GOP's first Tea Party Test

As the jockeying & partisan pandering for new leadership positions heats up in the GOP, who is now in charge thanks to the Tea Party Movement, one must wonder if they will now thumb their nose at the Tea Parties and continue with more of the same....

From ABC News --

Republicans are facing their own leadership struggles with Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite, challenging Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling for the job of House Republican Conference Chairman. The expectation is that Bachmann will fall short, but will the GOP leadership find a place -- even a symbolic one -- for the Tea Party? And, if they don't, will the roughly half of the 84 new GOP members of Congress who consider themselves Tea Partiers rebel?

ABC’s Rick Klein looks ahead to the unfolding drama within the party: “Republicans will face an early test of party unity in the spring, with a looming vote to raise the debt limit -- something many tea partiers oppose, even though a failure to pass such a measure would cause certain chaos in global markets and grind government functions to a halt. Other areas that could come up even sooner -- such as possible compromises on extending the Bush-era tax cuts and proposals to ban earmarks -- could pit tea partiers against veteran members who are more inclined to take more pragmatic stands in an era of divided governance. Republican leaders rightly point out that the new crop of members aren't strangers to them, personally or politically.

Top members of the GOP leadership campaigned for many of them and encouraged some of them to run; they have reached out to all of them in the days since Election Day. The presumptive House speaker, John Boehner, is signaling that the new crop will feel welcome in Washington.”

Will Boehner really extend a welcome mat or will he slam the door on the people who are responsible for him having the opportunity to be the next Speaker of the House?

1st Tea Party Patriots High School Club

From the Tea Party Patriots Facebook Page --

This is a piece submitted by Caleb Yee, founder of the first Tea Party Patriots High School Club.  The name of the group is called The A-Team Tea Party Club and they are in Hacienda Heights, CA.  They have done an incredible job. Go to their Facebook Page and check them out.  Leave comments of support..

FaceBook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/ATeamTeaPartyYouth?v=wall&ref=ts
Web Site: http://ateamyouth.org/

From Caleb:

Our story starts off with a group of high school students from Glen. A Wilson High School here in California hoping to not only make a difference in our youth but to make a difference in America . My name is Caleb Yee and I am part of the A-Team. We proud and humbled to say that we are the first high school Tea Party club in the country and our mission is to spread our youth movement across America like wildfire. Our main purpose is to inform, protect, and lead the American youth into a brighter future.

With a committed advisor and a group of conservative students we decided to tackle the problems facing America and show the youth that we need to get involved now in order to change it. We truly wondered on how our future would be like thirty, ten, or even a few years from now. With the gracious encouragement from the Tea Party Patriots and a group of other wonderful supporters across America , we felt confident enough to step into the realm of political activism.

We were clearly tired of students basing the GOP, the Tea Party Movement and conservative ideals off of liberally biased media stereotypes. We know that what is happening to country now would not only affect us, but also our future children and grandchildren as well. We wanted to bring back the cherished idea that American values are important and should be something we are proud of but also return to the ideals the Founding Fathers implemented in the Constitution.

We are still a fresh movement, the first of its kind and we still have a long and exciting journey ahead of us.  Our vision is clear:  We believe in fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets like America was intended to have.  We believe these principles are necessary in order for our country to be strong in the future.

 

We have a vision, a dream, a goal, and a mission to protect those ideals and the rights of Americans even though we cannot vote as minors. As we took the steps from making our dream become a reality, I realized that if a group of young adults in a Californian public high school can start this movement, then anybody can do the same anywhere in the United States of America.

We do not know yet the conflicts or opposition we may run into sooner or later, but we will carry on with the love, support, dreams, inspiration, and encouragement from Americans. We do not fear any attack from any critics because we know the truth and when you stand in the light of the truth nothing can tear you down.

