In a rally in Houston, TX on July 25, 2007, Fred Thompson said he would sign the FairTax if passed by Congress and he was President. Watch the video:

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H/T Ben Cunningham - Taxing Tennessee Blog

Yes, you read that right. Two critics of the war in Iraq that write for the New York Times say that the surge appears to be working. Read the whole thing HERE. Here is an excerpt:

VIEWED from Iraq, where we just spent eight days meeting with American and Iraqi military and civilian […]

Once again, a judge has seemingly overstepped the bounds of the people. Not being a legal scholar and without reading the 206-page opinion of the judge, I cannot comment completely on the legal reasons of this judge. However, a judge in Hazleton, PA has struck down a local ordinance that was tough on […]

The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, speaks his mind on immigration. He says what I think most of us in this country think - at least all the people around me. Here is a snippet:
“Immigrants, not Australians, must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether […]

As the United States seems to be moving more towards socialized healthcare, Canada (the country those in favor of socialized healthcare point towards as an example) is moving towards privatized healthcare. An article in Sunday’s The Washington Times addresses this:

For the first time, private health care clinics are proliferating throughout Canada and arguments for […]

Hugh Hewitt has a good post about Mitch McConnell taking charge in the Senate. Let’s hope this is a sign of things to come. Poor leadership has cost the Republican party with the American people and at the polls from the Presidency on down the line. Here is an exerpt:

The Senate spent […]

This post is due to a recent discussion over at KnoxViews.com about Knoxville restaurants and the fact Blount County just hosted the Smoky Mountain Classic softball tournament and Eagleton Little League is hosting two State baseball tournaments.Where would you recommend visitors to Blount County eat? I am not talking about chain restaurants, I am looking […]

Just thought I would make a quick post to link to a new blog. It started one week ago, and is called Music City Bloggers. It is a group effort from some bloggers that used to be elsewhere. They are looking good already on their one week birthday.

China, in a step to show the world they are serious about producing safe food and medicine, executed the ex-head of their FDA yesterday. Zheng Xiaoyu was convicted of taking bribes in exchange for not testing products. You can find the full article at CBS News.

Zheng was convicted of taking cash and gifts […]

Les Jones has created a blog about the Live Earth concerts. You can view the blog at http://www.rockstarsagainstliveearth.com/. Here is an excerpt about this blog:

I created this page in response to Al Gore’s Live Earth concerts, which seem to be a pointless and counterproductive display of ego. I had been covering Live Earth at my […]