Organizers say millions of Americans will descend on D.C.
West told conservatives, “See the decimation of progressive socialism and polices that have broken down the family unit in what used to be the strongest family community in this country.”
A Senate bill that would grant D.C. the ability the spend its own money and set its own fiscal year was pulled from consideration yesterday evening in the wake of a set of amendments introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) targeting abortion, guns and union labor in D.C.
Tea Party-sympathizer Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants to let you know how much he cares about small government by using the power of the federal government to tell D.C. what it can and cannot do.
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain—remember him!—came to Washington this week to mark tomorrow’s federal income tax filing deadline, and he tried to bring his friends with him. Fail.
Good morning, Washington. Freedom Plaza may be a little crowded this morning as antiwar and anti-Wall Street protesters make room for Mayor Vince Gray to kick off the D.C. Full Democracy Freedom Rally and March, planned to coincide with this weekend’s official dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.
According to a recent WTOP survey, ten percent of District of Columbia residents say they support the Tea Party.
Installation artists Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine — the pair who have been moonlighting as “urban trappers” around New York City of late — brought their internet sensation to the District on Sunday afternoon, setting up Tea Party Traps near the White House and on the National Mall. Greenspan and Fine were kind enough to allow DCist to tag along and watch the social experiment unfold.
First, there were hipster traps, baited with PBR and American Spirits. Then, bridge and tunnel traps replete with a gold chain, Drakkar Noir and bronzer. The next logical step? Attempting to lure in Tea Partiers on the National Mall with Dick Armey’s manifesto and aerosol gun cleaner, of course.
Virginia, the undisputed queen of all vanity plates, might soon produce a new plate template that would, according to NBC, “express solidarity with the spirit of the Tea Party movement.” (You know, because nothing quite expresses your disgust with high taxes than slapping “Don’t Tread on Me” on the rear of your Ford Focus.)
