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………This is the republished version of the original. The original retains only the first paragraph and the original comments. This is one of my most read blogs of all time. I wrote it in early July (‘09) and it still draws a crowd occasionally. Enjoy!
………The excitement emanating from our nation’s capital [...]

Just a few days ago I received an interesting piece of what some may consider junk mail. It came from a company by the name of WildBlue. WildBlue bills itself as selling satellite high speed internet. I am not sure how many of the zip code areas in the greater county this [...]

I am both a social and a fiscal conservative. Within my sphere of friends I do have a few who do not share all or even any of my political thoughts. I like them for different, less obvious, reasons. Honesty and intelligence are very high on my list of important factors. [...]

Locally there is a problem with agencies and individuals attempting to engage in the practice known as Economic Development. Unfortunately, many of the players involved are not very astute when it comes to the important elements involved. All too often it comes down to the way that the community leaders comport themselves. [...]

My local electric provider has a program to bring fiber optic to our county. I contend that there was originally no business plan and that the Commission has been working by the seat of their pants. I am calling for them to make public both a business plan and the original Pro Forma [...]

I have been gone from my blog for approximately five months. I have been ill and I was actually hospitalized for a short time during my misfortune. I suffered acute renal failure and am now feeling much better but still not close to 100%. During this time I was continually struck by [...]

……….Things are beginning to get a bit more interesting on Capitol Hill at this hour. The House just voted overwhelmingly to send a request to the House Ethics Committee to look into the issues surrounding the behavior of former New York Congressman, Eric Massa. The Ethics Committee is not bound to follow this [...]

……….As the melodrama continues to play itself out the President is headed to St. Louis. This battle is being played out between liberal and moderate democrats, the House & the Senate, among other groups with common ideologies. The Republicans are staunchly against this bill and the process that has been responsible for bringing [...]

……….Like mindless dominoes, the infamous Blue Dog Democrats are beginning to backtrack and perform their standard set of absurd human pet tricks. Slowly but surely a number of these weak kneed wimps are backing off earlier votes and their earlier political stance on health insurance reform. Although many of them have regrouped at [...]

……….A chump is a chump is a chump. Our beloved President is at it once again. This time he is going to repeat his most identifiable standard; lie. On October 9, 2007, the President was caught on tape saying something to the effect that it was just downright dumb to even entertain [...]