I send this message out not only to the adults of America , but to the young patriots of America . You are not alone! Take a stand! Stand Up and carry on the torch of truth and courage.  I humbly ask all Americans to help support this movement by informing their children and grandchildren of our country’s history. To encourage them to educate themselves about what needs to be done in order to preserve the work our founding fathers laid out in order to secure our future. Like Ronald Reagan once said, “We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.”

We are waiting. Together we will win because victory is inevitable.Because we know that our states are united by a history being forgotten and a future we shall face together. We are the A-Team, and we send this message so that our nation’s past will always be remembered. For in these memories, we will strive towards Life, Liberty , and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Hire Nancy Pelosi!

After suffering an electoral beat down of historic proportions and a complete rebuke of her progressive policies, soon to be former Speaker of the House Ninny Pelosi is angling to be Minority Leader of the Democrat Party.

We've taken away her gavel.... maybe we should let her keep her broom and bewitching power over the winged-monkeys progressives left in the Democrat Party as it will serve as a reminder of all the hard work we still have left to do...

From The Examiner --

Republicans that recently gave President and the Democrats a beating on November 2, 2010 are gleeful that Nancy Pelosi, who led 60 plus liberal members of the U.S. House of Representatives over the cliff, may soon be the Minority Leader.  The chant and banners are "Hire Pelosi" so she can be the symbol of voters who have rejected almost every bill forced through the house by her.

The latest polls show that Pelosi is favored by 8% of Independents who have become an important segment of the voting population. She has come to be the face of the worst part of the Democratic Party and still she has so much control that she may easily win the spot, even if challenged by a few Democrats who are realistically facing their own demise in 2012 under her leadership.

Radio Host Mark Levin Cleared on FEC Complaint

Score one for the "Great One" - Mark Levin! 

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) made public its actions in six election law enforcement cases, including one that accused radio talk show host Mark Levin of violating federal law by urging listeners to make contributions to the campaign of Scott Brown in the special Massachusetts senatorial election.

The FEC determined that Citadel Broadcasting Corp. and host Mark Levin were immune from prosecution because the federal law exempts the news media from its prohibition against corporate spending in federal elections. This expands earlier FEC rulings that have held the exemption applies to news media activity that is normal and customary.

Levin, who calls most other radio show hosts 'Back-Benchers' - Glenn Beck included - is commonly referred to as the "Great One" by Sean Hannity & Rush Limbaugh. More often than not you will hear the morning and daytime conservative radio entertainers repeating things heard on Levin's broadcasts the night before.

Besides his brilliant mind and colorful commentary, Mark Levin is the author of "Liberty & Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" and "Men in Black: How the Supreme Court is Destroying America."

During President Reagan's years in office, Levin was an advisor to several Cabinet members, Chief of Staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese, Deputy Asst. Secretary for Elementary & Secondary Education with the Dept. of Education and Deputy Solicitor for the Dept. of Interior.

Are you wondering why Mark Levin would be a specific target and other radio hosts who did the same aren't? It may be because along with being a nationally syndicated radio host & best-selling book author, Levin is President of the Landmark Legal Foundation.  

The Landmark Legal Foundation is a legal advocacy group focused on protecting individual rights, challenging the scope and authority of government, defending free enterprise, and exposing teachers' union fraud. The Legal Landmark Foundation has fought court battles against the National Education Association, the Democratic National Committee, the AFL-CIO, Emily's List, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to name a few.

Most recently the Landmark Legal Foundation has filed Amicus Curiae Briefs (Friend of the Court) in several high profile lawsuits by states against the federal government. 

One being in opposition of the Motion To Dismiss filed by the Dept. of Health & Human Services in the lawsuit brought forth by the State of Virginia challenging the Constitutionality of the forced health insurance mandate in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). The Motion To Dismiss was rejected and the case was allowed to proceed. The other is in support of Arizona's Immigration Law Appeal.  

So you can say Mark Levin is a major "Pain in the A**" for the progressive & liberal movement as a whole! As Levin says... "That's right - there I said it!"

