Sunday, February 13, 2011

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Tea Party opposition to changes in GA tax code

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:44 PM PST


By Jennifer Emert, WALB NEWS 10

ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A proposal to overhaul Georgia’s tax structure is getting opposition from one conservative group.

Georgia’s Tea Party says an effort to reform the state tax code would just shuffle the burden, but wouldn’t fix the problem. A council that studied tax reform recommended cutting personal and business income taxes and raising sales and use taxes. The Georgia Tea Party says it supports tax simplification. Mike Sabot of the Lee County Tea Party says he doesn’t think any changes will be made this year.

“It’s not going anywhere, there’s too many differences of opinion for example, he didn’t want a sales tax on food, because it would hurt people in their pocketbook where it hurts the most and this is not what this is supposed to be a about,” said Mike Sabot, Lee County Tea Party.

To read more, visit: http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=14015572

FL State Senator Garcia Proposes Red Light Camera Repeal

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:38 PM PST


By David Royse, The News Service of Florida

Tallahassee, FL – A law passed just last year that lets local governments install red light cameras and ticket drivers based on the pictures would be repealed under a bill filed by Sen. Rene Garcia.

The law is an "unwarranted, big-brother initiative," Garcia, R-Hialeah, said in a statement Tuesday announcing he had filed the bill (SB 672).

If it were to pass, the measure would require cameras be removed from state roads by next July. At least 50 communities in Florida had red light cameras last year.

The main objections have been that the cameras violate drivers' civil liberties, a fear of wrongful ticketing, and that they gouge unsuspecting residents. It took eight years to pass the measure over those objections.

"We need to ensure that citizens are treated fairly, and this bill will protect Floridians from intrusive snapshots and inaccurate ticketing," Garcia said. "Local governments have used these cameras to tax their citizens under the disguise of safety."

To read more, visit: http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/Garcia_Proposes_Red_Light_Camera_Repeal_115590134.html?ref=134

Republicans take a $100 billion whack at Obama budget

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:32 PM PST


By Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor

In a move that has "tea party" written all over it, Republicans in the House of Representative propose to cut spending for the rest of this fiscal year by what they claim is "the largest single discretionary spending reduction in the history of Congress."

Will it pass? That's unlikely, given Democratic control of the Senate and President Obama's authority to veto what's called a "continuing resolution."

Still, the action sets the scene for what could be a knock-down-drag-out political fight. And while the amount in question is just a fraction of overall government spending, it wallops many popular programs – including some highly favored by the Obama administration.

To read more, visit: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0212/Republicans-take-a-100-billion-whack-at-Obama-budget

Maine Tea Party leader to challenge Snowe in 2012

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST


From ajc.com

PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots says he will run against U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe in the 2012 Republican primary.

Andrew Ian Dodge of Harpswell announced Friday that he’s challenging Snowe for the seat she has held since 1995. Calling Snowe a “rubber stamp for Obama,” Dodge says she’s vulnerable in the primary because of her moderate political positions.

He made his formal announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

To read more, visit: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/maine-tea-party-leader-835692.html

Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:24 PM PST


By Chris Cillizza and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Times

Ron Paul emerged victorious in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual presidential straw poll, the second straight year that the libertarian-leaning Texas Congressman has won the vote.

Paul took 30 percent while former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) placed second with 23 percent. No other candidate received double digit support.

A total of 3,742 people — roughly a third of total CPAC attendees — cast votes.

Paul, who ran for president in 2008, is weighing another bid in 2012. He is considered a considerable longshot despite his loyal following among young people who are drawn to his less government messaging.

To read more, visit: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/tk-wins-cpac-straw-poll-1.html

New D.C. order: Rookies rule CPAC

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST


By MARIN COGAN, Politico

This time last year, Kristi Noem was home on her South Dakota ranch mulling a run for Congress. Raul Labrador was a little-known state legislator waging a long-shot bid for the House that even his own party wasn't enthused about.

Now, though, the two Republican House freshmen are basking in the national conservative limelight. They are two of the brightest stars at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, typically a playground for presidential hopefuls and the foot soldiers who love them.

And Noem and Labrador aren't the only GOP House rookies being celebrated at the annual conservative gathering. The roster of CPAC speakers and panelists included eight members of the mammoth 87-member House freshmen class and four newly-elected senators. Only one freshman—five-year Senator and former Congressman Jim DeMint—from either chamber spoke at last year's event.

The rise of the rookies represents a reversal of a traditional D.C. order that places first-term legislators at the bottom of the D.C. food chain, a dramatic expression of the place the newcomers occupy in the conservative constellation.

To read more, visit: http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Politico:+New+D.C.+order:+Rookies+rule+CPAC&articleId=964199b2-2d0b-4c78-abb2-0e41a2b87673
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