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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Ten of Thousand Converge on Washington DC Complaining About Taxes, Spending and Obamacare.

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wdc-protyest“Obamacare makes me sick” read one big sign as tens of thousands of Americans filled Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday as they protested the president’s health carePelosi plan and out-of-control spending.

The lines of protesters completely filled Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way to the capitol, according to the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. People were chanting “enough, enough” and “We the People.” Others yelled “You lie, you lie!” and “Pelosi has to go,” referring to California congresswoman Nancy .

Others are waving U.S. flags and holding signs reading “Go Green Recycle Congress” and “I’m Not Your ATM.” Some men are dressed in colonial costumes. Police on motorcycles and horses watched as the marchers passed.

FreedomWorks Foundation, a conservative organization led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, organized several groups from across the country for what they billed as a “March on Washington.”

Organizers say they built on momentum from the April “tea party” demonstrations held nationwide to protest tax policies, along with growing resentment over the economic stimulus packages and bank bailouts.

The group, like those who railed and snarled throughout August at klargely absent members of Congress can only be described as eclectic reflecting a hsarp shift in the nation.

Despite Democrats’ numerical advantage in Congress and in statehouses across the

country, more Americans consider themselves conservative than liberal, according

to a new Gallup Poll. In fact, conservatives outnumber liberals by statistically significant margins in 47 states, with the two groups statistically tied in the other three: HAWAII, VERMONT and MASSACHUSETTS.  That remarkable data has not reflected in political party registrations. But it bode bad for Obama and Democrats.

 Gallup’s findings were derived from interviews of more than 160,000 Americans asking them whether their political views were very conservative, conservative, moderate,  liberal or very liberal. The states with the highest conservative “net” (percentage identifying themselves as conservative minus the percentage identifying themselves as liberal) are located primarily in the South, while those with the lowest conservative net are mainly on the East and West coasts.

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