Libarchy

2005-07-15T16:47:00.000-04:00

Dumb And Dumber
LINK "Biden Wants Court Selection to Be 'Unanimous' Choice -- 07/14/2005" What has this guy been smoking? With the unpleasant state of today's American politics (created by the hard-Left Democrats) consensus is difficult enough. Unanimity? No chance!

2005-06-17T14:48:00.000-04:00

This Guy Is Such A Putz!
LINK "SJ-R.COM - Durbin speech riles GOP" The hate these people have for an America they don't control is not to be believed.

2005-06-15T14:25:00.000-04:00

More From The Nanny Government
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Click it or ticket" Walter Williams hits the mark again.

2005-06-08T18:26:00.000-04:00

My God! What A Shock!!!
LINK "Crime Drops, Despite Expiration of Gun Ban -- 06/08/2005" The gun-grabbers are full of crap again!

2005-06-08T17:30:00.000-04:00

Who Cares What He Says?
LINK "AP Wire | 06/07/2005 | Carter: Close down Guantanamo" Time to retire this old fud to a geezer home.

2005-06-01T16:28:00.000-04:00

Sending In The Clones

President Bush and his administration are making a terrible mistake by trying to outlaw U.S. experiments in cloning and stem-cell research. They make a specious moral argument against the science but as we can see from Korea and other countries, there is no way to stop it. There are nations out there that see genetic research as a way to make a lot of money and increase their political clout and no one, not even the toothless UN will deter them.
If GW and company were really looking at the morality of the case they would see that only by encouraging unfettered cloning and stem-cell research in the U.S., so that we get it done first, is there ANY chance of keeping some sort of ethical or moral control. By abdicating that role through some misguided religious morality, the U.S. is courting genetic disaster while the rest of the world goes on its merry way into the future..

2005-06-01T15:02:00.000-04:00

Living In A Fantasy World!
LINK "Acad?mie Solemnly Mans the Barricades Against Impure French - New York Times"
"Baisez-vous, vous les bâtards arrogants de grenouille!" Des "Poissons De Babel."

2005-06-01T14:31:00.000-04:00

Here We Go!
LINK "FEC treads into sticky web of political blogs - Yahoo! News" This could be what I've been waiting for. A bunch of government bureaucrats trying to regulate something of which they are totally
ignorant. Bet the hackers and geeks are just rubbing their hands with glee.

2005-05-31T18:07:00.000-04:00

OOPS!
LINK "French Gov't in Crisis After Voters Reject EU Constitution -- 05/31/2005" The French government is in crisis 24-7. This just adds to the fun. Ribbit!

2005-05-31T17:04:00.000-04:00

Golly, Gee!
LINK "Newsday.com: AP Enterprise: Lawmakers, aides belatedly disclose trips" Crooked politicians, who'da thunk?

2005-05-31T16:48:00.000-04:00

Galveston, Oy Galveston

By: Charles Stone, Jr.

Such kvetching and wailing about the Social Security System. The Democrats are insisting that the Bush plan is racist, sexist, ageist, fiscally irresponsible, and a repudiation of the great Leftist icon, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Republicans are sure they're not any of those things but they are so cowardly that they will not fight to make the changes.

There are all sorts of ephemeral reasons cited by the GOPers in defense of such things as partial privatization but there are few actual facts that seem to make the argument.
One of the greatest examples of how well a privatized system would work exists and would make powerful rhetoric in the argument but for some reason, nobody wants to talk about it.

Galveston County, Texas.

What I can't figure out is why the Republicans haven't been citing the Galveston experiment all along as a reason why privatization of Social Security could work. Even President Bush seemed to ignore Galveston until his sixty day S/S reform blitz in March and April of 2005. The opposition was allowed to make ridiculous charges about the evils of ANY private accounts and the GOP refused to use the powerful weapon of precedent in rebuttal..

In 1996, the National Center for Policy Analysis did a study of the retirement systems adopted by Galveston and a few other Texas counties (BA #215) to see what the results of privatization would be. The results are astounding.

