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Big Government : The Jewish Holidays, Personal Responsibility, and Progressivism

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:36:22 +0000

Thank you so much for the enlightening article. You explained each point so nicely. I, too, believe that charity ought to come from the heart, not from government mandate. Of course, we do need some sort of national system to help with certain charitable works, but the bulk needs to be local -- be it from churches, community outreach programs or individual giving and caring. I also liked the point about personal responsibility and looking inside ourselves. It's so easy to blame others or circumstances when we don't succeed or go off-path, but some introspection often gives us a more truthful perspective.

Product Reviews Net : Google Doodle: Interactive Design - Do you like it?

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:54:32 +0000

How does it slow down your browsing experience? It doesn't affect the search box or time for results to display at all (at least not for me). Could you explain, please? Thanks.

Product Reviews Net : Google Doodle: Interactive Design - Do you like it?

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:21:22 +0000

Love it...thanks for another fun doodle! :)

KATU - Portland, OR : Calendar: September dates for Kyron-related events | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weath

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:41:24 +0000

It's really heartwarming to see the families' communities reaching out to help. So much bad and sad news everywhere we turn...makes my heart glad to see how much people truly care. I hope and pray the family gets some answers soon, and of course sweet little Kyron remains in my prayers as well. Come home soon!

KATU - Portland, OR : Friend of Terri Horman uses fake name to buy cell phone | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 23:21:26 +0000

Quaere, one reason it may seem like a witch hunt to you is that we aren't dealing with something like missing money here, where no one cares if it takes a year to get answers. We're dealing with a little boy who, with every day that passes, is less likely to be found; who could be undergoing unspeakable cruelties; who is terrified and needs to be brought home (that is, if he is even still alive, which I unfortunately doubt). So, while people realize that the legal system has to play out the way it is designed to, at the same time, Terri at the very least has not been as cooperative as she should have been with LE. There is some reason she hasn't been. Who would *not* bend over backward to do absolutely everything in their power to help -- no matter what anyone else thought or suspected of you -- when your child is GONE! Of course she has the right not to incriminate herself and a myriad other legal justifications for clamming up and/or lying. But NONE of those point to her not having some knowledge she hasn't shared, at the very least. So people are upset that while this precious little boy is undergoing God-only-knows-what, one of his mothers declined to continue to try to help LE, even though she had not been charged with a single thing. Unfortunately, as was the case with Casey Anthony, you can't force someone to tell what they know or what they did. And all the while, a child suffers either being away from his family or has suffered the cruelest fate of all. It isn't that people aren't aware that we are all afforded protections under the law; it's that this "mother" chooses SELF-preservation over the welfare of her own child that makes people so upset with her. While I don't care for and don't engage in rumor-slinging, if I'm going to care about anyone's legal rights, it's going to be those of a helpless, innocent child whose rights disappeared along with him...not the person who has a high-powered lawyer making sure her right of IUPG before a judge and jury is upheld.

KATU - Portland, OR : Court doc: Kaine accuses Terri of sexual affair with his childhood friend | KATU.com - Breaking News

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:23:14 +0000

He is not a "whiner" in the least. He is trying every means at his disposal to put pressure on Terri to tell what she knows. I think the bio parents as well as LE believe she either did something with Kyron herself, had someone else take him, or at the very least knows something about it -- and she won't tell what she knows! I think KH and DY have actually been extremely restrained. If I were in their shoes, I would have throttled her with my bare hands til she told me every single thing she knew. I can't believe you would refer to this devastated, grief-stricken man -- whose son has disappeared and whose wife tried to have him killed -- as a "whiner," for heaven's sake. I'd like to see you or anyone else handle things any better than he and DY have done.

KATU - Portland, OR : Details emerge in Horman family 9-1-1 calls | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 05:41:09 +0000

I know, cjcct -- I can hardly bear to look at the pictures of Kyron with that darling, always-smiling little face. He is so precious -- as are all children, of course, but there seems to be something extra sweet and special about little Kyron. Just breaks my heart that anyone could ever do him harm or that harm befell him after wandering off or such. I have so much respect for LE. I don't doubt that they know what they're doing, I'm just so afraid that if someone doesn't give up some info, they might be losing valuable time in searching for him. Heck, even non-trained, non-certified searchers out looking for Kyron is better than no search teams at all. Just the sheer number of people who would be willing to help might result in someone finding something. I'm just so frustrated and so sad-hearted for this adorable little boy. I hope I didn't come across as anti-LE; I most definitely am a huge supporter.

