I recently heard one good reason for Term Limits from a friend who shall remain anonymous
Look A.B. with term limits eventually we may run out of dimwits, allowing a bright person to accidentally slip in.”
I don’t think Congress is all that big a bunch of dullards but we could use a […]
This rule is very simple
We go to war when the US, its territories and/or possessions are attacked and at no other time.
In the past, back when we were the dominant power and we didn’t have a $30K per household debt we could afford to play hyperpower. Now with such a large […]
After that last dreary post I figured we’d all need a laugh. Here is an old nerd saying that is so true
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
- Unknown
PS — before you think I am bashing handguns, let […]
I am not all that comfortable with this opinion. I have seen the havoc drugs can cause in peoples lives first hand.
Still the consequences of trying to stop supply and demand is far worse. we are supposed to be a free country but instead we are
turning the US into a surveillance based police state […]
So the President is spewing his “drugs=terror” claptrap again
I have to call bosh on that
while it is true that drugs can support crime and terrorism, it is only true because they are illegal.
Legal drugs no more support crime and terror than beer sold at the 7-11 does.
” He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. He who conquers others has physical strength. He who conquers himself is strong. - Tao-te Ching ”
The Universal Access Rule states:
Anything that everyone needs in roughly the same amount is the natural purview of government.
This includes national defense, roads, public schools, a basic social safety net, epidemiological public health and a judicial system.
It doesn’t include narrow casted complex programs, handouts or subsidies.
In general if anyone might need it in roughly […]
A friend of mine just got over a nasty bout of food poisoning he suspects was from a restaurant.
It was pretty ugly all around but he’s OK and I’m grateful for that.
It also reminded me of a salient point.
There are some jobs that the government needs to do.
Restaurant food safety is one of […]
Prospers 3rd Law states
You can have everything but of you don’t have what matters you may as well have nothing.
I usually don’t celebrity blog but I do want to say that as silly as it is I feel sorry for the girl.
She is a classic example of Prospers Third Law in operation
“You can have everything but of you don’t have what matters you may as well have nothing.”
She has more money […]