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On My Radar: Friday, August 31, 2007

31, Aug 2007

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Tiger @ 16th Tee, originally uploaded by ICRat97.

Before I head out for Labor Day weekend, I wanted to leave you with some reading material and a great shot of Tiger Woods in action at the [...]

Bush Won’t Bail Out Homeowners in Mortgage Mess

31, Aug 2007

The White House made a major push today to ease fears about the growing rate of foreclosures across the United States. With concerns mounting over the state of homeownership in America, President Bush outlined a series of proposals that he said will help homeowners avoid foreclosure and keep the economy ticking at a healthy pace.
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Travis Henry Won’t Play on My Fantasy Team

31, Aug 2007

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Travis Henry, originally uploaded by omarphillips.

Yesterday while eating breakfast and reading the Washington Post, I spotted an article about Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry, my second pick in a fantasy football draft two days [...]

Smokin’ Joe’s New Album Is Hot

30, Aug 2007

Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, who grew up in my hometown and graduated from New York Mills a few years ahead of me, returned to the Utica area last night to put on a show at the Matt Brewing Co. My parents were there to watch and told me tonight that Bonamassa’s new album, “Sloe Gin,” [...]

Teaching Conservatives How to Communicate Online

29, Aug 2007

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Modern Media Strategies Workshop (Andrew Blasko/Heritage Foundation), originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

As I mentioned on the blog before heading to vacation, I’ve been consumed with planning a Modern Media Strategies Workshop for conservatives on Capitol [...]

Heritage Advances to Think Tank Softball Championship

28, Aug 2007

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Bluey Smacks a Triple (Andrew Blasko), originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

The Heritage Foundation softball team defeated the National Democratic Institute squad, 17-9, tonight in the first round of the Think Tank Softball playoffs. The championship [...]

Being ‘Poor’ Ain’t What It Used to Be

28, Aug 2007

Listening to John Edwards these days, you’d think America’s poor, a number the Census Bureau puts at 37 million, are in dire straits. While I certainly have sympathy for anyone who faces a daily struggle to make ends meet, the truth is that many of the 37 million who fall into the government’s classification of [...]

Larry Craig’s Days in Washington Are Numbered

27, Aug 2007

Sen. Larry Craig (R.-Idaho) has had good career in Washington, spending more than 27 years in Congress with stints in both the House and Senate. But with news of Craig’s arrest, under highly suspicious circumstances nonetheless, now would be a good time bid farewell to Washington. With a re-election campaign looming next year, it seems [...]

Ed Meese: A Model Attorney General

27, Aug 2007

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Former Attorney General Ed Meese at Immigration Reform Press Conference, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

Alberto Gonzales will step down as U.S. attorney general in less than a month, ending (at least temporarily) the Democrats’ witch [...]

Beaches and Battlefields

26, Aug 2007

Map of Our Trip to the South
Missy and I returned this evening from our week-long vacation to the South, making stops along the way in the Outer Banks, Savannah, Ga., and Greensboro, N.C. We also saw where the Civil War began in Charleston, S.C., and where it ended in Appomattox, Va. The map above illustrates [...]


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