Bronchitis Pushes Me Into a Time Warp
May 5, 2008
If you read the first version of my last post, I’m sure you wondered, “What was she thinking?” After carefully reading the copy over and over, I missed an incorrect reference to the 1998 presidential election.
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May 5, 2008
Updated 5/8/08
As in years past, most interviews and debates in the 2008 presidential campaign have been uninformative and shallow. With a focus on hearsay and everything but issues, they have contributed to voter confusion instead of relieving it. I’m proud to say that voter outrage seems to be turning the tide. A mainstream journalist finally got it right on Sunday.
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April 23, 2008
The fact that neither Democratic candidate has won the party nomination before now, and that neither candidate is ahead of the Republican contender in national polls is more evidence that Americans are not happy with either party. Not all of this indecision can be attributed to voter misgivings about race, gender or the backgrounds of the candidates. Just think about it.
Sphere: Related ContentJust Say No To Politics as Usual
April 18, 2008
Wednesday night’s Democratic debate was a waste of time. While more and more Americans are wondering where their next meal will come from, the debate focused on tabloid topics.
While patriotic young Americans are being killed, maimed, and traumatized in a war that may cost us three trillion dollars or more and leave us unable to defend this country before it ends, debate moderators rehashed old trash that has been dealt with over and over and over. Read more
Sphere: Related ContentU.S. Farm Subsidies Increase World Hunger
April 13, 2008
Updated 4/15/08
Of all the reports I’ve heard on food prices and world hunger, last week’s Bill Moyers Journal has been the most informative.
While our leaders scream about the cost of entitlement programs, they continue to support farm policies that leave more and more people, in this country and around the world, without anything to eat.
Sphere: Related ContentLeaders Have Rediscovered Public Service
April 10, 2008
Updated 4/14/08 I have corrected the toll-free number for the Capitol Switchboard near the end of this post.
I never thought I’d live to see Congress and the White House agree on anything. Most of our leaders now seem to agree that helping troubled homeowners is in the best interest of our country as a whole.
The Democratic candidates for president recently unveiled their housing plans. Sen. John McCain, who most likely will represent the Republican Party in the presidential race, revealed his plan today.
Sphere: Related ContentLet’s Stop Fighting About This Election
March 26, 2008
I just read a wonderful post from the Diary of a Broken Vessel. It sums up all that needs to be said about the upcoming election. Read it here.
Updated March 27, 2008
I don’t completely agree with the second paragraph of the recommended post, but the rest is a masterpiece.
Sphere: Related ContentWhy Can’t We All Just Get Along?
March 26, 2008
If I get one more email about Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermon, I’m going to scream!
This controversy has definitely brought some things to the surface that needed to be discussed. Unfortunately the unresolved anger on both sides is blinding us to the blessings we bring to each other.
Sphere: Related ContentAnger Obstructs View of Life’s Blessings
March 26, 2008
In a recent post, I lamented the fact that so many people had misunderstood me at the height of my illness. I overlooked the fact that the pain these people caused led me to seek answers, which improved my research skills and helped me realize I could use my writing skills to share what I learned with others.
Sphere: Related ContentFannie Mae, Freddie Mac Changes Sidestep Real Problem
March 21, 2008
By now you’ve probably heard that the government on Wednesday reduced requirements for the cash cushion at government-sponsored lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by one-third. The move is part of a plan to provide an additional $200 billion of financing for home loans, allow the companies to refinance shaky subprime mortgages into mortgages with more favorable rates, and back them with guarantees from the government. Proponents believe this will stabilize the housing market.
Some government officials are concerned that changing mortgage terms for troubled lenders, who created this mess in the first place, will make mortgage rates higher for everyone. Rates are rising anyway, in spite of drastic rate cuts by the Fed.
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