Archive for January, 2009

Cause and Effect – Part 1

January 30, 2009
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As most who live here realize, Michigan has been on the forefront of the recession for.. oh..  About 6 years now.  Some would suggest that to discover the reasons, we will perhaps have to defer to a more historical perspective. In other words, “perhaps at a later date.”  However...

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Grab a Bucket of Popcorn, a Soda and Drop the Kids off at the Sitter's

January 29, 2009
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Grab a Bucket of Popcorn, a Soda and Drop the Kids off at the Sitter's

This Movie will be a long one.  And it comes in Dolby Stereo… UPDATE: Michelle Malkin Drives it home.. (no not the needed stake.. not yet..)

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Journal Entries – Representative Paul Opsommer (R-DeWitt)

January 29, 2009
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This needs to happen in EVERY state house. Opsommer has a clear understanding of what the constitution is designed to protect with regard to the tenth amendment. Sadly, as a majority of the office holders in Washington do not including our own US Senators Levin and Stabenow.  I wonder...

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So you think community responsibility is easy?

January 29, 2009
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[The author is a retired attorney, who volunteered to participate in a citizen audit of the operations and finances of Traverse City in October 2007.  The committee members spent hundreds of hours interviewing officials, citizens and reviewing records.  Its report will be submitted to the TC Commission in early...

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For Granholm, Pelosi – Baby Bellies futures look good!

January 27, 2009
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Pelosi soon to be leading the fight to put FOCA on the table. Consider that you have Amgen Inc as the top contributor to her war chest in 2007-2008 cycle.. That $42K towards keeping you in office WELL worth it.. huh girl?!  WOOT!  Amgen among a number of others...

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One business which seems to be thriving..

January 27, 2009
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A morning commercial drives home the inadequacy, or even more accurately the evil side of government.  The “Tax Sale Directory” is now on sale!  Never mind that for someone to get a “sweet deal,” someone else must first be a loser. Sales taxes are voluntary, as you can decide...

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Stimulus Bill HR 1.

January 25, 2009
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The pdf version is available online for your review. 111th congress HR 1 contains a lot of the fun the “bailout bill” had..  Special interest pork and is 647 pages long.. (Notice a trend here?)  I have pulled out a little “snippet” of the stimulus bill for a teaser,...

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A New year.. Dear Jenny

January 23, 2009
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A New year..  Dear Jenny

Dear Jenny, WTF.. I mean like Seriously WTF!!?? I am about to lose the last of my unemployment benefits, and there isn’t a job to be found.  My position was a line worker for GM.  Is there anything you can do?  My friends are in the same boat, and...

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O Day.. O FOCA US

January 20, 2009
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Anyone who is a regular reader (god bless you) knows how I feel about this country placing a socialist in power over our military, and as the figurehead for our nation.  I make no excuses for my comments, and hold little back as to opinions on policy, and how...

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Why the Republicans lost

January 18, 2009
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The following is actually a piece I wrote the other day as a writing sample. I’m attempting to get a gig writing a column for the school rag, and It’s been a while since I wrote anything of size, so I figure I’d produce something like this. Enjoy.

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