Crystal Clear Conservative has stumbled out of the underground bunker in Northern Virginia to move just down the blogosphere walk to http://www.crystalclearconservative.com.  Please stop by, as crystalclearconservative.wordpress.com will not be used anymore after December 27, 2008.
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Today, Crystal Clear Conservative will be transitioning to the new website:  crystalclearconservative.com.  There will be kinks at first, but we’ll get the show together.  So, stop by and check it out.
      

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Lately, I have been listening to the Led Zeppelin channel on Pandora.  It is my favorite station (besides Jimmy Buffett and The White Stripes), and this weekend’s Rock On Segment features two of my favorite Zeppelin hits, Kashmir and Immigrant Song.   Enjoy and for those who rock, I salute you!

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President Bush admitted to abandoning limited government principles when he announced the bailout this morning, “If we were to allow the free market to take its course now, it would almost certainly lead to disorderly bankruptcy and liquidation for the automakers.”
It is sad when our President has failed to uphold his obligation to uphold the [...]

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C’mon… you know they deserve it! For what? Another way for the government to steal my liberties and vote for another bailout. As a taxpayer, I would rather have their pay raise to bail myself out.
Additionally, if they deserve a pay raise, then I deserve a new MacBook Pro (complete [...]

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Transparency legislation is important, albeit controversial due to security reasons (after all, you do not want certain information being placed on a report that could compromise your state’s security).  However, the time has come for transparency legislation for Virginia.  With the economy in recession, there are impending tax increases and budget cuts in the cards.
So, [...]

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Virginia is for tax hikes.  In Tim Kaine’s Virginia, you can be assured that change will be sucked out of your pockets by the tax-uum (tax vacuum).   With our state experiencing a $3 billion deficit, a tax hike is no doubt in the back of Tim Kaine’s mind to raise taxes as a means to [...]

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New York Governor David Paterson is proposing a budget with huge new tax increases on New Yorkers. With the economy facing difficult times, the last thing we can afford is new taxes on everything from hospitals, insurance policies, clothes and license plates – to “non diet” sodas, gross receipts and gasoline.
Meanwhile, Virginia is facing a [...]

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During the Bush years, if a spokesman or the president himself attempted to dodge a tough question, the media would go into their Sam Donaldson impressions and pundits would see a conspiracy of silence. But now that it’s Obama, the dodging that was once denounced is suddenly celebrated .
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Is it me or am I getting sick and tired of watching the government use my hard-earned dollars to fund some frivolous project?   I hear it every night on the evening news or read it every morning in the newspaper that the government is funding some sort of wasteful “bridge to nowhere” project.  As a [...]

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“Snapshots of Wasteful Washington Spending” section: $9.4 Million to search for aliens (ET aliens, that is), $15,000 to provide voicemail to the homeless, $785,000 to train casino workers in KC, $387,000 to rent an inflatable alligator (big one, ok?) and an under-the-sea waterslide..This stuff is just nuts. Should tax dollars pay for any [...]

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On January 5, Americans for Tax Reform will host a debate among the candidates for Chairman of the Republican National Committee and are soliciting the public for questions. The site is setup so not only can you ask questions, but you can also search and vote on questions submitted by others.
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H/T to Below the Beltway
It appears that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is against the Detroit bailouts that may come back in the form of an earmark.  Sanford addressed a letter to President Bush urging him not to give money to Detroit, as it would create a wave of failing businesses coming to Washington and [...]

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My roommate and I are still trying to finish trimming the tree, complete with bubble lights, funny ornaments (ranging from a cheerleading reindeer, pig, and moose), the traditional (a crystal snowflake), and the ornaments from Bill and Jean Ann Bolling that I have received at previous RPV Advances.  There will be more ornaments to join [...]

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This could possibly occur in the State of New York, when Hillary Clinton is approved as Secretary of State by the Senate.   There is no doubt that Caroline Kennedy would face a formidible challenge in a re-election race, possibly facing Rudy Giuliani or Rep. Peter King.
According to the International Herald Tribune, Kennedy will be meeting [...]

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Will he or won’t he resign?  The embattled and scandal plagued Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has a decision to make, to stay and lead while under the possibility of being impeached or step down and have a special election to replace him.   This will be an interesting day for Illinois.
As of now, it looks like [...]

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fire Coach Jim Zorn and Quarterback Jason Campbell.  This season has been among the worst for our beloved Redskins, and it seems like the two mentioned above have much to do with the direction of this season.
I know you can’t win every game, but we have lost the past few games due to sloppy playing [...]

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My roommate and I were watching 80s cartoons (thanks to YouTube) that we watched while growing up.  As a kid, I loved Jem (watched her religiously and even had the Jem barbie doll, who later became a cat toy for my parents’ cat, Ellie Mae), She-Ra, Fraggle Rock, The Smurfs, and The Snorks.  It is [...]

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I do like a good wine tasting.  From time to time, I like to share a good wine review or two on this blog.   When the home improvements go through (end of December), you will see a separate page devoted to my wine/food reviews.
Tonight, my roommate offered me some of the wine she recently purchased [...]

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Recently, CNN conducted an interview with former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussing his views on how the Republican party can begin winning again.  Unfortunately, his views were to push the party towards the middle, and he mentioned that Republicans need to stop talking about principles and stopped that we need to stop listening to [...]

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