Archive for the 'Government' Category

Make Mine Freedom

CMM June 29th, 2009

Kind of fitting, given what we’re dealing with today. My favorite moment is when John Q Public says “mind if I read it before signing?” What was good, common sense government 60 years ago is still good and common sense government today. All this bailout and stimulus is just smoke and mirrors that gives the common citizen less options and less opportunity. It’s the reason we haven’t seen unemployment decrease and why we haven’t seen GDP grow. Think about it when you hear discussions of “cap and trade.” Think about it when you hear discussions of nationalized health care. Think about who represents the individual the next time you vote.

Thanks, Congress… As if Entitlement Programs Weren’t Enough

CMM February 13th, 2009

The House passed the stimulus screw-up bill. No Republicans and 7 Democrats voted against it. The legislation was made available to non-Democrats and non-authors around midnight of last night. Since the legislation is over 1,000 pages in length, I doubt anyone actually read it.

Scary, really. One of the largest federal expenditures of my lifetime was shotgunned… I hope the Senate can stand its ground against this ridiculousness, but I don’t put much stock in either house these days.

Minority Leader Boehner makes such solid commentary… Just look at the size of that legislation… And it was completed at midnight last night. I’m speechless.