At the Momfy Blog, we pride ourselves on asking the tough questions and delving into the issues that matter for our loyal readers: in today’s post you will be forced to look deep inside yourself and answer a straightforward yet vexing question. Here’s the poll: Do you choose Eternal Happiness or a clean kitchen? We probably … Continue reading »
This is a letter I sent to Senator Al Franken on 12 January 2012. I live in Minnesota, the state for which Franken is a senator. In 2008, I was a campaign activist for Al Franken’s senate campaign, operating volunteer call operations on behalf of his campaign and canvassing door-to-door to solicit votes on his … Continue reading »
Here’s an interesting hypothetical scenario to posit toward folks who claim that regulations are evil, bad for business, job-killing, useless… and whose demise should be a national priority: Ask the regulation-hater to imagine him- or herself on the 20th floor of a building, standing before two elevators. The elevator on the left was built using parts … Continue reading »
From Michael Gershon’s blog at The Washington Post online… Michele Bachmann is a candidate of whopping internal contradictions. Earlier this month, I heard the Minnesota congresswoman give her Christian testimony at a church service in Osceola, Iowa. She told the story of her father leaving her mother, of the economic struggles her family faced, … Continue reading »
Let your voice be heard: make couple selections in the poll below and tell us what kind of posts you like and would like to see more of on this blog,. If you don’t see a category that describes what you want to see here, use the space provided to enter your own personal response… … Continue reading »
One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. Prison and college “are the two most divergent paths one can take in life,” Joseph Staten, an info-graphic researcher with Public Administration, says. Whereas one is a positive experience that increases lifetime earning potential, the other is a near dead end, which is why … Continue reading »
Quoting Christopher Hitchens… Surrendering to a feeling of deep impotence and slight absurdity, I borrowed an iPad on Thursday afternoon and used it to send my first-ever message by this means. It was addressed to one of those distinguished Frenchmen who have been at the fore in pressing the outside world to remove Muammar Qaddafi … Continue reading »
MSNBC.com reports: The five New Hampshire staffers, who quit Friday had not — as of Saturday morning — been in touch with the campaign to resign in a formal fashion,the Bachmann campaign tells NBC News. Of the campaign’s former New Hampshire Director Jeff Chidester, campaign spokewoman Alice Stewart told NBC, “He talked to the media … Continue reading »
First they charge up to $5.00 per transaction at the ATM machine… Now we can look forward to both monthly charges AND per swipe fees for the privilege of using a bank debit card while shopping. It’s time to start carrying cash again, consumers. Read the infuriating article in the New York Times… Related articles … Continue reading »
