By Shane Vander Hart
Miscellany for your Thursday evening:
The Iowa Republican: Boswell Retirement Imminent?
World Magazine: Effective education
WorldNetDaily: Feminists tied in knots over Tebow ad
Chris Rants: Budget Shenanigans
IBD: House Passage of Health Bill Will Be Suicidal
Christianity Today: Strong on Zeal, Thin in Knowledge
Sarah Palin: Freedom, Influence, Security Shrink as Budget Balloons
Tim Challies: [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
From RedState, Erick Erickson said that the numbers below likely came from the House Republican Conference’s Policy Shop which is overseen by Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN).
5.5 million — Number of jobs that could be lost as a result of taxes on businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance coverage, according to [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
You don’t say? There has been a pretty significant shift in the attitude of Americans toward health coverage.
Gallup releases poll today:
More Americans now say it is not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage (50%) than say it is (47%). This is a first since Gallup began tracking [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Oprah Winfrey released a couple of teasers for her interview with Governor Sarah Palin that was taped yesterday, but will air on Monday.
It should be an interesting interview. I’ll be particularly interested in her remarks about Levi Johnston. I’m glad to see her take the high road here. Josh [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
I wasn’t able to watch any of the debate yesterday on HR 3962, the House version of the health care reform bill. I was kind of busy. I did see the final result with it passing 220 to 215 in a late night session.
Why the rush? Perhaps because the longer debate [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Well we are getting a peak at how much Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill will cost taxpayers.
$1.2 Trillion – $1,200,000,000,000
Well it’s got to have a big price tag as big as the bill is – 1900 pages. AP reports:
The health care bill headed for a vote in the House this week costs $1.2 [...]
By Mary Selby
The Pelosi Health Care Bill is ready for all to peruse, all 1990 pages! Yet there is no time to spare, one must read quickly and then even more quickly, call Washington and tell them "NO"! Several month ago I wrote this article concerning this Administration [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Some miscellaneous links for you to check out on a beautiful Sunday evening (warm here in Des Moines).
Galyn Wiemers: Blame Pastors and Parents, Not Schools and Sitcoms
Dan Riehl: Clueless Republicans
Clapham Community: What Happened To The Public Servants?
Out of Ur: On Virtual Churches
In Defense of Virtual Church by Douglas Estes
What Online Churches are [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Miscellany for Halloween… or as I prefer to think of the day – Reformation Day.
Al Mohler: “Free to Live and Love as We See Fit?”
Jon Kalvig: Forgotten God
Motor City Times: Just to Give You a Flavor of the PelosiCare Bill. Gee, thanks Steve.
Kevin DeYoung: Offendedness is a Double-Edged Sword
Marco Rubio on Neil Cavuto [...]