The Oats for Votes Scandal & other Tales

The Middle Coast.

Are Dems toast?

Even Massachusetts voters are stunned by the arrogance of their congressman (no, not Barney this time)

What's happening around here?

...And this, from Heritage, The Tea Party Is Here to Stay:

Today, The Heritage Foundation released its 2010 Index of Dependence on Government. This annual report tracks the growth of dependence-creating federal programs, programs that crowd-out what was once America’s great civil society. At one time, social obligations and services were carried out by community groups, family networks and even local governments. Now, an ever growing and ever more unaccountable federal bureaucracy undermines our spirit of self-reliance and self-improvement by making more and more Americans dependent on Big Government. In 2010, we witnessed a record-breaking surge in American dependence on the federal government including:

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