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Entries Tagged as 'GWOT'

Hell Freezes Over

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Der Spiegel – the German weekly news magazine, comparable to Time or Newsweek here in the USA – has just posted a story praising the remarkable progress that has been made in Iraq.

This is the equivalent of the New York Times praising President Bush for his leadership and communication skills and his masterly command of […]

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Tags: GWOT · Rob Shearer

Vets For Freedom Tour in Nashville

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Many of us have wondered what it would take to do enough to earn a Silver Star or be considered for our nation’s highest military award for valor, The Congressional Medal of Honor. In each conflict our country engages in, there are a handful of men who find out. We may catch their […]

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Tags: Blogroll · Blue Collar Muse · Culture Wars · Education · GWOT · History · Political Correctness · Tennessee Loadmaster · US Military

TN’s AG on FISA, Please Connect the Dots!

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Last week I posted at Blue Collar Muse on an interesting piece of correspondence that crossed my desk. It was a notice that 25 Attorneys General across the country, in a bi-partisan effort, had signed a letter urging the leadership of the US House to bring the FISA bill to a vote in the […]

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Tags: Blue Collar Muse · GWOT · National Politics · Roads & Bridges · State Politics · Strategies · Tennessee · US Military

Where Does Tennessee’s AG Stand on FISA?

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

[UPDATE 3/5/8 @ 13:10] - I spoke to AG Cooper’s office a few moments ago and was informed that General Cooper is not in town today.  The lady I spoke with helpfully gave me General Cooper’s email address and connected me to his voice mail.  I’ve left him a message and am sending him a […]

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Tags: Blue Collar Muse · GWOT · Tennessee

And So It Comes To This

February 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This …

Made possible this …

And so it comes down to this …
No video can tell you what to do or what to believe. For that, you’ll need a mirror …
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Tags: 2nd Amendment · Blue Collar Muse · Culture Wars · Environmental Policy · GWOT · Immigration · John McCain · Judicial Matters · Mitt Romney · National Politics · Spending · US Military

Petraeus; “Progress in Security & Progress needed in the Political”

December 30th, 2007 · No Comments

A letter of hope and purporting progress in Iraq from the “true” Man of the Year.

Petraeus Letter to the Troops
Petraeus Letter to the Troops
“Hope has been rekindled.”
12/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Editor’s Note: On December 28, General David Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, sent the following letter to his troops.
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians […]

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Tags: GWOT · History · National Politics · Truman's Take · US Military

Please go away

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Granted, I’ve never been a fan of Bill Clinton’s prevaricating, but I’m starting to see a big problem (or at least potential problem) of political dynasties . . . it is harder to let a former president fade into respectable posterity when he’s doing the whole campaigning thing. Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed […]

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Tags: 2008 Election · GWOT · National Politics · Ned Williams · US Military