No, I'm not talking about lives lost. I'm talking about money. Read The $2 Trillion Nightmare and tell me George W. Bush isn't the worst President in U.S. history.
Afraid to click? Know that, for what we spend on war each day, we could pay for:
58,000 additional children in Head Start for a year
Pell Grants for 160,000 low-income students for a year
The annual salaries of nearly 11,000 additional border patrol agents
The annual salaries of 14,000 more police officers
Imagine how much we could invest in environmental protection, green energy and incentives for reducing emissions! We could fund universal health care for the uninsured!
On top of that, it is believed that the $2 trillion estimate is too low. With the cost of care for returning veterans, we'll end up paying $3 trillion. For what?
Cross-posted to Chicago Moms Blog
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Lowes, you're no friend of mine
I shopped at Lowe's for my bathroom remodel because I've had such terrible experiences with Home Depot. But now I don't know where to go for my big box home improvement needs.
You see, not only did they screw up my pick-up order by giving us the wrong toilet tank and the wrong vanity cabinet, they've treated us like criminals when we come in to exchange the items for the ones we actually purchase (with a receipt, mind you)!
Trying to make the exchange of the vanity go as smoothly as possible, I called ahead and was assured by customer service that the exchange would be approved. I talked to the plumbing department to verify that the correct vanity would be in stock. I arrive at the customer service desk with my return and my receipt and there's no line. Yet it still took them 40 minutes to process my exchange! An exchange that never should have been necessary since they gave me the wrong item!
You see, not only did they screw up my pick-up order by giving us the wrong toilet tank and the wrong vanity cabinet, they've treated us like criminals when we come in to exchange the items for the ones we actually purchase (with a receipt, mind you)!
Trying to make the exchange of the vanity go as smoothly as possible, I called ahead and was assured by customer service that the exchange would be approved. I talked to the plumbing department to verify that the correct vanity would be in stock. I arrive at the customer service desk with my return and my receipt and there's no line. Yet it still took them 40 minutes to process my exchange! An exchange that never should have been necessary since they gave me the wrong item!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Marketing Mommy sings the blues
Tired of potty training posts yet? I am, and I haven't even updated the masses on day 4 and the remainder of day 3.
Plus, I haven't had much chance to react to the news or post comments on my favorite blogs lately. With potty training taking up 100 percent of my brainpower at home and an enormous, time-sucking pitch taking up 125 percent of my time at work (goodbye work-life balance), I'm just sapped. Tapped dry and 34 weeks pregnant. And on top of everything else, baby's still breech.
The good news is that the end is in sight. I'm working for Wednesday.
Plus, I haven't had much chance to react to the news or post comments on my favorite blogs lately. With potty training taking up 100 percent of my brainpower at home and an enormous, time-sucking pitch taking up 125 percent of my time at work (goodbye work-life balance), I'm just sapped. Tapped dry and 34 weeks pregnant. And on top of everything else, baby's still breech.
The good news is that the end is in sight. I'm working for Wednesday.
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