California’s Nightmare Will Kill Obamanomics
Kevin Hassett’s article is funny and sad. Sad becuse it’s true; funny because of his observations. Sample of funny: The federal picture is so bleak because the Obama administration is the most fiscally irresponsible in the history of the U.S. I would imagine that he would be the intergalactic champion as well, if we could [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Stimulating Toads
Image via Wikipedia A plague of frogs is coming, funded by the US Government: the Wyoming Toad Recovery Program. I’m hoping for a Locusts Recovery Program next.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Condom Conundrum
Liberal conundrum: US Agency for International Development has distributed 10 billion US-made condoms around the world. To save money, they can switch to Chinese-made condoms. They’re less than half the price. But that will eliminate jobs in Alabama. Should the US government insert a “buy American” provision back into the stimulus bill, even though it’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Something Besides Obama
Ok, “B” asked me to talk about something besides the political landscape. I’ll try, but somehow just saying I’m not talking about it makes me want to talk about it. There are a lot of topics that are a possibility. There’s the Study that sexually explicit lyrics lead to teen sex. I’m actually encouraged so [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )"Stimulus" Bill Now Tops $900 Billion
Congress is sapping any possibility of US productivity for generations to come. Only a fraction of this so-called “stimulus” bill actually stimulates the economy. The vast majority of it is increased government oversight and additional government programs. By taking such a whopping amount from the American people, the US government is stifling productivity of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )US Government Restricts Free Speech and Expression of Religion
The “separation of church and state,” such as it is, should keep the government from imposing a religion upon the people of this country. But regulations that squelch the speech of pastors? Can the US Government tell pastors what they can and cannot talk about? There is no law that I’m aware of that restricts [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )PBS and the Separation of Church and State
When the US Government funds anything remotely Christian in nature, all sorts of “separation of church and state” groups get upset. The ACLU files a lawsuit and the “offensive” Christian material is removed. So why is it ok for US tax dollars to be used to oppose Christianity? Shouldn’t the same standard be used? PBS, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Name One Thing the Government Does Well
Name one thing the US Government does exceptionally well. Pass legislation? Pork barrel politics, anyone? Hurricane Katrina recovery? Issue passports in time for your vacation? Assess property values? Public schooling? Social Security? IRS? Oversee accounting irregularities like Enron? Prosecute O.J Simpson and keep him in jail? Border security? Then why oh why would anybody possibly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Government and Morals
Here’s a discussion question for today (and totally unrelated to Boo Boo the chicken). Does government have the right to enforce morality? In Black Jack, Missouri, population 6800, a local ordinance says three people or more people may not live together in a single family home unless they are related by “blood, marriage or adoption”. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 26 so far )Government Fails to Stop Prayer
I chuckled at thsi story. Isn’t it prohibited for the US Government to prohibit freedom of religion? They succeed often, but not this time. The graduating students stood up and prayed The Lord’s Prayer and the crowd gave them a standing ovation. Earlier in the day, a federal judge had banned prayers from the ceremony [...]
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