempt from federal regulation, including registration. This is similar to the Montana law, which [...]
December 27, 2010
Tags: gun rights, Lee Bright Posted in: 1stAmend/2ndAmend One Comment
