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Absolut Vodka Clarifies US - Mexico Border Issue …

Blue Collar Muse @ April 6, 2008 # 4 Comments

H/T to Gateway Pundit for posting the pic and the story on this. Absolut Vodka ran this ad in Mexico only. However, the US-Mexico border being so porous and there being no one left in Mexico anyway, the ad also promptly made its way north. I very seldom partake of alcohol, and […]

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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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Poll Numbers Horrid but Dems Don’t Change Course …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 24, 2008 # One Comment

With Poll numbers showing the Democrat led Congress is enjoying the worst approval numbers since I don’t know when, the Democrat’s strategy to combat this perception in the minds of voters would seem to be - more of the same behavior that earned them abysmal ratings originally.
The widely trumpeted mandate for change the Left claims […]

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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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Weekend Reading List and A Question For You All …

Blue Collar Muse @ January 5, 2008 # One Comment

If you liked my post ‘A Chance to Merge Money and Mouth’, here’s another invention. This one isn’t being ignored by the Left as best I can tell. It’s just a cool idea.
OK - I’m confused. I can’t figure out if these guys and I would agree or disagree. But I […]

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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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Subprimes: The New and Improved Savings and Loans …

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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