The Teaparty events of April enabled conservatives,libertarians, and others the necessary room to blow off some much needed steam. In order to turn the Teaparty events into a legitimate movement for change, events such as those taking place in Worcester are essential.  Here is a sample:

Saturday, June 20, Noon-3 p.m.  Worcester Tea Party-Rally for Responsible Government, Elm Park, Worcester.

FREE family friendly rally and picnic (bring your own).  Speakers, live music. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit on.

Tuesday, June 30, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.  Worcester Tea Party Forum, Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room:
Nicholas Sanchez, Prof. of Economics, College of the Holy Cross will be discussing the federal budget [and how we got into our current economic mess — shari]

Ken Mandile
Worcester Tea Party

Shari Worthington, sharilee@telesian.com
MassGOP State Committee, 2nd Worcester District
Worcester Republican City Committee, Ward 5 Chair
Massachusetts Republican Assembly, National Committeewoman
Tel: (508) 755-5242 Cell: (508) 397-6345
http://www.worcestercountyrepublicanclub.com
http://blog.worcestercountyrepublicanclub.com
http://www.mass-republican-assembly.com

Colin Powell: It was a pretty exciting moment, pretty challenging moment. I had made it clear that I wasn’t interested in a political career, but I wanted to be active in the discussion and debate of issues in the country. People came to me, asking me my opinion on various issues. I identified myself as a Republican who was very conservative fiscally and with matters of foreign policy and national defense, but who was quite moderate to liberal on a number of the social issues of the day. So I was going into a convention where I was received as a popular former general, but I was also going into a convention that collectively was far more conservative politically than I was.

Americans do want to pay taxes for services,

and:

Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less.

GEN. COLIN POWELL: What I’m saying is that we see – we don’t agree on abortion. He’s pro-life and I believe in a woman’s right to choose. But we can stand side by side and both of us give our opinions. I don’t think it should be a litmus test to being a good Republican that you have to be pro-life. Some others in the party would disagree with me. And I think what Governor Bush is saying, is that’s our party platform. We believe in the right to life, but there are many members of the Republican Party who believe in the philosophy of the Republican Party who don’t agree with that. Let’s not cast them in the darkness just because they don’t agree with that particular position of the party. Let’s have a big tent party that welcomes then in. There are lots of Republicans who will not be terribly happy with what I said tonight, but then let’s have a debate about it. You know, I believe in affirmative action. You don’t, let’s argue about it, and let’s not just say that you have got to be an anti-affirmative action person to be a good Republican in good standing. I don’t agree with that.

He blasted radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, saying he does not believe that Limbaugh or conservative icon Ann Coulter serve the party well. He said the party lacks a “positive” spokesperson. “I think what Rush does as an entertainer diminishes the party and intrudes or inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without,” Powell said. He also said that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s running mate last year, is “a very accomplished person” but became “a very polarizing figure.” He said the polarization was created by Palin’s advisers.

As we mercifully wind down from what has been a long and extended election season, I want to say thanks to all of my fellow “Palin” bloggers on this and other sites. Your posts have been insightful and informative and I look forward to reading more of them. I hope this site remains vibrant. As to Governor Palin, she has been subjected to a grueling, dehumanizing and in some ways unfair process. Nonetheless, she is a decent, bright, ambitious and highly talented individual. Should she so choose, she will have a future in national/Republican politics for years to come. I look forward to what she has to say. We conservatives have much soul-searching to do in order to provide the type of vision the country needs and wants. I look forward to moving that debate forward.

Main Street Media maven Stix Blog has summarized CSPAN’s plans to open its resources to the armies of Citizen Journalists (including yours truly) covering this year’s political nominating conventions. Thanks Stix and thanks CSPAN.

Tags: Patriot, Games, Radio, CSPAN, Media, Convention, StixBlog

“Not So Fine” (continued) – IBD Editorial

The McCain Mutiny – The Wall St. Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel analyzes the GOP’s mutinous Senatorial energy fumble.

Who’s Deceiving the Liberals? Chapter 2 – The Strategy of Class Warfare and the associated tactics of victimhood and jealousy.

Patriot Games Radio – Unplugged: Next Show – Tuesday, August 12, 2008: Brad Marston and Sheridan Folger of Let’s Get this Right fame.

Barack Obama’s presidential quest has apparently caused a dilemma of sorts for black Republicans: vote along ideological and/or party (Republican) lines or vote for Obama/ and by extension the history books. The article is commendable in that it collects a variety of views on the subject and not solely those of liberals who call themselves Republicans. As for your humble author’s position: neither McCain nor Obama has managed to light my fire in a positive way. At this time, I am inclined to vote “none of the above”. The larger issue can’t be ignored however: Senator Obama’s candidacy is a watershed event whose ramifications are far-reaching and unpredictable. Its salutary nature remains to be seen.Technorati Tags: obama, Republican, election 2008, black

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has earned my respect as a consistent and principled advocate for fiscal restraint in government spending. Unfortunately, his is a minority opinion within the soon to be minority Republican contingent of United States Senators. John McCain is by no means an ideal presidential candidate, but perhaps he would in fact pursue fiscal restraint were he to become President.