Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he’s apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash… Only $4,250 of $604,745 raised during the first three months of 2009 by Chris Dodd for 2010 his re-election campaign came from Connecticut residents: Sen. Chris Dodd appears to […]
Archives for 2009
Thousands Attend Tea Parties Around Connecticut and the Nation
Unfortunately work and family commitments kept from attending one of the Connecticut Tax Day Tea Parties yesterday… From what I’ve read they were hugely successful not just in Connecticut but nation wide. A couple things… First this video or one like it has been making the rounds on blogs, I’m not going to comment on […]
Sales Tax Revenue & Housing Starts Fall
I don’t have any particular comments I just wanted to point out two stories that may have slipped under the radar, the first from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal highlights the sharp decline in state and local sales tax revenue in four quarter of 2008: State and local sales-tax revenue fell more sharply in the fourth […]
Environmentalists: ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Is Designed to Drive up Energy Costs and Redistribute Wealth
From CNSNews.com: President Obama’s “cap and trade” plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is specifically designed to drive up energy prices and redistribute wealth, according to a coalition of environmental, union, and liberal activist groups that is pushing for Congress to enact the proposal this year. The plan would also redistribute wealth by taking revenue […]
WSJ: Convoys Are an Answer to Piracy
Peter Zimmerman has a must read Op-Ed in today’s Wall Street Journal, in it Zimmerman argues convincingly that convoys are an answer to the threat posed by Somali pirates: To be sure, in different circumstances naval patrols have worked. Towards the end of the 20th century, pirates in the Strait of Malacca, which links the […]
Are You a Rightwing Extremist?
There’s been a great deal of buzz on conservative blogs and talk radio about this Department of Homeland Security report on rightwing extremism. I’m not going spend a lot of time deconstructing the report or pointing out it’s faults, Moe Lane, Michelle Malkin, Ed Morrissey & Roger Hedgecock have already done that. The report provides […]
Happy Easter
Easter is a celebration of love that never fails… …And life that never ends. May your day be filled with joy!
News of the Rebellion: Greenwich Tea Party
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tax Day Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven, Norwich and now Greenwich: Greenwich Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Greenwich Town Hall, Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT Website: Greenwich Tax Day Tea Party […]
Is More Spending the Answer to Our Economic Problems?
I mentioned last week that the Government and Federal Reserve had spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, here’s video from stopspendingourfuture.org that helps put that in perspective: In short, we have spent more bailouts than we did on World War 2!
Somali Pirates Hijack U.S. Flagged Container Ship – Updated
This was inevitable: Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 20 American crew on board in a major escalation in attacks at sea off the Horn of Africa nation, officials said. Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the Mombasa-based East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, told Reuters the 17,000 tonne Maersk Alabama had been […]
Poll Question: Who Will Win the 2009 Masters
[poll id=”12″] It’s Masters time! I’m going with Phil Mickelson, yes I know he missed the cut at the Shell Houston open but we’re talking about Phil Mickelson here… I can’t think of another player for whom a previous week’s results predict a following week’s results less than they do for Phil Mickelson. Sure Tiger […]
Don’t Let the Sweet Face Fool You…
… She’s a terror. I didn’t have much time for blogging this weekend since I had my hands full with this little beast: I’m puppy sitting while my sister and her family are away on vacation… Don’t let the sweet face fool you, she’s a terror… And completely lovable. Unfortunately, she’s all of about 9 […]
Chris Dodd’s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows
The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)… The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd’s new 33 percent rating, a dip from 49 percent […]
Dianne Feinstein Opposed to the Card Check Bill?
Yesterday The Hill reported Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told capitol hill reporters that she was skeptical of the so called “Card Check” bill making it’s way through congress. Although she stopped short of saying she was opposed to the Card Check or Employee Free Choice Act her remarks are sure to give cover to dissident Democrats […]
News of the Rebellion: Connecticut Tea Parties
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven or Norwich: Hartford Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: State Capitol (North Steps), Hartford, CT Website: taxdayteaparty.com or hartfordteaparty.org New Haven Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, […]