One of my hopes upon taking this office was to make the White House a place where all people would feel welcome.  To that end, we held a Seder here to mark the first Passover.  We held an Iftar here with Muslim Americans to break the daily fast during Ramadan.  And today, I’m particularly blessed to welcome you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, for this Easter breakfast.

Read the complete Remarks by the President at Easter Prayer Breakfast

from yesterday’s USA Today

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a theory about what caused the recent oil spill that’s still spreading throughout the Gulf of Mexico: It was “an act of God.”  While speaking at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Perry argued against further regulation of the oil industry and said that “from time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.“

and reported by Slate on the same day

A new poll from USA Today/Gallup found that 92 percent of Americans believe in a God and 83 percent believe that he answers prayers.

God seems to be on the side of the Insurance companies…perhaps they have better organized prayers.

Quitters never win, winners never quit.

Except sometimes they do.

Since losing the VP battle and quitting early in term as Alaska’s governor,

Sarah Palin and her brand have chalked up earnings in the 12 million range

according to CBS and ABC News reports.

Asked about Palin’s earnings, an aide told ABC News that she “is now a private citizen. As a result, her fees and earnings are private.”

If at first you don’t succeed, maybe you were meant to do something else…

According to a Daily Telegraph Science Report,

Rich married men who are approaching retirement have the highest self esteem, scientists have discovered.

Citing a American Psychological Association study, the Telegraph reports that researchers found that confidence is lowest amongst young adults, but increases with age until it peaks around sixty.

Women were found to be less confident than men, only catching up in confidence when they got to their 80s or 90s.

Black people and white people were found to have similar self esteem until they reached old age, when black people were more likely to lose confidence…

Something more well-chosen than

WTF are you Repugnants thinking!?

Well, here comes help from The Washington Post -

The Post has created a very useful interactive tool to help you figure out how the new law will apply to your own health care situation. It looks at what your health coverage and taxes will be based on your income, family size and current insurance status.

Check out the Online Interactive Health Care Evaluation Tool

The first question, not surprisingly, is

Do you have health insurance?

At the very least, get the facts for your own benefit…I doubt if you can say anything to sway the rabid ranters.

Maybe they’ll change their minds (and tactics) by 2012…

In the study of nearly 10,000 middle-age individuals,

Men performed significantly more poorly in the verbal memory tests: particularly on the delayed memory test…

As noted in Slate,

another study has shown that during menopause, women do not do so well.

All this leads me to think Google is screening out boomers from applying for free gmail accounts -

Typical of the security questions:

Your first phone number

Hell, what’s my current phone number!?

Calorie restriction can lead to heightened feelings of psychological well-being.

According to the Mayo Clinic story on detox diets:

The best diet is one based on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean sources of protein and unsaturated fats. Add regular exercise and stress reduction techniques, and you have a solid foundation for good health…

Bon Appetit!

enemy intelligence scans the Internet in search of pieces of information… information that could sabotage operations and endanger our forces.

Plans for an army raid had to be scuttled after a soldier posted a Facebook status that detailed the unit’s plans.

“On Wednesday, we are cleaning out [ed. deleted the name of the town] – today an arrest operation, tomorrow an arrest operation and then, please God, home by Thursday”

News tip from Slate, read the full story here.