You can listen to free audio replays of the Mark Levin Show by clicking here.

Cost of prescriptions to go up under Affordable Care Act

A misleading report from the Dept. of Health & Human Services claims that the average Medicare beneficiary will save $3,500 a year in out-of-pocket health care costs under the Affordable Care Act.

But a report issued by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office asserts that the Affordable Care Act will allow pharmaceutical companies to increase their prices for drugs that are purchased through Medicare.

So they give you a nickel while they are stealing dollars out of your back pocket!

2010 Election Results

Patriots.... November 2nd came and we met the challenge head on!  On both fronts, national & statewide, you can be proud of your hard efforts as we work to restore Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and support of the Free Markets.

Picking up a minimum of 60 House seats (9 still undecided at time of this posting) guarantees Nancy Pelosi will no longer be Speaker of the House! Here in OH, we knocked out 5 Nancy Pelosi puppets from their Congressional seats;

• District 1; Challenger Steve Chabot (R) beat incumbent Steve Driehaus (D) 52% to 45%
• District 6; Challenger Bill Johnson (R) unseated incumbent Charlie Wilson (D) 50% to 45%
• District 15; Challenger Steve Stivers (R) destroyed incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy (D) 54% to 40%
• District 16; Challenger Jim Renacci (R) bested incumbent John Boccieri (D) 52% to 41%
• District 18; Challenger Bob Gibbs (R) trounced incumbent Zack Space (D) 54% to 40%

Rob Portman (R) handily defeated Lt. Governor Lee Fisher for the seat of retiring Senator George Voinovich with 57% to 39%.

In a total takeover of Ohio, the Republicans took every State Office AND won back control of the OH House. Hopefully, presumed to be the next OH House Speaker, Bill Batchelder will be a better leader in the majority than he was as minority leader.

But these newly elected officials must understand this election was not about getting Republicans elected to office as much as it was about getting rid if big spending, big government loving politicians who failed and refused to hear the American public.  They must realize, should they fail to do what they were elected to do -- they too can be replaced.

Failing to "Turn Around Ohio", Ted Strickland was defeated by John Kasich in a hard fought Governor's race. Though it appeared this race should have been a no-brainer, it went down to the wire with Kasich ultimately prevailing over Strickland 49% to 47%.

In the race for OH Attorney General, Mike DeWine (R) carried the day with a slim defeat of incumbent OH AG Dick Cordray (D) 48% to 46%. This race was critical in our fight against Obamacare being repealed. (We will explain why in a later post).

Thwarting the efforts of George Soro's plan to take over the Secretary of State offices, John Husted (R) delivered a crushing blow with a 54% to 40% victory over Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D) for outgoing Democrat incumbent Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's seat.

In a mud-slinging contest by both sides, OH Rep. Josh Mandell (R) beat out incumbent Kevin Boyce (D) for State Treasurer 55% to 40% and Dave Yost (R) beat David Peppers (D) 50% to 45% for the open State Auditor seat.

While we congratulate the winners, and we will be sending them a message that, "we will be watching you as close as we did the Democrats you defeated," we offer a patriotic tip of a Tri-Corner Hat to the candidates who were unsuccessful in their bids to stop the big government and out-of-control spending incumbents.  We offer the advice of -- run again!  Do not waste the personal investment and hard work of your volunteers.

For a current election map with the results of all the Congress, Senate & Governor races in the U.S. click here. For vote totals & results in Ohio, click here.

Michelle Bachmann 1 / Chris Matthews 0

Chris Matthews and fellow talking onion heads on MSNBC (MSLSD) interviewed Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann after last nights historic over taking of the House by winning at least 58 seats (11 still undecided at the time of this posting). 

Matthews takes a shot a Bachmann asking if she is hypnotized as she stays on message and doesn't take his baited questions.  Bachmann then shoots back that while many in America are thrilled over this victory, Matthews may not feel so "tingly" right now...