More than 9,200 of the loans insured by the FHA in the past two years have gone into default after no or only one payment, according to the Post analysis. The pace of these instant defaults has tripled in one year. By last fall, more than two dozen FHA home loans on average were defaulting [...]
Boo Freaking Hoo: America’s Life Expectancy Disparity
The other day, I expressed some frustration with people who blame poverty on our system of government. Someone commented that he had some of the same concerns about the blame game over health care, at least for children. This reminded me of a New York Times story I read a while back, digesting a report [...]
File Under: No Longer Care
I apologize for inflicting ‘The View’ on readers of this blog, but I think the flow of conversation over there is at least helpful to show how a group of unintelligent people can struggle with this complex issue. Particularly, I refer to the “two worlds” discussion that begins at about the 4:25 mark. As someone [...]
In America, Beggars Can Be Choosers!
Recently, in Cincinnati, I had an unreal experience with hunger in America. Around 11:30 am on a Friday, a man approached me in a skywalk between two downtown buildings. He was hungry, he said, and could I help him out.
I didn’t have any cash on me, but I had two granola bars with me. [...]
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
The following story personifies the scripture:
Interesting point of view…
The most important (moral) issue of our time is not abortion, but the national deficit/debt. So says Tom Coburn:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Congress’s deficit spending has become a moral issue surpassing abortion because it saddles future generations with massive debt before they’re born.
“The greatest moral issue of our time isn’t abortion, it’s [...]
Geeez…talk about playing to stereotypes
What jerks.
Three people were arrested Thursday after staging a noisy protest as a Hindu chaplain read the opening prayer at the US Senate, branding his appearance an “abomination.”
US Capitol Police said the protestors, apparently Christian religious activists, were ejected from the chamber and charged with an unlawful disruption of Congress.
Video here.
I received a ridiculous [...]
domestic partner benefits at the university of kentucky
i wrote this in february 2007 and never published it. here it is now. — travis
UK has started discussions about the university potentially offering the benefits to gay and unmarried domestic couples. Last month, the UK Domestic Partner Benefits Committee, commissioned by President Lee Todd in the fall, recommended passing the benefits.
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in order to [...]
Required reading for folks who want Don Imus fired
All those who have embarked on the Don Imus must be fired moral crusade should take time to read Michelle Malkin’s column. Warning, there is offensive language.
She compares what Imus said (which she despises) with the lyrical content of the top six songs on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Chart. Very instructive.
CNN: Florida treats child abusers rudely
With all the serious things happening in this country and around the world, CNN is leading off tonight on their web site with this story:
Sorry, but I don’t feel so bad for these folks. I follow the Dennis Miller line of reasoning on this.
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stanford and the harvard rejection myth
have you ever read this story?
The President of Harvard made a mistake by prejudging people and it cost him dearly.
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president’s outer office.
The secretary [...]
Only in Barbara Pearlman’s World
In Montgomery County, Maryland, there is a new program (although the old one wasn’t spectacular either) for the “health” curriculum. When I was in high school it was basically sex-ed with some talk about drugs and depression as bookends. And this stuff goes way beyond practicing with Trojans and bananas.
From the an American [...]
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from smacking their kids.
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The bill, which is still being drafted, will be written broadly, she added, prohibiting “any striking of a child, any corporal [...]
peace on earth
you know the bumper sticker: ‘visualize whirled peas.’ this is what it would look like.
be more generous
that’s what i learned here
