Ted Cruz At East Texas Tea Party

It Is Time For New Leadership

On July 4, 2009, thousands of Americans joined together under a common principle that the policies of the Obama administration have gone too far. Too much money has been spent, and wasted so that the radical Left in Washington can expand the overall size of government. They [the Left] are trying to scare us, bully us, deceive and manipulate us into socialism. America is starting to wake up and realize that ‘change’ and ‘hope’ without substance behind them are just words. The only thing Obama had to offer during his campaign was his words. No one can argue against the fact that his speeches were spoken with eloquence. However, words spoken without a record, without experience to back them up are empty and hollow. President Obama and his administration have adopted policies that will create a heavy burden for my generation and future generations to carry, and many Americans are starting to say, “enough is enough!”

The conservative movement is growing in America, and conservatives are looking for a new generation of leadership. They are looking for a generation of leadership that will not be tied down by party loyalty, but leadership that will stand by principle, that will fight for their ideas. Conservative voters are looking for someone who will not only preach conservative values on the campaign trail, but someone who also has a record to prove that they are capable of backing up their words. Nowadays you will see GOP candidates praise the name of Ronald Reagan in their campaigns, but when they are elected into office they forsake the very conservative principles Reagan stood for. The conservative movement has a chance to be rejuvenated in this country, and become as strong as it was during the final years of the Carter administration that paved the way for the Reagan administration that followed. History always has a way of repeating itself.

There is much speculation that Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott will not be seeking reelection next year, and if that is the case former Solicitor General Ted Cruz will run on the Republican ticket to take Abbott’s place. Cruz is a rising star in not only the Republican Party, but in the conservative movement as well. He does not only preach conservative principles, but he has the record to prove that he is willing to stand by those values no matter which way the political wind is blowing. Ted Cruz has fought for Texas successfully defending the Texas Ten Commandments Monument before the Supreme Court as well as defended state and national sovereignty in the landmark Medellin v. Texas case, which held that the World Court couldn’t bind the U.S. justice system. Despite President William Clintons willingness to bow to the demands of the World Court the Supreme Court also held that the president couldn’t order state courts to obey the World Court. Ted Cruz has a proven record of standing firm by the Constitution, the Rule of Law, Texas values, and conservative principles.

Ted Cruz has declared that the foundation of his campaign is on the idea that there is a hunger for new leadership among conservatives, and there is. For too long the Republican Party has forsaken its ideological roots. According to a Gallup Poll taken from June 14-17 Americans are leaning towards more conservative views despite the outcome of the 2008 presidential election. According to the poll citizens of this country, by a 2-to-1 margin, are becoming more conservative, because the majority of Americans realize that big government on top of irresponsible and reckless spending is not a solution and only exacerbates the problem.

During the Lufkin Tea Party this past Saturday Ted Cruz told the crowd, “I believe that President Obama was elected because we failed to lead. But, I also believe that his greatest legacy as president will be that he inspired a new generation of conservatives to rise up and defend our liberty.”

The Republican Party is in need of new leadership. It is in need of real conservatives who are willing to stand by their values and not take up the stance GOP leaders today have of accommodation. There are so many Republican leaders out there who are willing to sacrifice principle if they think it will garnish them more votes. They failed to lead, and because of that we now have a socialist in the Oval Office who clearly has no idea what he is doing. As Ted Cruz observed we are facing the single greatest threat to our liberty that we as a nation have ever witnessed, but if we are willing to learn from history, and learn from our mistakes then we can be optimistic about the future. The conservative movement has a tremendous opportunity, our time is now, but we must be willing to stand up and voice our opposition against the abhorrent policies of the radical Left in Washington. It is time for new leadership. It is time for strong, and consistent leadership.

America’s Tea Party

Happy Independence Day everyone! It is a beautiful day in Texas. The sun is out and there is hardly a cloud in the sky. It is a great day to throw a tea party, which several cities across the State of Texas and the nation are hosting tea party protests. These tea parties while still focusing on the irresponsibility going on in our nation’s capital are also aimed at celebrating the birth of our Republic, because this is the greatest country in the world and thousands of American patriots are looking to celebrate the 4th of July the right way.

