By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  December 2nd at 07:15 PM  | 

Cross posted at Proof of Right.  Although this is a local issue where I live, I’m posting this in my diary here at RedState to highlight the actions of Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. . This Tuesday, December 4th at 9:00 a.m. the lame duck Henry County, GA Board of Commissioners will vote to lock in nearly $6 million in funding along with an engineering contract that | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  October 9th at 03:54 PM  | 

Cross posted at Proof of Right Blog. Police were dispatched yesterday to the Henry County Republican Party Headquarters located at 1723 Highway 42 North in McDonough, Georgia when an unhinged liberal entered the business and destroyed a yard sign for Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney with a pair of scissors. Witnesses say the man initially came in asking about the yard signs as if he | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  June 26th at 01:59 PM  | 

By now you’ve probably read about this week’s issue of Time Magazine in which Managing Editor Richard Stengel ponders if the Constitution is even relevant to our country anymore. NRO’s David Azerrad calls the article “deeply flawed” on even the basics of the Constitution, and Michelle Malkin notes how Stengel conveniently hides behind the First Amendment when it comes to journalism but seemingly wants to | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  April 28th at 02:59 PM  | 

An article released this morning by FreedomWorks reveals that Congressman Fred Upton has discovered in the PPACA (Obamacare Law) an UNLIMITED slush fund for the implementation of Obamacare. Just when we thought there were no more brazen audacities left to report about in Obamacare, here comes a doozy. House Republicans have uncovered, tucked away in Section 1311(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  April 10th at 11:12 AM  | 

  One of the most important gains that John Boehner garnered in this week’s budget deal is an agreement from Harry Reid and the White House that the new bureaucracy created under Dodd-Frank, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPA), will now be subject to mandatory audits. MANDATORY AUDITS OF THE NEW JOB-CRUSHING BUREAUCRACY SET UP UNDER DODD-FRANK.  The agreement subjects the so-called Consumer Financial Protection | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 13th at 12:35 PM  | 

You may have already read Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s post on her efforts with Rep. Steve King to urge members of Congress to defund the appropriations that already exist in Obamacare. I was so inspired when I heard them both on the Mark Levin Show last Thursday night talking about this that I made a video to help illustrate the hypocrisy of the GOP leadership and | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 13th at 01:06 AM  | 

It was a long but productive day for Republicans in Henry County, GA. The turnout was record high once again with 153 delegates attending. When I arrived shortly after 9 a.m. the line was already out the door and the place was buzzing. There were two main agenda items for the day; vote in a new slate of officers to run the Henry County GOP | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  February 12th at 09:57 PM  | 

I’ve been active in the Tea Party since its inception in February 2009 but I decided it was time to take Cold Warrior’s advice and get involved in the process. So, I attended my very first Mass Precinct meeting today in Henry County, GA. My county has become somewhat of a battleground county sandwiched between two of the bluest counties in the Atlanta Metro area; | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 05:16 PM  | 

Many of us today have our attention on the Senate as they vote on repealing Obamcare. But the repeal is actually an amendment to the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. With that in mind, can someone explain to me why language has been inserted in this bill that will give the FAA access to federal and state criminal databases? The FAA bill amends | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  October 25th at 03:45 PM  | 

    Republican candidate Bruce Brown is running against Maxine Waters in California’s 35th District. He has a  document dump on his campaign website outlining much of her corrupt ties. Since I despise socialists I decided to do some digging of my own on Maxine. Up until now I only knew that she was a socialist and that she was being investigated for her role | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  September 5th at 01:22 PM  | 

I was born and raised as a Catholic. My parents were very devout and ensured I attended regular Sunday Masses, Catechism classes, participation in the Sacraments including two years of Confirmation classes, and I attended a Catholic High School. Clearly, my life has been heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. Which is why I am saddened now at the prospect of denouncing my Catholicism. Like | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  August 14th at 03:09 PM  | 

My grandmother’s brother, Robert Cotanch, was born on January 9, 1918 in Milwaukee, WI. He was one of four children born to William Cotanch and Irene Benner Cotanch. On September 29, 1941 he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps. During 1945 he was assigned to the 315th Bomb Wing, 501st Bomb Group, 485th Bomb Squadron, Crew #71 and stationed in Guam. He was the | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  July 25th at 07:43 PM  | 

