Jim Wallis says that budgets are moral documents, and that how we spend our money shows what our values are. Introduced today, President Obama’s $3.83 trillion budget treads a delicate balance between trying to get the economy going again and trying to bring down the massive inherited budget deficit.* Anyway, the budget for FY 2011 …
Tom Friedman and Nick Kristof both argue against a troop increase. And I’m inclined to agree–an increase in military presence isn’t guaranteed (by any means) to quell the violence. Kristof argues instead for more schools–for the cost of one soldier, we could build 20 schools. Also, in case you didn’t catch it, read an online …
News Pay cuts are going to happen at big firms that got aid. Ethiopia still suffers. Health care Rep. Alan Grayson launches namesofthedead.com. Miscellaneous Newsweek covers Joe Biden. I love our Veep. Nick Kristof argues against more troops. Tom Friedman writes about the need for improving our public schools. Barack talks about the sacrifices Michelle …
Today is Gandhi’s birthday! News The death toll in Indonesia is up over 1,000, with thousands more still trapped. A fossil find in Ethiopia may turn evolution theories on their head. Tony Blair is in line to become Europe’s first president, assuming the Irish say yes. Obama meets McChrystal. Jon Stewart lays into Democrat Senators. …