At 3:00 P.M. an estimated fifty thousand Americans will come together at Southfork Ranch in Plano, TX and in one voice declare that we still believe in the principles on which this great country of ours was founded. Our Republic was founded on the ideas of limited government and fiscal responsibility. The Boston Tea Party itself was a protest against high taxes, and yet the radical Left that has taken over Washington have continued to show recklessness when spending our money. The Obama administration promotes socialist policies that the majority of Americans do not support. With the ever increasing national debt and deficit it will not be long before Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama support an increase in taxes, and not just a progressive tax, but a tax on the middle class as well. At America’s Tea Party people from all over the state and the country will stand united in the declaration that we will not be scared, manipulated, or bullied into socialism.

General admission into the event is free. General parking is $10. There will be music, special guest speakers, fireworks, and a whole lot of fun! Among the speakers is conservative author/columnist/commentator Michelle Malkin, Jeff Bolton, Jon-David Wells, American hero Scott O’Grady, and others!

Map to Southfork Ranch

I will be keeping regular twitter updates on everything going on at the event. You can follow @ntconservative for all the up to date info or go to the Dallas Tea Party website where there will be a live video stream of America’s Tea Party.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Janeane Garofalo Invited To America’s Tea Party

On April 15, 2009 Americans all over the country stood for fiscal responsibility and limited government. Thousands of Americans stood up and declared in one voice that we will not be bullied, manipulated, or scared into Socialism by the radical Left that has taken over Washington. In response to the tea parties held in various cities all over the United States washed up actress Janeane Garafolo called American patriots “tea-bagging rednecks” and accused every single American who stood for liberty racist for even considering criticizing the policies of President Barack Obama.

Katrina Pierson, who spoke at the Dallas Tea Party, invited Garofalo to America’s Tea Party that will be held on July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, TX to see what the cause is really about.

Janeane Garofalo has yet to respond to the invitation, so Michelle Malkin (who will be present at America’s Tea Party), Katrina Pierson, and a handful of patriots who only want to see America go down the right path renewed the public invitation.

Come on, Janeane … What do you have to lose?

Boehner: Americans Expect Members of Congress to Actually Read The Bill First

Is it such a hard concept to grasp? Is it a revolutionary idea to read legislation, and give members of a legislative body time to read a piece of legislation before voting on it? To congressional liberals like Nancy Pelosi yes it is. House Representative and Minority Leader John Boehner fought very hard against the Climate Change and Energy bill (aka “Cap and Tax”), because Americans have a right to know just how bad the piece of legislation really is. The American people have a right to know that with the passage of this bill the overall cost of living is going to rise. There will be higher taxes, higher energy costs, and higher gas prices. If you are looking to become a home owner be prepared to fork over a little extra for that dream home of yours, because with the new “green” standards that will be required of every home it is going to raise the overall price tag to purchase a home. With the new fuel emission standards and regulations placed on the auto industry the price to purchase an automobile is going to skyrocket as well. This bill is going to hurt the economy, and increase the national debt and deficit even more. Obama seems to be doing a good job at creating a bigger and bigger burden that my generation and future generations of Americans will have to carry in years to come.

The final vote was a narrow 219-212. Forty-four democrats voted against this abhorrent piece of legislation. When conservative Republicans and Democrats are on the same page you know there is a problem. The bill could have failed if it were not for eight “Republicans” who voted ‘yea’ in favor of the bill. The RINO turncoats are listed as followed:

Mary Bono Mack (CA) (202) 225-5330
Mike Castle (DE) (202) 225-4165
Mark Kirk (IL) (202) 225-4385
Leonard Lance (NJ) (202) 225-5361
Frank LoBiondo (NJ) (202) 225-6572
John McHugh (NY) (202) 225-4611
Dave Reichert (WA) (202) 225-7761
Chris Smith (NJ) (202) 225-3765

This bill should not have passed the House. The majority of Americans do not support this bill or any policy supported by radical leftists like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, or Barack Obama. Americans were cheated. All day the Speaker of the House, President, Ron Emmanuel, and others were making phone calls urging representatives to vote in favor of cap and tax possibly even offering something in return to buy their votes, because it is hard to imagine how a rational minded person, anyone who has any form of common sense, could have supported this bill. One must ask what incentive inspired the RINO 8 to betray not only their party, but the American people as well. This bill has nothing to do with protecting the environment. This bill has nothing to do with helping the American people. Nothing President Obama has done or supported in the six months he has been in office has been to benefit the American populous. The only thing the radical Left in Washington has succeeded in doing is hurt this country more, because they want to. They want things to get so bad that you feel like you must depend on them. This bill is about expanding the overall size of the federal government. What Republican could support such irresponsibility and still call themselves a Republican?

