Monday, February 4
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Mike Powers is the guest editor today. |
If Only the Super Bowl Could Replace Politics
"In a freer world – a stateless world – I'd hedge my bets that football would actually merit the (in my opinion) overblown importance it gets now. Something would have to substitute the divisive, coercive politics that currently affects our lives. Why not football?" Column by Marcel Votlucka.
“One of the tenets of any totalitarian society is that the citizenry must acquiesce to government control. The state itself is supreme and sovereign, not the people. This has been true throughout history whether it was during Hitler’s, Stalin’s, Mao’s or any other of a number of brutal dictatorial rulers’ reigns. Dissent was stifled, whether it was ideological or physical, and accused parties faced humiliation, incarceration, or death for their unwillingness to conform. Is that where we’re headed?” By Gary Bennett.
Be
Wary of Clinton’s War Record
“Why
have the war profiteers given her twice the campaign contributions that they
sent to McCain, if not for the expectation that she is on their side of the
taxpayer rip-off that has seen the military budget rise to an all-time
high?”
“The lesson of this dance of trading places is how quickly principles vanish when control of Congress changes hands. The Party of Pork is the party that happens to be in power at any given moment.” Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Living
in Fear and Paying a High Cost in Heart Risk
“Although
it’s impossible to calculate the pain that terrorist attacks inflict on
victims and society, when statisticians look at cold numbers, they have
variously estimated the chances of the average person dying in America at the
hands of international terrorists to be comparable to the risk of dying from
eating peanuts, being struck by an asteroid or drowning in a toilet.” (NYT
link)
Bush
Proposes $3 Trillion Budget
“Even
with difficult-to-digest proposals to curb Medicare costs and kill programs to
repair dilapidated public housing, fund community action agencies and provide
food to the elderly poor, Mr. Bush's $3 trillion budget will project deficits
around $400 billion this year and next.”
It’s an election year, so there are a lot of votes to buy!
Tough
Laws in Other States Drive Illegal Immigrants to Texas
“In
Clinton
Health Plan May Mean Confiscating Pay
“Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she might be willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans.” If a private business tried to force workers to buy their health insurance, there would be universal condemnation.
We
Must All Do Our Part to Preserve This Climate of Fear
“The
strength of our nation depends on all of us feeling—and, more importantly,
acting—as if a sniper could blow our head off at any moment.”
Sheriff
Arrested Prior to Jail Tour
“Before he was arrested Saturday on federal extortion, money laundering and gun charges, Sheriff Billy Long was scheduled to take some Hamilton County students to the county jail to show them what happens to adults who commit crimes.” Truth is stranger than fiction.
“A
policeman was banned from driving yesterday for a crazy 70mph stunt during a
999 call in which he took both hands off the steering wheel to give a
thumbs-up to a speed camera.”
State
Agency Representative Arrested on Child Porn Charges
“The
spokesman for the (Florida) Department of Children and Families was arrested
on child pornography charges Friday night, accused of soliciting two
teen-agers to perform sex acts which he used to make child pornography.”
PA
Public School Teacher Arrested for Making Terrorist Threats
Towards
her own school!
Are your kids safe in public schools?
Dept.
of Homeland Security Funds Support Jihadists
Your tax dollars at work.
Jail
Cell Strip Search of Ohio Woman Called ‘Outrageous’
MUST SEE Will make any sane person think twice about calling the cops when they need help.
Cartoon
Gallery: The Economic Stimulus
Beware government bearing gifts, even if it's a tax rebate check.
Irish
Republic Lowers ‘Stiff’ Condom Tax
That
takes some balls!
State
Senator Wants Bong Buyers to Take a (Tax) Hit
50
Years Ago This Week: Air Force Loses Bomb Off Georgia Coast
Oops!
Who
writes these headlines?
A photo blog.