tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38036419523803593082010-03-19T22:59:18.555-04:00<center><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h211/claudiascorner/repubeleph.jpg"> ** <img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h211/claudiascorner/amerflag.jpg"> ** <img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h211/claudiascorner/demodonkey.jpg"></center>Claudia L. Meydrech, CNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07669881167624360175noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803641952380359308.post-22687920672663920402010-03-19T22:58:00.001-04:002010-03-19T22:59:18.562-04:00

I've been listening to the media daily, seeing the number get closer to the magic 216 votes to pass health care reform, (supposedly), Rep. Stupak being used as the "poster Representative" for the "no" vote, and have done a lot of thinking and some prayer on this.  How do I feel?  Very unsettled.  Do I want Health Care Reform?  Yes.  So why am I unsettled? I'm with the many who feel that this is

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The pressure is on, they've got to pass health care reform...and they may do it votes or no votes.  Is Obama showing desperation by appearing Wednesday night on Fox News at 6 PM EST? I don't know about that, but do know you can suggest questions for the interview at foxnews.com/specialreport or on Twitter, @bret_baier  I'm not against Health Care Reform, there's many things that need improving,

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Charles Rangel stepping down for a bit from his post as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee...all I can say is finally!  It was just a little over a year ago, in early February, when I wrote a post on another blog that isn't around anymore...but I still have the post, here it is, and how very timely: "Since the list of those who President Barack Obama has chosen to be part of his

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In the Spring of last year, Elizabeth Edwards book, "Resilience", was released. During the past couple of weeks her husband has been in the news for his unfaithfulness to her and the consequences. In her book, "Resilience", she shares her reactions to her husband's confession of his affair with Rielle Hunter. She shares how she became sick enough to throw up, cried, screamed when she heard

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I missed posting about the March for Life in Washington DC in 2010 on the 20th-24th of this month, and haven't said much about the media coverage of the advertisement that Tim Tebow will be doing during the Super Bowl sharing that his wonderful life is a result of his Mom not having an abortion, but it's something I care about...a lot.Back in 2008, President Bush's last January in office during

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Every Saturday evening my husband and I enjoy watching Mike Huckabee's show on FoxNews, and just enjoyed another evening of it tonight. As I was looked at old posts from a previous blog of mine, I came across one from early January of 2008 in which I had a link to the results of the Iowa Caucus as provided by Google Maps...do you remember who won? Yes, Mike Huckabee! Tonight he had Obama girl

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I hate what happened in Haiti, but I love how it is moving our focus outward as a Nation rather than inward. After constantly being bombarded (and these are real problems) with how bad the economy is, and how there are no jobs, health care reform, the latest election polls, and more, it is refreshing to hear people talking about giving to others. I know not everyone can give much, we can't, but

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It was a historic election...and a difficult one for Al Gore. Yesterday was the anniversary of Al Gore's conceding the election to George W. Bush, who faced one of the most difficult Presidencies in history...and also faced criticism from the minute he stepped into office. Sad. Al Gore received a Nobel Prize for his work in Climate Change, Bush received criticism for his efforts to free a Nation.

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Here are more things that I wrote last year during the night of the Presidential Election that I don't want to lose. It was an amazing and historic night, no matter what party you were affiliated with.Entry #1 - Obama, A Historic Day!The polls haven't even begun to close, but today, history is being made, for the first time ever we are voting for a black man to hold the office of President of the

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I have a few things that I recorded the night before, and on the night of the Presidential election night last year, 2008, when Barack Obama was elected as our President. Thought you might enjoy this step back in time.This is what I recorded on the night BEFORE Election Night:"First may I extend my heartfelt sympathy to the Obama family at the loss of Barack's grandmother. It must be good to know

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Last year at this time Barack Obama brought with his campaign the buzz-word CHANGE, and made history with his election to the Presidency.This year, the elections have brought CHANGE to our state of New Jersey with the election of Chris Christie (R) as our Governor, as well as to Virginia by a landslide with Robert McDonnell (R) unseating Creigh Deeds (D), and New York held on to Michael Bloomberg