An employee of 40 years, making $20,000 per year, would have a lump sum of over $380,000 in his retirement account. He might choose to take monthly payments of $2740 per month for life as opposed to $775 per month from Social Security.

An employee of 40 years, making $50,000 per year would have some $950,000 in his account or he could take monthly payments of $6843 per month compared to $1392 per month from Social Security.

The disability part of the plan would provide the injured worker 60 percent of his salary up to age 65, at which time he would switch to the retirement plan. Social Security provides a sum determined by the workers S/S earnings. Even at the $20,000 salary level, the amount would be about equal to the Social Security Disability stipend.

There is also a life insurance component to the Galveston plan which would provide from $50,000 to $150,000 compared to Social Security's $255 restricted death benefit.
If you would like to read about how the whole Galveston plan came to be, check out this article in "Liberty Haven" by: Ed Myers

A 1999 report by the General Accounting Office (a government agency under the Clinton Administration) said low paid employees would fare better under the current S/S system than they would under the Galveston county plan, while higher paid employees and employees without children would seem to do better with the alternate plans.

But Brazoria County Judge John Willy says, "That's just not true. In almost every case, county workers make double what they would make with Social Security."

In that study, he says, researchers used not the 6-1/2 percent average rate of return on investments that county workers have actually received since the programs began, but a 4-1/2 percent average rate of return. Further, says Judge Willy "A county judge or a county tax collector is going to make more because they are putting more in during their lifetime, but someone making a lower salary is getting the same high rate of return on their money,"

Makes sense to me..

Yet another judge, or rather a former judge, Ray Holbrook says:
"The Alternate Plan has been successful for the past 18 years with a return on retirement investments of about 6-1/2%. That is at least three times the return on a like investment in Social Security right now. Even though the return from a stock market investment would have significantly increased the actual return, there was much less risk potential in buying annuities with guaranteed returns."

And: "Alternative plans have worked. There are many happy employees and retirees from forward-thinking Texas counties that could attest to the benefits of embracing these alternatives.".

Of course, those opposed to the Galveston plan gleefully trumpet these flawed conclusions as reasons why the average American should fight against any change in the status quo. As in: Media Matters to America.

In may of 2000. Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson on the floor of the Senate said, in response to criticism of the Galveston plan by Sen. Barbara Boxer:
"In her discussion," said Sen. Hutchinson, " she (Sen. Boxer) took on the issue of some of the Texas municipalities that had chosen to opt out of Social Security and attempted to show they were doing less well than anyone in the Social Security system today. I want to refute some of those remarks, especially the ones that referred to these counties in Texas, and give the other side of the story"... And: "Just in the last few minutes, I talked to the county judge of Galveston County, Judge Yarborough, who is a very good Democrat, a very good person, and is doing a good job in Galveston County. He says in the 5 1/2 years he has been county judge, he has never had one complaint from an employee in Galveston County and, in fact, has had many retirees come up to him and say how glad they are that they have their own retirement system rather than having been forced into the Social Security system back in the eighties when they were allowed to opt out."

This speech was made five years ago, yet the Bush administration and their supporters in Congress haven't made the Galveston plan the centerpiece of their attempt to enhance S/S with some form of privatization. Makes you wonder.

I don't have any real hope that the Social Security system will be changed in any meaningful way. I only wish the Republicans and the Bush Administration would have used the Galveston alternative, over the last four years, to get the word out to those who seem so susceptible to the blandishments of the Democrats and their minions in the AARP.

© 2005 Charles Stone, Jr.

2005-05-31T16:35:00.000-04:00

"Canada Red Cross Guilty in Blood Scandal"
LINK "My Way News" Isn't this part of the same health care system so many Leftists think we should have in the US?

2005-05-27T18:27:00.000-04:00

Pathetic!!!
LINK "Weepy Voinovich Begs for 'No' Vote on Bolton -- 05/26/2005" This goof-ball is a disgrace to the Senate AND the people of Ohio.

