The Tennessee ConserVOLiance

I saw a post this evening that reminded me of this topic.  That and the fact that all everyone talks about anymore is the price of gasoline.  I realize that oil prices, and thus gas prices have gone up dramatically in the last couple years.  However, I am frustrated with the outrage of these prices.  […]

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I attended an event tonight in Knoxville with Paul Jacob, set up by Ken Marrero and the Tennessee ConserVOLiance.  The event was also attended by Right Wing Johnny.
So, you ask, “Who is Paul Jacob?”  The Wikipedia page has a pretty good excerpt:
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to […]

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Cross-posted from The Roundtable 
Thanks to Representative Hardaway, our wonderful Tennessee government is trying to pass a bill that would require mandatory paternity testing.  It would be required for ALL babies, regardless of the relationship between the child’s parents.  You can see the bill HERE (PDF).  Here is an excerpt:

( ) Regardless of the relationship between […]

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Cross-posted from The Roundtable
The Wall Street Journal has a good article about Senator Tom Coburn, who has blocked 90 bills in 2007. We should all be thankful to him for stopping wasteful projects.

Stopping stuff is Sen. Coburn’s specialty. In a Congress that has had trouble passing even the simplest legislation, Sen. Coburn, who proudly […]

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Cross-posted from The Roundtable
The Maryville (TN) City Council is weighing options to increase the property tax rate by 45 cents. That is a 22% increase (current city rate is $2.05 per $1,000). This is crazy. They say it is to raise money to modernize the schools. Don’t get me wrong; I […]

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