As time ticks and the clock clicks from 2008 to 2009, I will not be offering any words of wisdom, or wistfulness. I will not be waxing nostalgic, poetic, or philosophic.
The best of the year was meeting the Chicago Cannonball.
The worst was losing my grandmother.
Everything else pales by comparison.
All I will say is that it takes a ton of people to make the Tygrrrr Express the success it has become.
Some of these people I interact with daily. Some, only a handful of times a year.
Nevertheless, every person I have ever interacted with online, whether liberal or conservative, pro or anti-football, or any other category that escapes me, is significant.
I recently watched the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the very first time. I found it incredibly moving.
So for those of you who wonder if you affected anybody in a positive way, let me emphatically state that yes you absolutely did.
Below is my blogroll. Please visit all of these people at some time. To those on the blogroll, thank you, and may 2009 be the best year you have ever had.
For those that drop by but do not blog for yourselves, your visits are thrilling for me.
God Bless you all, and may my internet friends appreciate each other collectively as much as I appreciate them individually. Most people have a link that is the same as the title of their site. For those that do not, I left the title and the link.
2sistersfromtheright.com Politics–Conservative
alogicalillation.com Politics–Conservative
alexashrugged.com Politics–Conservative
alltalksports.wordpress.com Sports
America can only be right liberalslie.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
America, America web.mac.com/rneglia/Site/Blog Politics–Conservative
americanranger.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
americantruckersatwar.com Politics–Conservative
An American Expat in Southeast Asia laotze.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings olbroad.com Politics–Conservative
andysworld.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
Anti-Antediluvian outcastweb.com Politics–Conservative
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler nicedoggie.net Politics–Conservative
arcanaintellego.blogspot.com Politics–International
Arra News Service arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com Politics–Conservative
babyboomeradvisorclub.com Miscellaneous
baldheadedgeek.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
barcepundit-english.blogspot.com Politics–International
barnhartblog.com Politics–Conservative
bearbrooks.com/blog.html Politics–Conservative
beltwaysnark.com Politics–Conservative
Big Dog’s Weblog onebigdog.net Politics–Conservative
billyjacksblog.com Politics–Conservative
billyworldchangernews.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
suzyrice.com/BIRD Politics–Conservative
birdseyeview.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
bizzyblog.com Politics–Conservative
blackandright.mndnet.com Politics–Conservative
blackfive.net MILITARY
blancadebree.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
BlatantReality.com Politics–Conservative
bloodthirstyliberal.com Politics–Conservative
bluebloggin.com Politics–Liberal
bluestarchronicles.com Politics–Conservative
boldcolorconservative.com Politics–Conservative
bpcustomshop.com Miscellaneous
Braden’s take on the matter soldieroftruth.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
brutallyhonest.org Politics–Conservative
cakerdeath.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Cary Wesberry patgray.com Politics–Conservative
carynswark.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Casey’s Critical Thinking hoshuha.com/blog Politics–Conservative
cassyfiano.com Politics–Conservative
Centerfield Sportsbar / Linwood Pizza linwoodpizzamn.com Miscellaneous
chicagoray.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
classicalvalues.com Politics–Conservative
commentarymagazine.com Politics–Conservative
commonsensewithkennykemp.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
conservarant.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
conservathink.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Conservative Blog urbanconservative.com Politics–Conservative
conservativeteenager.com Politics–Conservative
constitutionclub.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Counting Sheep zerosheep.com Politics–Conservative
cristyli.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
cultureforall.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
dequalss.com/wp Politics–Conservative
deathby1000papercuts.com Politics–Conservative
Dime a Dozen rjjago.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
dirtyelection.com Politics–Conservative
discipline.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
docrampage.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Don’t get me started jacksonville.com/community/cc/hefty Politics–Conservative
dougpowers.com Politics–Conservative
drunkreport.com Comedy
ediblog.com Politics–Conservative
Medical edwinleap.com/blog Miscellaneous
elusivetruth.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
emailourmilitary.com MILITARY
Emet M’Tstiyon ziontruth.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
Energy Now ngoc8or.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
fansided.com SPORTS
faultlineusa.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
fedupnetwork.com Politics–Conservative
flapsblog.com Politics–Conservative
Flipping the Word mandewilkes.com Politics–Conservative
floppingaces.net Politics–Conservative
For Zion’s Sake masada1234.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
forthardknox.com Politics–Conservative
ginacobb.typepad.com Politics–Conservative
goatsbarnyard.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Politics godgunsandgrits.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
governmentreform.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
greatsatansgirlfriend.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Politics grizzlygroundswell.com Politics–Conservative
Radio grizzlygroundswellradio.com Politics–Conservative
hangright.org Politics–Conservative
happyjake.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
hardastarboard.mu.nu Politics–Conservative
Hard To Swallow absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
haroldrosenthal.yourkwagent.com Miscellaneous
wheadlinehollywood.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
hillbillywhitetrash.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
hiram7.wordpress.com Politics–Jewish
holycoast.com Politics–Conservative
