More Co-Sponsors for Post Party Summits

I’m working on confirming speakers for the Post Party Summits, but looks like we have eleven new co-sponsors out of Oklahoma for our Kansas City Summit: Sooner Tea Party, Moore/Norman 912, Norman Tea Party, Muskogee Tea Party, Tulsa 912, Oklahoma City 912, Shawnee/Tecumseh 912, Lincoln County 912, OSU Tea Party, OKforTEA, and USA Patriots.  There…

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The Father of the Tea Party

The Left is oft-quick to regurgitate revolution-era platitudes to justify their own revolution against the very institutions which the Revolution was fought to protect. Whilst the real meaning of it all escapes them still.

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School Board Candidate Wins on Transparency & Accountability

Newly elected school board member Joe Nolen of McLoud, OK, had never run for public office.  He had never directed a campaign.  He had never even volunteered for someone else’s campaign.   The term “political newcomer” would not even begin to describe him. But Joe Nolen was tired of the school board in his town constantly spending…

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For Candidates, Effort is Everything

Two weeks ago, the nation witnessed the election of Scott Brown over Martha Coakley in the race for the Massachusetts Senate seat previously held by Ted Kennedy for like 57 years.  With this result still fresh on my mind, over the last few days I have attempted an impossible undertaking. My mission?  Figure out exactly…

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Problem with the 10th Amendment (Part 1)

This is the first of two blog entries on the Tenth Amendment: If you follow the news at all, you’ve probably heard accounts of state legislators, governors, members of Congress, Tea Party groups, and others call for a return to the principles of limited government.  Most recently, these fires have been stoked by the health…

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ESPN Columnist on Health Care Policy

If you’re not reading ESPN’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback column, you are really missing out. Gregg Easterbrook, a Brookings Institute scholar who just happens to be a huge fan of the NFL, writes the weekly entry. He regularly combines football insight and analysis with his views on matters of public policy. A couple of weeks ago, in…

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