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To: Notoriously Conservative

Very interesting!

If you have a “ping list” add me to it.

“Everything invariably boils down to one thing in politics, and that is money. After the revolution it was in short supply and the federal coffers were empty. Revolutions after all, cost money just as much as any war. North Carolina, quite remarkably, decided to cede its western portion to make up its contribution. Getting cold feet, the offer was withdrawn before Congress had even had a chance to accept it. The fear was that Congress might sell the land to a foreign power. Better to be poor than live next to the French, after all.”

So Tennessee was born.

My, I wonder what we are giving birth to now?


2 posted on 04/23/2009 7:49:57 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh

I believe the USSSA is what is intended.


24 posted on 04/24/2009 5:14:42 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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