houstonconservative.com Politics–Conservative
hughhewitt.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
gottafang.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Ideas From Free Minds ladyliberty.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
inrareform.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
iraqsinconvenienttruth.com Politics–International
israelmatzav.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
israelseen.com Politics–Jewish
Ivo Vegter ivo.co.za Politics–Conservative
jackiemason.com/youtube.html Comedy
jbscorner.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
jewishrefugees.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
Jewish Republicans of Colorado j-gop.townhall.com Politics–Jewish
blog.joegringo.com Politics–Conservative
jonswift.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
jtf.org Politics–Jewish
justblogbaby.com SPORTS
keepinitrealyo.blogspot.com Politics–Liberal
laughtech.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
laurawolfe.net Miscellaneous
leaningstraightup.com Politics–Conservative
liberallyconservative.com Politics–Conservative
libertarianleanings.com Politics–Conservative
lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
ltnixonrants.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
marchreport.com Politics–Conservative
matthewschaeffermaine.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
mediamythbusters.com/blog Politics–Conservative
Politics sarah-palin-2008.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Politics mererhetoric.com Politics–Jewish
miamipress.net Politics–Conservative
michellemalkin.com Politics–Conservative
Mickelson in the morning mickelson.libsyn.com Miscellaneous
Miguel Diocuore’s CERRCO cerrco.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
Moinansari rupeenews.com Politics–Conservative
moms4mccain.com/gpage11.html Politics–Conservative
moonbattery.com Politics–Conservative
themountainsage.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
mountainshout.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
movermike.com Politics–Conservative
My turn to sound off anthonyjsaccosr.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
myviewfromtheright.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
neoconexpress.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
neoconnews.com Politics–Conservative
Neocons United tonguesoffire.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
nfl.com SPORTS
nicholasfitzgerald.com Politics–Conservative
No Compromise gto7.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
noliberalspin.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
norunnyeggs.com Politics–Conservative
normanhooben.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
normblog.typepad.com/normblog Politics–Liberal
Nuke’s News and Views nukegingrich.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
nypost.com Politics–Conservative
Ogre’s Politics and Views ogresview.com Politics–Conservative
One Sniper 762justice.com Politics–Conservative
opedcentral.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Operation Gratitude opgratitude.com MILITARY
papundits.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
page-rank11.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
pajamasmedia.com/?src=blogroll Politics–Conservative
pakistanuncut.com Politics–International
patricksperry.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Patriotic Action paword.org Politics–Conservative
thepiratescove.us Politics–Conservative
pissedofftreerat.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
plumbbobblog.com Politics–Conservative
pointless-drivel.com Comedy
politicaldisconnect.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
thelizardannex.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
politicalpistachio.com Politics–Conservative
politicalvindication.com Politics–Conservative
politicsandhypocrisy.com Politics–Conservative
publiusforum.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
Radiant Times radiantsong.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
rakesprogress.wordpress.com Politics–Liberal
blog.random-american.com/blog Politics–Conservative
rantingsfromthelunaticfringe.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
realclearpolitics.com Politics–Conservative
reformedhippie.com Politics–Conservative
regularfolksunited.com Comedy
Rene’s Ramblings a4theroad.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Republican Jewish Coalition rjchq.org Politics–Jewish
Republican Ranting inkslwc.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
reversevampyr.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Rick Roberts 760AM KFMB San Diego–I want my country backthebosun.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
riggword.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
rightpundits.com Politics–Conservative
righttracker.com Politics–Conservative
righttruth.typepad.com Politics–Conservative
Right Turns jackrich.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Right Wing Conspirator rwc.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
rightwingdog.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
rightyblogs.com Politics–Conservative
samnitegladiator.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
scoffery.com Politics–Conservative
scoopthis.org Politics–Conservative
scrappleface.com Comedy
screwliberals.com Politics–Conservative
sempermax.com MILITARY
sharprightturn.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
shockandblog.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
smalldeadanimals.com Politics–Conservative
smart-lass.com Politics–Conservative
smithsense.com Politics–Conservative
soldiersangels.org MILITARY
speakupamerica.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
standwithus.com Politics–Jewish
States’ Rights silvertrombone.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
steadyhabits.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
steveintheuk.com Politics–Conservative
stix1972.typepad.com Politics–Conservative
stoptheaclu.com Politics–Conservative
stormwarning.moonagewebdream.com Politics–Conservative
stoutrepublican.com Politics–Conservative
strangersramblings.com Politics–Conservative
strikemepinkifidontthink.com Politics–Conservative
sultanknish.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Sunken Arcadia tzimisce.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
thesusanblog.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Take Our Country Back snooper.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
