Saturday Night House Ram Down

Open up and say,“Ah!” Or we’ll do it for you.
While many of their constituents were undoubtedly asleep, late into the night in a rare Saturday session, the House narrowly passed the healthcare bill by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Ahn Cao, contributed to the yeas. Two others came from the Democratic seats picked [...]

AstroTurf Mobster

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. . .

Obamacare Town Hall Turned TEA Party

Claire McCaskill, Missouri’s junior Senator, Democrat and Obama supporter held a town hall meeting at Forest Park Community College in St. Louis on Monday, July 27th. Ms. McCaskill was not in attendance but rather sent staffers to speak for her. It was reported that the plan was to populate the meeting with supporters of McCaskill [...]