You Don’t Toss The CEO If The Company Has Been Going Strong

The GOP Primary for the gubernatorial race in Texas takes place in March. Incumbent Gov. Rick Perry will seek to convince voters that ten years in the Governor’s office is not too long, and that he is the conservative candidate that Republican voters are looking for more now than ever before ever since the radical left took control of Washington. His opponent is senior Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison who is convinced that it is her time now. Sen. Hutchison’s intentions are to convince GOP voters that she is the most conservative candidate running to be the next Governor of Texas, but does her case hold water?

Hutchinson supporters argue that ten years is enough, and it is time to hand the reins over to someone else, but in an interview with Erick Erickson of RedState.com Perry remarked that the ten years argument is irrelevant.

“If a company has been going strong for ten years, the shareholders don’t toss out the CEO.”
-Gov. Rick Perry

In a time of national economic turmoil the State of Texas has continued to be a beacon of hope for struggling Americans looking to start over. A thousand people a day are moving to Texas, because right now we are the most prosperous state in the country with a lower unemployment rate than most other states, a better job market, and low taxes. Not to mention that we are a right to work state, and are not tied down by labor unions that succeed in only suffocating the market even more. Texas has been doing well. So much so that our state has become a thorn in Obama’s side. President Barack Obama doesn’t like that our state is doing so well, because he wants Americans to feel dependent on him. It is the Messianic Complex that he has developed through the cult like following of his supporters. He wants to be seen as the savior of America, when in reality he is only hurting our country more through his policies.

Sen. Hutchison criticized Governor Perry for not taking a more aggressive role in the 81st state legislative session, and said that if she had been in Perry’s position she could have prevented the need for a special session. Sen. Hutchison said she would have done this by working more closely with the legislature, but how much closer is she talking about? The only way the Governor of Texas can influence important legislation being pushed through more quickly is by overstepping the powers delegated to the Office of the Governor by the Texas Constitution. Is the senator suggesting that she would have been willing to go to such extremes in order to prevent a special session from taking place? If there is one thing Gov. Perry had shown throughout the 81st legislative session is that he is an advocate for limited government, and supports not only the federal constitution, but the state constitution as well. Governor Perry came out in support of various important pieces of legislation, but in the end that is all he could really do. Sen. Hutchison, however, did not take a public stance on any issue that was addressed by the 81st Legislature.

Governor Perry is a supporter of limited government and fiscal responsibility. So much so that he turned down stimulus money, and refuses to use 3.5 billion in federal money for education. Texas democrats have come out and said that our children have been shortchanged, but this statement is not only misguided, but the fact of the matter is our children have been shortchanged for a very long time because Democrats, and moderate Republicans have supported the idea that in order to fix our education system we need to throw more money at the problem. This is a ridiculous notion when the problem is not how much money we put in, but how the current amount we spend on education is managed. When only half of every dollar spent on education actually goes into the classroom and the education of our children there is a serious problem. Throwing more money into the system will just lead to more irresponsibility. Governor Perry recognizes this, and he also recognizes that the stimulus money, like the bailout money, is a trap.

Rick Perry also a supports state’s rights, and the tenth amendment which our president seems to have forgotten exists. Actually, he hasn’t forgotten, he just thinks the constitution is irrelevant, and outdated instead of the living, breathing document that it is. It is our most sacred document, the social contract between we the people, and the federal government, in which our essential liberties are guaranteed protection. Governor Perry supported a amendment to the state constitution that unfortunately didn’t get through the state legislature, which would have reminded the Obama administration and Congress that the tenth amendment states that any powers not delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution are given to the states and by extension the people. Where was Sen. Hutchinson when this amendment was going through the 81st?