telchaination.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
The Adult Sports League theasl.com SPORTS
The American Freedom Network amfreenet.com Politics–Conservative
The American Poet solo.abac.com/sdghacpc/tap.htm Politics–Conservative
theautopsy.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
The Black and White Report bwreport.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
revkharma.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
thecitytroll.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
thecollegepolitico.com Politics–Conservative
The Conservative MindCleaner mindcleaner.us Politics–Conservative
cronespeaks.wordpress.com Politics–Liberal
thedailyconservative.net Politics–Conservative
theexorcist.typepad.com Politics–Conservative
blog.flipsideshow.com Politics–Conservative
jewishjournal.com/thegodblog Miscellaneous
habitationofjustice.com Politics–Conservative
thehotjoints.com Politics–Conservative
thelandryhat.com SPORTS
themountainsage.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
theonion.com Comedy
The Pakistani Spectator pakspectator.com Politics–International
thepoliticaltipster.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
therightdaily.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
theroguejew.mensnewsdaily.com Politics–Conservative
thomasreport.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
The world according to Greg envirojustice.org/gregsworld Politics–Liberal
thewritestuff.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
thisainthell.us/blog Politics–Conservative
This isn’t your mother’s blog myspace.com/cantgetherefromthere Politics–Conservative
thoughtfulconservative.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
Title of Liberty briannorton.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
tmq2.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
townhall.com Politics–Conservative
trustbutverify.wordpress.com Politics–Conservative
tsofah.blogspot.com Politics–Jewish
uncorrelated.com Politics–Conservative
urbangrounds.com Politics–Conservative
US 2008 Election Controversies kishorejets.typepad.com/us_elections Politics–Conservative
veritasvincit.blogtownhall.com Politics–Conservative
vetsforfreedom.org MILITARY
victorycaucus.com Politics–Conservative
violenceworker.com Politics–Conservative
Wake up America wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
Wayne Allyn Root rootforamerica.com/blog Miscellaneous
Whaddya Know scottfromsc.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
What? conhedsayswhat.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
wilsonfu.com Politics–Conservative
wordparadigm.blogspot.com Politics–Conservative
You betcha I’m a proud Army mom yankeemom.com MILITARY
youngrepublican.townhall.com Politics–Conservative
yourjewishmaster.blogspot.com Comedy
zionismontheweb.org Politics–Jewish
Happy 2009 everybody!
eric
Happy 2009 for everyone here. Here are my somewhat pessimisitc predictions (with the exception of 1 & 3) for 2009.
Economic
1. The American and British economies will start to recover by the middle of the year due to the fiscal and monetary stimuli. Despite the fact that the stimulus bill will arrive on his desk the day he takes office, the press will hail Obama as the new FDR.
2. …of course when inflation, bond yields and interest rates rise, and the second leg of the recession begins in 2010 the press will suddely remember who was President before him.
3. The Dow closes the year just above 10,000. December 09 WTI expires over $50 (the DJIA is below its historical real trend and the real trend level for WTI is $52). 30yr Treasuries get hammered as inflation worries and a more stable economy causes the flight to safety to be partially unwound.
Foreign Affairs
4. President Obama will pull substantial numbers of troops out of Iraq, from January 21st , with Gates and Clinton providing political cover. A premature drawdown destroys all the gains achieved by the surge.
5. The consequences of the drawdown, and policy blunders such as continued attempts to negotiate with the Taliban, damages the credibility of the effort in Afghanistan, just as McCain pointed out in the first debate.
US Politics
6. The situation in Iraq becomes the first major faultline for the Republican party with the ‘national-security’ coalition, that kept the GOP from fragmenting, begging to collapse. The position will be analaegous to the summer and fall of 2006 ,with pretty much everyone trying to avoid talking about the war (except for blaming Bush).
7. With oil in the $50-60 range (and the consequent fiscal chaos), a relationship with a legislature that was destroyed by the election, and the possibility of a credible Democratic challenger, Palin devotes more of her time to national politics. She either challenges Murkowski (in 2010) or follows Romney’s lead in declining to seek re-election.
8. The Blago tapes revels that Obama did offer some quid pro quo claiming the scalp of probably the only genuine hawk and centrist in the Obama administration, Rahm Emanuel. Obama claims that ‘this is not the Rahm I knew’. Several long articles appear in the TNR and Atlantic blaming RE for ‘betraying Obama’s trust’.
Misc
9. Kindle fails to take off. Newspapers begin to follow the Financial Times’s model and begin restricting their content to subscribers – including their blogs. Either one newspaper or the AP sues a mass circulation blog for infringement of copyright. Their circulation begins to rise.
10. (More an observation) The ‘Big Three’ (Lieberman, Graham & McCain), or any remaining hawks, are presented with a dilemma. If they use the Senate as a bully pulpit for a strong foreign policy (as they did with Clinton) they run the risk of being seen as ‘sore losers’ and/or being ignored (by both sides).
Thanks Eric for the kind notes throughout the year, the link here and may Israel pound the Palestinians back to the stoneage where they belong. I’m sorry, but I can’t take any more of their anger and Muslim violence and in 2009 not to take another IOTA of it in this lifetime. Enough is Enough.
Meanwhile, I’m Just passing through wishing Happy New Year to you, yours and your friends here and elsewhere including our gallant troops here and around the world.
And may the new Year bring you much joy and prosperity to all, in spite of the Wheels coming off in Washington particularly starting on January 20th when America’s first illegal government and puppet regime takes power.
Happy New Years to all.
Let’s hope the next 28 years will be better than the last.
JMJ
Messiah Included.
Fun A Look Back
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