Archive for May, 2009

More Americans Consider Themselves Pro-Life: Turning Public Opinion into Public Support for Republicans

16th May 2009 by Catherine Favazza 3 Comments

For the first time in the 15 years that Gallup has been asking the question, more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice.”
As conservatives in general and the Republican Party in particular work to regroup after their devastating election results of 2008–and 2006 before that–they need to keep these key polling results in mind. So [...]

Obama Man Can!

13th May 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

A big thank you to family friend Dave for passing this video along:

It’s hard to pick, but “Who can save the poor? Who can pick the teams that are in the Final Four?” and “Who can take your income and tax it all away?” are probably my favorite lines.
What line made you laugh the most?

Conscience Protection Update: What Might Happen Next and Why You Should Care

12th May 2009 by Catherine Favazza 4 Comments

I can’t thank each of you enough for your response to my post about President Obama seeking to strip conscience protections for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and medical students. So many of you contacted Health and Human Services and also encouraged your family and friends to do the same.
It’s impossible to tell how many comments HHS [...]

Design 101 for the right brain

1st May 2009 by Kirsten Wright 5 Comments

Creativity and design are believed to be left brain functions. So is blogging. This can be frustrating for those with a right brain mentality, which is where the political and rational discussion part of your brain resides. Especially because the right brain has the talent to come up with the arguments that the left brain [...]