The Tennessee ConserVOLiance

Oh, sorry, you thought that was the War Supplemental Funding Bill for the US Military? No no no……this was the Merida Initiative which is funding MEXICO’s military!
The House can’t get a US Military funding bill approved, nor can they get funding through to build a protective border fence but they can fund […]

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In 1998, the several states which comprise our grand experiment in representative democracy found themselves on the receiving end of a windfall!! After years of abuse and under threat of continued litigation financed from the state’s deep pockets, the tobacco industry made peace with its enemies.
It was an easy choice considering the alternative was […]

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Now this is one expensive insect eradication program!
$731 per boll weevil spent in Tennessee

Pork Report Slams Boll Weevil Eradication Program
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
The annual ‘Pork Report’ from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research names the state’s boll weevil eradication program as the biggest waste of tax-payer money in 2008.
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research […]

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Our current financial problems remind me of the statement I heard an old English banker say-if a banker has to convince people he is credible, he is not. Furthermore, if the blind follow the blind, they’re going to . . . continue reading
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Hat tip to Chuck Muth at Muth’s Truths for the following snippets … I’d encourage you to “Enjoy!” but that would be sadistic …

MASSIVE TAX HIKES AROUND THE BEND
“House Democrats recently adopted a budget with massive tax hikes, many of which are directed at those Americans who can least afford them. By allowing […]

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What is the purpose of those cameras discussed here?
Money!
Dallas is removing about 15 of their cameras. Why you ask?
Not enough revenue:
 Dallas has turned off about 15 red-light cameras used to monitor busy intersections. The city said the cameras are failing to generate enough red-light-running fines to justify their costs.
But I thought they were putting those […]

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Ralph Bristol’s show this morning spent a fair amount of time on the issue of Metro considering the installation of cameras on certain traffic lights. You know the ones. If you run the light, the camera takes a picture of your vehicle’s license plate and they mail you a ticket. Murfreesboro and […]

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They shouldn’t be, but they are. That’s the headline in today’s Tennessean - though they’re not featuring the story nearly as prominently on their website as they did on the print edition front page. Here’s the opening of the story:
From President Bush to chambers of commerce, early education has been heralded like a miracle drug […]

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This passage tells us those who borrow are servants to those who lend. Millions of Americans have borrowed far beyond their means due primarily to their own selfish wants. As a result, and rightfully so, the Piper wants his change. No one should be surprised at this. The government’s perusing to . . . read […]

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A battle is brewing in Murfreesboro.  The battle will pit the School Board against Taxpayers.  At issue is the idea of fundraisers at county schools and school field trips.
It all started back in the fall at the Central Middle School annual fundraiser, Tiger Prowl.  The fundraiser asks students to bring in $25.  In exchange, the […]

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