Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Ohio may have been “bought off” for her “yes” vote for the recent Cap and Trade bill in the U.S. House.  A “Kaptur project”  was part of the 310-page amendment to the legislation released at 3 AM on the day of the vote.
According to the Washington Times, the 310-page [...]

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At a White House press conference today President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu revealed several actions they claimed would promote energy efficiency while saving Americans billions of dollars annually.
Some of the mandates include forced changes on energy conservation standards for household and commercial lighting and forced changes on incandescent and fluorescent lamps.
My wife has already [...]

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On a hot, 97-degree afternoon, almost 50 Modern Day Patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party met yesterday near the Johnson County Courthouse  to protest the increased taxes, loss of jobs, and increased regulations in the “Cap and Trade” bill passed by the U.S. House on Friday.

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A group of more than 60 protesters met outside the KMBC’s studios in Kansas City to promote free market health care, and protest the ABC special “Prescription for America” being aired tonight.
The group was made up of modern day patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party and the Kansas City Area 9.12 [...]

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Last Friday Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-Michigan) attempted to make an amendment to H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, to minimize the impact of new regulations on agriculture and farmers.  The Democratically controlled committee voted “no” on her amendment along party lines.  Farmers may now suffer increased regulations on any chemical product related [...]

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The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy today sponsored a luncheon near the Plaza in Kansas City, MO where Dr. Mark Hendrickson talked about “The Next Great Depression and the Attack of the Watermelons?”
Hendrickson is a professor of economics and international business at Grove City College in Pennsylvania and is a contributing scholar with [...]

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In testimony today in the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, Marty Durbin of the American Chemistry Council explained that “More than 96 percent of all manufactured goods are directly touched by the business of chemistry.”
Durbin’s testimony didn’t mention agriculture, farming or ranching, all of which are of great importance to the economy of Kansas, but [...]

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On May 19 the “Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009″ was introduced in Congress simply to extend an existing law to October 2012, which was put into effect in June 2007.
But, in draft legislation dated June 4, 2009, the House Homeland Security Committee revised this simple time extension and may be proposing next week [...]

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Earl Glynn on April 18th, 2009

Tonight the Sam Adams Alliance held their 2nd Annual Sammies Awards Banquet near Chicago to honor those on the forefront of defending individual liberty, limited government, and economic freedom in America.  About 300 attended the event.
The Sammies is a contest recognizing bloggers, filmmakers, open record champions, tweeters, and other government watchdogs committed to advancing individual [...]

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Every year the Tax Foundation publishes the date for “Tax Freedom Day.”  Today, the 103rd day of 2009, is the overall Tax Freedom Day for the whole country.
Tax Freedom Day is the first day taxpayers start earning money for themselves. From Jan. 1 till Tax Freedom Day, all of one’s earnings go to paying federal, [...]

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