<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Hard Truths with Phil Heimlich &#187; Phil&#8217;s Blog</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.thehardtruths.com/category/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com</link>
	<description>Hard Truths with Phil Heimlich “seeks the difficult answers where they can best be found: through the pages of history; through our own common sense; and most importantly, in the Word of God.”</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:03:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>The Big Dance Is Saved – For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/the-big-dance-is-saved-%e2%80%93-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/the-big-dance-is-saved-%e2%80%93-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 21:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=1340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just weeks ago the NCAA considered expanding March Madness from 65 to 96 teams. Now, the NCAA has decided to add only 3 teams and announced a $10.8 billion broadcasting deal with CBS and Turner Broadcasting. This deal gives each of the four regions a “play-in” opening game, instead of just one play-in game in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/the-big-dance-is-saved-%e2%80%93-for-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pat Buchanan Has Lost His Moorings</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/pat-buchanan-has-lost-his-moorings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/pat-buchanan-has-lost-his-moorings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=1333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Pat Buchanan, those who criticize Benedict XVI’s handling of abusive priests are guilty of “hatred towards Catholicism.” (Anti-Catholicism and the Times by Pat Buchanan).  The N.Y. Times, he says, has a bias against this “traditionalist pope” because three-quarters of the people who edit the Times are homosexuals.
Is this guy doing stand-up comedy?  If Saturday [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/05/12/pat-buchanan-has-lost-his-moorings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Phil&#8217;s Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/04/06/child-abuse-in-the-catholic-church-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/04/06/child-abuse-in-the-catholic-church-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s time for the Pope to confess. Last month, Benedict XVI wrote a papal letter to Ireland apologizing for the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests. For over one hundred years Irish children have been sexually abused by priests. Most Irish schools are run by the Catholic Church, but few spoke up. In the letter, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/04/06/child-abuse-in-the-catholic-church-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The empowerment zone: A great society boondoggle</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/18/the-empowerment-zone-a-great-society-boondoggle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/18/the-empowerment-zone-a-great-society-boondoggle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=1076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[     Empowerment zones were developed during the Clinton-era to revitalize urban areas nationwide. The federal government proposed 3.8 billion dollars towards funding, with the main focus on improving job opportunities.  When Cincinnati was named a zone in 1999, it created the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation (CEC) to oversee job development in our poorest areas. City officials and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/18/the-empowerment-zone-a-great-society-boondoggle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The federal salad bar</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/08/a-federal-salad-bar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/08/a-federal-salad-bar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Act]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/03/08/a-federal-salad-bar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>John Boehner: he’s whatever you want him to be</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/john-boehner-he%e2%80%99s-whatever-you-want-him-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/john-boehner-he%e2%80%99s-whatever-you-want-him-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boehner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract with America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeLay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiscal conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Majority leader stands for what gets him ahead.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/john-boehner-he%e2%80%99s-whatever-you-want-him-to-be/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Where does God stand on health care?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/where-does-god-stand-on-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/where-does-god-stand-on-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WDGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Applying biblical principles to a tough issue.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/08/where-does-god-stand-on-health-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>They&#8217;re ruining the NCAA Tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/07/theyre-ruining-the-ncaa-tournament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/07/theyre-ruining-the-ncaa-tournament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCAA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They’re going to lobotomize the greatest sporting event on earth.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/07/theyre-ruining-the-ncaa-tournament/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy birthday, Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/03/happy-birthday-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/03/happy-birthday-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you know that I’m the son of Dr. Henry Heimlich, who invented the Heimlich Maneuver in 1974. Today is Dad’s 90th birthday.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/02/03/happy-birthday-dad/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is US health care the best in the world?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/is-us-health-care-the-best-in-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/is-us-health-care-the-best-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is US health care the best in the world? No, it isn’t.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/is-us-health-care-the-best-in-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>America is broke; let’s protect ourselves</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/america-is-broke-let%e2%80%99s-protect-ourselves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/america-is-broke-let%e2%80%99s-protect-ourselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conrad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiscal conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gregg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schiff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Schiff’s hard truth is: Don’t invest in America.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/america-is-broke-let%e2%80%99s-protect-ourselves/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jean Schmidt, stop embarrassing us</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/jean-schmidt-stop-embarrassing-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/jean-schmidt-stop-embarrassing-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schmidt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jean, most of us suspect our representatives in Congress aren’t doing anything worthwhile, but please don’t make it so obvious.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/31/jean-schmidt-stop-embarrassing-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cincinnati Public Schools changing minority business recruiting</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/26/cincinnati-public-schools-changing-minority-business-recruiting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/26/cincinnati-public-schools-changing-minority-business-recruiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati Public Schools is falling to pressure on their minority-owned contractor process.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/26/cincinnati-public-schools-changing-minority-business-recruiting/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How dangerous is our city?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/how-safe-is-this-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/how-safe-is-this-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Cincinnati becoming the murder capitol of the midwest?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/how-safe-is-this-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Calipari: He wins by skirting the rules</title>
		<link>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/calipari-he-wins-by-skirting-the-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/calipari-he-wins-by-skirting-the-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Heimlich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phil's Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehardtruths.com/?p=717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on his previous "success," Kentucky is in for a fall.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehardtruths.com/2010/01/22/calipari-he-wins-by-skirting-the-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
