House nixes $700B bailout bill in stunning defeat. The vote was 228-205. (Voting no: 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats.) The stockmarket dropped 777 points. I’m impressed that Congress refused to be steamrolled. (Here are the options the congressional leadership is considering.) What would it look
Here is one proposed alternative to the government buying up nation’s bad mortgage investments. From James Pinkerton, Let’s Bail Out Main Street NOT Wall Street. Here’s How: Mallory Factor, a South Carolina businessman, has a better idea: “Bail out homeowners, not lenders,” he says. “Any
The science journal NATURE sent both candidates a series of questions about their position on various scientific issues. Only Barack Obama replied, but the journal cobbled together statements that McCain has made on the subjects. Sample: Do you believe that evolution by means of natural
Politicos worked out a financial bailout to be voted upon by Congress today. With a lot of details added, it is essentially the same one proposed last week, to spend $700 billion to buy up devalued mortgage securities. Bottom line: Should the Congress pass it
Yesterday was the day when various pastors resolved to challenge I.R.S. restrictions by endorsing candidates from the pulpit. Did your preacher do that? Thirty-three did, organized by a conservative legal foundation, and the IRS has promised to “take action as appropriate.” These preachers seem to
I hope you had a happy St. Michael and All Angels day yesterday, a day to reflect on angels, including the fallen angels whom Michael battles. On this topic, our pastor preached an illuminating sermon. As he said, ” the war in heaven has now
After the dust settled, after three out of the top five college football teams were upset, my (class of ’73) Oklahoma Sooners are ranked number one! And the Milwaukee Brewers, after a nail-biting victory over the Cubs and a nail-biting Mets defeat from the Marlins,
Thanks for the suggestions for books of light reading. Quite a few of them I have already read, but more of them were new. I will now go into Barnes & Noble with a shopping list!
So who do you think won the debate? I think the Kennedy/Nixon syndrome has kicked in. Obama just comes across better, setting aside content, as the American public does.
I went into a Barnes & Nobles recently and found no book that I wanted to read! Maybe you could help me. I’m not looking for serious, interesting, or edifying books. I have plenty of those. What I need is something light, something suited for
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