record highs

It is a cat fight over in the state Democrat party as current Democrat majority leader Rep.

After the fog clears this morning, most of us in Middle Tennessee will have a very nice, sunny day.  Temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 70's.

• $29 billion to bail out Bear Stearns.

• $40 billion in the first mortgage-holder bailout.

• $80 billion for an additional year of Iraq war operations. (Another $150-$200 billion in war costs such as future veterans’ disability benefits were incurred but not funded.)

• Up to $85 billion to bail out AIG.

Lines were rather long at gas stations near here and prices are hitting record highs - some prices were jumping as I sat and watched, even though they were not receiving any new shipments of gasoline.

8 years of misery under failed Republican policies, coupled with barriers and obstacles put in place as punitive measures to keep hopeless, poverty-stricken, desperate people even further down. A housing crisis beyond comparison. An economy in turmoil and freefall. Gas prices set to enrich the privileged few at the expense of the many poor.

Happy 8-8-2008! Temperatures this morning start in the lower 60's for most of us here in Tennessee with a few locations reporting upper 50's.  I think many of us will be in the

I am feeling a little better today. Went to church this morning (had camera duties) for a while. Back home now and taken more medication. Not supposed to be driving while I take this medicine.

Politicians and media outlets were in a heady romance yesterday as they cheered the announcement that the European auto manufacturer Volkswagen had selected Chattanooga for an estimated one billion dollar facility.

Jobs! Prestige!

Well, I am not convinced.

Mr. Graham has said more in this piece than I have in 1100 posts. Please read it...