“Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania abruptly switched parties Tuesday, a move intended to boost his re-election chances that also pushed Democrats within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority. ”
Good, this can help the Republicans more than anyone can imagine. Going into the next primaries we can have people in the primaries that we want, [...]

Kingsport Tea Party

April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

“They use taxes to control our behavior, steer our choices and change the way we live our lives,” David Davis
The Tea Party was great, with alot of support across all isles. My only complaint is why Rep Roe sent someone. Its hard to talk about how bad you think taxes are when you pass a [...]

Fred Thompson

March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

His show started today! http://fredthompsonshow.com. You can listen online from the site.
Hour 1: Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) Will talk about the economic stimulus package and his refusal to accept some government funds from his state.
Hour 2: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Will talk about the top issues of the day, including President Obama’s budget, the economic [...]

Let me remind you of
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Key word here, abridge
abridge
;verb [...]

Now you can track what and how your rep’s are voting on in Tennessee. Tennessee votes
Made possible by TCPR
Welcome to TennesseeVotes.org!
This website provides plain-English, concise, non-partisan descriptions of every bill and vote in the Tennessee legislature, searchable and sortable by legislator, subject category, keyword or a combination of these. It also allows you to comment, [...]

As much as I agree that Kent had to be removed, there should have been some care with it. There is a void among voters about all the info around this in The tri-cities. The inside story has not been addressed there is a void of GOP information and the news outlets here are filling [...]

By Jerome R. Corsi
#169; 2009 WorldNetDaily
NEW YORK #8211; As the Obama administration attempts to push through Congress a nearly $1 trillion deficit spending plan that is weighted heavily toward advancing typically Democratic-supported social welfare programs, a rebellion against the growing dominance of federal control is beginning to spread at the state level.
So far, eight states [...]

From Amanda Carpenter at  Townhall
President Obama approved his first tax hike today.
The bill he signed to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program contains a provision to increase taxes on tobacco by a whopping 155 percent. That means the federal taxes on cigarettes have gone up an additional 61 cents a pack. This brings federal [...]

Way to go, not that we aren’t used to it. When Sen. Robert Byrd has more backbone than you there is a problem. Please someone run against this man next term.

This is why the 17th amendment sucks..

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  • City of Kingsport debt
    around $190 million.
    44905 People in Kingsport

    Your share of Kingsport debt
    4,231
    Without the Mecca View
    3,318
    minus aqua land
    3000
    minus V.O. Dobbins center
    2842
    minus Higher ED Center
    2597
    If we got back the tax break we gave Eastman and put it to debt
    2107

    pay up sucka


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