Roughly 300 Connecticut residents attended a modern day “Boston Tea Party” in Woodbury’s Washington Park this morning. Here’s a few pictures from the rally:
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Reminder: Woodbury Tea Party
“It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom and liberty in the minds of men.” -Samuel Adams Just a reminder to readers I’ll be covering the Woodbury Tea Party tomorrow morning. The rally kicks off at 11:00 a.m. in Kennedy Park at the the […]
John McCain: 9-11 Hijackers Entered U.S. From Canada
Oh jeez… First it was Janet Napolitano now it’s John McCain repeating a the highly dubious claim that the 9-11 hijackers entered the United Sates through Canada: What’s up with Arizona politicians? Arizona Sen. John McCain made the dubious claim Friday that Sept. 11 hijackers entered the United States through Canada — just days after […]
Poll Question: How Would You Rate Barack Obama’s First 100 Days?
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Is April 21, 2009 The Day Bipartisanship Died?
There’s no doubt that our political process has become poised by hyper partisan rhetoric but so far we have resisted the temptation of criminalizing policy differences. That all changed on April 21, 2009 when Pres. Barack Obama suggested that Bush Administration lawyers who advised the CIA on the law and interrogation practices may subjected to […]
Gaffestastic: Napolitano Strikes Again
The hits just keep coming… This time it’s Canadians who are wondering how an idiot like Janet Napolitano got the job of Homeland Security Secretary: A diplomatic skirmish has broken out over suggestions by Janet Napolitano, the U. S. homeland security secretary, that terrorists have routinely entered the United States through Canada, including the perpetrators […]
Pelosi Knew About Harman Wiretap
Roll Call is reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed about the NSA wiretap’s that caught Rep. Jane Harman discussing a possible deal with supporters of two former AIPAC lobbyists charged with espionage: The National Security Agency briefed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “a few years ago” that they had wiretapped Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), […]
Minuteman Founder To Challange John McCain
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder Chris Simcox is expected to announce today that he will challenge Arizona Sen. John McCain in a Republican primary in 201o: PHOENIX — The co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona will challenge Sen. John McCain in the 2010 Republican primary. Chris Simcox — who rose seven years […]
Idiot: Janet Napolitano Doesn’t Know The Law Her Agency is Supposed to Enforce
Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is without a doubt the biggest idiot in Washington. Her remarks on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday demonstrates she has no clue about the laws her agency is supposed to enforce: KING: A lot of Democrats in Congress want to you investigate [Joe Arpaio]. They think […]
Dianne Feinstein Routed Government Money to Husband’s Firm
The Washington Times is reporting today that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) took unusual steps to route route taxpayer dollars to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. which had just awarded her husband’s firm a lucrative contract: On the day the new Congress convened this year, Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to route $25 billion in taxpayer […]
Rep. Harman Seeks Release of AIPAC Transcripts
Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to release transcripts of her recorded phone conversations: WASHINGTON – Rep. Jane Harman asked the Justice Department to release transcripts of her recorded conversations following published reports she was caught on tape agreeing to seek leniency for two pro-Israeli lobbyists under investigation for espionage. In […]
Chris Dodd Taps Wall Street for Campaign Cash
I wrote about Sen. Dodd’s dismal in-state campaign fund raising efforts on Friday, today, thanks to the Associated Press we know much more those efforts. Sen. Dodd raised a total of $608,995 from individuals during the first quarter, only $4,250 came from Connecticut residents. The other $604,745 came from executives at companies such as Citigroup, […]
Caught on Tape: Jane Harman & AIPAC
If even half of what’s alleged in this Congressional Quarterly report is true Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and former attorney general Alberto Gonzales have a lot explaining to do: Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that […]
Figures on Government Spending and Debt
FYI: Total public debt subject to limit April 16 11,125,587 Statutory debt limit 12,104,000 Total public debt outstanding April 16 11,183,899 Operating balance April 16 257,351 Interest fiscal year 2009 thru February 148,762 Interest same period 2008 198,518 Deficit fiscal year 2009 thru February 764,525 Deficit same period 2008 264,541 Receipts fiscal year 2009 thru […]
Tea Party Impact: Connecticut Republicans Introduce No Tax-Increase Budget
Republican legislators in Connecticut yesterday introduced a no tax-increase budget proposal… According to State Rep. Larry Cafero (R-Minority Leader), the Tax Day Tea Parties held around the state sent a very clear message “What was, sort of, symbolized by the demonstrations yesterday in Hartford, and all over, is, people are saying, ‘We can’t afford our […]