Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
I do not like that Uncle Sam!
Do you like TARP funds in hand?
I do not like them, Uncle Sam.
I do not like TARP funds in hand.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
TARP Funds in Hand
Uncle Sam!
Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
I do not like that Uncle Sam!
Do you like TARP funds in hand?
I do not like them, Uncle Sam.
I do not like TARP funds in hand.
Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
That Uncle Sam!
I do not like that Uncle Sam!
Do you like TARP funds in hand?
I do not like them, Uncle Sam.
I do not like TARP funds in hand.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Why we will be disappointed in Obama, and why we should not despair
This is Part 2 of a post on the removal of the Family Planning provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009. You can read part 1 here.
A lot of my friends will probably be dismayed that I sympathize with the choice to remove that particular provision from the Act. As I mentioned in Part 1, I am happy to discuss it, and reserve the right, as an intelligent, honest adult to change my views when presented with another, more durable position and argument.
But I wanted to tackle a broader issue in this post.
A lot of my friends will probably be dismayed that I sympathize with the choice to remove that particular provision from the Act. As I mentioned in Part 1, I am happy to discuss it, and reserve the right, as an intelligent, honest adult to change my views when presented with another, more durable position and argument.
But I wanted to tackle a broader issue in this post.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
On the State Option to Cover Family Planning Services (American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009)
I decided to write this in response to a note that a close friend had up about the House Democrats removing a provision in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 from the Act of the same name (ARRA). (ARRA passed a House vote today.) While I think that particular section is necessary, I understand the reason for its removal. I hope it will be redrafted in another bill and passed as law soon. Note that this post is in favor of the specific part of the legislation dealing with family planning.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Thoughts on Inauguration, Part 1
This is Part One of a three-part series on Barack Obama's Inaugural Address.
In Part Two, I will examine Obama's Inaugural Address as a piece of rhetoric. And finally, in Part Three, I'll actually share what it means to me, and where I think we go from here.
In an attempt to formulate my thoughts about Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, I started looking at other significant speeches made by Americans. I was curious what words he used the most, and how that compared with these other speeches. Fortunately, I rediscovered wordle, a wonderful little Java applet that converts blocks of text into beautiful images, where the size of the word corresponds to its frequency. It also edits out very common words, which helps avoid a dramatic and useless "the" surrounded by other, lesser words.
In Part Two, I will examine Obama's Inaugural Address as a piece of rhetoric. And finally, in Part Three, I'll actually share what it means to me, and where I think we go from here.
In an attempt to formulate my thoughts about Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, I started looking at other significant speeches made by Americans. I was curious what words he used the most, and how that compared with these other speeches. Fortunately, I rediscovered wordle, a wonderful little Java applet that converts blocks of text into beautiful images, where the size of the word corresponds to its frequency. It also edits out very common words, which helps avoid a dramatic and useless "the" surrounded by other, lesser words.
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