Ernest and Ronel along with others waiting to get out of Haiti are still stuck in the U.S. Embassy. Earlier today they were told my officials in the U.S. embassy it they got a flight they could leave the country. Well, Ernest got a flight and it seems that the officials in the U.S. embassy … Continue reading Update on Ronel & Ernest
Help Ronel Come Home
Note: For live updates check out Ernest Parker's Twitter. I am re-posting this from Aaron Ivey's blog. The Ivey's were in the process of adopting from Haiti when the earthquake hit. Their son Amos was one of the children with Humanitarian parole who came home last Saturday on a military flight. 27 children from the … Continue reading Help Ronel Come Home
Aspiring Reality TV Stars Crash White House State Dinner
I promise I'm not making this one up. According to ABC News, Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed Tuesdays (Nov 24th) state dinner at the White House in honor of India. It seems that the Secret Service failed to follow check point procedures by allowing the Salahi's who were dressed and acted like they belonged enter … Continue reading Aspiring Reality TV Stars Crash White House State Dinner
Your Tax Dollars at Work
Ever wonder what happened to all of the stimulus money and if it really created jobs. According to ABC News, $761,420 went to Arizona's 15th congressional district to create 30 jobs only. There is one slight problem Arizona only has 8 congressional districts. ABC news found many other examples of errors reported on Recovery.Gov. Recovery.Gov … Continue reading Your Tax Dollars at Work
Health Care Reform: A Faith Based Approach
OK, this one got lost in my draft folder. Last month The Baptist Standard published an interesting article about health care reforms and the roll faith based hospitals should play. You can read the article here. I am concerned about rushing into a public only option or lack of choice. Funding is a major concern. … Continue reading Health Care Reform: A Faith Based Approach
Appalled
Tonight I watched part of President Obama's address on health care reforms. One of the most striking things about the speech was the behavior of Obama's opponents. It was behavior I would not consider acceptable for a group of middle school students much less our country's leaders. The behavior included booing, disapproving comments and other … Continue reading Appalled
Calm Down
Universal health care has become a very controversial topic. Those who support universal health care insist that it is a basic right for all citizens. Those who oppose universal health care are described as uncaring and uniformed. I have even read of a supposed government email address for reporting "fishy" email and posts about universal … Continue reading Calm Down
The Dee Zone 