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So I have decided to forgo ironing this afternoon and begin reading: H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 I just figure I'll jot down my thoughts as they come. Blogging is, after all, the very essence of vanity publishing, is it not? Of course, I may be setting myself up to be ratted out, so read this disclaimer: The following is not intended to be information, simply commentary. Any information should be garnered from the source, a link to which has been provided. Please don't rat me out! 1) I notice that none of these measures takes effect until 2013, which beg the question: why such a hurry to pass this legislation? 2) Sec 113 (a) sets new rating rules. Only age, area, and family enrollment may be used to determine rate classes. I think that means Jon's rate would increase, since men typically pay less for health coverage (though more for life insurance). 3) Sec 116 (a) seems to set a limit on profits earned by benefits providers (they a...

I am an early-to-bed early-to-rise kind of girl. I fell asleep before the polls closed and surfaced around 9 PM to ask The Rockstar if Senator McCain had conceded. Got my answer and went back to sleep. Very uneventful evening at our house- no crying, no pouting, no gnashing of teeth; just a typical early night at chez Wolske . Here are a few jumbled thoughts on the election and what I think it means for me and us: 1) I was not surprised that Senator Obama won the election, nor was I surprised by the impressive margin by which he won. Congratulations to him and good on all of you who worked so hard to put him in office! 2) Many of my fellow conservatives who are also Christ-followers have written and spoken things along the lines of, "I am praying hard for our country," or, "I am trying to see God's hand in all this." Here' s the thing: we (as Christ followers) should always be praying for our country and her leaders, no matter who they may be! Addit...

So I went here to get one of these: (Yay!) I decided to browse a little and came upon a section titled Clever Conservative Items. Now I like funny, maybe even biting, t-shirts just as much as the next girl (perhaps even more so), but this one just rubs me the wrong way: Really? The enemy of whom? And do we really want to be associated this election cycle with Nixon? Really??

"Destroying human life, in the hopes of saving human life, is not ethical" Guess who?

Our sneaky-sneaky Congress and equally sneaky-sneaky president have slipped a minimum wage increase in with the rest of the pork-laden War Funding Bill. Jimmy Dean, anyone??

Breakfast: 1 serving Organic High Fiber cereal ($0.25) 1 banana ($0.19) 1 cup ff milk ($0.17) Total for breakfast: $0.61 Lunch: 2 slices protein bread ($0.21) 1 scrambled egg (.09) 2 apples (0.40) Total for lunch: $0.70 Snack: 1 peach (.18) 1 cup milk (0.17) 1 apple (.20) Total snacks: $0.55 Dinner: Baked potato (.30) Broccoli (.22) 1 slice 2% cheese (.16) 1 cup salad greens (.17) 1 T salad dressing (.05) Total for dinner: $.9o Day one total: $2.76 Some first day thoughts: I usually have this hot cereal with blueberries, but the banana was much more economical. I must say, too, that I liked it better. It tasted like warm banana bread. It filled me up well, too. (I had budgeted for a peach with breakfast, but decided to save it for later) I know now that I could have added some nuts for protein. Maybe tomorrow. I am doing this on my own and not expecting Jon to keep to this budget. In some ways this is easier, as I eat hot cereal for breakfast anyway. In other ways it is more di...

The number twenty-one evokes a certain images. For many teenagers, 21 shines as that magic number- legal beer! In Las Vegas, it may conjure up Blackjack. For 26 million Americans, twenty-one dollars is their weekly food stamp allotment. Could I do it? Could I eat for and average of $1 per meal? I am sure going to try it out. Read about the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge here Incidentally, I have lots and lots to say about this, but I am going to exercise some restraint until I complete the task.

Perhaps it is time to get that resume polished and circulated. Now that Mr Bush has given you his support, it is time. If you doubt that, just check with Donald , Harriet , or Michael . They'll tell you-- the death knell has been sounded. Incidentally, the local news this morning reported that you had been given the "thumbs up"-- it was scrolling across the ticker over and over again. I wonder if the irony was deliberate. You see, contrary to popular belief, the "thumbs up" sign was not given to spare the gladiators, but to slay them. Everything is in place for your demise, sir. I guess the bright side is that you could have been a fall guy in the last administration .

I try to avoid controversy here. It is perhaps spineless of me, but that's life. My primary reason for abstaining is that I grew up with the knowledge that opinions are "like a##h@les-- everybody has one." (Pardon me for being so crude) I have since been emboldened, thanks to this post over at Queen of Swords . Anyway, I heard a blurb on the "news" this morning about a pastor in Amherst who is refusing to marry any couple until the state of Massachusetts allows gay marriage. (I use the quotation marks because this story is far from newsworthy-- pastors have been doing this for at least 5 years) The story irked me enough to break my blogging silence on this thing we call marriage, and I know that some people will be disappointed with my thoughts. To those who are disappointed or surprised, please remember my crude second sentence. I am married. Happily, hard-workingly, wonderfully married. I was married according to the traditions of the UMC, and the laws...

So Bank of America is offering a credit card for people with no SS number. The idea is to tap into the rapidly growing Hispanic market. Of course, Michelle Malkin is outraged and thinks I should be, too. But I am not, and this is why: 1) I would rather see BOA open accounts with no SS# than with fraudulent SS# (which is what we know is occurring now). 2) BOA is letting the market drive its decisions. A novel idea for a capitalist nation?! I have read comment after comment about aiding and abetting. I just to do not see it. Does that mean that the gas station on the corner which sells gasoline to the landscapers is aiding and abetting? After all, they may be hiring illegal immigrants. I love how, instead of outrage that we are seeing no results at whatever it is our tax dollars are going to, we take frustrations out on corporate America. I would much rather see these people putting their money into our banks than carrying it around in their pockets (which, incidentally is what...

I have already mentioned my interest in a particular presidential candidate, so this is not another post cheering on Dr Paul. Election season has already begun, it would seem, so I am thinking about what are important traits in my candidates. What issues REALLY matter to me? Do I care about flag burning, school prayer, and gay marriage? More importantly, does the electorate really care about these things? Do you? What are your deal breakers? Has that list changed for you? What precipitated these changes? I have finally composed my list of "must-haves," and it is shorter than I thought it would be. My deal-breakers: 1) Must be committed to radical tax reform. 2)Must be committed to the preservation, protection, and defense of the US Constitution. Pretty much everything else is just gravy; I can boil my expectations down to the above mentioned criteria. Of course, I am realistic enough to recognize that I dwell in a lonely lonely place.

It would seem that there is a possibility, however slight, that I can actually, for the very first time ever, vote FOR a candidate . This is contrary to my usual voting habit, which is to choose the lesser of two evils. I also might be making my first-ever campaign contribution . Dad will be so proud. I would love to see Dr. No become President No. I would do a little dance for that one! Oh yeah, and he is a FairTax supporter .