negative impact

I need someone to explain to me why we should be bailing out the perpetually failing U.S. auto industry. I am only mildly informed about the state of the industry, so I’m willing to say I might not get it. But here’s what I do know:

If I were in a sinking rowboat out in the middle an ocean and the only way to save the boat was to throw an ideologue overboard, I would not hesitate to do so.

Anyone who is now telling their constituents they voted against “socialism” yesterday is who I am blaming for the future negative impact their “do-nothing” inaction will have on the economy.

Negative impact will affect Nashville's image as an inclusive and welcoming city

Through the following press announcement the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC), expresses support for Councilman Ronnie Steine's upcoming resolution for the Metro Council to go on record opposing the "English-Only" charter amendment ballot initiative.

David Oatney discusses what may happen if John McCain chooses poorly:

The tug-o-war between the people's servants and the people's right to know continues in Giles County.

A Giles County blogger said Wednesday his First Amendment rights are being squelched by a policy that bars unapproved cameras from school board meetings.

Opposing sides will speak tomorrow before the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. The issue is H.R. 4789, the Performance Rights Act, which calls for terrestrial radio to pay performance royalties for broadcasting sound recordings.

Simplicity has turned out to be one of the most complex subjects I’ve ever studied.  On the long drive back from Texas this past weekend, Becky and I talked more simply about what exactly we mean by “simplicity” than we ever have before.  Here are two questions we asked ourselves and the whittled-down answers we came up with:

Why live simply?

In a way, I’m embarrassed to admit that it took seeing that Tribe and Play had been singled out for scrutiny under our bizarro anti-immigrant laws for me to start to wonder how the two things–hatred of homosexuals and hatred of Hispanics–might be linked.

From Tom Humphrey:

Two Washington, D.C., attorneys criticized another provision of the bill that would change the language in Tennessee law for taxation of downloaded books, movies and music.

Last week, the family and I drove to Nashville and back (well, we never saw Nashville, just part of Nolensville Pike), and I noticed some new driver awareness communications along Interstate 24.

Every so often, I would be kindly informed by a large and friendly sign that my vehicle was entering such-and-such watershed — and admonished to please keep it clean.