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By rochester_veteran
There’s a spot-on editorial today in the Washington Times on how public-sector unions are bankrupting America.
Usually it takes a national government to spend itself into a debt measured in the trillions. Yet it comes as little surprise that the same profligacy that pervades the corridors of federal power infects this country’s 87,000 state, [...]

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By rochester_veteran
I woke up early yesterday (4/15/2010) morning with much excitement in anticipation of the 2010 Tax Day Rochester Tea Party! After I poured myself a cup of coffee, I turned on the TV and tuned it to WHAM TV-13. Mike Deming and Gabe Sukenik were going to be giving interviews. Evan Dawson interviewed Mike [...]

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The text of my speech for the 2010 Tax Day Tea Party – Split NY State

Like most of us here today, I believe the government governs best when it governs least. In the coming election, if Assemblyman Brian Kolb gets his way, you will be asked if you would like a statewide Constitutional Convention. This [...]

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By rochester_veteran
Much has been made lately on the Internet, the national MSM and even the local news about Tea Party crashers, who have threatened to disrupt Tea Parties across the nation. Why somebody would want to do something like this is beyond me, but we are prepared for them if they show up at the [...]

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Join us on March 27th for the first Tax Revolt/ Tax Protest against Albany.
Where? On the Waterfront at the Commercial Slip, off I-190 in Buffalo, NY,
same place as last year. Here’s the link to the google map of the area:
Map to the Commercial Slip in Buffalo, NY
Start time? 2 PM. Get there early and [...]

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By rochester_veteran
Today is Veterans Day, which honors those who have served our country in military service. Today is also the 2nd anniversary of the launch of RochesterConservative.com, which is made up of Veterans and Patriots, who continue to honor our oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Republic, for [...]

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I first met Charlie on the forums of the Democrat and Chronicle, where we were both avid posters against the transgressions of our ever-burdensome government. I was focused more on national issues, and he more on state, but we quickly formed a unique bond. In due time, we largely abandoned the D&C forums for our [...]

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Here’s another one of Charlie’s posts, one that demonstrated his commitment to staying in Upstate New York and making it a better place to live. RV
By Charlie
In all my writings trying to improve conditions in Upstate New York I often get comments of, “If you don’t like it just leave!”
From the song “Monster” by [...]

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Our good friend and fellow patriot, Charlie Eames, passed away on November 1, 2009. We here at RochesterConservative are truly saddened and our thoughts and prayers are with Charlie’s family and friends. I thought it would be a fitting tribute to repost one of Charlie’s essay’s, “Upstate Ultimatum”, that was originally published here back [...]

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New York Daily News
Profiles in courage, they ain’t.
The sound you hear is the clacking of knees as Gov. Paterson and members of the Legislature shrink from leveling with New Yorkers about the state’s dire financial straits.
Not a single one of them has the guts to explain to the public that the decimation of Wall Street [...]

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