Archive for April, 2009

Notably Absent

28th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

What’s notably absent from the lows list on Yahoo’s article about the highs and lows of President Obama’s first 100 days?
The fact that the budget alone adds $1.75 trillion to our national deficit, on top of the months of wasteful spending we’ve seen. President Obama, that is your legacy for our children and our children’s [...]

What does social media say about you?

23rd April 2009 by Kirsten Wright 2 Comments

Many of the political conversations I have had with people on Twitter or Facebook surprise them. Not because of how I say things, but because of my ’side of the fence.’ The comment I get most often is, “You’re conservative? But you’re so involved with social media!” In the beginning, I didn’t understand why people [...]

Liberals Conservatives Should Follow on Twitter

22nd April 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

You might be familiar with the #TCOT (Top Conservatives on Twitter) phenomenon. If you’re not, know that conservatives found a simple way to identify like-minded individuals and share information. (For more details, read “5 Easiest Ways to Advance Conservatism on Twitter,” “The Top Places to Find News You Can Use” and “How do you find [...]

Las Vegas and the recession

20th April 2009 by Kirsten Wright 2 Comments

I just got back from a fabulous trip to Vegas with a couple of girlfriends – we took in a few shows, lay by the pool and had too much good food.
What we didn’t have were the crowds of people that you would usually see.
Obviously we all know the economy has been down, and down [...]

Marketing Your Blog with an Elevator Pitch: What Is CatherineFavazza.com?

20th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza 4 Comments

As I mentioned earlier this month, I’m participating in the ProBlogger challenge, 31 Days to a Better Blog. I’ll admit that I’ve not kept up with it daily, but I have been jumping around and incorporating the tips in different ways. On the very first day, I was already stumped. The first challenge was to [...]

Why I’m a Smart Girl and You Should Be, Too

17th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Maybe you went to a tea party on tax day earlier this week. Maybe–like me–it’s not really your thing to protest, but you are still worried about the country’s growing and unsustainable debt. You’re wondering what you can do to get involved.
Sure, the growing number of people getting online to receive and share information is [...]

Catholic U. College Republicans Take Tea Party Movement Door-to-Door

16th April 2009 by Megan Herring 1 Comment

What some might find an oddity was a true reality on a college campus this year’s Tax Day: a group of conservative students standing up against an increasingly powerful government and its out-of-control spending. With tea parties going on all over the country yesterday, Catholic University of America’s (CUA) chapter of College Republicans decided to [...]

Econ 101 with President Obama

15th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza 3 Comments

This image was passed along through a series of forwarded messages, so I can’t speak to its origins. Nonetheless, it made me laugh.

Thanks to my mom for forwarding this image to me! If anyone knows who put it together, let me know so I can link to their site, if applicable, or give them the [...]