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And How It Limits the Ability of the United States to Defend Itself
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Robert E. Kelly


Dec 17, 2008 The more things change the more they remain the same
Dec 14, 2008 CLT's Annual Brunch and Awards Ceremony (with Michael Graham, WTKK 96.9)
Dec 11, 2008 Even when public employees lose, they win
Nov 24, 2008 Time to run up the white flag? -- an op-ed essay by Chip Ford
Nov 21, 2008 Having tasted taxpayer blood, barbarians are at the gate
Gimme Lobby massed for huge tax hikes
Nov 20, 2008 70-Percenters get what the voted for, fast:  More taxes
Nov 19, 2008 Tol’ya So, Suckahs - Liberal activists meet today to plot higher taxes  
Nov 5, 2008 Unions spent additional $2.248 million in latest report
Total so far reported to defeat Question 1: 
$7,268,816
Nov 5. 2008 Welcome to Massachusetts - "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here "
Nov 2, 2008 "Where Would You Cut?"
Start with Obama's aunt and "free" public housing for other illegal aliens
Nov 1, 2008 Down to the wire, Q-1 opponents' deceptions persist:
Shame on the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Oct 29, 2008 Question One gains supporters - as greedy unions and pols continue business-as-usual
Oct 24, 2008 Despite taxpayer revolt, public employee unions demand more, more, ever more!
Oct 22, 2008 Can Question 1 be bought by greedy public employee unions?
Oct 21, 2008 Opposition to Question 1 hits record $5M mark 
Oct 16, 2008 Chip Ford's column and CATV debate in support of Question 1
Oct 15, 2008 ACORN nuts join public employee unions and the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation in opposing Question One 
Oct 10, 2008 ACORN -- A good fit for the No on Question 1 cabal
Oct 8, 2008  MTF “Analysis” – Pure Political Propaganda 
Oct 6, 2008 Don't be reckless, be sensible:  Vote  Yes  on Question 1
Oct 4, 2008 All-out war for public employee unions vs. taxpayers - Unions' gloves are off, masks removed
Oct 1, 2008 Usual suspects circle wagons against Question 1 - "Yes" rally set for Saturday
Sep 24, 2008 Yes on Question 1 -- or what?
Sep 23, 2008 The big one that didn't get away!
Sep 17, 2008 Boston Herald reports the whole truth, at last - The Deval's in the details
Sep 15, 2008 Memo on This Evening's Police Details Hearing 
Sep 10, 2008 Question 1:  "It certainly is a David-versus-Goliath contest"
"Yes" side's $160,178 vs. $1,503,705 raised by "No"
Sep 9, 2008 "Hell Yes! Question 1" -  Because opposition logo gives the finger to taxpayers again 
Sep 9, 2008 Taxpayers' Enemies Pull In Huge Funds From Usual Deep-Pockets Special Interest Suspects
Aug 29, 2008 Massachusetts:  The Great State of Perpetual "Fiscal Crisis"
Aug 27, 2008 Miniscule tax cut likely remains "frozen" - Anyone surprised?
Aug 12, 2008 Win some, lose some
Aug 5, 2008 "Real heroes don't whine"
Aug 3, 2008 Legislature hikes pensions for state workers despite billions in cost
Jul 21, 2008 The end is upon us -- join the celebration!
Jul 19, 2008 No longer near, the end has arrived:  The inmates are torching the asylum!
Jul 17, 2008 CLT gives Treasurer Tim Cahill the Rudyard Kipling award  
Jul 14, 2008 State spending, big spenders, gone insane
Jul 9, 2008 Small victories today, larger ones to come when income tax is repealed
Jul 1, 2008 Beacon Hill priorities as usual:  Tax first then maybe do some work
Jun 25, 2008 State spending exploding, slowed only by repeal threat
Jun 11, 2008 Legislature winds "Ticking Time Bomb's" doomsday spring tighter
May 28, 2008 Megatons being added to “Ticking Time Bomb” payload
May 22, 2008 Senate rejects voters' tax rollback, again
May 21, 2008 Memo to State Senators - Income tax rate:  Let’s get rolling
May 12, 2008 Income tax rate – Color me surprised  
May 12, 2008 The tax revolt is happening -- join in!
May 8, 2008 State's "fiscal crisis" - From boom to bust in a week
Apr 29, 2008 Tax Freedom Day yesterday:  No wonder Mass. is 6th latest in the nation
Apr 22, 2008 Teachers union greed again rejected
Apr 17, 2008

Poll:  MA voters say "No new taxes, no higher taxes, no overrides."

And by the way, "Roll back that income tax rate!"

Apr 14, 2008 Let's change Override Season back to simply Spring
Apr 11, 2008 Pols' solution to latest "fiscal crisis":  Borrow, tax, and spend billions more!
Apr 7, 2008 A Senate cop-out on police details?
Apr 1, 2008 What fools some legislators must think we citizens be!  
Mar 31, 2008 Divide and Conquer:  Expanded representation without taxation proposed
Mar 28, 2008 Crisis offers opportunity
Mar 27, 2008 Pols get fatter on borrowed taxpayer money as next "fiscal crisis" looms
Mar 25, 2007 Union clout fading with membership decline
Mar 20, 2008 Prop 2˝ still survives, while hypocrites again decline voluntary tax option
Mar 13, 2008 Update on attempted end run around Proposition 2˝
Mar 12, 2008 Memo to the Members of the Joint Committee on Revenues S. 2521, tax on plastic bags 
Mar 4, 2008 Prop 2˝ under serious attack
Mar 4, 2008 Memo to the Senate - H. 4534 Senior Override Abatement bill  
Feb 28, 2008 Finneran flips-out on "Forum"
Feb 19, 2008 Update on Proposition 2˝ Senior Override Exclusion
Feb 15, 2008 The new "Big Dig" is upon us:  Mandated health insurance
Feb 13, 2008 Memo to Committee: H.159/S 146 - Proposed Chapter 40T  
Feb 13, 2008 The DiMasi budget plan  
Feb 7, 2008 "More Is Never Enough" but revolution is in the air
Feb 6, 2008 H.2840, Higher Property Taxes instead of Deval Patrick’s “Property tax relief” 
Feb 4, 2008 Barbara participates as a "state leader" in Romney Campaign's Boston press conference
Jan 28, 2008 Gov't admits over-taxation is killing the economy
Jan 11, 2008 Gov. Patrick to end-run Legislature on Illegals
Jan 7, 2008 Barbara Anderson to join Romney news conference  
Jan 6, 2008 Barbara Opens "Ask Mitt Anything" NH Campaign Event
Dec 31, 2007 2007:  The good, the bad, and the ugly
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