Sarah Palin will speak at the Women of Joy Conference in Louisville KY on Saturday Night
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Rand Paul wants Tea Party Movement to push for broader reform
Rand Paul wants Tea Party to push for broader reform platform
""Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul said he wants the Tea Party movement that has fueled his primary campaign to morph into a broader government reform effort that would have appeal beyond conservative circles.
"I'd like to see in the fall of this year a Tea Party message. In order to have that you have to write it down and define it," he told reporters after addressing the Louisville Tea Party on Thursday.
He then listed potential tenets of that platform: congressional term limits; balancing the budget, stating in bills what part of the U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress to take such actions, requiring lawmakers to sign a document that they've read the bills they're voting on, and instituting a waiting period for Congress to vote on a bill. Paul suggested a delay of one day for every 20 pages...."
Read more: Herald-Leader Lexington KY Rand Paul
Thursday, April 15, 2010
At the Moment, No Budget Is Most Likely Outcome in Kentucky
from Kentucky Club for Growth:
"Recent reports have both houses agreeing to issue a budget for only a single year instead of the usual two. Passing a two-year road budget and a one-year budget is not a reasonable plan, nor is adding hundreds of millions of dollars in debt when you are deliberately avoiding planning ahead.
The source of the problem is Speaker Greg Stumbo:
Since we have hear no discussion of job-creating policy changes, only debt-supported spending, Stumbo is issuing an ultimatum that can't be met. Someone needs to tell him that Frankfort doesn't create jobs, entrepreneurs do" Kentucky Club for GrowthStumbo has said in recent days that House Democrats do not want to leave Frankfort without a jobs program.
Kentucky Senate president downplays chances of passing budget before session ends
Kentucky Senate president downplays chances of passing budget before session ends
Senate President David Williams said Wednesday morning that it appeared "pretty much inevitable" that the General Assembly's final gavel will sound without a new budget. That would set the stage for a special legislative session before the next fiscal year begins July 1.
"For the first time, I am fairly convinced that we will leave tomorrow without a budget," William
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Tea Party rally draws thousands in Clinton Twp
Tea Party rally draws thousands in Clinton Twp
"Shaw is part of the growing Tea Party movement that is inspiring people who have never been especially interested in politics to join a platform for conservative populist discontent.
The message: Big government is bankrupting everyday Americans with high taxes.
Foes and allies of the Tea Party agreed that the movement is a threat to President Barack Obama's agenda of change and could shift the advantage to Republicans in the November elections.
Surrounded by anti-abortion activists, libertarians and fiscally conservative Republicans, Shaw cheered speakers and musicians who encouraged the crowd to protest expensive government handouts...." Tea Party Detroit
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