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San Angelo 9:00 a.m. CT June 10, 2017

I am responding to David CurriesTexas politics badly skewed by far right,Special to the Standard-Times(May 1 opinion page).

To me it is obvious that David Currie has not attended any TEA Party meetings, anywhere, at any time. Had he attended open, everyone is-invited-to-come, meetings, he would have found that most of the members do not agree 100% on any one of various subjects and/or political views a candidate may have. We do not accept everything we hear or read.

The comment made about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick being 100% TEA Party raises a question: How many TEA Party meetings has Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attended? We are not all Republicans but more diverse. The TEA Party welcomes Republicans, Democrats, Independents and anyone else that wants to learn more about candidates running for office, issues and the United States Constitution. We even learn some about history.

It appears to me that Drew Darby and Joe Straus are working more for themselves than they are for any political party. To be honest, I agreethat there are good and bad Republicans but I am also aware that there are good and bad Democrats.

I realized from reading the article that a good part of it is just your opinion. I do question your statement, The fact is that 70% of you reading this agree with me etc. etc. I would like to know where that figure came from.

I am surprised that you, a retired Baptist minister, are so down on Christians. Perhaps you would like to define the Christian Right. Isnt the Christian Rightthe people that believe and strictly live by the Bible?

Fay Brown,

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San Angelo TEA Party is not a monolith - San Angelo Standard Times

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Boise couple creates a sweet annual tradition for their beloved family and friends Idaho Statesman When the front door opens on this annual Alice in Wonderland tea party in Northwest Boise, there is only one rule, and it is not aimed at the youngest guests. It is designed to rein in the grown-ups. The rule is, when you hit that door, parents aren't ...

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Boise couple creates a sweet annual tradition for their beloved family and friends - Idaho Statesman

WASHINGTON (JTA) A powerful conservative Republican political action committee endorsed Josh Mandel, the state treasurer of Ohio, in his bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.

The Tea Party Express said in a statement Wednesday that Mandel epitomizes the new face of conservative Republicans, and we couldnt be more proud to support his campaign.

Tea Party groups backed Mandels previous bid to unseat Brown, in 2012, citing his fiscal conservatism as state treasurer.

Mandel, a Marines veteran who served in Iraq, announced his bid in December with a 2-minute YouTube video that starts by noting that one grandparent served in the U.S. military during World War II and two others survived the Holocaust.

Im here today because they all won their fights, he said.

Mandel, who shied away from Donald Trumps presidential campaign, has since then adopted some of the presidents rhetoric, deriding a rigged system and political correctness.

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Josh Mandel Wins Tea Party Nod In Ohio Senate Bid - Forward

The Hagerstown Tea Party hosted its second annual scholarship awards ceremony on May 22 at the Washington County Public Schools Center for Education Services on Downsville Pike.

The scholarship was open to all Washington County graduating high school seniors, including those at public, art, private and home-schools.

The first-place award of a $1,000 U.S. constitutional scholarship went to Zane Poffenberger, Boonsboro High School senior, for his presentation on the U.S. Supreme Courts powers and decisions on cases and controversies, a challenging topic concerning the judicial branch and its responsibilities.

The second-place scholarship award of $500 went to Skyla Heise, a home-schooled senior, for her presentation on voter fraud and how to improve the integrity of the election process. Special thanks goes to Jim Warner, who matched the award.

The presentations were given to a three-judge panel, which consisted of Dels. Neil Parrott and Brett Wilson, and Warner, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war. He also was a domestic-policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and was former legal counsel for the National Rifle Association.

The tea party wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Washington County Public Schools staff members in the endeavor for providing a venue, outreach and technical support.

The constitutional scholarships are funded by the groups annual gun raffle and donations.

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Hagerstown Tea Party awards two scholarships - Herald-Mail Media

Sam Brownback has been a Tea Party star since taking office as Kansas governor in 2011. He rolled back anti-discrimination laws and vetoed a bill that would have brought health coverage to 180,000 residents by making his state the 32nd to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

But his signature achievement if one could call it that was to institute a package of drastic tax cuts to produce what he predicted would be a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy. Brownbacks tax consultant, supply-side guru Art Laffer, promised Kansans that the cuts would pay for themselves in supercharged economic growth.

Instead, job growth in Kansas trailed the nation. Month after month, revenue came in even lower than fiscal officials most dire expectations. Instead of turbocharged growth, observes veteran local commentator Yael T. Abouhalkah, the state had to divert billions of dollars in road funding, slice higher ed money, cut social services, reduce support for public pensions and fall behind on previous pledges to improve funding of K-12 schools. Despite that, Brownback squeaked through to reelection in 2014 with a 49.82% plurality.

Now, the dime has finally dropped. The Republican-controlled state Legislature on Tuesday overwhelmingly overrode Brownbacks veto of desperately needed tax increases. The action rolls back much of Brownbacks 2012 tax cuts, producing a $1.2-billion shot of adrenaline for the state budget over two years.

The rare rebuke of Brownbacks policies is being taken in the state as a major reversal in the governors political career and a prelude to his rescue by President Trump. The override represents a blow to the legacy of one of the most unpopular governors in America, wrote Jonathan Shorman and Daniel Salazar of the Wichita Eagle, amid speculation that he may not serve out his remaining time in office but instead take a federal position.

Brownbacks policies were designed to make Kansas a national laboratory of tea party economics. But their dismal effects have been visible for years. By 2015, job growth was lagging its neighbors, the U.S. as a whole and more fiscally responsible states such as California. Job growth had actually slowed since the enactment of Brownbacks tax-cutting package, lagging that of 37 other states, including neighboring Missouri.

A year after the tax cuts were implemented, Brownback touted impressive early results to the Wall Street Journal, citing the formation of a record number of small businesses more than 15,000. But that was deceptive. As was shown by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 16,000 had disappeared. Many of the others cited by Brownback appeared to be created to take advantage of his elimination of all taxes on partnerships, sole proprietorships and LLCs that pass through their tax liabilities to their owners. That scheme allowed everyone from freelancers and petty contractors to huge partnerships to avoid any state income tax at all, as long as they were organized as a certain type of small business.

If that sounds familiar, its because the same idea is part of President Trumps tax proposal. Its an invitation to tax dodging (and perhaps not coincidentally, would be a huge boon to Trumps own businesses and family).

As Brownback anticipated, Kansas has indeed been a lesson for America, just not in the way he hoped.

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An earlier version of this article misspelled commentator Yael T. Abouhalkah's surname as Abouhalkar.

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Kansas Legislature finally ends Gov. Sam Brownback's destructive tea party tax cuts - Los Angeles Times