Archive for December, 2009
Posted by Shane on December 28th, 2009 | Categorized as Homeland Security, Video, War/Military | Tagged as al qaeda, ron paul, terrorism, yemen
Congressman Ron Paul gives his thoughts on Yemen, the attempted airline bombing, the motivations of Al Qaeda, the radicalization of the Middle East, and the negation of our liberties to government provided “security.” Via Campaign for Liberty
Posted by Shane on December 26th, 2009 | Categorized as Homeland Security, Video, War/Military | Tagged as congressman paul, foreign policy, ron paul
As the health care reform battle rages, Congressman Paul points out the need to also keep paying attention to developments in foreign policy and discusses recent events that could have long-term effects. Via Campaign for Liberty
Posted by Shane on December 17th, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as climate change, climate treaty, constitution, copenhagen, global warming, politics, president obama, republic
President Obama’s mission to save the planet from global warming could end up trampling on the U.S. Constitution, critics say. When Obama arrives in Copenhagen Friday, he is hoping to cut a deal on a new global-warming agreement. Even though the conference is not likely to produce a legally binding deal, critics say if the…
Posted by Shane on December 10th, 2009 | Categorized as Homeland Security | Tagged as pass id, privacy, real id
REAL ID is scheduled to go into effect on January 1. The good news is that it may be repealed by then. The bad news is that it may be replaced by something worse, the PASS ID. Please tell Congress to repeal REAL ID and reject the PASS ID. This is what I wrote in…
Posted by Shane on December 9th, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media | Tagged as deficit, enumerated powers act, epa, georgia, kentucky, one subject at a time act, rand paul, read the bills act, ron paul, Tom Coburn, write the laws act
I travelled down to Kentucky last Friday to meet with Dr. Rand Paul, son of Congressman Ron Paul, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. I was there to discuss our Downsize DC Agenda proposals — the Read the Bills Act, etc. We met at a coffee shop. I just arrived after four hours…
Posted by Shane on December 3rd, 2009 | Categorized as Legislation, Video | Tagged as audit the fed, bailouts, bernanke, federal reserve, jim demint, s604, south carolina
Senator pledges to hold nomination until the Senate votes on the Fed Audit December 3, 2009 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, announced this morning that he will oppose the nomination of Ben Bernanke to serve a second term as the chairman of the…
Posted by Shane on December 3rd, 2009 | Categorized as Articles | Tagged as climate change, climategate, epa, global warming, republic
WASHINGTON – House Republicans pointed to controversial e-mails leaked from climate scientists and said it was evidence of corruption. Top administration scientists looking at the same thing found no such sign, saying it doesn’t change the fact that the world is warming. The e-mails from a British university’s climate center were obtained by computer hackers…
Posted by Shane on December 2nd, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, War/Military | Tagged as afghanistan, Carl Levin, republic
WASHINGTON – Confronted by a wary Congress, the president’s chief military and diplomatic advisers insisted Wednesday the quick infusion of 30,000 troops into Afghanistan was the nation’s last, best shot at winning the war and staving off “severe consequences for the United States and the world.” Lawmakers from President Barack Obama’s own Democratic Party expressed…
Posted by Shane on December 2nd, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation, Video | Tagged as audit the fed, congressman paul, federal, federal reserve, ron paul
On Monday night, Congressman Paul appeared on CNBC to debate former ITC chief economist Peter Morici over the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy and the need for greater transparency at the Fed.