◼ New Tea Party Caucus launches in Senate — with three members
...Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Friday announced the formation of a new Senate Tea Party Caucus, taking a formal step toward uniting members of the movement in the 112th Congress.
Paul and Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) will be the group’s inaugural members, according to a joint statement released by Paul’s office.
“Republicans in the Senate have already made a pledge to end earmarks and fight for a balanced-budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” Paul said in the statement. “By joining with my fellow Senators, Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Mike Lee of Utah, as well as grassroots groups who see the need for government reform, the caucus will work to enact real change to protect our country and its taxpayers from an ever-expanding government.”…
The caucus is slated to hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 27, two days after the Senate reconvenes following a two-and-a-half-week break....
Wonderful News!
◼ Doctor: Giffords passes 'major milestone' msnbc
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has passed a "major milestone" on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, doctors said Thursday.
The Arizona congresswoman has been sitting up, dangling her legs on the edge of the hospital bed and moving her limbs in response to commands. That's after she spontaneously opened her eyes during visits with her colleagues Wednesday night. She is able to lift both of her legs on command and is yawning and starting to rub her eyes, doctors said.
"She's becoming more aware of her surroundings," trauma chief Dr. Peter Rhee said during a news conference at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., Thursday.... ◼ more at the link
◼ Sen. Gillibrand, Rep. Wasserman Schultz Describe Giffords Opening Her Eyes
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has passed a "major milestone" on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, doctors said Thursday.
The Arizona congresswoman has been sitting up, dangling her legs on the edge of the hospital bed and moving her limbs in response to commands. That's after she spontaneously opened her eyes during visits with her colleagues Wednesday night. She is able to lift both of her legs on command and is yawning and starting to rub her eyes, doctors said.
"She's becoming more aware of her surroundings," trauma chief Dr. Peter Rhee said during a news conference at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., Thursday.... ◼ more at the link
◼ Sen. Gillibrand, Rep. Wasserman Schultz Describe Giffords Opening Her Eyes
TRANSCRIPT: Obama Speech in Tucson
◼ TRANSCRIPT: Obama Speech Addresses Tragedy in Tucson
To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow.
There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through.
To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow.
There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through.
This was the first time it (THE CONSTITUTION) had been read in its entirety on the House floor
◼ GOP-Controlled House Kicks Off New Session by Reading Constitution Aloud
Though it has been inserted as text into the Congressional Record before, the supreme law of the land has never been read aloud before in the body known as "the People's House."
The man responsible for the exercise, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., says it's more than just a simple civics lesson.
"This is a very symbolic showing to the American people," said Goodlatte, "and it's a powerful message to members of Congress. We are a nation of laws, not of men."
◼ Have You Read the Constitution?
◼ READ the Constitution pdf
◼ Constitution reading provokes political tussling
Mr. Speaker!
◼ Boehner elected speaker of the House; Pelosi's support divided
◼ Boehner Elected House Speaker, Succeeding Pelosi - Newsmax
◼ Video: The moment we’ve all been waiting for - HotAir
◼ Mr. Speaker - Legal Insurrection
◼ Boehner Elected House Speaker, Succeeding Pelosi - Newsmax
◼ Video: The moment we’ve all been waiting for - HotAir
◼ Mr. Speaker - Legal Insurrection
Karen Brooks: Patriots and Prejudice
The call rang out February 19, 2009, when Rick Santelli, a Chicago stock commentator, voiced his now famous rant over the bail out of delinquent mortgages. His “call” was for other outraged Americans to push back, against the moral and economic tyranny of big government, with the modern day equivalent of a Boston Tea Party.
Today our government rewards bad behavior at the expense of those who play by the rules, pay their taxes and live responsible lives. For decades a collective “we” allowed this assault to our civil liberties and family values, the growth of all levels of government and faceless regulation, and the theft of our property through monumental debt.
Overnight an electronic firestorm turned frustration into action as websites sprang up, emails swept the nation and self-proclaimed patriots began networking. The common denominator to this grassroots movement is liberty from government?s unconstitutional control over our lives. These patriots esteem the Constitution, demand smaller government, understand the importance of free markets, and expect fiscal responsibility. These values strike at the core of how they live their lives.
