Tag Archives: Election

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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TB’s Inaugural Ten Cent Analysis

Posted on August 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.”      –Colin Powell TB has the idea that I can … Continue reading →

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Presidential Runnin Mates

Posted on August 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president.  All he has to do is get up every morning and say, “How is the president?”      —Will Rogers TB posts from … 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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Global Warming Slowed by Manmade Global Cooling?

Posted on August 15, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.”       –Yogi Berra I was forwarded an email today including the transcript of a NOVA episode from PBS.  To confirm its validity, I went to the NOVA … 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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A Political Conversation

Posted on July 26, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.”       –Will Rogers As closely as I can recount it, here is a lunch time conversation I was involved in this week.  Enjoy. Person1–What was … Continue reading →

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TB Doesn’t Give a Damn About Rev. Wright (and neither should you)

Posted on July 9, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day   “I’m T Boone Pickens.  I’ve been an oil man all my life.  But this is one problem we can’t drill our way out of.”     —  T. Boone Pickens, Oilman, Swift Boater I really don’t like … Continue reading →

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Things I’d Like Someone to Explain to Me

Posted on June 18, 2008 by travellinbaen

Why do people jump all over John McCain for saying he doesn’t know much about economics?  It’s one of the few things I applaud him for.  I’d much rather have the President be candid with himself about his strengths and … Continue reading →

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