Obama’s Budget Cuts

(HT: Z)

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Notre Dame Puts Its Foot Down

Interesting stuff here from Rudy’s Alma Mater:
Nearly 65,000 people have signed an online petition protesting President Obama’s scheduled May 17 commencement address at the University of Notre Dame, saying the president’s views on abortion and stem cell research “directly contradict” Roman Catholic teachings.
“It is an outrage and a scandal that ‘Our Lady’s University,’ one of [...]

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What $1 Trillion Looks Like

A few weeks ago, I linked to some practical examples to help us get our minds around what the stimulus package is going to cost.
Here is a great visual presentation of what it looks like.
Click here – it’s pretty amazing.
(HT: Z)

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$1.1 Trillion?

Are we sure this is a good idea, Mr. President? Are we sure we really grasp how much money that is?
From Amanda Shaw @ First Things:
It’s 1.1 times ten to the twelfth power, or 1,100,000,000,000. To put that in perspective, the Family Research Council has pulled out a calculator and crunched some numbers. With $1.1 [...]

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Dave Ramsey and the New Stimulus Package

From Dave’s Newsletter:
There are some bogus government strategies floating around to stimulate the economy and “save us from ourselves.” Just because they’re all everyone talks about doesn’t make them true! Here are a few of the big issues:
Tax Breaks
These aren’t bad, and I would never turn them down. But to think that tax breaks single-handedly [...]

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Pro-Life Christians Under Pro-Choice Leadership

From Desiring God:
That is the title of a sermon I preached January 17, 1993 three days before Bill Clinton was inaugurated president. It is just as relevant—or more—today.
The text was 1 Peter 2:17, “Honor the king.” I closed with eight ways to honor a pro-choice president. The seventh was this:
We will honor you by expecting [...]

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A Scripture and Prayer for Election Day

On this day when we have the privilege of voting, I found it helpful to remember that regardless of what happens, the ultimate decision and rule still belongs to God:
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
He changes times and seasons;
he sets up kings and deposes them.
He gives [...]

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Nobody is Welcome Back

After watching the “debate” last night, I came to the realization that I’m sick of politics. And I’m sick of patronizing people who claim to know what is best for the American people. That’s why I’m considering starting a movement – that’s right, I say a movement – called “Nobody is Welcome Back.”
I think we [...]

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Dave Ramsey on the Current Financial Crisis

As only he can, Dave Ramsey wrote a little about the current financial crisis. I found his comments to be informative and a little funny, sort of like his show. Here goes:
Are we okay, Dave?
Definitely. Remember Enron and WorldCom in the recent years? We survived that. But much worse than all this was the financial [...]

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A Reflection on Political Slogans

T-Wax has a great post at Kingdom People concerning the slogans for the major parties during this political season:
The 2008 presidential campaign is heating up. The parties have chosen their candidates. The candidates have chosen their running mates. And both the Obama and McCain campaigns have adopted certain slogans designed to express the attitudes of the candidates.
“Yes We Can” has [...]

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