Jim Cooper, Conservative Democrat?

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Eh, not so much. This is Cooper.
On November 7, 2009:
Nevertheless, the Nashville Democrat planned to vote in favor of the $1.1 trillion package.
“My vote is not an endorsement of all the provisions of the bill because I find much of the bill to be deeply flawed,” Cooper said in a written statement issued [...]

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If you believe in a magnanimous government this won’t matter to you.

Individual freedom is being assaulted from so many different directions the sheer weight of the assaults can cause the hardiest of us to buckle. Yet, there are still some who believe the government has only our best interests at heart. I find that sentiment mind-blowing in the face of what the government is doing.
Accessing records [...]

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Some Firsts You Don’t Want to Experience

Next Sunday is my 51st birthday. I won’t be here on that day so I’m “celebrating” a bit early. For the first time in my life I’m scared of my government. That’s a first I never wanted to experience.
In every life there is always some uncertainty and insecurities. We can get angry at some of [...]

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Independence Day

Last Saturday, New York Times columnist Charles Blow wrote quite an incendiary op-ed about people who oppose Barack Obama’s health care proposals and about Republicans in general. I have pasted an excerpt of the last half of his column below–oh, and I must warn you that it really blows (pun intended).
“Not only are anti-reformists [...]

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TN, aided by the Feds, engage in revenue killing and an assault on yet another industry

This one is a little near and dear to my heart since it directly concerns the well-being of my husband and our financial future. When the construction industry died because of bad federal policies and the financial meltdown with the banks, hubby sat up all night one night and realized that he had to change [...]

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Legislating Away American Ingenuity and Enterprise

That’s what I think of what happened Friday. I watched the debate myself on C-Span. It has taken me this long to get past the fury engendered by the shenanigans. The Democrats pulled every card from their sleeves they could whip out, including the race card. Another thing that really bothered me was the voting on [...]

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About That Tax Break…

Taxpayers to Get Rude Surprise Next Spring
Friday, May 01, 2009
By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
Washington (AP) – Millions of Americans enjoying their small windfall from President Barack Obama’s “Making Work Pay” tax credit are in for an unpleasant surprise next spring.
The government is going to want some of that money back.
The tax credit is supposed to [...]

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