Last week, Congress was *this close* to having a deal worked out … then John McCain swooped in –crushing all hopes of a bipartisan financial rescue plan. With presidential politics injected into the craziness, the House just defeated the bill. The Dow just dropped another 700 points. Congressional leadership needs to get their act together. […]
Author Archive | Heather Whaling
Carefully Crafted on September 29
Carefully Crafted on September 28
The Sports Media's Love Affair
Clearly, the sports media — specifically those voting in the AP college football poll — have lost all sense of what is right and wrong. They’re so blinded by their love and obsession with SEC that they’ve lost the ability to rank teams according to their actual play on the field. That’s the only explanation […]
Carefully Crafted on September 26
Another Conservative Losing Faith in McCain/Palin
First, George Will: Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he would select judges by calm reflection and clear principles, […]
Carefully Crafted on September 26
The (Overlooked) Race For Arms
With all the attention paid to the impending financial bailout and the presidential campaigns, many other stories aren’t getting the appropriate attention in the news. As such, you may not have heard about Russia’s offer of a $1 billion loan to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to purchase arms. According to the New York Times: The […]
Carefully Crafted on September 25
No title needed.
I’ve tried to come up with an appropriate — and not terribly disrespectful — title for this post. But, I can’t. So, I’ll skip the title and just get to the point. If I could speak to John McCain, here’s what I would say: Sen. McCain, please stop being a wuss. Show up. Debate Obama. You […]
Carefully Crafted on September 24
McCain: I need a timeout.
Talk about political posturing. I thought McCain picking Palin was a political stunt … but his latest move is even more outlandish. As everyone has heard by now, McCain announced that he’s going to suspend his campagin to focus on the economy. My head is swirling with reactions. A stream of random reactions: McCain’s economic […]
Carefully Crafted on September 21
Brilliance about "Bible Thumping."
Scott Maxwell is a columnist with the Orlando Sentinel. He does a very good job of taking aim and Democrats and Republicans. He offers fair commentary on the news. Today’s column is brilliant — summing up the frustration many people feel about so-called Christians who hide behind the Bible when it comes to “values” issues. […]
Carefully Crafted on September 21
Saying Goodbye to Yankee Stadium
I am sitting at my kitchen table, watching the festivities at Yankee Stadium and it’s hard to believe that my favorite baseball team is switching homes. The “House that Ruth Built” will provide that home-field advantage tonight for the last time. Whether you love or hate the Yankees, there’s no denying the stadium’s place in […]
Carefully Crafted on September 19
See, Dad? Money does grow on trees.
When I was little, my Dad told me that money doesn’t grow on trees. For the first time ever (or maybe the second time … but who’s counting?), I think he might have been wrong. At least that’s the message we can take from this week’s massive federal banking/insurance bail out. I don’t pretend to be […]
Carefully Crafted on September 18
Is it 1950?
I’m a newlywed. Let me preface this post by saying that I really, really love being married. My husband is the greatest. I’m a very lucky girl. That being said, I received the most absurd email today. The backstory: My husband’s company is one of my clients. (Trust me, I didn’t get the business because […]