Archive for January, 2011

A reminder of the importance of Scott Brown

and in the back of my mind I think Jim DeMint had a hand in this … please remind me if you can. RedMassGroup would like to remind us of the role that Massachusetts voters played in today’s Federal Judge’s ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional… On January 19, 2010 the citizens of Massachusetts sent Congress [...]

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Newt for Nothing

When AL Freakin’ GORE is better on an issue than a potential GOP Presidential candidate … it’s time for said candidate to take a hike. Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com points out this WSJ article in which Newt Gingrich blasted for his stance on ethanol … Ethanol! which Al Gore has even admitted is a Bad [...]

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Judge Vinson waves to the Tea Party

thanks to @JimPethokoukis for pointing this out! From page 42 of the HC ruling: Page 42 of 78 It would be a radical departure from existing case law to hold that Congresscan regulate inactivity under the Commerce Clause. If it has the power to compelan otherwise passive individual into a commercial transaction with a third [...]

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Florida Judge Rules Obamacare UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Brian O’Connor brings us the bottom line on a story that will have TONS of links to it by day’s end. Voided. A ruling in the 26 state Obamacare lawsuit is in, And it is not good news for President Obama. Much like in the Virginia decision, the judge ruled the Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, But [...]

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Yucca Mountain in the news

Tennille Tracy at WSJ reports on some recent Yucca Mountain developments. President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address listed nuclear power among the “clean energy” technologies the government should promote. But the proposal to develop a permanent nuclear-waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain, about 100 miles from Las Vegas, faces strong opposition [...]

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Allen West: Know Him, Love Him

This video, by Shark Tank Media, wins the Internets today:

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GOP Assault on Fannie/Freddie

Amanda Carey at The Daily Caller writes … Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are planning to hold a hearing on February 9 to begin tackling reform of government sponsored enterprises (GSE) like mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The hearing will be the first in a long series of investigations by Republicans to fix [...]

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Spartanburg Tea Party on Facebook

Ah the ways of the Internet … sorts out people into types … some of us are “email peeps”, some (like me) are “Twitter tweeps”, some are all about the RSS feeds, and some are “Facebook folks”. The Spartanburg Tea Party DOES have a Facebook page in case that’s how you choose to get your [...]

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South Carolina Economic Summit

From our friend Talbert Black comes this invitation to attend the South Carolina Economic Summit, February 7 and 8 in Columbia at 5:30 PM. Speakers will be Dr. Larry Parks and Dr. Edwin Vieira. Talbert encourages us to ask our legislators to attend with us! Please visit this link for more information on the summit [...]

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Constitution Class: January 29 Open Thread

I was thrilled to join so many patriots on Saturday morning to get together for a study class on the Constitution! We had 68 people present, we sold out all 70 “The 5,000 Year Leap” books that I had pre-purchased, and the feedback was very positive! Thanks to everyone who assisted in getting that class [...]

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