Recently I’ve been struck by how often President Obama talks about loans being a solution to problems. Small businesses aren’t growing? The federal government will help them get loans. People can’t afford college? The federal government will help them get loans. If the federal government wants small businesses to hire more people, why not just [...]
Archive for August 11th, 2010
A Loan Is, Well, Still A Loan
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, Consumer Debt, economy, Federal Loans, Politics, President Obama, recession on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To Mosque or Not to Mosque
Posted in America, tagged Christian Conservatives, freedom to practice religion, Mayor Bloomberg, Mosque near Ground Zero, Muslim Community Center on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week Mayor Bloomberg gave what I thought was an excellent speech regarding the building of a mosque a few blocks from ground zero. I happen to come down on the side of allowing the mosque to be built for all of the reasons that Mayor Bloomberg pointed out in his speech. We need [...]
Should Mark David Chapman Be Paroled?
Posted in Books, crime, Music, tagged Books, crime, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Music, the Beatles, Yoko Ono on August 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday the press reported that Mark David Chapman’s upcoming parole hearing has been rescheduled for a date in September. Chapman, who gunned down John Lennon in cold blood in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City three decades ago, has served almost 30 years in prison. He was sentenced in 1981 to [...]
