I posted that little blurb about Obama getting oh-so-tough with the budget at lunch, and I’ve been thinking about the numbers off and on all afternoon. A trillion of something is very difficult to imagine. I spent a bit of time this evening on everyone’s favorite wiki, looking for fun and alarming ways to convey … Read more
Obviously deeply concerned about out-of-control federal spending, this morning President Obama directed his Cabinet to cut a total of $100,000,000 from the budgets of their respective agencies. The cut of $100,000,000 represents just under 0.003% of Obama’s $3,500,000,000,000 budget. It is enough to pay the interest on the federal debt for two hours and eight … Read more
We sang “Pass It On” (aka “It Only Takes a Spark”) in church today. It’s such a beautiful song, and deceptive in its simplicity. I hadn’t heard or sung it since I was a little boy. In fact, I have a feeling it was on the way out of my brain, as I had to … Read more