Scroll for updates. Nathan Deal’s sound bite lately is that he is the “True Conservative” in the Georgia Republican race for Governor. A close look at his record in Congress says otherwise. On April 10, 1995 Nathan Deal switched from the Democrat party to the Republican Party citing his fiscal conservatism and desire for limited government. Then Nathan Deal participated in the largest era ever | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  July 19th at 10:17 PM  | 

Hannity had a segment on his show tonight with Newt Gingrich whereby they discussed the NAACP allegations that the Tea Party is racist and also the newly discovered Breibart video of admitted racist Shirley Sherrod (formerly) of the USDA. Newt’s suggestion for moving past all the talk of racism was for the local Tea Party members to reach out to local chapters of the NAACP | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 23rd at 07:03 PM  | 

I am a federal employee. I was hired by the FAA in 1989 after (5 years in the US Navy) as an Air Traffic Controller (ATC). I currently work in an administrative capacity for a small group of about 25 technicians who travel all throughout the southeastern US region maintaining and repairing equipment vital to the function of the national airway system. This includes systems | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 23rd at 04:30 PM  | 

Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will file a lawsuit. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott posted this press release sometime after midnight on his official website: Following the passage of the health care legislation, the Texas Attorney General provided the following statement: “The federal health care legislation passed tonight violates the United States Constitution and unconstitutionally infringes upon Texans’ individual liberties. To protect all Texans’ constitutional | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 18th at 08:15 PM  | 

Tea Party Patriots is already in the process of planning another surge on Capitol Hill this Saturday called Operation Urgent Care. The tentative plans to meet Saturday March 20th at 10am at the East Lawn of the Capitol (East Capitol Circle, same side of the Capitol as the Supreme Court Building). . From their email today: “Many people are emailing us requesting we be available | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  March 15th at 10:58 PM  | 

Conservative radio host and blogger Dana Loesch just tweeted that she just received a memo dated today written by Doug Thornell, one of Pelosi’s aides, in preparation for the massive rallies taking place tomorrow. Dana highlights the relevant absurd parts: “As many of you have read, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16, 2010, tens of thousands of conservative and Tea Party activists will be on the Hill | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  February 10th at 09:08 AM  | 

Hell hath no fury like that of a voter scorned. Apparently, the grassroots arm of the Scott Brown campaign known as the “Brown Brigade” didn’t take too kindly to criticisms of Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) when he called Scott Browns campaign “a joke”. In response, they’ve begun a coordinated effort to unseat Kennedy by throwing their newly acquired activism skills behind the opposing Republican | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  January 10th at 12:58 PM  | 

Apparently, Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate in the upcoming Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s senate seat, is in it to save our souls. In a speech she gave on November 13, 2009 to the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization  (GBIO) she opined the following : “I think it’s a part of all of our responsibilities in civic life to do a little bit of | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  January 7th at 04:42 PM  | 

I’ll tell you what, I think the main reason Chuck Devore has done as well as he has so far is precisely because of his ability to utilize social networking and new media. My sister and brother both live in Sacramento I discovered DeVore’s Facebook page via their feeds when his campaign was just getting off the ground. I’ve been contributing ever since as I | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  January 3rd at 01:50 PM  | 

On Tuesday morning, January 5th at 9:00 a.m., while most of us are working and unable to attend, the Henry County Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting to vote on a $14 million resolution to construct, operate and maintain a “community-owned” Fiber Optic Broadband Network. In other words, they want to become an Internet Service Provider and they want you to pay for it. | Read More »

By: jstjoan (Diary)  |  December 25th at 11:02 PM  | 

Given these Congressional job approval numbers from Dec. 11-13: Gallup‘s monthly survey of the approval rating of Congress finds that more than two-thirds of Americans continue to disapprove of the way the legislative body is handling its job. Just a quarter appove of body’s job performance, while 69% disapprov …how does this poll even make any sense? Marist College Marist Poll. Dec. 2, 3 & | Read More »