Posts Tagged ‘limited government’
After The Tea Party: What Now?
Today is Tax Day. This morning (…as I scrambled to finish my taxes and griped and moaned about the ungodly amounts of money that were taken from me by various parts of the government…) I reflected on how the TEA Party movement came about and where it should go from here. From Rick Santelli’s first…
Read MoreDo You TEA Party in Texas?
The April 15th Tax Day deadline is upon us once again… A time where the nation’s collective blood pressure and stress level rises, and we take part (somewhat reluctantly) in our other civic duty. Recently, however, April 15th has also become a day on which the rallying cry for limited government and fiscal responsibility is…
Read MoreA New Birth of Freedom
The heat of adversity yields steely resolve, so says Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Adjunct Scholar Paul Rahe in his landmark piece imploring conservatives to have heart, for this “could be our finest hour.” Rahe highlights his thoughts in Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift that Americans are “made of sterner stuff,” thus we have not fallen…
Read MoreThe End of the Beginning
In two weeks the Tax Day TEA Parties will celebrate their one-year anniversary. As we prepare to celebrate that day and how far our conservative insurgency has come, I believe it’s critical to remember where we are in this struggle. In the past year we have won major victories and experienced stinging defeats. We have…
Read MoreA Center/Right Call to Action: Lessons Learned from a 100 Year War
On March 25th in Iowa City, Iowa, President Obama said the following: “On Tuesday, after a year of debate and a century of trying, after so many of you shared your stories and your heartaches and your hopes, that promise was finally fulfilled. And today, health insurance reform is the law of the land.” In…
Read MoreHealth Care and Getting Engaged Locally
I grew up wanting to be a doctor just like my dad. My science scores soon put that dream to rest and I chose politics as a second calling, but for about five years, I worked at his office. My dad has practiced for 25 years in a Kansas town of about 600 with no…
Read MoreElections Have Consequences
As American Majority continues to support the conservative movement by helping build a much needed farm team of commonsense candidates for local and state office and training local activists in the arts of effective political advocacy, our effort can be succinctly stated: “American Majority teaches conservatives to win.” Winning is important. In a culture where…
Read MoreHealthcare: The 21st Century Alamo (“Remember America”)
This New Englander is a little fuzzy on Texas history, but one thing I do remember is the true story of the Battle of the Alamo. It was at that Spanish Mission that about 100 Texans and others stood their ground against overwhelming Mexican forces. All but two defenders died that day, but the temporary…
Read MoreAlea Iacta Est
We have learned all too well that Americans’ regard for lessons in history goes back as far as yesterday’s lunch. Nevertheless, we stand watch on the precipice in hopes that this great republic will not go the way of the last one. And in that spirit we ready ourselves with a sobering recollection of those immortalized words…
Read MoreJesse Helms Center Hosts Lecture on Moral Foundations of Free Enterprise
About 100 students, faculty and members of the community filled a lecture hall at rural Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina to hear Houston Baptist University Provost and former Assistant Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Paul Bonicelli speak about democracy around the world. The program, funded by a grant…
Read MoreThoughts on our American Inheritance
When I was growing up, my grandma always displayed a refrigerator magnet that read “I’m spending my children’s inheritance.” I’m a big fan of inheriting things. In fact, my husband and I kept our last names when we married specifically to pass down to future children the inheritance of our respective family legacies. One can…
Read MoreWho’s Looking Out For Your Healthcare Freedom?
For those who are seriously concerned about government intrusion into our health care, the latest question on many minds is “What do we do if this thing passes?” As the battle rages in Congress over passage of health care reform legislation, many state and local leaders are looking ahead at ways for states to…
Read MoreSunshine in the Sooner State
A good friend of mine recently quipped, “We have to hold government accountable. But if we don’t know what they’re doing in the government, how can we hold them accountable?”
Read MoreA Unique Event: Why Everyone Should Take Note
Standing outside in the cold for several hours is an uncommon occurrence and yes, even in Minnesota, most would consider this to be a bit crazy. When asked by friends in warmer climates how do you handle the cold, my response is pretty simple – we just stay out of it. It is no wonder…
Read MoreTaxation Despite Representation
There are only a few movies I really, really enjoy watching. Among them is Amistad. After all, I’m a history buff (particularly of antiquity and of the American founding era) as well as a political junky. So it comes as no surprise that I see all sorts of political metaphors on the silver screen. And…
Read MoreThe “Webster” Talks Online Activism
Ralph Benko, Washington Examiner Op-Ed Contributor and author of the book The Websters’ Dictionary: How to Use the Web to Transform the World, talked about his efforts to increase on-line activism with conservatives. He makes some very interesting points about changing Rule 20 and returning representation to the states. What do you think? Is this…
Read MoreWithout a Tax Revolt We Are Lost
We will never control our government until we control the federal tax system. It is corrupted and unfair and feeds unchecked government growth with our money. It has made the federal government far more powerful than what was supposed to be its equal—our state governments. The income tax hides the cost of the government from…
Read MoreThe Father of the Tea Party
The Left is oft-quick to regurgitate revolution-era platitudes to justify their own revolution against the very institutions which the Revolution was fought to protect. Whilst the real meaning of it all escapes them still.
Read MoreRon Michel, 70: Who said social media is only for Gen Y?
As I’ve crossed the country training conservative activists, I’ve run into more than a few individuals who believe that social media and web based tools are impossible for people over 25 to comprehend. It doesn’t matter how heavily I emphasize the point, someone invariably makes a comment (or at least skeptically rolls their eyes) disparaging…
Read MoreWe Must Win Locally
We like to say “all politics is local” and “national change truly begins at the local level”. If this is true and if we as conservatives deign to make a national impact to change the current course of this country, we must acknowledge that it is imperative to win locally. I can’t emphasize enough that…
Read MoreNon-Elected Representation: What’s the matter with Kansas?
Elected representation is one of the most basic premises of our nation. No other belief is so fundamental to our founding documents or our culture as this: that voters elect leaders to act on their behalf. What happens, then, when this isn’t the case? In Kansas, elections are certified by three office holders: the governor,…
Read MoreNow is the Time for Candidate Training and Grassroots Training
As I survey the current landscape of the tea party movement, I am growing more and more convinced that this is a Valley Forge moment for the movement, and I blogged on that very topic a few weeks ago. The time to get trained and equipped for the upcoming political battles is now. Now is…
Read MoreSchool Board Candidate Wins on Transparency & Accountability
Newly elected school board member Joe Nolen of McLoud, OK, had never run for public office. He had never directed a campaign. He had never even volunteered for someone else’s campaign. The term “political newcomer” would not even begin to describe him. But Joe Nolen was tired of the school board in his town constantly spending…
Read MoreProtecting the Tea Party Image
It’s not exactly news that I had disagreements with the organizers of the recent tea party convention in Nashville. So I’ll bring up another point of disagreement with them and hope to clarify what the movement is really about. Let me start by saying what it’s not about. By giving a prominent birther the microphone…
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