The government controls *our* economy. You’re a fool if you believe otherwise.
Would you prefer we go back to the Wild Wild West when the economy was run by collusion, coercion and gunfire?
Sadly, I think you would – you know, unless you were one of those unluck enough to have been born without guns or power.
That’s ultimately what all of your rants come down to – the protection of *your* privilege, no matter what the cost to others. If you believed in a *real* god, I’d say shame on you. Seems to me that old axiom is true – one does cast gods in their own image.
Your god is a nightmare. What does that say about you?

Your god is a nightmare.
We read this at church yesterday:
Moses said to the people: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it. Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.’ For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him? Or what great nation has statutes and decrees that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today?”
and i wondered why nobody thinks thus of Christians. What happened? Instead, Christians are told to expect the opposite of what God promised through Moses.

Again, not a single religious or theological mention. How does Beliefnet let this person continue to call her blog “Reformed”. It is deception and false advertising!

As I so often comment, RevPauli, Michelle’s views are Reformed views. They just aren’t a total rehash of Calvin or necessarily related to the Bible. But Michelle is a very mainstream Reformed Christian.

Hmm, in our post dead trees society we won’t have newspapers to fall back on. So in the event of a TP shortage in the US remember that leaves are the original TP, just avoid poison ivy.
Actually I agree with Michelle that government control of the supply of goods is a bad thing. This is because I’m old enough to remember the disaster of Nixon’s wage and price controls in the 70′s. A 90 day measure lasted for three years and the entire decade was a washout.
It took Paul Volcker (appointed by Carter, but Reagan kept him on) to tame inflation with a really nasty recession in the early 80′s.

Mrs Watson seems to have two things leading her in support of Castro’s intelligence. First she must have very little confidence in her own, to be impressed, so easily. Secondly, she might be looking to take over the view for Barbara Walters,after all wasnt it Ms Walters interview with him, that made her a personality? Just think they wont even have to change the momogram on the towels.

Robert R, I don’t doubt that she holds reformed theological views personally. I have no idea, actually, as she NEVER EVER addresses them! Perhaps if she would just ONCE explain why, from a Reformed perspective, she believes that only the lucky few deserve healthcare, it would be different. She could say that they are among the Elect and so have been pre-ordained to have healthcare, while the rest of us have been chosen from before the beginning to be denied even basic health care. But simply saying that anything Obama and the Democrats do is bad is not a valid argument from a Reformed Theological perspective!

Another stupid, “scary”, post by Michele to imply that Obama is “taking over”. If we could be so lucky to have our government represent the people’s interests rather than corporate profits stamping them out.
The point of Cuba is that even a poor and backward country recognizes the merits of providing healthcare to its citizens.

good economic news that you won’t read in michele’s posts:

the National Association for Business Economics, released Monday, indicates almost 70% of the 266 economists surveyed earlier this month think the Fed’s monetary policy is “about right,” up from 63% in March and 56% a year ago.

The results come as indicators point to an improving economy, presenting policymakers with wrenching decisions over how quickly to roll back measures taken in the past year to avert a financial collapse. Quick action risks plunging the economy into another dive, while moving too slowly could drive inflation.

and, although TARP was a bush bank-giveaway, the democratic congress placed restrictions on the banks use of the money. this week, the NYT is reporting that “As Big Banks Repay Bailout, U.S. Sees Profit”:

The profits, collected from eight of the biggest banks that have fully repaid their obligations to the government, come to about $4 billion, or the equivalent of about 15 percent annually, according to calculations compiled for The New York Times.

according to the associated press, “July new US home sales up 9.6 percent”:

Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.

the effects of the governments intervention into our failing economy are showing their benefits.

“Yeah, Castro is so brilliant, he can’t even keep his people supplied with toilet paper.”
Gee, and here all along, I thought you ‘conservatives’ didn’t want your government “controlling” anything at all. Since when is it the government’s job, here or elsewhere, democratic or socialist, to keep the people supplied with toiletries? Make up your mind!
Sheesh, this blog gets stoopider by the thread. Confused much, Michele?

Hmm, seems Castro can keep his people supplied with universal health care. Maybe socialism does work after all.