KATU - Portland, OR : Terri Horman posted comments on KATU.com | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - P

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 04:58:34 +0000

Wow. While I don't think it was any secret to most that TH posted those comments, I find it disturbing that any website would decide to out any of their commenters. I fully understand turning the info over to LE if you think it might help or they request it, but to just decide you'll reveal a user's identity to get yourself a little more traffic is a pretty low thing to do, in my opinion.

KATU - Portland, OR : Details emerge in Horman family 9-1-1 calls | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 02:15:22 +0000

I have backed LE completely up to now. Today, my thinking has changed a bit. How long are they willing to wait for TH to "break" and give them the information before they let the public know what they have so that the thousands of people following this case can put their collective heads together and possibly come up with something to help. Give the professional searchers willing to help something of Kyron's so their dogs can track his scent. Let citizens organize searches and cover every inch of that city. Whatever LE is doing just doesn't seem to be working to find this child. At what point do you say to the public, "This is what we know and we need your help to find Kyron before all the evidence associated with his disappearance is so degraded that it's useless." We're going on a month here. This child needs to be found!

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : Kyron\'s Family Releases New Pictures, Video - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:49:05 +0000

Hi, Candice. The pictures are all SO happy and sweet. They will tug at your heart, but you will be glad that you looked at them. :)

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : Kyron\'s Family Releases New Pictures, Video - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:22:59 +0000

Hi Suzanne. I agree. Kyron looks so happy. He looks like he's so loved by his family and has had such wonderful times with them! He seems to be adored to pieces by them. I hope these pictures help put a stop to (or at least lessen) some of the hateful things that have been said.

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : Kyron\'s Family Releases New Pictures, Video - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:20:09 +0000

Janet, try this link for the second set of pictures (direct link which will open in the browser rather than in a pop-up): http://www.kptv.com/news/24025819/detail.html

Big Government : Democrats' Worst Nightmare: Terrorism On Their Watch

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:14:54 +0000

I agree with the commenter JoeCollins that the terrorists are testing us...both in terms of new techniques and our reactions to them. I think the biggest problem we face is simply finding and dismantling operations. This isn't like going to war with a particular country which has one organized military. The terrorists, while concentrated in certain areas, are all over the world. So it's going to be very difficult for any president to ever "win" the war on terror. I honestly believe, because these zealots are so fervent, that even if we capture/kill most of the leadership of various cells, they will just keep regrouping or starting new ones. And the threat will continue...in perpetuity. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I really don't ever see an end to the war against radical Islamic terrorism. That doesn't mean we should ever stop trying our best, though. While we may not ever outright win the war on terror, we can hopefully wipe out enough of them and their resources to significantly reduce the threat. But we need tough policies, along with leadership who have the guts to forsake politics and popularity concerns -- leaders who are willing to make the tough calls and take actions necessary to keep us all safe. The safety of our citizens should be any president's number one priority, and he or she should never wilt in that regard; never equivocate; never put other countries' desires above our own safety; and never, ever give an inch to the terrorists.

Big Government : Executive Order: International Police Granted Full Immunity in US and Not Subject to FOIA Requests

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:22:45 +0000

Thanks for the information, Jim!

Big Government : Executive Order: International Police Granted Full Immunity in US and Not Subject to FOIA Requests

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 07:44:57 +0000

The timing makes me wonder one of two things: (1) Interpol is onto something big within the US (and/or multinationally); they need to go a little (or a lot) beyond the laws that govern our own law enforcement; before they act, they want assurance they won't be subject to those same laws; and whatever the planned action is, it's important enough for the President to amend the EO to allow them to act; or (2) US law enforcement is onto something big that needs handling, but we can't do it ourselves because the limitations on our own LE won't allow it;, so we've turned it over to Interpol and said, "Hey, here's what we've got and we need you to handle it since our hands are tied; we'll amend the EO so you won't face any legal fallout." That way the job gets done and our hands are clean. I imagine it wouldn't go over too well if our own LE were given the same leeway. Not well at all! I just wonder if this is a way to get done what needs doing without conceding that our own LE at times need the same leeway in order to pin down and act on terror threats. We have to protect individual citizen rights, of course, but the overall agenda should be doing whatever it takes to quash terror threats without regard to potential political fallout.

Big Government : ObamaCare Corrupt Deal Shows Need to Amend the Speech and Debate Clause

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:29:53 +0000

Good on the guy for trying to get whatever he could for his state; however, his terms should never have been accepted as it is so fundamentally unfair to the citizens of every other state. This also sets a really bad precedent for future stick-em-up "cooperation" (i.e., extortion). I hope that provision is ultimately found to be unenforceable.