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Guns, Pigeonholes and Intellectual Honesty

Posted on June 29, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “It is the spirit, and not the form of  law that keeps justice alive.” –Earl Warren An interesting opinion was handed down yesterday by the United States Supreme Court. By a 5-4 margin, broken down along … Continue reading →

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This Is My Stand

Posted on March 24, 2010 by travellinbaen

My friends, TB had not intended to address this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen’s Political Consulting Service, Bipartisan Edition

Posted on April 28, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”     –Mark Twain TB’s been thinking about the state of politics in America lately, and trying to set aside my ingrained bias against the Republican … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen’s Political Consulting Service (spreading the acorns edition)

Posted on October 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. If you’ve got a plumbing business, you’re gonna be better off if you’ve got a … Continue reading →

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The Fly in the Ointment of Conservative Theory

Posted on October 27, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholder equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief.”     Alan Greenspan, last week Henry Waxman asked former Fed … Continue reading →

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The Last Debate

Posted on October 15, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I don’t know what they call themselves doing but it ain’t debating.”     Smily in the previous post (here) Does anybody need to watch this “debate” tonight? Are you undecided? If so, please respond … Continue reading →

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GOP = Big Government, Big Spending, Socialists

Posted on September 22, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for socialism is its adherents.”      –George Orwell It can’t be plausibly denied any longer. During the Bush administration it started with the creation of … Continue reading →

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Premature Jocularity?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day    “It’s not so important who starts the game as who finishes it.“      —John Wooden In college basketball, sixty-four teams have a theoretical shot to win the national championship by winning the tournament held at … Continue reading →

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Spending Money

Posted on August 20, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “It’s clearly a budget.  It’s got a lot of numbers in it.”     George W. Bush Paul B. Farrell is a financial columnist with over 1000 articles to his credit.  He appears regularly on all … Continue reading →

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Let’s Build a Cabinet

Posted on August 1, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men.  The other 999 follow women.”    –Groucho Marx The Democratic and Republican political conventions are coming up this month, and as I surf the web … Continue reading →

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