Oh, the woes of trying to fix the largest economy in the world. That’s what the economic experts started facing yesterday and continue today and beyond, as different reports emerge that detail just exactly how good or bad the economy in America is doing. It started with a report yesterday that new home sales...
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As I was browsing through some of my normal morning reading, I came across two articles that piqued my interest. One is short and the other is long and both speak about different topics, but they both finish up by asking the same question, albeit in different ways. What if the Republicans win big in...
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Honestly, one has to wonder when the money from Washington is going to run out. Since 2008, we have seen bill after bill pass through the halls of Congress, most of them spending money we simply do not have. I am not talking about the normal spending bills they deal with every year, but...
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Oh, the woes of an uncompromising Congress. Oh, the woes of a group of men and women who can not come together long enough to properly respond to the needs of one of the most unselfish groups of individuals in our country’s history. It has been almost nine years since the planes flew into...
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As I browsed through the news sites this morning, I was once again reminded just how politically charged is the topic of illegal immigration. There is no shortage of opinions on the subject and most of us who have a strong opinion have no qualms about sharing it with everyone else. At the moment,...
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I have been watching this story as it develops with some interest. Back when Bill Clinton was living in the White House, he implemented a policy that has been the bane of homosexuals across this country. By creating the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, he allowed homosexuals to serve in our military, as long...
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By now I am sure most of us have heard about Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s unprecedented speech before Congress. No, the idea of a foreign leader or dignitary giving a speech to Congress isn’t unheard of, but the content of Calderon’s speech crosses a line, in my opinion. This speech and the response by...
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Here we go with the questions again. A lot of us are unhappy with the current trend of government, hence the article from yesterday in which I asked if you trust your government. I received several good comments on that article, but there is one that I especially want to address, which I will...
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Here I go again, trying to catch up to the news from behind, but this story was too good to pass up. Since I was a bit out of the loop yesterday, as we are preparing for the birth of our granddaughter Alexia Danae, (hopefully today or tomorrow) I failed to see this news....
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As the final days of the Democratic attempt to pass health care reform are upon us, most of us on the conservative side have decried the way the Democrats planned to move the legislation forward. Since last week, it has been known that Louise Slaughter, D-NY, planned to use a little known and seldom...
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