Archive for August, 2007

Vouchers for old cars…where were they when I was in college?

By mlhodges • Aug 16th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

When I was in college, I purchased my first car my senior year. It was a 1989 Subaru DL and I was purchasing it in 1998. The air condition worked only certain days of the week and if my friends and my brother sat in the back seat, the bottom of the car scrapped [...]



When it is wrong to do right

By mlhodges • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

I was listening to the Chris Baker show the other day and I must admit the topic was very interesting. He was talking about traditional values, respect for marriage and family, and the ignorance of cheating husbands. He basically, in so many words, said there was no excuse for cheating and any man that [...]



The Space Program Pt.2

By mlhodges • Aug 11th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

My article on the space program was controversial as I knew it would be and I received a lot of responses from it. I was so impressed with the statistics that Jim presented on wasteful spending in America that is superior to the cost of the space program, that I asked his permission to repost [...]



The space program…We got money to burn literally

By mlhodges • Aug 9th, 2007 • Category: Political & Social Commentary

As much as I think it is interesting to look for E.T. and find surface water on Mars or spend time on a space station like the Jetsons millions of miles above the Earth, I just wonder about our deficit. We have all heard the saying, “you must have money to burn” in reference [...]