Category Archives: Tea Party

Social Security Invades the Family, 1939

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I am trying to educate myself on some of these things, in a detailed way.  I am seeking clarity on bouncaries, and I think I found the source of problems with Social Security.  If we allow for the fact that the government is going to run a safety net, and we wish to choose between good approaches and bad, then the following paragrpah from the SSA website shows the difference to me:

The original Act provided only retirement benefits, and only to the worker. The 1939 Amendments made a fundamental change in the Social Security program. The Amendments added two new categories of benefits: payments to the spouse and minor children of a retired worker (so-called dependents benefits) and survivors benefits paid to the family in the event … Continue reading →

I Support Sanford Kahn for Congress, CA-47

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This man made his way to one of my Facebook groups: “Tea Party”.  He posted there using his own account, and I checked him out.  I like him.  There may be other good Republican candidates, but fine, this is my guy.  He got to where I am, and that means something.

People have asked me what are my qualifications to hold a Congressional office? In a half joking response I tell them two things. First, I am not an incumbent and secondly, I am not a lawyer. I received my engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1969 and came to Long Beach in April, 1969 to start work at McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Like most engineers, I have made a major career change. For the past 17 … Continue reading →

Kick Six

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Tea Party People; let’s kick some ass.

Pick six RINO Representatives to defeat in the general.  Direct effects:

  • Demonstrate Tea Party
  • vigilance
  • ability
  • willingness
  • selectivity
  • Punish Establishment
    • subversion of primaries
    • disparagement of conservatism
    • politics over principle

    Why six from the House?  Indirect effects:

    • avoid 3rd party intrigue in presidential race
    • avoid just missing a majority in the Senate
    • avoid an unfocused, destructive vengeance in the House

    I intend for my list to be five Representatives,  plus the sixteen-term current chair of House Appropriations Committee Hal “Prince of Pork” Rogers, who has been on my defeat list for two years.

    This plan is an expansion of the excellent idea laid out by the Rockford, IL Tea Party.  Defeat the following … Continue reading →

    Tea Party Targets RINOs

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    Okay, Tea Party People, if you were ever tempted to spike an election to make a point, this should be right up your alley.  Drop RINO Kinzinger to punish Cantor for subverting primaries.

    Let me start by saying that we are likely to gain seats in the House.  At any rate, with a 100+ margin, we are completely unlikely to lose control of the House, or even come close.  Nothing is guaranteed, and here is where we make a little risk decision: we cut loose the top five or so RINO representatives.  Let them fail.  And by “top”, I mean those whose existence involves GOP meddling or treachery.  Oh, and Hal Rogers.

    Here’s a fascinating bit of strategery for the 16th Congressional … Continue reading →

    GOP Begs Democrats to Sabotage Indiana Republican Primary

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    The Young Guns Network sent this flyer to Indiana democrats, beseeching them to vote for Lugar against Tea Party favorite Mourdock.

    “Indiana does not have party registration,” the mail piece says over a picture of a smiling child giving a thumbs-up sign. “You simply need to show up at your polling location on May 8, 2012 to vote for Senator Dick Lugar in the Republican Primary.”

    In case anyone didn’t get the point, the piece adds, “You can vote in the May 8th Republican Primary election! The May 8th Election is open to all voters.”

    At other points ,the piece says Lugar, who is seen as facing an uphill battle against the conservative-backed insurgent, “has always represented mainstream Indiana values.”

    — via Cantor-allied Young Guns Network urges … Continue reading →

    The Big Newt Link List

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    Newt References

    By Bill Quick and Laura Hult

    About Newt:

    Newt’s first Tea Party (with photo)
    Here

    Partial Transcript:  Newt Gingrich Campaign Rally in Jackson, Mississippi – March 8 2012
    Here

    Newt Gingrich: Autism Advocate
    Here

    RNC’s delegate count shows Gingrich ahead of Santorum
    Here

    Newt and Alvin Toffler
    Here

     

    Newt on the Issues:

    Setting the Record Straight: Newt’s Positions on the Issues and His Record
    Here

    Gingrich Now Says He Was ‘Wrong’ to Support Individual Mandate
    Here

    Newt Gingrich: Growth and Prosperity Rather Than Austerity
    Here

    Newt: Fix Social Security So Obama Can’t Keep Scaring the American People
    Here

    No, Newt did not endorse the Obamacare mandate
    Here

    Where … Continue reading →

    Checks and Balances

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    [pullquote]the three branches are still one government[/pullquote]We are familiar with our tripartite form of government, wherein each of three branches acts to check the impulses and balance the actions of the other two.  There is another level at work here, and I find it clarifying to recall that the three branches are all still subdivisions of one entity, the government.  The other trinity here is a set of relationships between God, Man, and government, and this is made explicit in the Declaration of Independence.

    As a rule of thumb, I find that where Constitutionality comes into play, I prefer whichever course brings the status of things in closer accord with the Declaration.  This sort of action is typically undertaken by the Supreme Court, but is not limited to … Continue reading →

    Romney Stumbles

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    Seems The One (Okay, The Other One) is having some trouble.  Let me tell you why:

    [pullquote]”I have already implemented your program, and ten years down the road, I can tell you now–it simply does not work.”[/pullquote]Mitt Romney had a golden opportunity to seize the nomination and skewer the president.  In my opinion, all he needed to do was cast off his illegitimate offspring, RomneyCare.  He should have said that he used the laboratory of democracy called Massachusetts, with its rich history of political innovation, to see once and for all if a large role for government can improve critical services in health care.  He would have been in a unique position to assail the president on ObamaCare.  ”I have already implemented your program, and ten years down … Continue reading →