politics

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H is for Hunger

Posted by katietesta ⋅ April 9, 2013 ⋅ 3 Comments

This A to Z post is a little different from the previous ones. And a little bit longer. Sorry. Recently I came across a website called The Giving Table with an initiative entitled Food Bloggers Against Hunger. Their event actually took place yesterday, April 8th. (Forgetting that we don’t post on Sundays, I mistakenly planned … Continue reading →

W is for (The) West Wing

Posted by Cate Tayler ⋅ April 26, 2012 ⋅ 6 Comments

I’ve been interested in politics since I was small enough to fit on my grandpa’s lap. In my family, we were big Reagan fans, and I can remember watching his speeches and press conferences with a sense of adoration for the man who reminded me of my beloved Grandpa. I used to have tea parties … Continue reading →

S is for SAHM

Posted by Cate Tayler ⋅ April 21, 2012 ⋅ 1 Comment

The whole “Stay-at-Home Mom” vs. “Working Mom” debate is back in the forefront of the media. It’s a stupid non-issue, but thanks to an election cycle full of such nonsense intended to distract us from “real” issues (for example–poverty, the economy, Afghanistan), it’s the “at this moment” issue in the race. Like Bruno Gianelli so … Continue reading →

Govern for Me, Don’t Preach at Me

Posted by Cate Tayler ⋅ March 8, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

Whenever a politician wears his or her religion on their sleeve, I cringe. Not just because I’m an independent voter who looks to her politicians for governing and her church for preaching—not the other way around—but because it smacks of smarminess. (Say that five times fast, I dare you!) Aren’t we Christians exhorted to not … Continue reading →