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...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 23, 2011 | Current Posts
I have a book that I had nearly forgotten about until I was rearranging one of my floor-to-ceiling shelves today. It was most appropriate that I found it today, between Good Friday and Easter. The title is “I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus”. The...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 20, 2011 | Current Posts
In a speech at a Virginia college, President Obama said, “I want to live in a country that’s fair.” Now who could disagree with that? Certainly not most of those college students, who, if they are like most young people, are easily stirred up with...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 19, 2011 | Current Posts
I had to look it up online to be sure I heard right after hearing a byte from President Obama’s speech last Wednesday. Apparently, referring to the Bush tax cuts, he did actually say we’ve got to reduce the “spending in our tax code.” Huh?...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 16, 2011 | Current Posts
I never thought it would happen, but Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” has finally been released and it is great! (official website) Actually, just Part 1 was released yesterday. It will be a trilogy, since the book is over 1,000 pages. It’s been...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 15, 2011 | Current Posts
I didn’t get to hear President Obama’s speech on the budget the other day because it was in the middle of the day and I work for a living, but the excerpts I’ve heard have been very disappointing, I understand Obama recommends taxing the rich. How...
