Sunday, August 1, 2010

AstroTurf Mobster

August 8, 2009 by swilliams  
Filed under Profiles in Conservatism

I grew up with a very ethnic surname – you know the kind of name always used for the Mafia hit man in the movies. So I am used to being suspected of being a relative of some “godfather.” But now the U.S. Government has declared that I am a member of a MOB! And I have AstroTurf growing under my feet! And my clothes are from Brooks Brothers!

Lord Almighty, is this what the American voters wanted when they voted for Hope and Change? An outright assault on the citizenry? The same citizenry that goes to work every day (well not so much anymore), starts the small businesses that employ other Americans, and provides the revenue to fuel the economy? The people who bought houses that they could afford and paid their mortgages. The people who attend church on Sunday and contribute to charities. People who believe that compassion is to be nurtured but personal responsibility is to be revered.

I attended Tea Parties this year, on April 15th and July 4th, and I saw the wonder of a real grass roots movement of everyday Americans: elderly folks, families with kids, college kids, middle age couples, all who carried flags and home made signs of protest for a government out of control and spending money that does not exist, taking over private corporations and destroying free markets, ignoring the will of the People. . .

We are Not Mad Conservatives, We are Disillusioned People

May 13, 2009 by cgrant  
Filed under Profiles in Conservatism

By Carmen Grant
The Tea Party Movement is not strictly a conservative agenda movement. It is a movement against increased taxation and wasteful spending. There are many democrats that voted for Obama and support Pelosi who are equally as disgusted with the increase in spending and increase in taxation on the wealthy that is unfair. Perhaps [...]