WASHINGTON (AP) — An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state’s U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol Hill.

In Tuesday’s Republican primary, state Sen. Deb Fischer rode a wave of discontent with the GOP establishment to best Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, the preferred candidate of Washington, D.C.-based Republicans, and Treasurer Don Stenberg in a race that drew national attention from outside groups in its final, unpredictable weeks.

The outcome underscored years-old divisions within the GOP, and set the stage for a competitive general election race that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

Fischer’s victory marked also another win for the party’s anti-establishment movement just a week after a tea party-supported Richard Mourdock beat Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in that state’s GOP primary.

From the Daily Caller

The Tea Party did not just have a “comeback” in Indiana. The fact is that they never left in the first place. They’ve been working. Watching and waiting for the chance to make their wishes known. They are eager. Excited. And dedicated to their cause. The cause of a free nation and a free people.

Politicians of both parties should take notice. To ignore the Tea Party is to tempt fate and to risk being thrown overboard, like former Senator Richard Lugar, and like those 342 crates — some 45 tons — of English tea floating in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773.

Your efforts ARE having an impact. Even something as simple as having that honest conversation with your neighbors about concern for the direction of the country, it all matters. So remain focused, stay energized, and keep fighting the good fight!

Read more at: American Thinker

If you can’t get to Hampton Roads tonight for the 2nd debate among the four GOP U.S. Senate candidates, you can go to the Republican Party of Virginia web site and watch the live stream instead!

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The debate begins at 6:30p.m.

Hard to believe folks, but we received this invite.  Links have been included in case you want to do a little reading.

The Concerned Citizens of the Historic Triangle is hosting author and activist Rosa Koire of Democrats Against UN Agenda 21, and Executive Director of the Post Sustainability Institute. Ms. Koire has spoken across the nation to Democrats, Libertarians, Republicans, and Independents about what Property Rights, Smart Meters, GMO’s, and the National Defense Authorization Act have in common, and what YOU, as a citizen, can do about it!!

Open to the public, this presentation will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012@ 7:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Willamsburg at Fort Magruder, in the Newmarket Ballroom, 6945 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information contact CCotHT@gmail.com

This isn’t about Republican vs Democrat, Blue vs Red, or right vs left….this is about AMERICA!

As detailed in the video, the program is being abused and is now FAR outside the scope of original intent (gee, I bet no one saw THAT coming!). So shut-up and pay your taxes, as you owe it to your neighbor.

2nd video:

h/t: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/05/05/video-uncle-sams-unlimited-cell-phone-plan/

Put aside the politics.

Come line the streets with your flags, your signs, and your heartfelt gratitude for the men and women who have served our country proudly.  

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Come out

Saturday, May 19th,

for the 

Welcome Home & Thank-the-Troops Parade.

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The parade will start 10a.m. The route will begin at the Virginia Historical Society, continue down the Boulevard, and end at the Carillon.

For more details check americaforvets.org or the Richmond Times Dispatch April 20th article “Veterans Parade: Thank you, heroes,” by Robin Beres. If you’d like to volunteer click here.

Only the tea party has the enthusiasm and manpower to get out the vote for Mitt Romney….As we’re beginning to see, conservative donors are finally realizing that the scope of the conservative victory in November will be determined by the level of financial support they provide to local grassroots conservatives. They understand that when it comes to political return on investment, local tea party groups provide the biggest bang for the buck.

Leahy writes that new Tea Party groups are being formed at an accelerating rate and points to polls showing that support for the Tea Party is higher than ever. “Reports that the Tea Party movement has lost steam are entirely the creation of a mainstream media that wants the movement to go away,” he comments. He notes that the Tea Party is changing focus from demonstrations to efforts aimed at getting people to the polls.

The tactics of this large and growing group have evolved from the high-profile rallies of 2009-2010 to a more organized and focused national get-out-the-vote effort….Polls (showing Obama ahead) are missing one key ingredient: the intensity of feeling and the level of determination among the 28% of American adults (66 million people) who consider themselves part of the Tea Party or are supportive of it. To these people, 2012 is not “just another election.” It is the defining political battle of our lifetime. Most of these 66 million Tea Partiers will vote in November. But they will do much more than vote. They will also make unprecedented personal sacrifices in time and money to help get out the vote. To a person, these 66 million Americans believe that if Barack Obama is re-elected, the constitutional republic as we know it will be destroyed. They are determined not to let this happen on their watch.

The Richmond Tea Party, like the national movement, is stressing get-out-the-vote efforts this year, in partnership with “We r Virginia,” a group devoted to voter turnout efforts. In addition, RTP is mounting a vigorous campaign to prevent voter fraud, which is expected to be a significant problem in Virginia with Obama supporters.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Observers of this election cycle say that Obama’s campaign will be almost entirely based on getting out the vote for him.  Conservative leaders are convinced they have got to match those efforts to get out the vote for Romney.

“Voters with conservative values have traditionally been way behind in professionalizing and perfecting political activism, but this year we will catch up,” said Tony Whitehead, Chair of RTP’s Election Committee.

Whitehead and Joe Guarino, RTP Chairman, recently issued calls for volunteers in the get-out-the vote and election integrity efforts.

According to Guarino, “We must all begin putting in time now, not this fall. Otherwise, we’ll all be sitting in the dust in a few years wondering what hit us.” He listed some of the positions that need to be filled soon:

According to Whitehead, “Any amount of time is helpful and much can even be done from home in your PJs. If you have a lot of time on your hands, we need leaders to help coordinate as well. All training will be provided, so sign up now.” He asked that volunteers contact him at tonyw@richmondteaparty.com.