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The following was posted to MTP about a year ago today, laying a good foundation for what started the real estate crisis. Read and view:My husband, the inspiration for this blog, sent me to view the following video. It is pointedly biased, I admit, but I think we need a little more bias on the "other side". I haven't commented on this all week, because I've been busy with other things, but it's

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This is what I was thinking back on September 12, 2008, just a lot of random thoughts about various issues. Enjoy the read!Today someone who means a lot to me wrote and asked me some questions about who I'm voting for and why, with some specific questions about some of the current issues, and how my Christian views play into my decision. I wrote a long reply, sharing some of my thoughts. They are

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A year and a month ago, I posted the following, and here we are over a year later, having fear over the economy and other things dominate our news and our thinking. Call me foolish, but sometimes I wonder which came first, the economic problems, or fear leading to even deeper economic problems. We do have serious problems, don't mean to make light, I have a son out of work struggling to find a

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When do we cross the line between sharing our passionate feelings about something that is happening that we don't like, and showing that we've lost respect for a person, candidate, President? I think first it's important to define "respect".According to "Encarta", it's defined as: Esteeming somebody or something: to feel or show admiration and deference toward somebody or something Not go against

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Last year I did a post during the Democratic Convention related to 9-11-01, out of respect for the day I didn't post it yesterday because it was a post sharing some negative feelings I was having at the time. To his credit, may I say that it was a positive thing that President Obama did yesterday when he declared that from now on, 9/11 will be a "Day of Service", coming together with the same

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I am watching MSNBC's annual re-play of the events as they happened 8 years ago today when America was attacked and war was declared on the United States. It was interesting to look back and see what I wrote one year ago today...it seems like forever ago, we were in the last few months of the campaign for the Presidency and the President doesn't spend a lot of time talking about the fact that we

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It seems fitting that approx. 7 days before we again reflect on the day we were attacked, that I post the speech made by Rudy Giuliani at the 2008 Repulican National Convention. As all know, he was a Presidential hopeful, and that wasn't to be. But he doesn't have to serve in office to be on my list of admirable people, he guided us through some of the darkest days in our Nation's history. Listen

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I know that I share bits about myself in some of my posts, but thought it was about time that you had one page to come to so you can see who's behind this blog, at first inspired by my relationship with my politics-loving husband, but now an expression of my own thoughts.Besides being a wife, I'm a Mom to two wonderful grown children. Hubby and I make our home in a small lake front log home in

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Three other speeches were given on or before this date last year at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Joe Lieberman who is not a republican spoke, Mitt Romney who I think has a promising future ahead also spoke, and Mike Huckabee who still brings a smile to faces through his weekend program each Saturday and Sunday night on FOXnews cable gave a speech.Here they are:Joe Lieberman:Mitt

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In recent months seems the press has been giving Sarah Palin a bit of a break, and my does she deserve it, but this very day last year she surprised America with her speech at the Republican National Convention, and I was among the stunned.I have my post from last year, as well as the video for you, first, my post from last year:Wow, what a speech! I am speechless! I am in awe.Literally, I don't

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It was one year ago today that Fredd Thompson gave his speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention.Here's a flashback for you...I wonder if the speeches will mean more..or less to us now than they did last year...of course that depends upon whether you are a republican, democrat, independant, etc.Flashback to a year ago tonight:

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Interestingly, last year almost to the day I did the following post on MTP, and look where we are today...the topic of health care reform is causing more than a stir, and making people stand up and take notice through Town Hall Meetings and other venues. The freedom that we have to express ourselves is a wonderful thing, and seeing it expressed is wonderful too, as long as no harm is done. I hope

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Bad or good, the media is still as enthralled with Sarah Palin as it was this time last year...plus one month almost to the day. Now we watch as she seems to be going through a love/hate relationship with the media. She needs the media to help get her message out, but how very cruel the media has been to her and her family! I did the following post on MTP on August 29th, 2008...interesting to

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Last year not long after the Presidential Primary, I posted the following to my Married To Politics blog that is no long available. I know many people turned against the President after the surge of Patriotism that we all felt after the historic and life-changing events of 9/11. I maintained a respect for President Bush, he was handed a difficult time in history, and handled it in the best way a

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