Blue Collar Muse @ December 31, 2007 # 7 Comments
In US political discussions, there is currently a heated up Cold War going on between those who desire to move our country towards a Socialist foundation for our governance and those who desire to keep our Capitalist foundation. That struggle is clearly in evidence in the Presidential campaigns, especially of the top tier candidates.
Most […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 30, 2007 # 8 Comments
It’s halftime of the last NFL regular season game and a playoff spot is on the line. The 9-6 Tennessee Titans are in Indianapolis to face Division rival and already clinched their Playoff spot 13-2 Indianapolis Colts. Back in Cleveland the fans and the Browns are watching the game as well. There’s […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
For your reading enjoyment:
An interesting analysis on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Speculative, yes. But thoughtful, grounded and well laid out!
A list of the top 10 corrupt politicians of 2007 from Judicial Watch. Non-partisan and the nominations are supported. Still, I disagree with a couple.
A fantastic piece of prose from a […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 23, 2007 # 5 Comments
It would be nice if all the best ideas I have for all the best posts I write were my own. But they’re not. So often the words you read or hear from me, while mine in print or speech, were inspired, appropriately, by the person who is my inspiration in so many […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 22, 2007 # One Comment
The housing market slowdown has led politicians of both parties to propose a variety of industry bail-outs. None of the ideas are good: taxpayers would be forced to subsidize people who never should have bought a home while lenders would cut back future loans even for responsible borrowers.
Among the worst ideas is increasing […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The housing crash is a serious problem, hurting borrowers, lenders, and investors. But the surest way to make it a crisis would be to bail out borrowers, lenders, and investors.
The federal government already has manipulated interest rates. The administration has pressed lenders to maintain low initial rates and forego foreclosures. Legislators are […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A little over a month ago, I launched The Tennessee ConserVOLiance. It’s an alliance style blog for Tennessee’s Right of Center bloggers and other New Media activists. We’re up to 15 members with 17 sites and are excited about the growth!
Our newest member is Fabian Story from Knoxville who is more than just […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 18, 2007 # One Comment
Per a press release yesterday from Duncan Hunter’s camp, the House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a bill that would strip previously approved funding for the border fence which performed so well in Southern California. The legislation, the Secure Fence Act, was originally authored by Hunter and the portion of the […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 12, 2007 # 3 Comments
Despite dire warnings of the immediate and irreversible demise of the Almighty should I dare to see ‘The Golden Compass’, two friends and I took the plunge this weekend. I’m happy to report that God seems none the worse for wear. He was His usual chipper Self when we talked this morning.
Which brings […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 11, 2007 # 2 Comments
H/T to Conservablogs.com for putting up the notice that there’s a cattle call for indie bloggers to cover the GOP Convention in Minneapolis, MN September 1-4, 2008.
The 2008 Republican National Convention will utilize numerous mediums – both emerging and traditional – to share our nominee’s vision with the American people. We have a great […]
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