Mama Says

We don’t have cable, so I did not watch the State of the Union Address.  I did read the text online. Here are some thoughts on one portion of the speech.
There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products.
Well, yes there is.  First, the [...]

Pew Research has a quiz to see how informed you are.
I’m pretty amazed I got 11 out of 12.  I missed the question about Iran’s borders.  Well, at least you know I didn’t cheat with Google!  But, that’s kind of sad that a silly little housewife who doesn’t even have cable did better than 93% [...]

I watched the news on Fort Hood from almost the moment it began happening.  There was a Twitter stream and Facebook updates and even though we don’t have television any more I livestreamed radio and TV broadcasts.
The cost of minute by minute reports is that some inaccurate information gets reported.  I rejoiced to hear that [...]

My cousin’s on the front page of the paper today (in a good way!)

I’ve got a sick baby, so my time online has been spent working and not blogging.
Of interest today:
Healthcare bill vote tomorrow – why that’s bad
HSLDA stalwart Chris Klicka dies.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.  May he rest in peace, AMEN.

Upton Sinclair originally wrote The Jungle to draw attention to the desperate plight of immigrants being exploited by corporations in the Chicago meat packing plants.  Men were disposable, women were taken advantage of, and even a family with 4 or 5 full time workers didn’t earn enough to even pay to heat the house.  Rats [...]

I have a new article up:
Child molesting goes mainstream
It’s appalling that pedophiles and lecherous old men who abuse children and steal their innocence have Hollywood elites petitioning for these crimes to be swept under the rug.  Harvey Weinstein et al. are happy to take our children’s money to profit on the latest block buster, but [...]

I have a new article up on my Examiner site.  Obama’s talking about having school on weekends and throughout summer, as well as extending school hours each day.
Perhaps the children need a union, demanding a 40 hour education week, along with 15 minute breaks to spend outside playing.
Call me crazy, but I don’t think more [...]

The Burlington Township School District site is back up, and you can view the letter to parents about the Obama song video.  This is a different letter than appeared previously on the site, and has a different URL.  Click over to read the previous statement by the B. Bernice Young school principal.
An excerpt from the [...]

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I have to write a positive review of the car repair company.  Is this too passive aggressive?
When the rebuilt transmission failed less than 2 months after we paid for it, we brought the van in for warranty repair.  It only took one letter to the Better Business Bureau to get them to honor the warranty!  [...]