Update on ObamaCare fiasco by Governor Haley Barbour
From: Governor Haley Barbour Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:49:49 -0500 Subject: Quick But Important Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Governors and Chiefs of Staff, Candidates and Campaign Managers: I wanted to quickly update you on the latest news regarding health care. The reconciliation bill was released yesterday, and not surprisingly, they managed to make an already bad [...]
Why does City continue to spend money it doesn’t have -
by Eric Matthews One of the agenda items during last week’s city council meeting was impact fees. Most folks that spoke were in favor of impact fees and there were some good points raised on both sides of the issue. What I found puzzling was the fact that the City can on the one hand [...]
NFRW Call to action: Help us sway the 22 undecided voters
Lincoln (NE) Journal Star: “The scheme concocted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her ‘deem’ team should never be used on such a major and controversial piece of legislation. Doing so violates the principles of accountability and responsible government.” (3/17/10) It is critical that the 22 Democratic Congressmen who are undecided on the health care [...]
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sues EPA
by Phil King – I hope you can take time to read this article by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott in which he explains why the State of Texas has sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Unchallenged, the EPA’s position on man-made carbon dioxide emissions and global warming will empower President Obama, Congress and federal [...]
BATTLE OVER HISTORY HEATS UP IN TEXAS
from LIBERTY INSTITUTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SBOE to Adopt New Social Studies Standards Starting tomorrow, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) takes up the adoption of new social studies standards for public schools – guidelines that will impact students around the country from kindergarten to 12th grade for the next ten years. The controversy over the [...]
Rejecting Federalism is Not Amusing
March 9, 2010 All across Texas citizens are calling for a renewed commitment to the 10th amendment and a reinvigorated adherence to the principle of Federalism and the doctrine of enumerated powers. These Texans believe they were created in the image and likeness of God and endowed by Him – not Washington, not Austin — [...]
Matthews running for Weatherford City Council – Place 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2010 Eric Matthews Announces his Candidacy for Weatherford City Council Place 4 I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Weatherford City Council Place 4. I have had a proven track record of success in both my business and as a U.S. Army Captain who served in Afghanistan. As your [...]
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
by Lenny Leatherman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” is an ancient Arabian proverb that I believe may benefit those who supported a candidate who did not succeed in the 2010 Primary Election. I recently saw a blog post that said, “If you are not supporting Perry, you are not opposing White [...]
The Road Back
This post first appeared on the blog “Judging Truth – The Conservative Truth About the Liberal Lies”. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posted by Concerned Citizen on March 3rd, 2010 Yesterday we had our state Primary Elections here in Texas. As I server as an election judge for my precinct, I am very involved in the political process in [...]