Basically, we have a gabillion katrillion quadrillion barrels at our disposal... right here in the U.S.!!! Barrels all around!!!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Even more embarassment from the state party
From today's Tennessean...
Dems gave Forrester 33% raise
I think this about sums it up...
Momentum has not been with the Democrats since Forrester was elected party chairman. Over the past three years, Democrats have lost the governor’s mansion, three seats in Congress, 15 seats in the state House and one in the Senate.
Over the past year, 10 Democratic lawmakers have either announced their retirement or chosen not to run for re-election.
Dems gave Forrester 33% raise
I think this about sums it up...
Momentum has not been with the Democrats since Forrester was elected party chairman. Over the past three years, Democrats have lost the governor’s mansion, three seats in Congress, 15 seats in the state House and one in the Senate.
Over the past year, 10 Democratic lawmakers have either announced their retirement or chosen not to run for re-election.
That does not sound like the makings for a raise of any kind.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
This is the party?
So Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was quoted in the Tennessean this week saying that our state party is at a 140-year low point. Sad, but true.
Today, I was looking around the TNDP and had a question regarding the voter ID law. I went to the 'contact us' page and, low and behold, their email link doesn't work.
Therefore, I sent them a message on FB...
Me: Hello. I tried sending an email to questions@tndp.org which is the contact posted on the TNDP website and it is bouncing back. I'm not sure if this is an old address or if it is a problem with my email.
TNDP: I've forwarded the problem to Benjamin Crumpler who oversees the database. Hopefully, he can get it fixed. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
That = embarassing.
Today, I was looking around the TNDP and had a question regarding the voter ID law. I went to the 'contact us' page and, low and behold, their email link doesn't work.
Therefore, I sent them a message on FB...
Me: Hello. I tried sending an email to questions@tndp.org which is the contact posted on the TNDP website and it is bouncing back. I'm not sure if this is an old address or if it is a problem with my email.
TNDP: I've forwarded the problem to Benjamin Crumpler who oversees the database. Hopefully, he can get it fixed. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
That = embarassing.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Proof that Republicans are part of a cult
Marsha Blackburn was the headliner at a Charlotte, NC GOP fundraiser (I don't know how that's supposed to benefit her constituents in TN) and was introduced after this dude TJ Ritchie spoke about how his kids go to a "government school". But, TJ says it's OK because he doesn't let the school indoctrinate his kids with the tyranny of liberalism. What he means is that his kids go to study hall during science class.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Good points made
Here's a clip from Sunday's Meet the Press where Rep. Blackburn took part in a panel on civility in public discourse. I commend her for somewhat acknowledging how screwed up political speech can be these days. I'm hoping her public statements reflect this sentiment in the future... we'll see.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
USA Today has picked up on the hypocrisy
USA Today uncovers Republican support for energy loans they blast
The best part...
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote a push back letter saying the letters were not letters of support, but rather letters just asking DOE to speed up the loan approval process. A distinction without a difference.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The House GOP is so dumb that they don't even understand themselves!
And they prove it this time on energy policy, of all things! Federal funds going to their districts is AOK, but funding for anything anywhere else is WASTE WASTE WASTE!!!!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx on the Need to Increase Domestic Energy Prod...
Marsha Blackburn's brainiac counterpart from North Carolina wonders why the President doesn't just lower gas prices like he should. You know, all he has to do is press that button underneath his desk and BOOM... gas prices would go down!
The oil from the Keystone Pipeline was never meant to be used in the U.S., congresswoman. The pipeline leads straight from Canada to the Gulf, where it would be refined and shipped overseas. As a reminder, you voted to make sure that this would happen.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Super Tuesdee is almost here!
I was just driving home and heard an ad on 101.1 the Beat (Nashville's Hip-Hop/R&B station) about Mitt Romney being the conservative candidate to beat Pres. Obama. WRONG AUDIENCE, MORON!
Friday, February 17, 2012
I know, I know
It's been a hot minute since I've posted, but I'm sure that'll be changing here soon with election season ramping up. In the meantime, check out this gem...
