Virginia Tea Party Patriots

In President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Jan 27, 2010 he stated:
“… for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from; who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. That [...]

I was quite pleased this morning to come across this article on BigGovernment.com about our new Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It appears that others outside the Commonwealth of Virginia are starting to take notice. Thank goodness!

We *heart* AG Cuccinelli

With the tough issues he is already working on Health Care Reform with the help of [...]

Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes, who represents the 4th congressional district, is activity working to hold Washington accountable for their out of control spending. Rep Forbes has sponsored bill HR 4479 “Tighten Washington’s Belt Act 2010” which proposes to cut discretionary spending by 40% through FY 2015.
According to Rep. Forbes:
“The Tighten [...]

A letter composed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and co-signed by 3 other senators, calls on Harry Reid to bring public health care option up for a vote using budget reconciliation rules. To date 18 senators and 119 house members have signed on as supporters. Senator Schumer even boosted about it in a fund [...]

Fresh off the Tea Party National Conventions where keynote speaker Sarah Palin urged the Tea Party to work within the Republican party this was posted on Fox Nation:

The South Carolina Republican Party announced Monday that it’s uniting with tea party groups in the state to share resources, coordinate messaging and push the GOP in a [...]

When President Obama announced his spending freeze in his State of the Union address, I think he failed to mention the House bill that would allow the debt ceiling to be raised by 1.9 trillion.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing a politically excruciating vote, House Democratic leaders are counting on new budget deficit curbs to help smooth [...]

American for Prosperity Virginia took the liberty to make budget cut recommendations to Gov. McDonnell. The budget suggestions, rightly, challenges VA to look at whether the problem is spending or taxing.
“This budget provides to citizens and lawmakers a road map on how to weather the current economic downturn,” said Ben Marchi, state director of [...]