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The Georgia Tea Party organization put together an impromptu protest Saturday at noon in front of the Georgia capitol. It was certainly a great idea, and we had a huge audience, in that auto traffic going to the Atlanta Braves baseball game, had to pass right by the corner on which we gathered. Jenny Beth Martin, the GA Tea Party coordinator was there. Everyone one there was committed to the issues, committed to making a difference, but we have at least two major problems, although they are, of… Continue

It took but a few hours yesterday for literally thousands of people to congregate outside the hospital where pop legend Michael Jackson died. This when possibly the most destructive legislation in the history of America is about to passed by the House of Representatives today, and no one is congregating to protest.

President Obama has usurped the American government, taking it away from the people, defied the constitution, and ignored governmental policy in effect for decades. The President app… Continue

We have so many domestic issues we are focusing our attention on right now. We can only imagine what President Obama does on a daily basis. He can't get legislation introduced changing the entire American economy, health care, energy policy, education, and run two wars without working very very hard.

How then can he have the time to devote enough energy to deal with North Korea and Kim Jung Il, possibly the worlds most insane leader in history. We have no idea what this tyrant has inflicted on… Continue

Every day brings another outrage against the American people and every weekend is reserved for another action contrary to the Constitution. Apparently the government does realize in a perverse way that some things will get less press if announced on the Sunday talk shows. By Monday, both parties and the press will have watered down the message such that it becomes palpable to the public, at least to the vast majority of people who do not take the time to figure out reality for themselves and all… Continue

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/opinion/11kristof.html

Today was the second time I have seen this Op-Ed from the NY Times linked on Facebook implying that the Canadian single payer health care system is comparable to what we have here in the U.S. I would argue that the fact that the Canadians can successfully treat a known stroke emergency in no way alleviates the fear many Americans have that we would be giving up the best health care system in the world in favor of having the same governmen… Continue