Our government is considering, and is at this moment negotiating, a $700 billion dollar package to 'rescue' the economy from what is being sold to us as certain ruin.This 'ruin', of course, was completely and totally self-inflicted. Interest rates at historic lows combined with a loosening of lending policies, especially by mortgage companies, resulted in … Continue reading $700 billion dollar roller coaster quick fix
Bristol Palin’s pregnant pause
Bristol Palin is the beautiful, intelligent 17-year old daughter of Sarah Palin, who is a woman many of us hope becomes the first-ever female to serve as the Vice-President of the United States, and one day possibly the first female President. Sarah Palin is a woman who can serve as a wonderful example for … Continue reading Bristol Palin’s pregnant pause
It’s a hard rain’s gonna fall
Hurricane Gustav begins to strike at New Orleans For the 2nd time in three years, the City of New Orleans prepares this morning to be blasted by a powerful hurricane. The devastation wrought back in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina is now legendary, but a great deal of that horror was not a creation of God, … Continue reading It’s a hard rain’s gonna fall
Georgia on my mind
Russian troops invading Georgia over the province of South Ossetia For those who truly understand why we are fighting the roots of terrorism overseas, who understand that much more is at stake in the upcoming election than some generic 'Change', and who care about the world around them, this article is for you. Russia … Continue reading Georgia on my mind
Freddie & Fannie getting some help
You may have heard of them, but you probably don't know a whole lot about them. They are your good friends in the area of housing, and their names are Freddie and Fannie.That would be Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to be more precise, and as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was quoted recently they "play … Continue reading Freddie & Fannie getting some help