2005-05-27T18:11:00.000-04:00

"Sugar Socialism"

"The American consumer takes his lumps--and pays too much for them."
LINK "OpinionJournal - Outside the Box" Supported by the "free-market" Republicans.

2005-05-27T16:46:00.000-04:00

A Surprise?
LINK "NBC clashes with Tom DeLay on Law & Order - Yahoo! News"
They have every right to say it but it IS further proof that the entertainment industry is biased hard Left.

2005-05-25T16:12:00.000-04:00

Don't Hold Your Breath
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Kerry signs release of Navy records" He's a politician, "dodges and digressions" are a way of life.

2005-05-24T15:10:00.000-04:00

A Taste Of Things To Come
LINK "Death by a Thousand Blogs - New York Times" If the Red Chinese government can't control the 'Net, do you think blowhard American pols have a chance?

2005-05-24T14:21:00.000-04:00

Here It Comes!
LINK "FBI asks US Congress for power to seize documents"This is going to turn into a dictatorship by security. Giving any agency this much power will likely destroy freedom in this country. Ben Franklin was right!

2005-05-23T18:06:00.000-04:00

"The Dhia Muhsin Example"
LINK
"OpinionJournal - Extra" It's a long read but so refreshing after the negativity of most of the major media outlets.

2005-05-23T17:52:00.000-04:00

Only Government Can Be This Stupid
LINK "CNN.com - Sex offenders get Viagra paid for by Medicaid - May 23, 2005"
These same people would go nuts if someone suggested that convicted murderers should be given knives or guns.

2005-05-23T17:32:00.000-04:00

More One-way Democrat Crap
LINK "Dean defends imitation of Rush - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - May 23, 2005" Howard The Loud-mouth can get away with this kind of stuff but woe betide any Republican who tried the same.

2005-05-20T17:22:00.000-04:00

Damn Global Warming!
LINK "news @ nature.com?-?East Antarctica puts on weight?-?Increased snowfall could slow sea-level rise." Another nail in the coffin of global warming, no matter what Slick Willy says.

2005-05-18T16:08:00.000-04:00

The Dense Leading The Dumb!
LINK "Welcome to AJC! | ajc.com" Guess it doesn't take much intellectual prowess to become a "student body president" in this day and age.

2005-05-17T16:33:00.000-04:00

Funny Stuff!
LINK "Anchors Comic And Serious Win Peabodys" One: How could they tell which was the "fake?" Two: This is how the Left handles disgraced Leftists.

2005-05-17T16:24:00.000-04:00

This Is A Surprise?
LINK "Kilpatrick's expenses exposed" This is just the mayor of Detroit. I'll bet most other big city mayors
are playing the same game.
It's the old "big frog in a small pond" syndrome. They just think they are so special.

2005-05-16T15:01:00.000-04:00

What A Load!
LINK "ABC News: Mexico's Fox Defends Comments About Blacks" Fox must have some kind of dirt on George W. Bush. If not, why doesn't the President respond to this kind of crap?

2005-05-15T17:55:00.000-04:00

This Really Stinks
LINK "How a Fire Broke Out - Newsweek World News - MSNBC.com"
A wishy-washy explanation from these rotten bastards, but no real apology for the deaths, injuries and property damage caused by their incompetence. Also no mention of how their rabid Liberal bias has caused harm to the United States interests throughout the Muslim world.

2005-05-13T15:22:00.000-04:00

"Condi: Gun Rights as Important as Speech"
LINK "NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story" This will not endear her to the Loony Left.

2005-05-13T15:03:00.000-04:00

"Achilles' heel in ID Act: security at motor-vehicle offices"
LINK "" Wish this had been published a few months ago, before it became a fait-accompli!

2005-05-13T14:29:00.000-04:00

Ah!, Government
LINK "Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - May 13, 2005" Another bunch of bureaucrats who care more about protecting their jobs than in the security of the nation.

