The GOP leadership and the conservative and tea party members of Congress came to a crossroads yesterday and stared each other down. 

The GOP leadership didn’t like it.  The Tea Party Movement did.

Here’s what happened:

• A vote was taken to keep the government operating with another 3 week Continuing Resolution.  A Continuing Resolution is simply a stop gap measure to keep us open for business INSTEAD of truly fixing the issues at hand.  Think of it this way:  You and your spouse are having financial problems.  You mention it in passing and you decide to stop eating out one night a week.  That is a good thing to do but you could do more.  You could also address how very serious the issue really is.  But, that’s too uncomfortable and you might not like the outcome.  Maybe you just don’t like being honest with yourselves?  Maybe you and your spouse will fight if you see the real truth of your debt issue – and who wants to fight about money?  If you had the courage to look at all your bills, you would see where you could really do some cutting, such as:
  • Reduce the 1,000 cable channels you can’t possibly watch anyway.
  • Reduce the amount of cell phones for the family with unlimited text messages
  • Discontinue lawn service and do it yourself.
  • Take time off and spend it in your own community and stop the lavish vacations
  • Purchase fresh foods and stay away from the pre-packaged snacks (that are not only expensive but unhealthy too)
  • Tell your kids NO to all the things they want and don’t really need
  • Stop buying clothes because you can’t fit them in your closet anyway
  • Keep your car running with regular maintenance and no new cars until you are out of debt
  • Turn out the lights when you leave a room and reduce your light bill as much as possible
  • Contact your debtors and see if they will work out a payment plan

These are the things We the People are doing BUT our government just doesn’t understand that concept.  However, a bunch of Tea Party Members in Congress do and they showed up yesterday to send that message.

Paula, a Tea Party Leader in Florida, sent a note last night that was a good indicator of the showdown in Congress:

I listened to Mark Levin for a while tonight. Can I say angry doesn't explain how he feels right now?     He said word has come to him from sources in Washington that Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy and the old guard Repub. leadership are badmouthing the tea party and among other things calling us extremists. He said they are twisting arms like crazy, but a huge rift is forming between them and the real conservatives in the House. Fifty four of them voted against the CR today.  Apparently two thirds of the newbies are falling in line and marching to Boehner's dictate.

Read more about this rift here:  http://tinyurl.com/4c6bl5h

The Continuing Resolution is to keep the government funded.  However, recently Michelle Bachmann stated that Obamacare – the big boondoggle of 2010 -- had already BEEN FUNDED through the devious acts of the prior Congress.  Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, “We have to pass the bill to see what’s in it.”  Well – we are finding out what is in it and it is not pretty.  Nancy, Harry and King Obama cheated the American people by FUNDING OBAMACARE without going through the normal funding process.  Nice, huh?

Every time we vote for another Continuing Resolution, we lose another 3 weeks to get our money back from this travesty.  The money they stole from the American people totaled nearly $105 Billion in pre-funding of Obamacare! 

By NOT voting for Continuing Resolutions, this allows the issue to be brought to the surface and dealt with.  Remember our story above about “dealing with the real issues” and not just eating out less often?  Same concept applies here.  CONGRESS NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE REAL ISSUES AND NOT BANDAID THE PROBLEM.

You can read more about Rep. Bachmann exposing this crime against We the People here:  http://tinyurl.com/4f2vojd  

So yesterday those who saw the truth voted their conscience.  Those who either don’t get it OR are just playing the same old game in DC – didn’t vote their conscience (do they have one?).

What will you do today?  Contact those who voted AGAINST the CR (see the list at http://tinyurl.com/4c6bl5h) and THANK THEM!  You can find the numbers of those representatives at http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/basics/.  Tell them to Stand Strong and continue to vote like this until the chickens come home to roost.

Contact John Boehner’s office and give him a piece of your mind.  Let him know it is his responsibility to listen to ALL members of Congress.  If he thinks Tea Party Members are extremists, he better learn to love us ‘cause we’re sending more to Congress next year.  And, if he cries, tell him to “get a grip.”  There’s no crying in Congress!

Let’s roll – get those calls going today and pass along this information.  We the People are well educated and the Tea Party Movement is dedicated to keeping you informed.

God Save the USA, pretty please…