It was real odd yesterday 2/2/2009 hearing Texas State Senator Dan Patrick whine on his KSEV radio show, it seems on Monday he had some guy on his show who claimed to represent some local Tea Party group, but it turned out that even though the guy does have a web site that gives the appearance he is part of a local Tea Party group he is not.That was real odd coming from Dan who along with Mike McCaul held what they promoted as a Tea Party event last Spring in the Cypress area that had nothing to do with any Tea Party group. So they can hijack the Tea Party label to promote themselves and we are supposed to ignore that???
Crowds clad in patriotic reds, whites and blues clustered under trees Saturday in Telge Park trying to find as much shade as the evergreen trees near the playground could afford. While the sun beat down and the temperature crept up into triple digits, approximately 50 Cypress residents gathered at a conservative rally, commonly called “tea parties.”
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, who represents parts of Cypress and Cy-Fair, hosted the gathering, where “tea” is short for “taxed-enough already.” The gathering was one of hundreds of rallies held across Texas on Independence Day to protest federal government spending and taxes. McCaul along with State Rep. Alan Fletcher, R-Tomball, and State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, spoke to constituents about their conservative values and voting records on recent legislation. Fletcher, a former officer in the Houston Police Department, said Independence Day brought a new meaning for him, since his son was serving in Iraq. “When you wake up as a father and your 21 year-old is overseas at war and he's there because he chose to be there, you know what independence and the Fourth of July is all about.”
Fresh off a special session in Austin, Patrick told the partygoers that the state is moving in the right conservative direction. “We collectively, being your voice because you gave me the mandate, the support and encouragement, are moving the state in the right conservative direction.” Patrick cited the Cy-Fair Independent School District budget deficit and his work in helping keep the 20 percent homestead exemption in place for residents. The state senator intervened on the school's behalf, when he discovered the district was considering repealing the homestead exemption to make up for the budget shortfall or face laying off “three or four hundred” teachers, Patrick said. “Cy-Fair is the fastest growing school district in Texas and the fourth largest and fastest in the United States,” Patrick said. “The state does not have a formula that keeps up with the fast growth.”He said even though it felt good to have the community, school, and state officials work together to find a solution, he warned constituents he might not be able to solve all the issues all the time.
But Patrick's intervention and the consequential legislation won't save all the jobs in Cy-Fair ISD.
The school district announced last week it will be working on budget reductions to help limit laying off teachers, but there would be 75 positions cut for the coming 2009-2010 year and no employee raises.
Patrick also touted the newly revised franchise tax exemption where businesses that bring in less than $1 million in gross receipts won't have to pay the tax for the next two years. The tax break expires in 2012 for businesses making over $600,000 unless state lawmakers extend the tax during the next legislative session in 2011. The tax exemption is permanent for businesses that gross under $600,000 in receipts. Businesses under $300,000 were never levied under the franchise tax put in place during the legislative session in 2006. Patrick said states should look to Texas as an example for fiscal responsibility and business tax climate. “The reason California is in the tank, and every other state in the union, is because they have gotten away from strong fiscal conservative issues,” Patrick said. Texas has “ $9 billion in surplus and California is $40 billion in the hole, they are handing out IOUs and we give a tax cut and save the (homestead) exemption.”
McCaul said the United States government should take a cue from the state's economy. “We can't spend and tax and borrow our way to prosperity,” McCaul said. “Texas is the model for prosperity.” He cited key votes where he opposed the first bailout, the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the economic stimulus bills. McCaul said he voted against the first bailouts “when it wasn't cool to be against I, I was under enormous pressure from my own president and my own party, but I stood up for you and I voted against that trillion dollar bailout.” He said the enormous debt is now on the shoulders of elementary children and future generations. “We've spent almost 8 trillion dollars since the first bailout,” McCaul said. “To put that in perspective is $1 million a day since the day Christ was born you still wouldn't spend a trillion dollars.”
Unlike tea parties across the state where some elected officials were booed or asked not to attend the “tea parties”, the local elected officials were met with positive affirmations from the crowd and applause.In honor of the Fourth of July, “tea party” goers sang “God Bless America” and listened to a reading of the Declaration of Independence before departing from the heat and sun.