For the past couple of years Gov. Perry has reassured conservatives that he is willing to stand up for limited government and fiscal responsibility. Perry’s number one priority has been the state’s economy, and in a time of economic uncertainty Texas remains a lone star, an example of real hope. He continues to stand strong in his opposition of big government, and big government spending. Perry has worked hard to reform the public education system in Texas, and while there is still more work yet to be done he realizes that allowing the Obama administration and the federal government an opening to dictate how our state public education system is operated and managed is not only a huge mistake, but unconstitutional. We all know how well the No Child Left Behind Act worked.

Sen. Hutchison On The Attack

In an article in the Dallas Morning News, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said that if she had been governor, instead of Rick Perry, she could have prevented the need to have a special session. There are plenty of issues that were left hanging when the 81^st legislative session came to a close that have left many conservatives wanting a special session called. Such matters that need to be addressed are TxDOT, voter ID, and a few others. With the Republican Primary for the gubernatorial race coming up in March Hutchingson is on the attack. The question to consider is: What more would or could Sen. Hutchison have done to prevent this need for a special session without overstepping the powers delegated to the Office of the Governor by the Texas Constitution?

Kay Bailey Hutchison wasn’t too specific as to the steps she would have taken to prevent a need for a special session, but said she would have worked closely with the legislature. In the Texas Constitution there are powers delegated to the executive branch, and powers delegated to the legislative branch, and there is a separation of those powers. Sen. Hutchison says she could have done a better job avoiding the need for a special session, but in the end there was nothing Perry could have done to push vital legislation through any quicker and therefore had no control over matters left unsettled.  Most conservatives will agree that while Perry has not been an ideal conservative leader in the past he has stepped up this session supporting important matters of interest including lowering the tax on small businesses, promoting private property rights,  requiring  picture identification when going to the ballot box,  and a few others that conservatives felt were important this session.

Governor Perry recently signed into law a piece of legislation that would lower the small business tax, and a bill that will curb the government’s ability to seize private property through eminent domain. However, Perry was the one who approved the small business tax a couple of years back, which most conservatives opposed, and supported the Trans Texas Corridor, which would have allowed the government to seize a large amount of private property through eminent domain. The Texans for Kay campaign has been quick to point this out publicly, but is it possible that Rick Perry is just trying to fix his mistakes? Now more than ever conservatives are looking for a candidate that exemplifies true conservative values, and is willing to stand by their principles no matter which way the political tide turns. Gov. Perry has been a bit shaky in the past, but in a time when the radical left has taken over Washington Perry was one of the biggest voices against big government spending and porkulus bills promoted by the Obama administration.

In 2006, many conservatives didn’t want to vote for Governor Perry, because they believed he hadn’t been someone who promoted true conservative values, but many did because he was the most conservative on the ballot. Things have certainly changed since 2006, and when the Republican Primary comes up in March conservatives will want to know which candidate represents true conservative values the most, and which candidate is more likely to stick by those principles. One thing about both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison is when they are on the campaign trail the gloves come off so one can expect this fight to get vicious.

Dallas Convention Center Hotel Expected In 2011

According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas city officials are hoping to be able to break ground on the recently approved Convention Center Hotel by the end of summer and have it ready by 2011. The project is going to take an estimated twenty-eight months to complete, and will cost roughly $346 million to build. The taxpayer owned hotel was almost struck down by Dallas voters, but it was approved by a very small margin of votes. The voters who voted in favor of the hotel were brought in by promises that the hotel will bring in a good amount of revenue for the city, but that is what they said about Victory Park, but restaurants and businesses in that area are not seeing a whole lot of business.

If it was so clear that a convention center would bring in a whole lot of revenue as Mayor Tom Leppert tried to convince Dallas taxpayers was going to happen with this hotel private contractors would have come in years ago to build a convention center. Someone ask the W hotel if they are bringing in a whole lot of profit right now. City officials urged the taxpayers to approve the building of the hotel claiming that we need to compete with cities like Las Vegas and Orlando. Las Vegas and Orlando are premier tourist locations, hot spots if you will for major conventions. Dallas is not exactly an ideal tourist spot. If Mayor Leppert really believes that Dallas will be able to compete with a city like Las Vegas by having this convention center than he is even more naive than I originally thought.