2005-05-11T16:24:00.000-04:00

It's Always One Way
LINK "Democrats Protecting America From the 'Far Right' -- 05/11/2005" They find it so easy to refer to the "Far Right" but can never seem to talk about their own Loonies as the "Far Left."

2005-05-11T14:58:00.000-04:00

It's Not About Assessing Learning
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Letter report cards dumped in Florida" It's about making things easier on goonion teachers. Besides, it's Palm Beach County, where the people can't even fill out a ballot.

2005-05-10T18:00:00.000-04:00

They're Partly Right
LINK "Pentagon Criticized for Overseas Base-Closing Plan -- 05/10/2005"
I think they should close most overseas bases and put the troops on bases in the US that they are also thinking of closing. Bring billions of foreign spent dollars back to US communities that have always supported American military bases.

2005-05-10T15:33:00.000-04:00

More Anti-gun Nuttiness
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Bill: Seize homes that contain 'illegal' guns"

To: Assemblyman Louis Manzo, D-Jersey City,

SIEG HEIL!!!

2005-05-10T15:16:00.000-04:00

"Mica: Raise security fee on airline tickets"
LINK
"OrlandoSentinel.com: Business" Another politician with a typically political solution. Come on, Congressman, let's get the money back that the TSA blew on fancy offices and decorations. And before we spend any more money, let's revisit the politicians rushing to spend money in 2001-2 before we really knew what the problems were going to be.

2005-05-09T17:05:00.000-04:00

"STAMP IT OUT"
LINK "OrlandoSentinel.com: Opinion" This guy is right on the money. THe USPS is outdated and inefficient. It's time for the free market to take over.

2005-05-07T17:57:00.000-04:00

"Snow fort builders facing prison time

LINK "MetroWest Daily News - Local News Coverage" Only in the People's Republic of Moosachusetts!

2005-05-07T17:26:00.000-04:00

OOPS!!!
LINK "news @ nature.com?-?Clear skies end global dimming?-?Earth's air is cleaner, but this may worsen the greenhouse effect." Have we stabbed ourselves in the foot or shot ourselves in the back?

2005-05-06T18:01:00.000-04:00

What A Shock
LINK "Report: Congress Gets 'Damaging' Info on Kofi Annan -- 05/05/2005" To the corrupt, the truth is always "damaging."

2005-05-06T14:34:00.000-04:00

They Should Let Her Talk To Him
LINK "ABC News: Ark. Woman Claims Nichols Has More to Say" Somebody should get the full story before somebody "shanks" Nichols.

2005-05-06T14:24:00.000-04:00

A Real Loss
LINK "WorldNetDaily: David Hackworth dies of cancer, 74" I'll miss corresponding with "Hack."

2005-05-04T16:30:00.000-04:00

Government Chicken-BLEEP!
LINK "The News-Press: Cape Coral - Mom upset after Cape official pulls 'Welcome Back Soldier' sign"

2005-05-03T17:20:00.000-04:00

L.O.S.T. should get lost
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Socialist was behind U.N. sea treaty" If this travesty ever passes and gives the UN control of the seas, forget about free trade among nations.

2005-05-02T17:42:00.000-04:00

"Hillary Blames Bush for North Korea Nukes"
LINK "NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story" This kind of hypocrisy will drive her right into the White House. Her wonderful Slick Willy was responsible for giving the little creep the ability to build nukes. Now she wants to blame it all on George Bush. Unfortunately, the media will let her get away with it.

2005-04-29T14:13:00.000-04:00

OOPS!
LINK "USATODAY.com - Mass. 'treasure' claim called a theft" Nice try fellas!

2005-04-27T15:25:00.000-04:00

Taxpayer Money To A Socialist Front Group?
LINK "Soros Foundation Given $30 Million by US Government -- 04/25/2005" Government stupidity strikes again.

2005-04-27T15:22:00.000-04:00

Bring Me My Flip-flops
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Court OKs guns for overseas convicts"

2005-04-27T15:17:00.000-04:00

How Long To Sweep This Under The Rug?
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Black student confesses to 'hate mail' hoax" Think Jesse (the Race Pimp) Jackson will retract? HaHa!

