The congress should keep that admonition in mind when replying to the request from the U.S. Postal Service to change the current law that requires the mail be delivered 6 days each week.
The Postal Service wants to cut out either Tuesday or Saturday deliveries to save money (a $2 Billion to $3 Billion dollar […]
Whether you voted for, supported, disagreed with or were ambivalent about George W. Bush and his 8 years in office, I believe it’s fair to say that he was true to his convictions and didn’t waiver under some of the most obnoxious and ignorant criticism ever directed at a U.S. President.
He made mistakes. He […]
Excerpted from ABC Transcript:
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?
PELOSI: Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children’s health, education and some of those elements are to help […]
Very interesting and informative - don’t think too many folks are aware of the differences
in governments as explained here.
Mr Obama’s riposte to Republican members of the House of Representatives taking issue with his $825 Billion dollar stimulus package ( known to some as the spending spree boondoggle), was,
“ I won, I’m the president“.
and then he advised them to stop listening to conservative talk radio, with the comment, “You can’t just listen to Rush […]
With the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza about over, the media, the UN, the human rights organization all weigh in with palestinian casualty claims from approx. 1000 to the 5000 claimed by Hamas and echoed by the UN , in support of their usual position excoriating Israel for disproportionate military response.
On the Israeli side, the […]
Mr.Wilder will be prosecuted in the Netherlands for exercising his freedom of speech with film and public comments unfavorable to Islam.
Additionally, the state of Jordan had previously announced that it would prosecute Mr. Wilder for
“blasphemy and contempt” of Muslims, the penalty for which (in Shari’a Law) can be extreme (ie: death).
“Fitna”, Mr. Wilder’s film, […]
Visited the new White House Website today.
Perused the section entitled “The Agenda”.
I haven’t read it all as yet and unfortunately, but not surprisingly, I find much to disagree with.
An example: The Agenda - Additional Issues - Faith
Excerpt:
“Senator Obama also laid down principles for how to discuss faith in a pluralistic society, including the need […]
Read here
An initial review of some of the spending items in the “stimulus” by Congressman John Boehner’s office:
* $600 million for new cars for the federal government
* $1 billion “to minimize undercounting of minority groups” in the 2010 census
* $400 million for NASA for […]
