The Department of Homeland Security apparently pushed out it’s report “Right-wing Extremists” despite objections from their internal civil liberties watchdogs: Homeland Security Department officials disregarded warnings from their internal civil liberties watchdogs before releasing a security assessment of “right-wing extremism” that had Secretary Janet Napolitano apologizing to veterans Thursday. A spokeswoman confirmed that the department’s […]
Politics
Only 5 Connecticut Residents Donated to Dodd
Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he’s apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash… Only $4,250 of $604,745 raised during the first three months of 2009 by Chris Dodd for 2010 his re-election campaign came from Connecticut residents: Sen. Chris Dodd appears to […]
Thousands Attend Tea Parties Around Connecticut and the Nation
Unfortunately work and family commitments kept from attending one of the Connecticut Tax Day Tea Parties yesterday… From what I’ve read they were hugely successful not just in Connecticut but nation wide. A couple things… First this video or one like it has been making the rounds on blogs, I’m not going to comment on […]
Environmentalists: ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Is Designed to Drive up Energy Costs and Redistribute Wealth
From CNSNews.com: President Obama’s “cap and trade” plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is specifically designed to drive up energy prices and redistribute wealth, according to a coalition of environmental, union, and liberal activist groups that is pushing for Congress to enact the proposal this year. The plan would also redistribute wealth by taking revenue […]
Are You a Rightwing Extremist?
There’s been a great deal of buzz on conservative blogs and talk radio about this Department of Homeland Security report on rightwing extremism. I’m not going spend a lot of time deconstructing the report or pointing out it’s faults, Moe Lane, Michelle Malkin, Ed Morrissey & Roger Hedgecock have already done that. The report provides […]
News of the Rebellion: Greenwich Tea Party
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tax Day Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven, Norwich and now Greenwich: Greenwich Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Greenwich Town Hall, Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT Website: Greenwich Tax Day Tea Party […]
Chris Dodd’s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows
The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)… The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd’s new 33 percent rating, a dip from 49 percent […]
Dianne Feinstein Opposed to the Card Check Bill?
Yesterday The Hill reported Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told capitol hill reporters that she was skeptical of the so called “Card Check” bill making it’s way through congress. Although she stopped short of saying she was opposed to the Card Check or Employee Free Choice Act her remarks are sure to give cover to dissident Democrats […]
News of the Rebellion: Connecticut Tea Parties
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven or Norwich: Hartford Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: State Capitol (North Steps), Hartford, CT Website: taxdayteaparty.com or hartfordteaparty.org New Haven Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, […]
Holder Overrules DOJ Ruling Saying D.C. Vote Bill Is Unconstitutional
The Washington Post reports in today’s edition that Attorney General Eric Holder overruled lawyers in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel who ruled that the DC voting rights bill violates the Constitution: Justice Department lawyers concluded in an unpublished opinion earlier this year that the historic D.C. voting rights bill pending in Congress is […]
Paul Ryan: The GOP’s Alternative Budget
Paul Ryan the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee lays out the GOP’s alternative budget proposal in an Op Ed in Today’s Wall Street Journal: Here’s an outline of what we propose: – Deficits/Debt. The Republican budget achieves lower deficits than the Democratic plan in every year, and by 2019 yields half the deficit […]
Holy Crap: $12.8 Trillion Spent, Lent or Committed???
From Bloomberg News: March 31 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, an amount that approaches the value of everything produced in the country last year, to stem the longest recession since the 1930s. New pledges from the Fed, the Treasury Department and the Federal Deposit […]
NY-20 House Race Too Close to Call
I’m not going to spend a lot of time rehashing the race the… I didn’t follow it that closely so I’ll defer to Ed Morrissey on what went wrong and what it all means. The quick and dirty version is this… As of 2:00 p.m. this afternoon just 25 votes, out of more than 154,000 […]
Reminder: Stamford Tea Party
“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” -Thomas Jefferson Unfortunately, I can’t make it but if you can join party and make your voice heard: Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Stamford, CT @ 96 […]
John Larson: Government Should Compel Consumers to Use Alternative Energy
From CNSNews.com: Government policy should be crafted to raise the price of carbon-emitting energy sources so consumers are compelled to choose alternative energy, House Democratic Conference Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) told CNSNews.com on Thursday. Larson agreed that such a policy would likely result in higher electricity prices for consumers but said this is needed to […]