BLS, Most MSM Spin October Unemployment Increase Positively for Obama

BLS, Most MSM Spin October Unemployment Increase Positively for Obama

ThoughtfulWomen Image Unemployment Line 11.2.2012

It must be just me.  I see today’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly job report reflecting an increase in the unemployment rate from 7.8% to 7.9% as another stake in the heart of America’s unemployed struggling to find work and … [Read more...]

10 Interesting Facts About the U.S. Presidency

10 Interesting Facts About the U.S. Presidency

White House

Did you know…….? 1. Barack Obama is the 44th president, yet he is actually the 43rd person to be president.  Grover Cleveland is counted twice as the 22nd and 24thpresident having won terms nonconsecutively. 2. Fourteen presidents served … [Read more...]

Unique portrait of Romney by couple who bought his Park City, UT home

Unique portrait of Romney by couple who bought his Park City, UT home

Mitt Romney

It is very rare one gets an inside look at a presidential candidate, especially one coming from people who bought his home in a real estate transaction which included the home and furnishings. Corinne and Hal Prewitt got to know Mitt Romney long … [Read more...]

Are you waiting for the 2012 presidential debates to decide?

Are you waiting for the 2012 presidential debates to decide?

Obama Vs. Romney

Do you plan to watch or listen to President Obama speak in the final day of the Democratic National Convention? Did you watch or listen to Governor Romney’s speech on the last day of the Republican National Convention last week? Have you … [Read more...]

Restoring the American Dream

Restoring the American Dream

School Children in Classroom

Restoring the American Dream has been the theme of the 2012 Republican National Convention.  Wednesday evening Condoleezza Rice's message electrified the GOP convention.  She challenged us saying, " We fellow Americans, we do not have a choice. … [Read more...]

Betty Ryan – The Power and Influence of Mothers

Betty Ryan – The Power and Influence of Mothers

Paul Ryan and his mother Betty

Paul Ryan’s father died when his mother Betty Ryan was 50.  She was still grieving her husband’s death but knew she must go on with her life and prepare herself to make a living. In the process of moving on with her life she also inspired her … [Read more...]

Condoleezza Rice RNC Speech Reaffirmed American Exceptionalism

Condoleezza Rice RNC Speech Reaffirmed American Exceptionalism

Condoleezza Rice

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered an eloquent speech with strong domestic and foreign policy messages at the Republican National Convention. Rice received a rousing welcome as she entered the main stage and five standing … [Read more...]

Small Business Owners Are Economic Heroes, Not Villains

Small Business Owners Are Economic Heroes, Not Villains

ThoughtfulWomen Post Image Small Business Owner 8.18.2012

What is the “American Dream?”  What is your personal definition for your achievement of the American Dream? Is it completing college, buying a home, paying bills easily, having a family, or a combination of these? For many Americans it is … [Read more...]

2012 Election is a Tipping Point on Mandatory Spending

2012 Election is a Tipping Point on Mandatory Spending

ThoughtfulWomen Post Image Government Spending Buschel 8.17.2012

There are essentially two ways the federal government spends our money  — Mandatory spending and Discretionary spending. Think in terms of a business.  In every business there are fixed expenses (e.g. building lease) and variable expenses … [Read more...]

Citizens Go Around Media Bias with Social Media

Citizens Go Around Media Bias with Social Media

ThoughtfulWomen Post Image Internet Signs 8.16.2012

In past elections, have you blindly voted for candidates knowing nothing about them or their campaign platform?  Have you voted for an incumbent on name recognition only or simply because they had an “R” or “D” after their name without … [Read more...]