A Hibbard post I enjoyed:

I had the unique experience of growing up the oldest of nine children, sired by a dad who was an atheist, and a mother who was a Roman Catholic.

My dad didn't make a big deal of his atheism. He simply would have nothing to do with attending church.

He allowed our mother to try and bring us up in the Church by sending the first four of us to parochial school. She gave up trying to send the last five to parochial schools, probably more from financial insecurity and inability to support the parish in any way.

At our Saturday breakfast, one of our group, the retired math professor, often defiantly proclaims his absolute conviction that he is an atheist. He cannot understand how his professional son will contribute a large amount to his church while the old man math professor struggles with medical bills for him and his wife. Their son never offers them any help.

Just when we thought we had helped at least SOME children . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/washington/21health.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5070&en=24f9b09de32da946&ex=1188360000&emc=eta1

Rules May Limit Health Program Aiding Children

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By ROBERT PEAR
Published: August 21, 2007
in the New York Times

The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.

This is my first time to post anything to my blog, so I'm not going to say much. I will say, however, that I believe in providing health care to all Americans, public financed elections, voter-verified paper ballots to accompany electronic tabulation, reproductive choice, and freedom of religion. I'm still feeling my way to determine what I really mean when I say I am a progressive, but I have yet to see the Caucus take a stand I didn't agree with.