Monday, March 17

Mike Powers is the guest editor today. 

 

Five Long Years, and Counting, in Iraq

And no end in sight.

 

Five Years after Iraq’s ‘Liberation’, There Are Worms in the Water

“The real crime is that five years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq , they still swelter in the summer and freeze in the winter because of a lack of electricity. Government rations are inevitably late, incomplete or expired. Garbage piles up for days, sometimes weeks, emanating toxic fumes.”

 

Poll: Seven of Ten Iraqis Want Foreign Forces to Leave

“A quarter of those surveyed said they had lost a family member to murder. In Baghdad , that figure rose to nearly half (45 percent).”

 

Who Says the Surge Is Working?

Weak-kneed Democrats, that’s who.

 

Unintended Consequences

Sheldon Richman explains how government created the subprime mess.

 

The Hypocrites’ Club

Now with a new diamond-level member.

 

House Approves $3 Trillion Budget

The Democratic majority in the House continues down the disastrous path paved by the fiscally reckless Republicans.

 

US Death Toll in Iraq Nearing 4,000

 

My Lai: Legacy of a Massacre

"I would say that most people in our company didn't consider the Vietnamese human...A guy would just grab one of the girls there and in one or two incidents they shot the girls when they got done."  Don’t forget to support your troops!

 

State Governments Resist ‘Sunshine Laws’

“While e-mail and text messaging has become a hugely popular way to communicate throughout society, governments at all levels are often unwilling to let the public see the e-mails of their elected officials.”  Like cockroaches in the night, politicians delight in their ability to work in the dark and out the public eye.

 

California Court Bans Homeschooling

“The court ruled that parents possess no constitutional right to homeschool their children.”  Protecting the state’s education monopoly by criminalizing the competition.

 

Thanks to the Cops, Guns Injuries Soar in the UK

“Nearly half of all injuries caused by police shootings are the result of officers blasting themselves or a colleague, often during bungled training and demonstrations.”

 

LAPD’s ‘Wrong Door Unit’ Rebuilds When Cops Raid Wrong Homes

"Our cops go in, and they get the wrong door. We fix the problem. It builds good will in the community."  Building goodwill through improper forced entry.

 

Report:  FCC Is a Massive Bureaucracy That Can’t Handle Complaints Against Telcos

Like every failing government bureaucracy, the FCC will probably ask for more taxpayer funding to ‘fix’ their problems.

 

British Police Want DNA Database for Children as Young as Five

If they exhibit early risk factors associated with criminal behavior.

 

Public High School Student Saves Busload of Elementary School Kids

Gets weekend detention for ‘cutting class’.  Gotta love government education.

 

Canadian Retailers Fined for Selling Carbonated Drinks in Cans

“The can ban was designed to protect Prince Edward Island from littering, keep it clean for tourists and protect local bottling jobs.”

 

MN Bar Ticketed for Hosting Smoking ‘Theater Night’

Though a non-smoker, I’ll take smoking over health fascism any time.

 

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