The Latest Treasury Bailout and the Law of Unintended Consequences
I have to admit, my thoughts regarding the latest financial debacles waver from one extreme to the other. My initial instinct is that the markets need to be stabilized, and anything that provides a floor for a stock market in apparent free fall is a good thing. My...
Preparing For The Debates
Friday night, September 26, will be the first formal debate between John McCain and Barack Obama. The event will be held at the University of Mississippi, and will be hosted by Jim Lehrer. Thankfully, Lehrer is already established enough that he won’t try to be...Are Treasury and Congress Doing The Right Thing?
I’m surprised there has not yet been a run on my bank. The way that Bush, Paulson and Congressional Leaders are reacting to the liquidity angst on Wall Street would make you think there’s no money left, and we only have days or perhaps hours to get our...
Biden loses Obama the Catholic vote
I’ve often wondered how Catholics could elect Democrats in the last 40 years or so. That would seem to have been rendered a moot point this cycle, as Gerald Warner observes: Missed it by THAT MUCH Remember, you read it here first: on September 11 this blog reported...Polk County Iowa GOP Fest
I just got home from the GOP Fest fundraiser here in Polk County. I was a bit disappointed. Don’t get me wrong. I thought the speakers were great, the food was good. The governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, gave an encouraging stump speech for McCain and...Don’t Check Your Brains at the Schoolhouse Gate!
On August 19, 2008, I joined a panel of Christian school educators on Steve Deace’s WHO AM-1040 Radio program to discuss a recent California Supreme Court ruling which upheld The University of California system’s right to deny college credit to students who had...
The Sarah and John Chronicles: The Cedar Rapids Rally
Two-hundred and sixty-five miles and eight hours after leaving Des Moines, I got back from the McCain-Palin rally the airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa absolutely pumped about the campaign! I left with a couple of friends (Andrew and Michael) at 5:30 AM. After a stop for...The Sarah and John Chronicles…
For those of you who are waiting to hear my ruminations about the rally in Cedar Rapids today, I will have it posted by the end of the evening. I’m partly done, but I need to visit a friend at the hospital yet and then I’ll finish it up. Sorry for the...
Going To See McCain and Palin
I’ve got a car load of people, four tickets, and tank full of gas. We’re heading up to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Thursday morning. They will be appearing at the airport there with the event starting at 8:00 AM (so we’re leaving town around 5:15 AM, with...Stay in Touch
