Archive for September, 2009

The Shots Heard ‘Round the World?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

New York healthcare workers (who should know what's healthy) are in revolt over forced swine flu vaccinations.  They should be.  The shots were a fiasco in 1976; the panic-mongering this time is truly unseemly, and potentially dangerous, as well. Tea parties have inspired justifiable anger over reckless spending, taxing and borrowing. Forced injections of ...

More School?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

The anointed one has no expounded that American school children need "longer days and shorter summer vacations".  This report says the Obamessiah decrees this to be necessary to be "more competitive" with other countries.When we were number 1 (or very close to it) decades ago, our school years and days ...

Are you a Felon?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Yes, you very well may be as is shown here.Many Paleo-cons and statists of all stripes trumpet the "rule of law".  Within reason and sense the rule of law is good and important.  The problem in the U.S. as illustrated in a small example set is that we suffer from ...

Won’t But Insurance? Go to Jail!

Friday, September 25th, 2009

from www.politico.com: September 25, 2009 Categories: Senate Ensign receives handwritten confirmation   This doesn't happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be ...

“What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity”

Monday, September 21st, 2009

In personal, as well as in public life, peril and the test they make of one’s character are as common as they are unavoidable, for all but the most timid souls.  To paraphrase Shakespeare, some are born to it, some seek it, and others have it thrust upon them.  How ...

Where is “Fairness” for Fathers?

Monday, September 21st, 2009

As with any situation in life, one expects justice and fairness as well as equal protection under the law.  This devastating case in Indiana shows the capricious nature of "civil" courts and laws.  From child custody cases to "civil" cases where people are subject to double jeopardy after a criminal ...

Round Up

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Keep up with the events and opinions of your fellow citizens Check out the great work being done through the Temple of Mut See how language is used by freedom lovers and mis-used by collectivist ranting sheople Catch up on our excellent annex entries See how the IT Curmudgeon appreciates the world of business ...

How Liberals are made

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The American Public Shcool systems are fatally flawed.  Here is some statistical backing for this claim.Why would anyone in power tolerate this?  Because ignorance is the only way to gain approval for collectivist policies.  Instill a sense of non-achievement based entitlement.  No one inculcates such (lack of) values better than ...

Reform is needed but at what price

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Hope and change aren't built on printing presses.  I may be the only one who reads here that believes Government can benefit society but I'm worried.  I am discouraged that ways to provide for our citizens are only considered that use enormous amounts of borrowed money.  Can't regulations be improved?  ...

Pennant Race – Stretch Run Report

Monday, September 7th, 2009

For those of us in Tigers Nation, Labor Day finds the Bengals up by seven games over the Minnesota Twins, who never give up, and eight above the Chicago White Sox, who appearantly did when they traded slugger Jim Thome, a future Hall of Famer, ...