When I was young, the Peanuts comic strip was my favorite and when The Great Pumpkin came on, I hurried to get my bath, put on my PJs, and I would watch it with my sister and brother while eating popcorn and hot chocolate. When my children were born, I loved to watch the Peanuts movies with them in their PJs, eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate.  We would always talk about life’s lessons learned from the show.  Now my grandchildren are enjoying the…

Many of you might have heard that Stephen Butters, the Office Manager for the local GOP headquarters, passed away in his sleep last night.  He was only 29 years old.

Stephen was a kind and gentle man who wanted to serve others.  He hated conflict (even though he was in politics) and he…

Here they are.  Shall we give them their demands?  

From the Occupy Wall Street website, via Picket and Loesch:…

I had a friend who was in the Event Planning business.  He helped me plan a big event for the “grand opening” of my consulting practice ten years ago this month.  He was a perfectionist and was well known in the event planning world nationwide.  He is a master at planning a party.

When the night came for our “grand opening” at a local club, he showed up after the other invitees were already enjoying the party.  I…

When the Tea Party Movement stirred inside me in 2009 at the same time it was stirring inside millions of others across this nation, early morning risings became commonplace.  A full night’s sleep was impossible to find and 4:00 a.m. awakenings with thoughts of troubling times in my country filled my head.  Much like a mother who would feed her baby at 4:00 feedings, I would feed my mind with research to find out the truth about the problems in our…

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WARNING:  This blogger has had enough.  Here's To Wanda!

I’ve waited more than 50 years to have the attitude I have today.

It feels good to be me even though times are tough. 

The news is filled with punks and spoiled brats occupying our streets, Congress and the White House. 

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The headlines got to me again today.  The call out for Democracy seems to be the buzz word of the year.  

I remember watching the Egyptian Arab Spring unfold and tried to understand what was really going on.  The Mainstream Media and the White House supported it and used the words “democracy” for all.  They helped the people in the street become “free” from the hands of their leader, Mubarak.  This was supposed to be a good…

Brandon Darby is an American hero.  He is a former anarchist and a former friend and member of the group behind the Occupy movement.   Darby began working as an FBI informant in November 2007.  He infiltrated groups that organized protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention and gave the FBI information which led to the seizure of 34 homemade riot shields.  Two of the…

In June of this year, our outgoing Mayor was pushing through a special deal for Everbank.  The local tea party did not think it was right to use taxpayer dollars to move a bank from the south side of town to downtown at a cost of $2.75 million in incentives.  

In June, Ron Littlepage, a Commentary for the Florida Times Union, made a statement “Those who were urging the council to…

We received the Morning Bell Report from Heritage today and found it very disturbing.

The one thing the Federal Government is in charge of according to our Constitution is National Defense.   Instead of spending time passing regulations about the kinds of fruits and vegetables our children should eat, they should spend their time ensuring the safety of the American people.  This is their…

As I waited to board my plane out of DC, the one we were to take landed from Ohio.   As the passengers came off the plane and walked past us, I thought I recognized some of them.  They had this glassy eyed look; a smug expression; t-shirts with Marxist images; and dirty back packs.    I thought, “Where had I had seen them…

We had planned our trip for a while and had no idea we would be here among the crowd of Occupy DC protestors.  But here we are - tea party members here for a conference on Values in America standing eye to eye with those who hate American values and all we stand for.

Do not be fooled with what you are reading or hearing on TV.  These Occupy individuals are not American freedom-loving people.  They stood on a sidewalk yelling at us about capitalism and how anyone who owns a…

Ladies and Gentlemen:  We are presently in Washington, DC for a Values Voter Summit.  Values Voters Summit is made up of Conservative organizations who come together to learn from each other.  

During our stay we have been with many who went to the Occupy DC "March" just to see what was going on.   To see it first hand is to watch an organized group of communists, thugs and mis-guided people shout about things they do not even…

The air is crisp and changes in the weather are welcome.  It’s been a hot summer with the weather and with politics so we are enjoying the real climate change that comes with the seasons. 

This is my favorite time of year.  For those up north, they watch the leaves change to golden hues of orange and yellows.  For those of us in the south, we watch the grass stop growing (no more…