Tag Archives: tea party
Lame Duck Begins – Will Congress Avoid The Fiscal Cliff?
Today the lame duck session of congress begins. This lame duck is somewhat more important than most. This lame duck has to do something about the so called fiscal cliff. What is the fiscal cliff? I could go into a … Continue reading
Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock Rape Comments Could Cost Republicans a Shot at the Senate
The Tea Party was once celebrated as Republicans’ best hope to take control of the government for the nation’s conservatives. This is hardly the case today, as Tea Party Republicans running for Senate will mostly lose to their Democratic opponents … Continue reading
Mourdock’s Rape Comment Just Another Example Of The Tea Party Being Taken Over By Social Conservative Zealots
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock made a controversial comment about rape in his last debate against Democrat Joe Donnelly. In the debate, Mourdock said, ”I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is … Continue reading
Todd Akin’s Legitimate Rape And The Tea Party
Tea Party backed Todd Akin, Republican candidate running for the Senate in Missouri, made a completely over the top claim over the weekend that had everyone talking. Akin, who is known for his staunch pro-life beliefs, stated that pregnancy is … Continue reading
Georgia T-SPLOST Today – Vote Now!
Today is primary day and that means Georgians get to go to the polls and decide a major issue for the people in metro Atlanta. The T-SPLOST vote is today and it should be a very tight race. The stakes … Continue reading
Georgia T-SPLOST Vote One Week Away
In one week, the people of metro Atlanta will go to the polls to decide on whether or not to initiate a 1 cent per dollar sales tax for 10 years to fund transportation projects in the metro Atlanta area. … Continue reading
T-SPLOST Early Voting Begins – A Sign Of Things To Come In November?
Early voting for the $8.4 billion dollar T-SPLOST transportation bill in the metro Atlanta region begins today. That means you have until July 31st, when the bill will go to the polls, to have your say as to whether or … Continue reading
Eurozone On The Brink Of Failure
The election of Francois Hollande in France was a turning point for the Eurozone and likely marks to beginning of the end of the great European experiment. Now without an ally to back her up, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has … Continue reading
Will Republicans Get Serious And Proposes Fundamental Tax Reform?
Congress is back to work and getting through some very important items on their agenda such as honoring Jack Nicklaus and Mark Twain. In the meantime House Republicans are strategizing as to how to go about tax reform before the … Continue reading
Election Results: How Did Republicans Lose The White House And The Senate? The Tea Party
Last night ended much quicker than I expected. Fox News was the first to call the reelection of President Obama when they called Ohio going to Obama. This caused much of a stir in their election coverage because Karl Rove … Continue reading →