2005-04-26T15:06:00.000-04:00

Another Hollywood Airhead
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Actress blames U.S. for Sept. 11" You can't get a job in the movies if you have an IQ greater than your hat size.

2005-04-26T14:28:00.000-04:00

Getting Deep
LINK "RNC finds Bush-Reid tit-for-tat" Reid is a class one hypocrite but he'll never be criticized in the media because he's a Democrat.

2005-04-25T16:56:00.000-04:00

"The setting of the Rising Sun: Japan's fortunes slipped as nation failed to adapt"
LINK " OrlandoSentinel.com: Opinion" Proof (if any more was needed) that even their Zen brand of socialism-lite can't succeed.

2005-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:00

One Small Step
LINK "reviewjournal.com -- News: Bill cracks down on eminent domain" We can only hope that this is the first ripple in a tidal wave of protection for private property.

2005-04-22T15:47:00.000-04:00

We're Off To See The Wizard
LINK "WorldNetDaily: FBI protecting Osama's rights" If this doesn't show the essential nuttiness of government, I don't know what would.

2005-04-20T16:28:00.000-04:00

Teaching A Pig To Sing
LINK "Can't Reform Social Security if Americans Don't Understand It -- 04/20/2005" I guess it's OK to define the problem, but as long as most Americans are the product of government schools, the solution will elude us.

2005-04-20T13:10:00.000-04:00

It's About Time
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Congressman sees Mideast tie to bombing" SOMEBODY Should get to the bottom of this.

2005-04-20T12:23:00.000-04:00

Billionaire Socialists
LINK "Soros says be patient" More of the Democrat elitists who want to use their money to buy a soviet style America that they can rule. And the dumbed down, government educated Left wing masses will follow like the sheep they are, right to the slaughterhouse.

2005-04-20T12:14:00.000-04:00

"Donaldson: Network News Dead"
"Broadcasting & Cable: The Business of Television" Maybe the first to sound the death knell.

2005-04-19T14:55:00.000-04:00

It's Not About Retirees
LINK "Doug Bandow: Making the case for Social Security reform" The whole argument is about power politics and keeping as many people as possible dependent on the government.

2005-04-19T12:02:00.000-04:00

Deadly Foolishness

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the House (almost unanimously) and the Senate (100 to 0) rushed to beef up the security of our airports by making the screening of passengers a Federal matter. In fact, Democrat Minority Leader Tom (Twinkie) Daschle opined "You can’t professionalize if you don’t federalize." (Wonder how much that had to do with the subsequent loss of his Senate seat?) Well, there are three new studies of the TSA and they all say that there has been no improvement in airport security since the changes. Of course, the political hacks are now going to regale us with new proposals that will be even more Draconian. To bad they won't accomplish the goal any better than the last efforts. It's obvious that the only way we'll ever see real improvement in airport security is to turn the private sector loose on the problem and get the government the Hell out!

2005-04-18T15:47:00.000-04:00

Shoulda Taken That Gunsmithing Course
LINK "Dealers Push Assault Weapon Upgrades"

2005-04-15T14:47:00.000-04:00

It Never Ends
LINK "Gun Owners Mobilize Against Robbery Reporting Measure -- 04/14/2005" These morons always want to blame the legitimate gun owner, then they will come out with a bill to make life easier for criminals.

2005-04-13T12:33:00.000-04:00

Darwin Strikes Again
LINK "Chicago Tribune | Metra train kills driver talking on cell phone" One can only hope she had yet to reproduce.

2005-04-08T17:47:00.000-04:00

Dealing With The Brain-dead
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills" Bet all the Best Buy workers and the police are products of government schools.

2005-04-08T17:30:00.000-04:00

Not Really A Surprise
LINK "Air Security Agency Faces Reduced Role (washingtonpost.com)" Why doesn't somebody dope-slap Tom Daschle about this?

