My wife often jokes that she became a Social Worker so she wouldn’t have to do math. Apparently, she could also have become a journalist:

Daily Kos up to no good again? Nah — this one comes from WaPo, doing the hard work of ignoring primary sources that are reproduced right in the piece. The boss, Laura W., and Anchor Rising did the heavy lifting so read them for the details; if you think expanding a program by $3.9 million instead of $5 million counts as cutting funds, you’re qualified to work for one of America’s most esteemed newspapers.

Emphasis Mine

Now, it’s true that Palin slashed the amount by which the program’s funding was to be increased, but that’s not what the article at the Washington Post says:

ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live.

After the legislature passed a spending bill in April, Palin went through the measure reducing and eliminating funds for programs she opposed. Inking her initials on the legislation — “SP” — Palin reduced funding for Covenant House Alaska by more than 20 percent, cutting funds from $5 million to $3.9 million. Covenant House is a mix of programs and shelters for troubled youths, including Passage House, which is a transitional home for teenage mothers.

[Update: Along the same lines, Soledad O'Brien accused Palin of cutting Special Needs Budget by 62% when the budget actually raised 175%.]

One of the things I’m really lax about is praying for other people. They’ll mention a need, and I’ll offer my sympathy and say that I’ll pray for them, and I do. Once, maybe twice, I’ll remember to offer up their names and their needs when I pray. Then, I forget. Not on purpose, not because I don’t care, but because I don’t maintain a good prayer list, and my memory is wholly unreliable. It’s something I need to work on.

Thankfully, though, God has a better memory than I do.

Venomous Kate has wonderful news:

The doctor said the scan results showed no remaining cancer. Considering how insidious stage 4 colon cancer is, this is nothing short of miraculous. I have no doubt that your prayers, good thoughts and kind wishes have quite a bit to do with that miracle, and I thank you.

She and her mother both know that this is likely to be a temporary reprieve, but it is a reprieve, and hopefully they’ll both make the best of the time God has given them.