http://pvance.blogetery.com About politics, about economics . . .good ideas for everyone - For the Nonce - PV Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:39:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (First published December 2007) I happened to be listening to “The Neal Boortz Show” on the radio last week (I just don’t remember the exact day) when the host of the program made a point that I had never seriously thought about- and it was profound. In talking about some of ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/strange-bedfellows-part2/ (First published December 2007) Last week got away before I was able to get to two campaign-type political events that are still worthy of mention. The reason for this is that they both illustrate what can happen when financial mania combines with the desperation of former political frontrunners- meaning their ambition. ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/strange-bedfellows/ (First published  December 15, 2007) AN OPEN LETTER TO FRED THOMPSON: Events in the political world sure do turn on some awfully strange things. After what seems like months waiting for your campaign to catch fire, it looks like the lightning has struck. By turning the tables on an incredibly uppity “schoolmarm” ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/go-fred-go/ (First published on December 10, 2007) I don’t know about you, but over the interminally many months (or is it years) this Presidential campaign has been going on, I have developed an almost sure-fire dead-on method to winnow out the winners from the losers- on both  sides. I’ll pass over the ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/the-ron-con/ (First published December 7, 2007)Do you remember that spooky series from the 80s (I think) called “Tales From The Darkside”? Like so many other shows of the time, it is, of course, now in syndication- so it is never totally lost which is a good thing. In the introduction to ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/financial-footprint/ (First published December 7, 2007)Before the event is utterly lost and (thankfully) forgotten, some comment just cries out to be made, in the Republican Presidential nomination race, about the U-Tube debate on CNN last Wednesday November 28. Its already been dubbed “Boob Tube” by the world of the talk shows- ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/a-boob-tube-debate/ (First published December 7, 2007)What with all the quickly shifting polls for preference in next year’s Republican Presidential race (mostly in Iowa and New Hampshire), it might be time to pause only a moment and reflect on some reality. Several points I doubt will change much: No one has cast a ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/going-to-the-polls/ (First published in December 7, 2007)As most of you already know, I have for long been the most avid of fans for my local heroes, the University of Tennessee football Volunteers (herafter referred to as the VOLS). This year’s Big Orange team has been a rich source of immense satisfaction ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/two-for-tennessee/ (First published November 26, 2007) We stand at the precipice of some very exciting times in America. Both in the political and the financial realms, unusual events appear to me about to go into very radical motion. It would behoove all of us to try to understand what, so far, has ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/building-platforms/ (First published November 26, 2007)I decided to make this blog entry because I am too chicken to go out in traffic on what has come to be called BLACK FRIDAY. While the seeming rest of the blooming world appears to be in constant motion (at least from where I am ... http://pvance.blogetery.com/index.php/2008/01/12/tennessee-waltz/