Posts by: PartiallyBlue

Time Lapse Unemployment Figures

On November 25, 2009 By

Continue Reading →

Incredible Pics-US Troops in Afghanistan

On November 15, 2009 By

Well worth a few minutes of your time to look at these pictures of US troops in Afghanistan. Stuff  you will not see on the nightly news. The next generation of veterans for us to  remember with pride.

Incredible pictures.

Continue Reading →

Rep. Hubler Talks Wisconsin Budget

On October 27, 2009 By

Wisconsin State Representative Mary Hubler (Assembly District 75) addressed the Afternoon Fellowship group at First Lutheran Church in Barron, Wisconsin on October 26, 2009.

I had the pleasure of hearing Representative Hubler speak in person Monday. She is a naturally pleasant person and more appealing than her state bio picture leads one to believe. [...]

Continue Reading →

NRA Telephone Survey (Oct 2009)

On October 25, 2009 By

This Sunday afternoon I received a phone call  from a woman asking if I would answer a one-question survey about the Second Amendment. I said, “yes”. The caller asked me to listen to a recorded comment by  Wayne LaPierre from the NRA.

(I may not have this exactly right and if any of you have [...]

Continue Reading →

An Indescribable “How To” Conference

On September 11, 2009 By

How to Take Back America Conference Schedule

*sigh* After reading about the upcoming Take Back America Conference and Michelle Bachmann’s appearance,  I had to return for another post.  I can understand now why millions of illegal immigrants no longer want to become US citizens.  The US has been lost [...]

Continue Reading →

Thanks for the conversations

On August 30, 2009 By

I enjoyed  my time as a contributor at  BB; however, there are two projects that will consume my attention for the next few months and I must make some time for them.

This is a warm  community with  invigorating  challenges and ripostes on all the daily topics. Because of that, I will still ‘see’  you in the comments from time to [...]

Continue Reading →

Mercury Marine’s economic impact overstated?

On August 27, 2009 By

Simply amazing. Both of these things cannot be true at the same time.

From Manta:

Mercury Marine Group is a private company categorized under Marine engines and located in Fond Du Lac, WI. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $45,800,000 and employs a staff of approximately 550.

Continue Reading →

Namecalling in politics

On August 27, 2009 By

You can read it here.

Let’s see now. I  called other people ‘yellow bellies’ when I was nine years old or whenever I watched John Wayne and I got caught up in that restrained testosterone-dripping inflection of his. How then do we explain this over at Polk Country Republicans?

Career politician Rep. David [...]

Continue Reading →

Unsocialized Healthcare: pre-Obama

On August 27, 2009 By

Q. How many people in the United States have Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance?
A.The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare report that 98 million Americans receive Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits.

 Long live  the status quo but do not expand it. 

Now that the elderly and the [...]

Continue Reading →

Last Lion

On August 26, 2009 By

In May 2008, John McCain said, “I’ve described Ted Kennedy as the last lion of the Senate…he remains the single most effective member of the Senate if you want to get results.”

That is the origin of the phrase that you hear on radio and  TV as people remember the life of Senator Edward (Ted) M. Kennedy.

Over the next few [...]

Continue Reading →