Posted by Shane on February 11th, 2010 | Categorized as In The Media | Tagged as cap and trade, climage change, global warming
As the blizzard-bound residents of the mid-Atlantic region get ready to dig themselves out of the third major storm of the season, they may stop to wonder two things: Why haven’t we bothered to invest in a snow blower, and what happened to climate change? After all, it stands to reason that if the world…
Posted by Shane on February 9th, 2010 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as nais
For four years DC Downsizers joined with other organizations and countless farmers to oppose the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
Finally, the USDA saw the writing on the wall. It is scrapping NAIS!
The USDA still has plans for an animal tracing system, but it is to apply only to animals moving in interstate commerce, meaning ….
Posted by Shane on January 21st, 2010 | Categorized as In The Media, Video | Tagged as ron paul
Last Friday, Dr. Paul was interviewed by CNN shortly before our Freedom Celebration concerning his time in Congress, President Obama’s first year, and whether things would be different under McCain.
Posted by Shane on January 20th, 2010 | Categorized as Health / Healthcare, In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as healthcare, scott brown
A Big Government Republican politician, Scott Brown, saw the massive public opposition to the healthcare bill, and decided to pander to it. He did this in spite of his own long history of supporting Big Government schemes, including the health insurance mandates inflicted on the people of Massachusetts by Republican Mitt Romney.
The result of Brown’s…
Posted by Shane on January 20th, 2010 | Categorized as In The Media | Tagged as scott brown
Republican Scott Brown tonight pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts political history, defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to become the state’s next United States senator and potentially derailing President Obama’s hopes for a health care overhaul.
The victory caps a dramatic surge in recent days as Brown, a state lawmaker from Wrentham once thought…
Posted by Shane on January 6th, 2010 | Categorized as Homeland Security, In The Media, Video | Tagged as ron paul, tsa
Texas Congressman Ron Paul identifies that absolutely un-American character of this privacy invasion. Servile subjugation to TSA and airline personnel will do nothing whatsoever to keep us safe, just as violating see-through inspections of passengers will not stop determined enemies or government spooks from finding a way onto planes. Fear will not beget freedom!
Posted by Shane on December 17th, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation | Tagged as climate treaty, constitution, copenhagen, president obama
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 president…
Posted by Shane on December 9th, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media | Tagged as one subject at a time act, rand paul, read the bills act, 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 on…
Posted by Shane on December 2nd, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, War/Military | Tagged as afghanistan
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 deep…
Posted by Shane on December 2nd, 2009 | Categorized as In The Media, Legislation, Video | Tagged as audit the fed, federal, 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.