Williamson GOP chief blasts school breakfasts
Kookogey: Government has no place in cafeteria
Williamson GOP chief blasts school breakfasts
Kookogey: Government has no place in cafeteria
Friday, December 16, 2011
Idiot Congresswoman wasting time, money
From today's Tennessean...
Marsha Blackburn presses fight to save incandescent bulbs
A gem...
“Despite my best efforts, our beloved incandescent light bulbs are still scheduled to go away at the end of the year,” Blackburn said in a statement a staffer provided Tuesday.
“I will fight until the end so that people can keep their light bulbs and we’ll see what happens in the coming days. In the meantime, I am stocking up and filling my family’s Christmas stockings with light bulbs. Hope my friends in Tennessee are too.”
and what she'll never understand...
Replacing a single light bulb in every home in the country with a CFL would save enough energy to light about 3 million homes for a year and keep 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gases out of the air a year, according to the EPA. That’s the same amount that is emitted by about 800,000 cars.
“Sometimes we have to pass a law to make a difference on a mass scale,” said Scott McIntosh, who is working on master’s degrees in both business and sustainability at Lipscomb University.
“People aren’t aware how little changes can make big differences.”
Marsha Blackburn presses fight to save incandescent bulbs
A gem...
“Despite my best efforts, our beloved incandescent light bulbs are still scheduled to go away at the end of the year,” Blackburn said in a statement a staffer provided Tuesday.
“I will fight until the end so that people can keep their light bulbs and we’ll see what happens in the coming days. In the meantime, I am stocking up and filling my family’s Christmas stockings with light bulbs. Hope my friends in Tennessee are too.”
and what she'll never understand...
Replacing a single light bulb in every home in the country with a CFL would save enough energy to light about 3 million homes for a year and keep 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gases out of the air a year, according to the EPA. That’s the same amount that is emitted by about 800,000 cars.
“Sometimes we have to pass a law to make a difference on a mass scale,” said Scott McIntosh, who is working on master’s degrees in both business and sustainability at Lipscomb University.
“People aren’t aware how little changes can make big differences.”
Friday, November 18, 2011
Let the TN Election Season begin!
State Sen. Eric Stewart declares bid for Congress
1:15 AM, Nov. 18, 2011
State Sen. Eric Stewart announced Thursday that he is running for the 4th Congressional District, taking on first-term incumbent Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
1:15 AM, Nov. 18, 2011
State Sen. Eric Stewart announced Thursday that he is running for the 4th Congressional District, taking on first-term incumbent Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
Stewart, a Democrat who has represented the 14th Senate district since 2009, said there is widespread dissatisfaction with DesJarlais, a Republican physician with no prior political experience who pulled off a surprising win last November over Democratic Rep. Lincoln Davis.“I actually think across this district there’s some buyer’s remorse about who they sent up there to serve them,” Stewart said. “They’re pretty disgusted with what’s been going on up in D.C. on both sides of the aisle.”
Stewart, who won’t run again for his Senate seat, is entering the race even though state lawmakers are still redesigning the 4th District. It currently stretches from Lawrence County on the Alabama border to Campbell County on the Kentucky border. Stewart currently represents seven counties within the 4th Congressional District, and his home of Franklin County borders DesJarlais’ home of Marion County.
“I feel pretty confident that Franklin County will remain in the 4th District, as well as most of my state Senate seat,” Stewart said.
DesJarlais has not yet set up a campaign organization, an adviser said. The congressman said in a statement that he is focused on efforts in Congress to reduce the nation’s $15 trillion debt.“My focus is on the upcoming supercommittee recommendation and how to best reduce our national debt,” DesJarlais said in a statement. “There will be a time to focus on the campaign, but it isn’t now.”
Monday, October 31, 2011
Dirty politics
A very good article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal about the politics of regulation. Of course, it gives credit to our TN-07 congressman.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Make your own poll results!
Not sure which Tennesseans are saying don't tax the rich, but Marsha seems to think they exist.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Blackburn provides us her overly simplistic thoughts on the economy
We Can Create More Jobs With Less
Marsha Blackburn
Everyone in Washington is focused on ways to get our economy back on track. Unfortunately, President Obama and the Democrats are focused on all the wrong things. Ask any small business owner what they want the government to do to help them create jobs and they will tell you - we just need them to get out of the way.
