by Gary Ivey | Jul 3, 2011 | Current Posts
This morning in church my pastor mentioned Dr. Yousef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor in Iran. Yes I know, is there such a thing? Well, perhaps not for much longer. Yousef is condemned to die for the crime of being a Christian and protesting the fact that his son was...
by Gary Ivey | Jun 30, 2011 | Current Posts
During his speech about the debt ceiling on Tuesday, which I was not able to hear in its entirety, President Obama said something curious. He criticized Republican lawmakers of grandstanding on the debt issue so they could get on “cable news”. You...
by Gary Ivey | May 31, 2011 | Current Posts
The House of Representatives just voted down a measure to raise the debt limit to more than $14 trillion. The vote was more than three to one against the bill. That doesn’t mean everyone who voted against it didn’t want the debt ceiling raised; many...
by Gary Ivey | May 29, 2011 | Current Posts
There’s a broken record in the media right now. It’s playing “Obscene Profits…Obscene Profits…Obscene…” So I got to thinking, how do you define “Obscene Profits?” In my last post, I pointed out that many people,...
by Gary Ivey | May 18, 2011 | Current Posts
Perhaps nothing illustrates better how Democrats don’t understand economics than the effort now underway to punish the oil companies for the current increases in gasoline prices. First suggested by President Obama, the Senate tried but failed to pass a bill...
by Gary Ivey | May 10, 2011 | Current Posts
After the execution of Osama bin Laden, I heard a report which may not have been connected, but it seemed to be. I think it was ABC News which reported gleefully that gasoline prices were about to plummet 25 cents to levels we haven’t seen since, well, March. ...
by Gary Ivey | May 2, 2011 | Current Posts
I’m often critical of President Obama because I don’t like his world view or his policies one little bit, but today I have to say, he has hit all the right notes with the daring and dangerous raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. My...
by Gary Ivey | May 1, 2011 | Current Posts
We were all amazed and saddened by the tornadoes that ravaged the Southeast last week. Amazed by nature’s ferocity and saddened by the loss of nearly 350 lives at last count. I pray for those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, their personal belongings...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 30, 2011 | Current Posts
While Congress has delayed crafting a budget for fiscal 2011, which ends September 30, they are already squabbling about what to do about the 2012 budget. In the meantime though, we are about to bump our heads on the debt ceiling, which is currently $14.294...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 26, 2011 | Current Posts
Jay Carney, the relatively new Press Secretary for President Obama, stepped in it this week when journalists asked him why there was no formal Easter Proclamation from the president this year, like past presidents have done for most of our history. Carney’s...