Whether it was getting your taxes prepared and mailed or attending a Tea Party, everyone had taxes on the brain this week.
Do you think the Tea Parties made their point? What are your thoughts?
- Original photo from @PuterPrsn
Fort Worth Tea Party
On Wednesday, an estimated 3,000 protesters attended the Fort Worth Tea Party held at The Cats’ La Grave Field. Texas Governor Rick Perry was there with other featured speakers including Kelly Shackleford, Honorable Bill Zedler, Jim & Vickie Middleton, Mark Christopher Frimmel, Marshall Sherman, Congressman Joe Barton, Adrian Murray, Eric Wey, Brenda Silcox, and Stephanie Klick.
Texas Tea Parties
Here’s the estimated turnout for some of our neighbors: Burleson-900; Dallas-7,000; Denton-1,000; Plano-200; Rowlett-200.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/d59j25
Nation-wide Tea Parties
Check out the party break-down of the electoral college map from the 2008 election compared to the recent Tea Party events.
- CNN's Electoral College results map for the '08 election
- US Tea Parties on GoogleMaps.com
The White House announced they plan to have an eco-friendly Easter egg hunt with green eggs (but no ham) and all.
2009 egg uses 31% less paperboard than the 2008 designs, eliminates the need for the paper shred/filler, features an egg-shaped dye cut instead of a cellophane window and uses renewable, vegetable oil-based inks.
From LATimes.com
Read full story by Johanna Neuman
Also, did you hear Elmo has changed from red to green? He’s not following in the footsteps of the Hulk, but instead is launching a campaign to share tips about the environment and “being green” to youngsters. Don’t worry, Elmo is still his ol’ red self on Sesame Street.
See Green Elmo’s visit to The Today Show.
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So, happy with the checkpoints I wrote about last time? Not invasive enough? Try no cell phones in cars. There are a myriad of bills out there that try to enforce penalties associated with talking/texting and driving. Everything from ticketing you for the act, to ticketing you only if you cause an accident. We’ll see what comes out as the weeks are winding down. And if you haven’t had a hearing on your bill yet, good luck.
]]>Original post: POLL: President’s Report Card
Do you agree with this grade?
]]>Those against it, including the American Beverage Institute, state that we are moving towards a system of guilty before proven innocent. Those for the measure claim that a small stop could save many lives. In counties over 500,000 (yep, that’s Tarrant and Dallas), come September 1, 2009, Texas’ large metropolitan areas will start hittin’ the road with blocks if this measure passes the House.
]]>If you watched it, how would you grade Obama on the conference overall?
If you didn’t watch it, here are some links to check out:
]]>You see, a huge amount of the huge amount being spent to re-invigorate our economy will come in the form of grants. Guess who is about to make a ton of money and what kind of jobs you’ll see popping up everywhere? You got it. Grant writers and grant coordinators (the people who read them). From here it will go from grant receipt to the form of contracts - this is where the private sector comes in.
If you’re tired of hearing about the massive Stimulus package, send your thoughts so I can comment on something else.
If you’re a grant writer, may I borrow some money from you?
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2. Local (Fort Worth and Tarrant)
3. Job Creation
- Multiple responses were permitted.
The results aren’t too surprising considering the current economic times. What do you think about these results? If you responded to the poll, did the results fall in line with your entry?
]]>HowCast.com has published a simple video to explain.
(click here for the transcript)
What do you think about it?
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