That's why I will continue to focus on less - less regulations, less taxes, less litigation. These are the things that will help small business owners. And, after all, they are the ones who create the vast majority of new jobs in America.
President Obama has been in office for nearly three years, yet he still refuses to accept any responsibility for the economic mess we continue to be in. Now he is pushing for a new "jobs" bill. But it is just a rehashed stimulus. The others didn't work and this one won't either. Most of us in Congress recognize that there is no single bill or single stroke of the pen that is going to fix the economy.
It has to be a long-term focused project by everyone working together. Washington must find a way to give hard-working taxpayers a fighting chance. The President keeps saying just do the math, so let me suggest this equation: (-regulation)+(-taxation)+(-litigation)=(+innovation)+(+job creation)
It's time for the President and Democrats to recognize that if we are truly going to get this economy growing again, we have to start by eliminating the excessive regulations that are creating so much uncertainty for businesses. To truly create stability, the President should declare a one year moratorium on the creation of new regulations.
We also cannot raise taxes on anyone in the midst of such a huge economic crisis. Instead, we need a flatter, fairer, simpler tax system that would allow individuals and businesses to keep more of their money.
It's also time for Congress to pass serious tort reform legislation to put an end to all the frivolous lawsuits that place such a burden on our small business owners. And finally, Washington needs to stop the out of control wasteful spending.
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I'm guessing some people weren't required to take Macroeconomics 101 in college.
Marsha Blackburn
Everyone in Washington is focused on ways to get our economy back on track. Unfortunately, President Obama and the Democrats are focused on all the wrong things. Ask any small business owner what they want the government to do to help them create jobs and they will tell you - we just need them to get out of the way.
That's why I will continue to focus on less - less regulations, less taxes, less litigation. These are the things that will help small business owners. And, after all, they are the ones who create the vast majority of new jobs in America.
President Obama has been in office for nearly three years, yet he still refuses to accept any responsibility for the economic mess we continue to be in. Now he is pushing for a new "jobs" bill. But it is just a rehashed stimulus. The others didn't work and this one won't either. Most of us in Congress recognize that there is no single bill or single stroke of the pen that is going to fix the economy.
It has to be a long-term focused project by everyone working together. Washington must find a way to give hard-working taxpayers a fighting chance. The President keeps saying just do the math, so let me suggest this equation: (-regulation)+(-taxation)+(-litigation)=(+innovation)+(+job creation)
It's time for the President and Democrats to recognize that if we are truly going to get this economy growing again, we have to start by eliminating the excessive regulations that are creating so much uncertainty for businesses. To truly create stability, the President should declare a one year moratorium on the creation of new regulations.
We also cannot raise taxes on anyone in the midst of such a huge economic crisis. Instead, we need a flatter, fairer, simpler tax system that would allow individuals and businesses to keep more of their money.
It's also time for Congress to pass serious tort reform legislation to put an end to all the frivolous lawsuits that place such a burden on our small business owners. And finally, Washington needs to stop the out of control wasteful spending.
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I'm guessing some people weren't required to take Macroeconomics 101 in college.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Don't buy at Beaman
From today's Tennessean...
Presidential hopeful Rick Perry comes to town, raises cash
Posted on September 29, 2011 by Michael Cass
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, one of the front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination, spent time in Tennessee this week, including a fund raiser in Nashville on Wednesday.
Lee Beaman, CEO of Beaman Automotive, hosted the 90-minute fund raiser, which was closed to the press, at his Oak Hill home. Beaman said “probably over 200″ people attended, including Gov. Bill Haslam and House Speaker Beth Harwell, though he said they attended for reasons of political courtesy and not necessarily endorsement.
Beaman said he’s donated to several candidates, but he thinks Perry, who made a 15-to-20-minute speech inside a big tent set up in the yard, is the one to beat.
“I think he can win the Republican nomination and the general election, and I think he has the best chance to do both of those,” he said.