So Medina runs against Kay and Rick because she does not believe they are the best people for Governor, and if she loses then she is supposed to magically reverse herself and forget everything that is wrong with Kay or Rick and then support them? WHY?? That is why we are in the political crap house, if they are not the best before the primary they still are not the best after the primary. Stop the blind, ignorant support of a bad candidate just because you hate the opposing political candidate more. Vote for someone you believe in or do not vote at all. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6848243.html
The first step on the path to a centralized global government?
This is not very good, the first step towards a global government is to get all the banks tied together. I remember reading an article a few years ago about the future of the USA and the conclusion was our strength and the security of our continuing as a global leader was rooted in our stable government and the separation of our government and our corporations. Our stock market was the global leader because that separation between government and business provided a unique system of balance and checks. Look what has occurred over the past few years, the separation between our government and business has narrowed, and that continued transformation of more government takeover of business either directly or by means of more onerous government laws will weaken our global standing and could cause the defeat of our governmental system without any war being used against us. Without a strong USA to balance the political environment around the globe what direction will the governments of the global nations go towards, more freedoms or more control over its people? Will we become a group of nations that are controlled by a global central authority that has the power to tax and create global laws that all must follow? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab5c1fec-0d08-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0.html
If our local Tea Groups are nonpartisan as they claim to be then why do they not gather and protest at any Rick Perry fundraisers? They were willing to travel all the way to New Orleans in December to protest a fundraiser where Harry Reid was going to speak, but Reid cancelled because he had to stay in Washington to work the health care vote, so the Tea party people cancelled the trip.They ignored a Rick Perry fundraiser that was held in Houston in December, so here is another chance to prove they are really nonpartisan or just a fraud and nothing more then a front for the Republican party.
The good honest people who support and attend the tea party events and protests, who are investing their energy and emotions in the tea parties do not need to be scammed. They have already been scammed and taken for granted for years by the Republican party and certainly deserve the truth.
Perry's announcement:
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry will be joined by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a rally in support of his re-election campaign on Sunday, Feb. 7 in the Houston area. More details will follow closer to the event."I look forward to standing with Sarah to promote our shared conservative values of limited government, low taxes and individual freedom," said Gov. Perry. "Gov. Palin is a true conservative leader whose priorities and message resonate with Texans, and I am honored to have her in Texas supporting my campaign."Gov. Palin will campaign with Gov. Perry to highlight the positive momentum Texas is experiencing through conservative leadership that has cut taxes, created jobs, strengthened education and secured our border.
The Voice of Texas supports and endorses
Debra Medina for Texas Governor. The people of Massachusetts have proven they are tired of the Democratic garbage and have elected a Republican as their Senator to represent them in Washington.
It is now time for Texans to show the Republican Party we are not taking their garbage any longer by accepting Perry and Hutchinson as our only option.
If Massachusetts can break their addition to the Democratic Party then Texans can show our independence by selecting Debra Medina to represent us in Austin.
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The reason the Dems pushed all the “liberal” legislation early was so they then can move back towards the center for the mid term elections, those who will benefit from all the hand-outs will turn out and vote in mass, and they are betting that most of the anger in the country will subside by the mid-term elections.The Tea Parties have successfully been framed by the media as a bunch of angry white conservatives who are being whipped into a frenzy and led around by the Republican Party, their membership numbers have reached their maximum saturation point and will hold steady during 2010 so their influence will not be as powerful as expected. You can only hold the attention and anger level of the American people for so long, it has reached it maximum level and will depreciate over the next few months as people get focused on their jobs, debt, and everyday life again. After a period of time what was at first perceived as a threat to the American public becomes accepted as a norm, we adapt to it and move on.
The sad part is the American public has been burnt to many times by the Republican Party and do not see them as an option anymore to the Democrats. And regarding any belief that the Tea Party candidate is an option to a Republican candidate is being constantly stained by the very close association between many of the Tea Party groups and the Republican Party. There is no certifiable or historically credible based “ Tea Party “ brand, it is not excusive to any one group, cannot be protected, and can be hijacked by anyone for political purpose. Unlike a protected brand name anyone can start a “ Tea Party “ group, anywhere and at any time. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
You are rushed to the Emergency Room but there is no doctor there?? Do not worry one is on the way, maybe??
