http://www.tncon.com/archive Thoughts, Dialogue and Cultural Exchanges Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having formulated a plan to solve my previous dilemmas, I'm ready to point you to my new site. I've given it, I hope, an objective broad enough to keep your interest(s) yet specific enough that I won't lose focus. I call it Tennessee Conservative, a blog about Life, Liberty and the ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/06/29/the-new-digs/ Readers who have followed me since the Fishkite days know I've been writing at this address for about two and a half years. Well, it's about time for me to move again. Since most of my posts are political, I'm switching to a politically-themed site. Despite the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - inspired ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/06/24/new-shell-on-the-way/ U.S. Government foreign aid was increased dramatically under the "stingy" George W. Bush administration, reversing a steady downhill trend over the previous four decades. Source: USAID Greenbook on U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants. http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/06/18/the-usaid-hockey-stick-graph/ The average U.S. household makes $67,609 a year and is $668,621 in debt -- $546,668 being its share of federal government debt and another $121,953 owed privately to creditors (mortgages, car loans, credit cards and other debt). It would take the average household 9.88 years to work its way out of ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/06/02/a-decade-of-debt/ CNN is running with the shocking headline, "Cheney: No link between Saddam Hussein, 9/11." The quote: "I do not believe and have never seen any evidence to confirm that [Hussein] was involved in 9/11. We had that reporting for a while, [but] eventually it turned out not to be true." Gosh, if ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/06/01/breaking-news-from-2001-2003-2006-etc/ Friday was a great night for the I-Cubs to visit AutoZone Park: http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/05/30/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/ I would hope that a star-bellied sneech with the richness of its experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a sneech that doesn't have a star on its belly. http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/05/29/an-exceedingly-careful-description/ To follow up on my last post, I thought you might like to see a mash-up of the chart I posted and the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the same period: Again, I'm not an accountant, financial adviser or mathematician, but three things strike me: 1. The Social Security surplus seems to ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/05/26/volatility-social-security-vs-the-dow/ In early 2005, President Bush set out on a nationwide tour to promote what he hoped to achieve during his second term -- reforming and stabilizing the Social Security program. The Democrats flatly refused to address the issue, opting instead to accuse the Bush Administration of fear mongering. They unified their ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/05/24/there-is-no-there-is-no-crisis/ Leftist media types were eager to discredit the Tea Party protesters who assembled on Tax Day earlier this year to voice their objections to rampant government expansion, exponential deficit spending and the burdensome tax increases to follow. Commercial Appeal Metro Columnist Wendi C. Thomas posted an update on Twitter, reporting that ... http://www.tncon.com/archive/2009/05/24/what-will-the-tea-partiers-do-now/