The Stimulus Bill, Tax Cuts and Transparency

I’ve been watching and listening to the pundits hem-and-haw over the politics surrounding the stimulus bill, with all the hub-bub over tax cuts. I’m still waiting for and wondering when the transparency part will come in.
I don’t think politicians understand the concept of transparency. If they’re going to be spending our money, shouldn’t we [...]

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Give Us Our $9,000.00 share of the Bailout

Back in September, when Bush appeared with the Treasury Secretary  Henry Paulson, urgently needing 700 billion dollars, or rather just some “big” number to bailout our economy – my first thought was that this is a parting gift to Bush’s financial friends.  (As if he hadn’t done enough already!)
My first instincts are usually right, though [...]

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Safe Landing of Flight 1549 Good Omen for Obama

I just finished watching a video, caught by a surveillance camera of the actual landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson. I was amazed at just how smoothly the pilot, Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, landed the commercial airliner in the Hudson River.
Beautiful.
Facing a catastrophic situation – Capt. Sully was quick [...]

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Lost and Found: Afghanistan

Who doesn’t remember where they were the morning of 9/11? When they first heard that one, then another plane had hit the World Trade Center towers. How can we ever forget the footage of the towers plunging to the ground, and the devastation we witnessed that morning?
I remember waking that morning and my husband [...]

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Sarah Palin’s Book: Sales to Soar at Dollar Tree

The new chapter in the Sarah Palin saga is the prospect of a new book about her and her family. Wow! Can’t wait to see it on the shelf at my local Dollar Tree store.

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I’m Sick of The Sarah Palin Show

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m sick of the all the media coverage of Sarah Palin.
This will be my only comment on this topic. We’re so inundated with Sarah Palin news on the media these days that it is now quite easy for me to return to my real life without [...]

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Gay Marriage, Abortion and Free Will

This topic has been on my mind a lot lately. Perhaps because of all the media coverage of the California Proposition 8 it stirred up a lot of feelings I have – not only on gay marriage, but also abortion. In many ways the two are similar in that it involves some people trying [...]

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Post Election: Thoughts of the Day

I woke up this morning and something seemed different. A new sense of calm. Of right direction. Not only for myself, but as something you can feel in the air.
I continue to watch some of the news about Obama’s new administration choices and what I find remarkable is that, with few exceptions – most [...]

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2008 Election: Getting our Votes Counted

I live in Florida. The first time in my life that I registered to vote was the year 2000. My reason: the first time I saw George W. Bush, I knew he was definitely NOT a person that should be president.
I also knew that Al Gore was the right man for the job. [...]

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Why I Voted for Obama

It’s the day after the election and I’m still addicted to the news coverage of the election. I’ve watched practically non-stop since the Democratic Convention, which was the first time I really saw him as a candidate.
I am a white female in my mid fifties. My story includes the fact that my view [...]

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