Beaman said he didn’t know how much money the Perry campaign raised at the event. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, the campaign’s leader in Tennessee, did not immediately respond to a request for comment; a Ramsey spokesman later said he would try to get a number.
Ramsey tweeted from the fund raiser, “Having a great time at Lee Beaman’s listening to Gov. Perry talk about how he’ll bring us out of the Obama Recession.” That remark quickly drew several retorts, like this one from
@Litzz11:
“@RonRamsey Right, you mean the “Obama Recession” that Bush started & the GOP has refused to do anything about until they win in 2012?”
Perry also visited Memphis before he came to Nashville and was in Knoxville, where he did speak to reporters, Thursday morning.
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I knew Beaman donated to the GOP, but not at this level! I guess this explains why the only magazines they have in their waiting room are Newsmax.
Presidential hopeful Rick Perry comes to town, raises cash
Posted on September 29, 2011 by Michael Cass
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, one of the front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination, spent time in Tennessee this week, including a fund raiser in Nashville on Wednesday.
Lee Beaman, CEO of Beaman Automotive, hosted the 90-minute fund raiser, which was closed to the press, at his Oak Hill home. Beaman said “probably over 200″ people attended, including Gov. Bill Haslam and House Speaker Beth Harwell, though he said they attended for reasons of political courtesy and not necessarily endorsement.
Beaman said he’s donated to several candidates, but he thinks Perry, who made a 15-to-20-minute speech inside a big tent set up in the yard, is the one to beat.
“I think he can win the Republican nomination and the general election, and I think he has the best chance to do both of those,” he said.
Beaman said he didn’t know how much money the Perry campaign raised at the event. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, the campaign’s leader in Tennessee, did not immediately respond to a request for comment; a Ramsey spokesman later said he would try to get a number.
Ramsey tweeted from the fund raiser, “Having a great time at Lee Beaman’s listening to Gov. Perry talk about how he’ll bring us out of the Obama Recession.” That remark quickly drew several retorts, like this one from
@Litzz11:
“@RonRamsey Right, you mean the “Obama Recession” that Bush started & the GOP has refused to do anything about until they win in 2012?”
Perry also visited Memphis before he came to Nashville and was in Knoxville, where he did speak to reporters, Thursday morning.
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I knew Beaman donated to the GOP, but not at this level! I guess this explains why the only magazines they have in their waiting room are Newsmax.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tard.
BLACKBURN TO HOST GIBSON GUITAR CEO FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Washington, Sep 7 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn issued the following statement today announcing that Gibson Guitar CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, will be her special guest for President Barack Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress on Thursday night.
“Gibson Guitar is at the heart of this jobs debate, and is an example of exactly why President Obama has it wrong when it comes to getting our economy back on track. Maybe if the President spent more time finding real solutions to empowering small business owners and less time hindering businesses like Gibson, we'd see more new jobs being created.
“Small businesses under the leadership of executives like Henry are the key to getting our nation’s economic engine running again. While the President is busy delivering speeches, small business leaders like Henry are busy trying to deliver results. The best thing President Obama could do is seek their advice, then get out of the way. Big government doesn’t create jobs, small businesses like Gibson Guitar do.”
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In case you didn't read about this, Gibson was raided because they're importing illegal rain forest wood for guitars. Once again, Blackburn twists the facts.
Washington, Sep 7 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn issued the following statement today announcing that Gibson Guitar CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, will be her special guest for President Barack Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress on Thursday night.
“Gibson Guitar is at the heart of this jobs debate, and is an example of exactly why President Obama has it wrong when it comes to getting our economy back on track. Maybe if the President spent more time finding real solutions to empowering small business owners and less time hindering businesses like Gibson, we'd see more new jobs being created.
“Small businesses under the leadership of executives like Henry are the key to getting our nation’s economic engine running again. While the President is busy delivering speeches, small business leaders like Henry are busy trying to deliver results. The best thing President Obama could do is seek their advice, then get out of the way. Big government doesn’t create jobs, small businesses like Gibson Guitar do.”
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In case you didn't read about this, Gibson was raided because they're importing illegal rain forest wood for guitars. Once again, Blackburn twists the facts.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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