Well, today I have decided to do something a little different. Today is the going to be the first ever Survivor73 award. This award is not an easy award to win. It is for those people out there that really go out on a limb and stand up to the man. I see people everyday that stand up for themselves and for their faith, so these awards are not going to be given out frivolously. You really have to make me think "Way to go! Atta way to stick it to the man!"
OK, so now that everyone is understanding the rules of the award, surprisingly, I have 2 to hand out. The first one goes to a fellow Texan, a good ole boy if you will! I must say, I have never been more proud of my Governor than I was today. Seems Mr. Perry, Rick to some, has some hesitations about this stimulus fund that just might be heading in our direction.
It's not that he is saying "Get on back," he is just very very concerned about all the strings that are coming attached to this. “One thing that concerns me is that dollars are going to come into Texas that require us to match those dollars, and then two years from now, those federal dollars won’t be there, but we will be on the hook to pay for those programs going forward,” Perry said.
The share of the fund expected to land in Texas is just under 17 billion dollars. Perry would gladly accept federal dollars for Infrastructure and Hurricane Ike damage, but a he said we need to say "no thanks" to putting a bill on Texas for expanding Federal Gvmnt.
WAY TO GO GOVERNOR PERRY! STAND UP TO THE MAN!!!
Next award goes to someone not so local. Actually, quite far...like Rome. This award goes to the big guy himself. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. The Holy Father deserves this award for soooooo many reasons but since I am giving them out today, I will go with the one that is most recent. Pope Benedict gets the Survivor73 award for standing up to the man (ahem) when he met with Nancy Pelosi today, and let her know, with absolutely no confusion, that politicians, and legislators, cannot back abortion if they are Roman Catholic. He emphasised that this includes being personally against abortion but publicly back abortion rights in the name of pluralism and democracy.
"His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural and moral law and the Church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death ..." a Vatican statement said. (worldnews)
OK, so now that everyone is understanding the rules of the award, surprisingly, I have 2 to hand out. The first one goes to a fellow Texan, a good ole boy if you will! I must say, I have never been more proud of my Governor than I was today. Seems Mr. Perry, Rick to some, has some hesitations about this stimulus fund that just might be heading in our direction.
It's not that he is saying "Get on back," he is just very very concerned about all the strings that are coming attached to this. “One thing that concerns me is that dollars are going to come into Texas that require us to match those dollars, and then two years from now, those federal dollars won’t be there, but we will be on the hook to pay for those programs going forward,” Perry said.
The share of the fund expected to land in Texas is just under 17 billion dollars. Perry would gladly accept federal dollars for Infrastructure and Hurricane Ike damage, but a he said we need to say "no thanks" to putting a bill on Texas for expanding Federal Gvmnt.
WAY TO GO GOVERNOR PERRY! STAND UP TO THE MAN!!!
Next award goes to someone not so local. Actually, quite far...like Rome. This award goes to the big guy himself. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. The Holy Father deserves this award for soooooo many reasons but since I am giving them out today, I will go with the one that is most recent. Pope Benedict gets the Survivor73 award for standing up to the man (ahem) when he met with Nancy Pelosi today, and let her know, with absolutely no confusion, that politicians, and legislators, cannot back abortion if they are Roman Catholic. He emphasised that this includes being personally against abortion but publicly back abortion rights in the name of pluralism and democracy.
"His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural and moral law and the Church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death ..." a Vatican statement said. (worldnews)
Pelosi visited with the Pope today while stopping to visit with family in Italy. She mentioned her meeting with the Pope in a press conference, and said she praised the church for fighting poverty, hunger, and global warming but she mentioned nothing about the great big finger wag she got from the Pope. I wonder why?
So there ya have it...2 fantastic starts to a great tradition. Feel free to email your ideas for award nominees...
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