First, President Obama did not cause the oil spill. No one reading this believes he did and those who are spewing such things are blinded by Obama Derangement Syndrome. Second, President Obama takes advice from those around him and I cannot believe that for political purposes, they encouraged him to ignore the law mandating [...]
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Email hopeandchange@usa.com to receive email notice of posts. Today I spoke with a friend on the phone while I waited to for a little Chinese restaurant to open and I could get lunch to take back to my desk. We talked about the idea of praying for a business miracle. We agreed that such powerful mojo should not be wasted to defy the laws of reason for such an individual serving end with limited mass market appeal. One has to consider unintended consequences and trickle down economics when pondering the effects, post-miracle. Please pray responsibly. I just got a chill. I felt the collective eye roll as you read that. “Does this guy really think he is capable of ill effect from a poorly considered prayer”? I’m just saying, be careful what you wish for. Continue reading Please pray responsibly (Be careful what you wish for) Email hopeandchange@usa.com to receive email notice of posts. At breakfast this morning a friend lamented the state of things and how bad it would be before it would get better. I gave my standard, wore out, response that all democracies have dissolved when the populace voted themselves a larger share of the community grain than those left to harvest grain could provide. On the face, this looks like an economic principle and this is where our discussion wandered to. But it really is about individual rights. Specifically, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When I was in high school, our history teacher, Rick Zeller, stated that the Civil War was a war for state’s rights, not a war for slavery. I remember him fondly. He was wrong, sort of, but right. Back to that in a minute. I have very strong opinions on the act of succession in terms of rights and the constitution, but generally keep them to myself. People cannot, and perhaps should not, separate the Civil War from the slavery debates of the day. This is especially pungent as that is the only succession in our nation’s history. But Chris Mathews equated succession with racism on his show on Tuesday and I could not keep this quiet any longer. If there were a predominantly Black state, and said state succeeded, would it still be racist? Certainly not. Because the right has nothing to do with the motivations. Speak freely without fear of persecution by those who don’t like your agenda. Continue reading We are under no moral obligation to be governed (You’re not the boss of me) Posted from email list distribution August 2009 – President Obama told friendly pastors today that they are morally obligated as men of faith to let the government provide health care. If his logic is not flawed, then we are morally obligated to provide the best health care possible to all Americans, and all non-Americans. After all, morality does not end at the border. If his logic is not flawed, the generally agreed to moral standard of Man would be that everyone get “free” health care, everyone, not just those in the country of the moral person. Health needs have existed longer than there has been an American medical industry. People have died of cancer and heart disease far longer than we have known of their existence. So what has changed? Technology. When it was common for a doctor to visit the sick’s home and order, “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning,” aspirin was the state of the medical art. How ridiculous would it seem if the people of that age complained that access to aspirin was a basic human right, to be provided by the government at taxpayer expense? How ludicrous would it have seemed if someone would have suggested that we all pay taxes to hire people to buy the aspirin from Bayer and then deliver it to us for “free”? That generation would have wrinkled their noses at such a suggestion and said, “No thank you, I can buy my own aspirin.” Continue reading Take two aspirin and meet me at the DMV in the morning. We are just a small group of similarly minded friends who are concerned about the direction that our country has taken. We want to take President Obama up on his offer for more transparency in the Federal Government. We also see the need for our representatives in DC to take two “refresher” high school classes. [...] President Obama, in addressing the shootings at Fort Hood cautioned us not to jump to any conclusions. Shot 54 U.S. soldiers while shouting Allah Akbar; |
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