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Gov. Bredesen: Herod, Judas or Pilate?

Blue Collar Muse @ May 12, 2008 # 3 Comments

Legacy. Governors and Presidents worry, “What will my legacy be?”. It’s a fancy-shmancy way of asking, “What exactly will they say I DID for 8 years?”
Tennessee’s Governor, Phil Bredesen, is no different. Not up for election, and a Lame Duck, it appears he’s started thinking about his. Just before Christmas Bredesen […]

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Democrats Disenfranchise Tennessee Voters …

Blue Collar Muse @ April 22, 2008 # 6 Comments

Those who remember almost any recent election will likely stop to read that headline again. After all, isn’t it the Democrats who have been making the claim every other year that their voters have been disenfranchised? Isn’t it the other guys that do that sort of thing? The answers are yes and […]

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Horses, Women, Whiskey and Loot; Obama and Reality …

Blue Collar Muse @ February 18, 2008 # 3 Comments

I’ve been visiting a blog Media Lizzy turned me on to. It’s called ‘Obamacans 2008 Unite!’. It’s for Republicans who support Barack Obama to testify as to why they do. My involvement there has been to opine that self-styled Republicans now supporting Obama couldn’t have been much of a Republican to begin […]

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Happy Blogiversary To Me …

Blue Collar Muse @ February 1, 2008 # 3 Comments

I can’t believe I forgot this. Today is my 1st blogiversary! At 3:30 PM, on February 1st, 2007 I put my first post up at Blue Collar Muse! Since then it’s been a wild ride and doors have opened up that I could only dream of a year ago!
295 posts and 961 […]

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Recommended Reading …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 26, 2008 # 2 Comments

Coming soon to an American street near you, car that travels 125 miles on $3.00 worth of fuel. The power source? Air - specifically, compressed air. Top speed is about 70MPH, too. It’s not just on the drawing boards, it appears it’s on a few roads!
I’m not really a big […]

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Every Tennessean Should Have a Say …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet

That’s the opinion that Tennessee Right To Life holds. The entire sentiment is expressed by Tennessee Right to Life this way:
SJR 127 would allow Tennesseans and our elected officials to once again determine abortion policy in our state.
On a matter of life and death, shouldn’t every Tennessean have a say? Let the People Vote: […]

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What To Do When Your Representative Can’t Represent You …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 13, 2008 # One Comment

The Jackson Sun reported Saturday that state Senator Jim Kyle (D-Memphis) is proposing an interesting change to Tennessee’s statutes. Since 1796, the state has functioned without the need to grant temporary legislative authority to someone other than a dutifully elected representative to wield in the Tennessee legislature in the event an elected official is […]

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Unintended Consequences …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Identify a problem, devise a solution, implement the solution, problem solved. That’s they way you normally think of it going. But if you think it’s always smooth sailing, you’d be wrong. Sometimes when someone tries to accomplish a goal, the very tactics he employs to accomplish it work against him. Thus […]

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Tennessee Dems Help DeFund the Fence …

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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To Live Blog the GOP Convention

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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