Today our government rewards bad behavior at the expense of those who play by the rules, pay their taxes and live responsible lives. For decades a collective “we” allowed this assault to our civil liberties and family values, the growth of all levels of government and faceless regulation, and the theft of our property through monumental debt.
Overnight an electronic firestorm turned frustration into action as websites sprang up, emails swept the nation and self-proclaimed patriots began networking. The common denominator to this grassroots movement is liberty from government?s unconstitutional control over our lives. These patriots esteem the Constitution, demand smaller government, understand the importance of free markets, and expect fiscal responsibility. These values strike at the core of how they live their lives.
Tea Party Summit...
◼ Washington DC, April 15 & 16, 2011
Outstanding VIP guests and Speakers will meet in Washington DC to discuss the 2012 election cycle: Patriots from many Tea Party groups will meet with your favorite Bloggers, Authors and YOU, and together we will work on a strategy to rout the Political Class in 2012 and restore the Constitution!
Patriots of the Right will meet in April, 2011 for two days to hammer out a serious strategy for the 2012 political cycle.
The future of the republic lies with those Patriots in our Tea Parties!
We will meet in Washington DC, and those who can not make the trip can participate online, live!...
Outstanding VIP guests and Speakers will meet in Washington DC to discuss the 2012 election cycle: Patriots from many Tea Party groups will meet with your favorite Bloggers, Authors and YOU, and together we will work on a strategy to rout the Political Class in 2012 and restore the Constitution!
Patriots of the Right will meet in April, 2011 for two days to hammer out a serious strategy for the 2012 political cycle.
The future of the republic lies with those Patriots in our Tea Parties!
We will meet in Washington DC, and those who can not make the trip can participate online, live!...
The Electric Tea Party Acid Test
◼ The Electric Tea Party Acid Test zombie at pajamas media
This is a memo to America’s hippies: Tea Party values are hippie values.
You heard me right. The Tea Party is the one social movement in contemporary America that can rightfully claim to be the ideological heir to the original hippie movement that started in the mid-’60s. And because of this, all current hippies and ex-hippies should support the Tea Party, and by extension Tea Party candidates.... read the whole thing, really
The Tea Party Conservatives Came to Washington to Chew Bubblegum and Kick Ass.
◼ And They're All Out of Bubble Gum. Doug Ross
On Allen West, Michelle Bachman and Darrel Issa...
◼ Tea Party 2010: A year of review in photos
President Obama, the progressive Democrats, and the mainstream media underestimated the American people. They underestimated the Forgotten American. They underestimated the Tea Party Movement. And in 2010, the collective passion, angst, anger, frustration, sadness, depression, outrage, fear, resentment, intelligence, wisdom, and hope of a real people's revolution was expressed in the way our Founding Fathers intended: at the ballot box.
All across America, the White House finally felt the power of the people. Harnessing that power, the Tea Party Movement laid waste to the liberal hopes of Democrats, old and new, on November 2, 2010. Now, in 2011, the House of Representatives will have a new face, a new heart, and a new focus: to reign in Big Government abuses and return America back to something that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington would have recognized. Let us hope that in 2011, this new Congress does not let us down.
On Allen West, Michelle Bachman and Darrel Issa...
◼ Tea Party 2010: A year of review in photos
President Obama, the progressive Democrats, and the mainstream media underestimated the American people. They underestimated the Forgotten American. They underestimated the Tea Party Movement. And in 2010, the collective passion, angst, anger, frustration, sadness, depression, outrage, fear, resentment, intelligence, wisdom, and hope of a real people's revolution was expressed in the way our Founding Fathers intended: at the ballot box.
All across America, the White House finally felt the power of the people. Harnessing that power, the Tea Party Movement laid waste to the liberal hopes of Democrats, old and new, on November 2, 2010. Now, in 2011, the House of Representatives will have a new face, a new heart, and a new focus: to reign in Big Government abuses and return America back to something that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington would have recognized. Let us hope that in 2011, this new Congress does not let us down.
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