RickandSusanna

Dave Ramsey made an excellent point on a recent broadcast. Facing political choice of bad and worse Ramsey said: We’re going to be ok either way. Its not up to them, that’s the good news in the deal. Clinton didn’t change your life, Bush didn’t change your life, YOU change your life. So we are [...]

Today I turn another year older…good-bye 25, HELLO 26! As you can see, I’m not one to keep my birthday to myself…apparently I’m quite shameless actually at announcing it to the world! Forgive my tackiness!:)

Living vicariously through Ellie: I don’t have the guts to wear leggings so I’ll put them on my daughter who looks much better in them than me!:)

From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/mccain.mortgages/index.html?eref=rss_topstories) Under the [McCain] plan, the government would buy up bad mortgage loans, converting them into low-interest, FHA-insured loans. To qualify, homeowners would have to be delinquent in their payments or be likely to fall behind in the near future. “The original plan relied on lenders taking the hit,” Holtz-Eakin said on the [...]

“On Christ the solid rock I stand,All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand!” We all know the famous lines from a deck hand who, legend would have it, said to a fearful woman about to board the Titanic that “God Himself could not sink this ship.” A few days later [...]

Mike Tanner of the Cato Institute discusses big government conservatives. Quoting Bush: “Government should help people improve their lives” “We’ve had enough of the stale debate between big government and indifferent government. Government must be active enough to fund services for the poor.” Bush’s chief of staff stated that Bush “sees America like a 10 [...]

In my last post I discussed leaving the Republican party. How we can regain a viable conservative party? I would like to propose the following premise: A majority of Americans are conservative and hungry for true conservative representation. Look at the Reagan revolution and support he received. Listen to the talk show and blogosphere chatter. [...]

So, what will your child be for Halloween this year? Perhaps a cute bunny or princess or…dare I say it…a little Adolf Hitler?! Seriously, it looks as though this is a real costume choice! (Not this year Micah!;) Might I say SCARY?? On a lighter note, wouldn’t Ellie look adorable as either a: 1. Woodland [...]

You can find the horrifying details and breakdown of the bail out here. The House Republicans who briefly seemed to have learned a lesson or two, only held out for 150 billion dollars in pork. John McCain has stated over and over: “The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I’m going to veto it [...]