When Is It Okay To Change Charities?

So I've had this sort of nagging dilemma in the back of my mind for awhile. What do you do when the charities you have been giving to for years are no longer at the core of the causes you are most passionate about? Nothing has materially changed in these ministries that makes them less worthy of support. Rather, it is being exposed to new needs and opportunities and changing interests that is driving the potential change. And, for the moment let's assume the constraint that additional amounts of new giving are not feasible, and let's also assume that all of the charities currently being given to are in need of more not less support. Do you make the change at all? If so, do you completely switch or hedge your bets and go half and half?

And, for the sake of discussion, let's add that "just pray about it" is not an acceptable answer to this post.

More Crappy Legislation from Congress

I am absolutely disgusted with the recent car voucher legislation being proposed by Congressional Democrats. The proposal would

provide up to $4,500 in vouchers to car buyers

with the requirements being

New cars must get at least 22 miles per gallon, while sport utilities and pickups -- the biggest sellers for U.S. manufacturers -- must achieve at least 18 mpg. Vehicles priced at over $45,000 are not eligible.

So let me get this straight. You want to give away my tax dollars to people so they can buy a car that costs up to 3x as much as I paid for my Saturn and gets as much as 36% worse fuel economy that my car which is 8 years old?

Vote them all out!!!!!