Common Core: Too Common for Our Kids

Common Core: Too Common for Our Kids

At the risk of sounding elitist, Massachusetts schools should not have to lower their exceptional education standards to be equal to other states. Alabama is a very nice place, but it does not necessarily share our educational requirements, especially if we hope to compete in the high tech and medical fields that attract students and […]

Tax Day Rally “Unburdening the Next Generation”

  By: Christine Morabito – April 2013 Please join the Tea Party and other liberty-minded groups as we gather on the Boston Common April 13. The Parkman Bandstand will be rocking with live music from starting at noon from People’s Blowback, and then a variety of speakers from 1-3 p.m. The theme is “Unburdening the […]

But Wait … What About the Children?

Prediction: Massachusetts lawmakers will be consulting their tattered playbooks to make a 50 cent tax increase on cigarettes more palatable. Every time this increase is proposed, politicians declare the new revenue is for the children, who will benefit from smoking prevention and smoking cessation programs. When it comes to funding such programs, states have a […]

American Majority Campaign Training

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end  up being governed by your inferiors.” — Plato   The Greater Boston Tea Party and Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance invite you to attend American Majority’s New Leaders Campaign Training This training is for all who are interested in learining how to change their communities […]

The War on The Poor & Taxpayers is Going Well

By: Christine Morabito, President Gr. Boston Tea Party – February 2013 Governor Deval Patrick claims his budget for fiscal year 2014 promises “a better Commonwealth for the next generation.” – That is, if they can afford to live here. On January 16, the Patrick administration introduced “The Way Forward,” an ambitious proposal to tax the […]

America Has Never Needed the Tea Party More

America Has Never Needed the Tea Party More

By: Christine Morabito – January 2013 Either Congress is in denial about their historically low approval rating of 18 percent, or they have pathologically high self-esteem. Actually, both things may be true. While taxpayers are bracing themselves for higher tax rates, looming inflation and pending known and unknown Obamacare costs, it is business as usual […]

Governor Patrick, Who are you serving?

By: Christine Morabito – (November 19, 2012) Try not to let this ruin your day, but Governor Deval Patrick plans to direct state colleges and universities to offer lower (resident) tuition rates to illegal immigrants.  The state legislature has said “No” but apparently Patrick is going to do it anyway. This action by the governor is the result of President Obama’s executive order […]

The Tea Party – Take 2

The Tea Party – Take 2

By: Christine Morabito – President Greater Boston Tea Party November, 2012  Rarely am I at a loss for words, but I feel as if I am groping around in the dark after an extraordinarily long and disappointing Election Day. The November 6, 2012 election will be recorded as a major milestone in the life of […]

The Choice is so Clear — I Can See Reagan from My House (Opinion)

The Choice is so Clear — I Can See Reagan from My House (Opinion)

By: Christine Morabito – September 7, 2012  Toastmasters must be having a field day. The “ums” and “ahs” liberally applied to President Obama’s debate rhetoric proved he is lost without his teleprompter. By contrast, during the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney appeared poised and confident, and projected a likeable image, very unlike the mean-spirited, out-of-touch […]

Today Is Primary Election Day! Go Vote!

Today Is Primary Election Day! Go Vote!

 Greater Boston Tea Party News September 2012 By: Christine Morabito – September, 6, 2012  With only 8+ weeks to go until the General Election, it’s likely you are spending a good deal of time following news and reports from the campaign trail. Are you focused on federal office elections or are you taking the time […]

The Tea Party on Trial, Again

The Tea Party on Trial, Again

By: Christine Morabito – (August, 2012) With predictable swiftness, the mainstream media rushed to blame the Tea Party following the movie theater murders in Aurora, Colorado. This time the stone was cast by ABC news correspondent Brian Ross, who apparently slept through his journalism class on libel law. When their researchers conducted an online search […]