Posted in Culture, Economy, tagged ARM, loan, mortage, subprime on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In its infinite wisdom and great generosity (with my tax dollars), the U.S. government is now considering a plan to freeze mortgage rates for homeowners who’ve gotten in over their financial heads.
Excuse me?! How is this fair? I shopped long and hard for a small home I could afford at fixed-rate payments I felt I [...]
Posted in Election '08, Hillary Clinton, Politics, tagged bomber, Rochester NH, stunt on November 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ugh! I hate when the deepest, darkest part of me rears its head and causes me, ever so briefly, to think “Maybe that bomber in the Clinton office in Rochester, NH, is just another Clinton stunt. Maybe it’s just another Clinton conspiracy to grab the headlines, to keep the media riveted on her campaign.”
Ridiculous, right? [...]
Posted in Culture, Language, Law, tagged Constitution, guns, Second Amendment, Supreme Court on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
As an editor, I can interpret this only one way: the framers of the Constitution meant to ensure that the state militias [...]
Posted in Bill Clinton, Election '08, Hillary Clinton, Politics, tagged White Water on November 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I’m beyond fed up with hearing about women being Hillary Clinton’s “natural constituency.” She’s a woman; I’m a woman. So what? Why would any reporter or analyst, or even the candidate herself, assume women will support her simply because she’s a woman?
Being a woman doesn’t make Hillary more qualified or in any way a better [...]
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