By Willie Deutsch In March of 2012, Tea Party groups like the Richmond Tea Party were asked intrusive questions by the IRS as part of their application for tax-exempt status.  Groups were asked to provide donor and membership lists, and their applications took years to handle.  At the time allegations of targeting were strongly denied by IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman. [...]

By Duane Miller — Conservatives selected a candidate for senator in Texas this week.  What are called “grassroots-conservatives” celebrated the election.  Ted Cruz, a political unknown one year ago, defeated Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, handily.  Dewhurst represented the Republican establishment.  He was an office-holder, had name recognition, endorsements of the expected GOP names, and much more money.  It is said [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Polls show that Gov. Mitt Romney could be competitive against President Obama in Pennsylvania, a must win state for Democrats. So, it should come as no surprise to learn that a coalition of left-wing attorneys have filed a “motor voter” suit against state officials aimed at accelerating highly questionable registration practices. The suit, filed under Section [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Here, in a nutshell, is what several astute commentators on the right, including George Will, Charles Krauthammer, and others have told readers in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare: Associate Justice John Roberts would have ruled to strike down the federal health care law, but Chief Justice John Roberts felt an institutional obligation [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Richard Mourdock, the man who defeated long-time Senator Richard Lugar in Indiana’s Republican primary with 60 percent of the vote, is opposed to big government at home, and big government abroad. During a conference call organized by Americans for Limited Government (ALG) last week, Mourdock made it clear that he would safeguard American sovereignty and independence. [...]

By Adam Bitely — Let’s get this part out of the way first: Rick Santorum is a better friend of limited government than Barack Obama. How much better is the part that is up for debate. The former Senator from Pennsylvania is all the rage this week coming off his stunning second place finish in Iowa. Finishing just 8 votes [...]

The Richmond Tea Party in Richmond, VA is being audited by the City of Richmond. This audit request comes after the group requested an investigation of Occupy Richmond to see whether or not they had paid for the proper permits as well as other services necessary to hold a protest/gathering in the city. As Virginia Right reported previously, the Richmond [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Momentum continues to build for a National Debt Relief Amendment (NDRA) designed to give the American people a greater say before Congress acts to increase the flow of red ink. In just the past few weeks, state legislators in Montana, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin committed themselves to proposing the following language: “An increase in the federal [...]

By Adam Bitely — Can anyone remember a time when Congress had a decent approval rating? Didn’t think so. Every couple of election cycles or so, a wave of frustration at Congress sweeps the nation and voters change the partisan makeup of the House and Senate. Within a relatively short time, the electorate becomes frustrated again with the “partisan grid-lock” [...]

By Anita MonCrief — The sometimes strange and increasingly alarming “age of Obama” continues to bring the average American startling and upsetting news. The ever reliable Vice President Joe Biden stepped in to add insult on top of injury to the growing number of Americans who identify themselves as part of the Tea Party. From Biden’s equation of the Tea [...]