The City of Dallas is already trying to solve a $186 million dollar deficit. Their solution is to cut back on civil services and lay off thousands of city employees. Thousands of civil servants will lose their jobs, and thousands of vacant city positions will be eliminated, and with the amount of cut backs already planned the city will still be in the red by almost $40 million. Despite all of this Dallas city officials think that it is okay to build a taxpayer funded hotel that will cost almost half a billion dollars to build. I suppose Tom Leppert’s idea on the matter is that all those people who are going to receive pink slips from the city can find a job with the hotel, right?

City officials are trying to convince Dallas citizens now that they are going to get the hotel up in twenty-eight months, and that it will be ready by 2011. This is of course assuming that there are no set backs. According to the Dallas Morning News city officials promise prompt construction on the hotel, because there will be huge incentives for the contractor to build it quickly, and “pricey penalties for running behind schedule.” I mean, we all know how well the City of Dallas manages major construction projects. Just look at the Trinity River Project, a decade in the making and they have just broken ground.

The Liberal Double Standard

I never liked David Letterman. I had always preferred Jay Leno over him, but one thing I always would credit him with was class. Apparently, I was wrong to give him such undeserved credit. Letterman is so desperate to save ratings that he has resulted to crude humor not only insulting a public figure but attacking that public figure’s family. Letterman has to compete with Conan O’Brien for ratings, and he is losing the battle. He couldn’t beat Leno in the ratings, and O’Brien is arguably the most popular late night host since Johnny Carson. So, what do his writers resort to doing? They accuse Sarah Palin of having a “slutty” appearance, and in a monologue he made a joke about how in the middle of a Yankees’ game Palin’s daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez. To clarify a point, the daughter at the game was not Bristol, but Palin’s fourteen year old daughter Willow. I didn’t know statutory rape was a laughing matter, but apparently on Letterman’s show it is.

 To attack a governor of a state because their political ideology is different than yours is one thing. The comment on Sarah Palin’s appearance was, for lack of a better word, crude. However, there is no class in attacking a public figure’s family. It baffles me that liberals are still going after Palin’s family the way they have been. It was a tool they tried to use against Palin during the 2008 election. They couldn’t find enough dirt on Palin they had to go after her daughter Bristol and her infant son for having Down syndrome. At the same time when conservatives questioned just how much Michele loved this country when she said she hadn’t been proud of it until her husband was running to become the leader of the Executive Branch. The First Lady is in a position where she too represents the United States wherever she goes. How could you represent your country when you have never been proud of it? These are adequate questions to bring up. Just like it is completely justifiable for a person to ask how a person can say they are proud of this country and then apologize for the United States and its citizens wherever he goes, but I digress. It was okay to attack Bristol Palin during the campaign, but when conservatives questioned Michelle Obama’s public statements the liberals screamed “Foul!” Barack Obama even said during the election that families should be off limits, but his followers continued to set their sights on Palin’s family, but Obama didn’t say anything further on the matter. He could have stopped it, but why would he want to do that? It was so politically expedient for him not to.

This double standard among members of the Left continues to this day, and Letterman is simply a further example of it. He is proof that a conservative is fair game, but if a liberal is publicly slandered the media jumps all over it. Imagine for a second that a talk show host said the same knocked up joke about one of Obama’s daughters. Imagine if that host made any joke about them period. You would never hear the end of it. Obama’s flock would see to it that the talk show host was fired for even daring to make a joke about their messiah’s family. Forget public apology, this person would be publicly crucified. They would send a lynch mob after them. David Letterman should issue an apology, but he isn’t going to. He honestly thinks that what he said is not in the wrong here. There is not going to be a huge fuss over it if he doesn’t. In the eyes of liberal media elite (commonly referred to as the ‘Drive-by Media’) attacking a leftist public figure is taboo, but it is perfectly alright to not only verbally assault a conservative, but their family as well. It is only an innocent joke then, and anyone who cries “Havoc!” over it can’t take a joke.

Footage From The Dallas Tea Pary – Katrina Pierson