Texas Tea Parties – TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY?

In keeping with our website policy, I strive to provide any and all comments by challengers and incumbants in Texas districts which represent Tea Party principles.

Here’s an excerpt from an email from Bill Flores (challenger R17) which does exactly this:

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Glenn Reynolds, of www.InstaPundit.Com, has the following article in the Washington Examiner which is worth going through.

Since February 2009 we have seen a new political force in the USA.  From the article:

“In many states, Tea Partiers are taking over the local GOP apparatus (more…)

Yes, Bryan has suggested that the current incumbent Henry Cuellar (D-28) could use some “help” this November, and Obama would be just the one to come down and “help”. (more…)

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Looks like a great session! (more…)

“When the administration says we need to have shared sacrifice, they mean you sacrifice, and we share your sacrifice”.

Steve Forbes, FreedomFest 2010, 10:44AM

This morning Bill Flores sent an email that notes the following issue with his opponent Chet Edwards. Bill is running for District 17 of Texas.

Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) provided one of three deciding votes that allowed legislation to pass which protected Democrats from having to vote for an actual budget. As a member of the House Budget Committee, this is one of his most important responsibilities as a Congressman.

For the first time since 1974 Congress will not be passing an annual budget, missing an opportunity to provide spending discipline, cut the deficit, and rein-in out of control government spending. Instead, on July 1, with the help of Chet Edwards, Congress passed legislation which does not responsibly set spending limits and account for deficit projections.

Chet Edwards has abdicated his responsibilities, rather than show leadership and pass a responsible budget that begins to control deficit spending.

You don’t have to live in district 17 to help Bill Flores defeat Chet Edwards, because we all would benefit from this upstart. Not just the people in D-17.

Here is what Chet Edwards stated about Barack Obama:

• “He’s got the kind of solid judgment that our voters and our citizens want in a Commander in Chief. I think he would do an excellent job.” – 3/3/08 Chet Edwards on MSNBC’s Hardball (0:43 mark)
  
• “He has the experience and the solid judgment to be a great leader for our country.” – 3/3/08 Chet Edwards on MSNBC’s Hardball (1:03 mark)
  
• “I personally believe that Senator Obama is going to do very well in Texas, because his message of real change, not change for change’s sake, but change that will impact in a positive way the daily lives of average working families, that message is resonating.” – 3/3/08 Chet Edwards on MSNBC’s Hardball (1:31 mark)
  
• “He is the best voice for change in our country.” – 2/24/08 Chet Edwards in post-debate spin room (1:31 mark)
  

Get Involved suggestions from the Dallas Tea Party Group.

Do you receive email messages from a local group? Or, maybe you used to but haven’t received any communication in some time? If you aren’t getting emails from a local group, chances are, it doesn’t exist or has become inactive.

In Preparation for November, we want to recruit Leaders and Active Members NOW! If you’re interested in leading your local Tea Party group or participating in Leadership, please reply back to this message. If you’re receiving this message and you’re not in North Texas, and you’re interested in starting a local Tea Party group, we can help you or possibly inform you of a local group in your area.

From an email from Francisco Rodriguez R candidate TX-D23:

No one said it better than the current democrat House Budget Chairman John Spratt when in 2006 he stated “If you can’t budget, you can’t govern.”

Ciro Rodriguez and the democrats in Washington have decided that instead of passing a budget that set priorities, starts reducing our federal debt, and focuses on putting your money back in your family’s hands and that of small businesses they are going to continue to throw billions of dollars at wasteful efforts that line the pockets of their special interests. From the failed trillion dollar “stimulus”, that did nothing to improve the economy or promote private sector job growth, to the endless billions spent on bailouts and benefits for Wall Street CEO’s, this Congress has exhibited a reckless disregard on spending, debt, and our children’s future.

Here in Texas at your family’s kitchen table and in the offices of the small businesses that are the driving force of our economy, we have budgets to manage and plan our spending. …Join our team today so that we can change Congress, throw out Nancy Pelosi and send 40 new members to congress.

How do I know?

I was right there, and the Black Caucus. The crowd wasn’t even particularly interested in them, and to be honest neither was I. The crowd of Tea Party protestors parted to let them pass through.

In stark contrast, there was no end to the insults, cuss words and other colorful language in the direction of Barney Frank and Pelosi. But that was…oh, 75-200 yards away and was not at the same time that the Black Causus walked by.

“Repeat a lie often enough, and it becomes the truth?” Doesn’t seem to be working in this case.

The North Houston Tea Party comments on the general matter of the NAACP resolution here WITH THEIR OWN RESOLUTION:

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