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Alistair Darling, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, just announced a tax hike for the top wage earners in the UK, raising the tax rate from 40% to 50% on incomes of 150,000 pounds and higher.  In case you’re wondering, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the British cabinet minister responsible for all economic and [...]

With the recent announcement that President Obama has volunteered our money to pay other people’s mortgages, the Tennessee GOP has come out with a new bumper sticker.  For a small donation of just $5 to the Tennessee GOP, you can have one on your car.  For the record, I’m not big on bumper stickers, but [...]

In my relatively short life, I cannot recall any president being more opposed in public or in the media than President George W. Bush.  As brutal as some of the attacks were, they are allowed, and encouraged, by the Constitution and the form of government that has made our country the best in the history [...]

I ran across this list today, and I just had to share it with you.  Before some of you get up in arms, let me explain my stance on government spending and “special projects.”  I realize that people expect their government representatives to take care of them.  Sometimes money does need to be spent.

Despite what most politicians would lead you to believe, there is a major communication gap between our elected leaders and the citizens that elect them.  Some of our leaders want us to be involved.  Most do not.  Chattanooga news and opinion blog Chattarati has developed a tool that will give citizens insight into what drives [...]

I’ll admit, Rush can be a little over the top.  But who does President Obama and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee think they are?  Whether you agree with Rush or not, he’s got the right as a tax paying American citizen to run his mouth and say what he wants. 

This can be a delicate subject, so I’ll approach it cautiously.  I have long gotten over the fact that the man I voted for in November lost the election.  I’ve been optimistic, at least as much as possible, about President Obama’s presidency.  I don’t want him to fail because that would mean the American People [...]

I’ll have more thoughts on the race for Tennessee Governor later this weekend, but for now I urge you to check out the Zach Wamp for Governor website that launched today.  It’s complete with an “on the issues” page, an “in the news” page, and events page, a blog that Zach will update, and a [...]

I’ve said no fewer than two times on this blog that I have not endorsed any candidate for Mayor of Chattanooga, nor have I ever told anyone to vote against any candidate for Mayor of Chattanooga.  This post is simply an observation of one of the candidate’s positions.
There is an article in the Chattanoogan this [...]

This is great.  No, actually it’s sad.  But it definitely confirms that no matter how ignorant some people are, they still get to vote.  Yes, there are ignorant McCain supporters too, so don’t leave that as a comment.

Chancellor Peoples has spoken, and Rob Healy is on the ballot.
Chattanooga Mayoral hopeful Rob Healy has been waiting on the courts to decide whether he will be able to run for Mayor in the Spring ‘09 Chattanooga city election. The original issue was whether Mr. Healy met the durational residency qualifications under section 8.27 [...]

If you missed last nights show, you can catch it or record it at 10:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 10:30 on Comcast Chattanooga channel 5, or channel 45 for those of you who still use rabbit ears!
And as I said before, if you can’t catch it either, check back during the week to WTCI’s Tennessee [...]