Not to try and leave off where I did but below you will find additional topics covered last night in the vice presidential debate. I have tried hard to not listen to or read very much on the debate today so these are my thoughts. Climate Change Causes – This topic is a tie. Sarah… Continue reading The One and Only Vice Presidential Debate – Part II
The hype around the debate last night was more interesting, in my mind, than the actual debate. Yes, in many ways, it was historical with Sarah Palin being the first woman to be nominated as her party’s vice presidential candidate. Yes, there was a black woman as moderator. I didn’t think either of these items… Continue reading The One and Only Vice Presidential Debate
Not only is my fifth child graduating high school and going off to college in 2009, he is attending the presidential inauguration in January. His economics teacher also teaches an AP Government class. The class is taking a bus to the inauguration. Because one AP class does not fill up the bus, students who were… Continue reading Inauguration 2009
The current House of Representatives is made up of 435 members, four delegates and one resident commissioner. There are 235 democrats and 199 republicans and one vacancy. Today on CNN, Jack Cafferty said all 435 members should be thrown out. I want to ask you what you think. I realize that Cafferty thought that the… Continue reading What Will the Next Congress Look Like?
Is that actually what it was called? All you hear on news telecasts, and even in print, is bailout. And, while I do not believe that the bi-partisan bill was the answer to Wall Street’s problems or would insulate “Main Street” from the problem, I still stood in my living room watching the vote count. I… Continue reading Financial Recovery Bill
Let me start by saying I had trouble concentrating on the debate at first. I found the Big East match up of UConn at Louisville much more interesting than the start of the debate. My thoughts on why – both candidates were tiptoeing around the economic questions so as to not “upset the market” or… Continue reading The First Presidential Debate
I cannot imagine that I am saying these things. My grandmother is probably turning over in her grave while my father is welcoming to his party a bit late. I do believe that it is important for the American people to hear from their future leader. Unfortunately, I do not necessarily believe that this “hearing”… Continue reading Actions Speak Louder than Words
Eighteen percent of voters are undecided at just over five weeks out. I have sat here and listened as the two candidates who have said they want the privilege of leading our country call each other and each other’s running mates names. I have listened as they picked apart each other’s positions. I finally looked… Continue reading Swaying the Undecided
While I am still trying desparately to wrap my mind around the political outlook in this country, I am extremely concerned about Yemen. Yes, I said Yemen. If we go back to the end of the last two term president, it was the fall of 2000. October 12th, the USS Cole was bombed in Yemeni… Continue reading Yemen: Ignored or Deja vu?
I know that the economy is in dire straights – a favorite band of my from my high school days. There are times, though, when humor helps situations that are dire. I laughed as GOP members passed out tire gauges after Barack Obama said that voters could save energy by properly inflating their tires. My… Continue reading The Economy and Politics
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