Category: Congress

The Tea Party Challenge

Last Saturday, upwards of 200,000 people left the comfort of their homes to come to Washington, to make a statement to their elected representatives:

“We want you to shrink the size of our bloated government.  We don’t want it increased, not for health care, the environment, education, art, farmers, saving the children, world peace or a thousand and one other excuses that politicians have used over the last century to increase the size of the federal government to the point that it has crippled the free market and the ability of taxpayers to provide for themselves.

“In other words, we want you to do less, not more!” Continue reading “The Tea Party Challenge” →

Forget the Swamp: Drain the Cesspool in New York!

On Tuesday, President Obama encouraged school children to “wash their hands.”   Now he should tell Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to follow his example and do the same.

The president took advantage of the long Labor Day weekend to wash his hands of his most embarrassing political appointment, Green Czar Van Jones.  Jones supposedly made the decision to resign on his own, but he was forced to walk the plank.   Technically, he didn’t have to jump.  He could have stayed on his perch and be run through with a sword – the sword or swim with the sharks.  Jones chose to swim.

Now it’s Pelosi’s turn to feed one of her own to the sharks, New York Congressman Charlie Rangel.  If she doesn’t, her promise to “drain the swamp” will be turned into a campaign ad that can and should be used to drain Congress of every Democrat in leadership.  Continue reading “Forget the Swamp: Drain the Cesspool in New York!” →

How Jilted GOP can win back the Voters

The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a government program. Coming in a close second is the congressional incumbent.

He or she could be a complete nincompoop but, once in office, a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate has a staff that is tasked with carving out pork barrel projects to send back home so their member of Congress can say to the voters, “Look what I’ve done for you!” Continue reading “How Jilted GOP can win back the Voters” →

Senate put on Tea Bag Alert

A warning went out earlier this month from the Sergeant at Arms to Chiefs of Staff, Staff Directors, Administrative Managers and Chief Clerks in the United States Senate. It was short and to the point.

Suspicious Characteristics Mailing (Tea Bags)

The Senate Post Office has recently seen an influx of envelopes containing tea bags addressed to Senate offices. The envelopes have been irradiated, X-rayed, opened and tested by the Senate Post Office and have been cleared and deemed safe for delivery. However, it is possible some of the envelopes may have loose tea inside.

If you have any questions or concerns about this mailing
you may contact the United States Capitol Police Threats Assessment Section at 4-1495.

Yes, thanks to your efforts the Senate has been put on a tea bag alert! Continue reading “Senate put on Tea Bag Alert” →

After the Tea Party

Congratulations to all who participated in the nation-wide tea party protests.

Yes, you were heard, but in order to have a lasting effect, there must be a follow through.

If there had been no follow through after the 1773 protest in Boston Harbor –  no addition protests, no convening of the First Continental Congress, no Revolutionary War – there would be no United States of America. Continue reading “After the Tea Party” →

The Marriage of China and the U.S. (Till Debt do us Part)

It’s like a bad marriage.  The U.S. and China are tied to each other in more than a trillion ways.  For the time being, both endure this partnership for the sake of their dependents and their own well-being.

The two countries will make nice today at the World Economic Summit in London.  They will smile at each other through clenched teeth, but the dislike and distrust between the two are painfully obvious.   They fool no one. Continue reading “The Marriage of China and the U.S. (Till Debt do us Part)” →

The Bernie Madoffs in Congress (Is one representing you?)

Everyone hates Bernie Madoff.  He is the new face of what’s wrong in America.  He has been called an evil monster but, according to his victims, these words are inadequate.

You have to hand it to Madoff.  He lived large – no, huge – off this Ponzi scheme.  It was great while it lasted and no one, including Madoff, thought it would go on as long as it did Continue reading “The Bernie Madoffs in Congress (Is one representing you?)” →

Senate Surgeon takes Scalpel to Stimulus

Just when you thought it was impossible to stop the Obama Administration and Congress from going on an uncontrolled spending spree with our tax dollars, a lowly junior senator with no political aspirations has stepped up to defend us.

While Republicans have offered an alternate to the so-called economic stimulus bill that has zero chance of being enacted, and the infamous gang of 14 moderates (some say 20) is meeting to come up with a pork-lite compromise, Tom Coburn, the only practicing doctor in the United States Senate, is doing what he does best, taking a scalpel to the massive bill in an effort to carve it down to size.

You might say that Dr. Coburn is preforming a spendingectomy. Continue reading “Senate Surgeon takes Scalpel to Stimulus” →

The Grinch who stole Prosperity

There she stands like a queen looking down on her subjects from the steps of her summer palace in San Francisco in her designer suits and her $300 haircut. Her aging skin is pulled tight from the latest nip and tuck from the royal cosmetic surgeon. If you look closely, that plastic smile has a hint of a sneer.

I couldn’t applaud when Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Just knowing that she is now third in line to the presidency makes my blood run cold. Continue reading “The Grinch who stole Prosperity” →