Toledo, OH Dunks Taxpayers in Pork Pool Program …
Blue Collar Muse @ April 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It’s amazing the things I never think about on my own. My brains stays pretty busy with work, blogging, family, church and all the normal things that fill up an average life. Every now and then I appreciate being jolted out of my reverie. That’s what happened this morning when I read […]
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Zach Wamp Prime Contributor to Earmark Reform Proposal …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 26, 2008 # One Comment
Given the furor over billions in earmarks loaded into the Omnibus bill passed by Congress, it’s nice to know not all federal legislators are unconcerned about the matter. Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-01) released a statement yesterday that highlighted legislation he crafted along with fellow members of the Republican Conference Frank Wolf (VA-10) and Tennessee’s […]
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Fred on Reducing Government Spending …
Blue Collar Muse @ January 15, 2008 # One Comment
Heading into Michigan and South Carolina, and enjoying an uptick in interest and momentum following Thursday night’s GOP debate hosted at FOXNews, over the weekend the Thompson campaign released Fred’s plan to reduce Federal Spending. It’s not a particularly long read and it is thin on implementation. However, as a good overview on how Fred […]
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Why Keep Riding a Losing Horse …
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.
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A Pig With Lipstick …
Blue Collar Muse @ December 6, 2007 # 4 Comments
Price fixing? Price controls? A pig with lipstick is still a pig.
It appears that Wall Street investment bankers can breathe easier today, they’re going to get their holiday bonuses after all. That was really close, it almost didn’t happen until the President came to the rescue this afternoon.
The news just keeps getting […]
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It’s For the Children …
Blue Collar Muse @ October 30, 2007 # One Comment
Those crazy guys over at RedState have done it again! They put up the second in a series of hilarious videos that, in 60 seconds or so, put the entire SCHIP discussion in proper perspective. Check ‘em out for a link to the first video!
I think we could have a sort of a […]
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