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The Stimulus Bill, Tax Cuts and Transparency

Posted in Politics, The Economy, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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

Posted in Hopes and Wishes, Politics, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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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Gay Marriage, Abortion and Free Will

Posted in Legal Rights, Politics, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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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