2005-04-08T17:01:00.000-04:00

"Expert dismisses state cash for sports"
"Public help for facilities has no benefit, he says"
LINK "OrlandoSentinel.com: News" The local politicos and stick-and-ball weenies won't like this.

2005-04-06T16:51:00.000-04:00

The Tax Man Goeth
By Charles Stone, Jr.

"That the power to tax involves the power to destroy … [is] not to be denied"
Chief Justice John Marshall (McCulloch v. Maryland. 1819)

Think of it. April 15th just another date on the calendar, a happy payday for some. The voluminous buildings now occupied by the Internal Revwnue Service converted to low income housing. And best of all, tens of thousands of hack news-losers forced to actually look for news to cover during the previous week.

Impossible, you say? Not something that could ever come to pass? Don't bet on it!

Some powerful forces are arraying themselves behind a plan that would do all of the above and more. A national retail sales tax.

How would that help? How would more taxes make things better in America. Because it's NOT an additional tax. It replaces the Federal income tax, all the so-called payroll taxes, like Social Security, unemployment, Medicare, etc. The bogus corporate income taxes, gift taxes, capital gains taxes and the malignant estate (or DEATH) taxes. You get a paycheck, you get the whole thing. 100%, every nickle.

Is it possible to get enough money to run the government through such a system? Certainly, it would be more than enough if the Federal government was reduced to its Constitutonal limits, but that's a discussion for another time.

The most plausible proposal is provided by "Americans for Fair Taxation" (link below) that in the last Congress was sponsored by Rep. John Linder in the House as HR 25 and in the Senate by Zell Miller as S 1493. Hopefully, there will be more sponsors in the upcoming session. It is designed to be revenue neutral, that is, the amount of money coming in to the government would be the same as it is under the current system. That should satisfy the spenders in Congress (but it won't).

How would it affect the economy? There are studies that indicate the Fair Tax plan would cause explosive growth in American business and an attendant expansion of jobs. Our international trade would boom as US made goods became cheaper and foreign firms would flock to America to do business. The built in tax advantage currently enjoyed by foreign firms and investors would disappear.

There would be an estimated $500,000,000 saving in preparation expenses because there would be nothing to prepare.

The underground economy that now pays no income taxes would suddenly be paying their share.

Prices of American made goods would drop sharply as the embedded taxes within the current system disappear.

The lobbyists that today spend millions of dollars on greedy politicians in order to procure tax breaks for their clients would be out of work (good riddance).

Workers would be encouraged to work harder, better and smarter because they wouldn't have to factor taxes into their decisions.

In fact, almost every facet of American life with the exception of politics would be better under the Fair Tax plan.

Are there downsides to a sales tax plan? are there people who would be hurt? What about the poor who spent the best part of their income on necessities of life?

They address that too. Every household would receive a stipend equal to the the sales tax the would pay on the necessities. EVERY household. How would this be possible? How could there be that many checks sent out without crippling the government?

Well, the Social Security Administration already sends out millions of checks and direct deposits each month. They also wouldn't have to worry about keeping up the pretext of having an "account" waiting for every worker. Social Security would now be paid out of general revenues.

And don't forget all that computer power now thrown down a rathole by the IRS. If they can use it to extort money, it should be easy to switch over to paying money out. An essential part of the Plan is that the 16th Amendment, implementing the income tax, would be repealed and the IRS would simply cease to exist.

What about the things just above the level of "necessity" like cars and TVs and such. The beauty of the Fair Tax system is that everybody gets a chance to determine how much tax they want to pay. A person buying a $12,000 basic transportation vehicle would pay perhaps $2400 dollars in embedded taxes for a vehicle, while a person who could afford to buy a $60,000 SUV to do his weekly shopping would pay $12,000. A person who can live with a $200 television would pay $40, the purchaser of a super-deluxe $8,000 48 inch plasma set would pay $1600. Sounds fair to me. You decide how much you can afford and you buy within your means. What's wrong with that?

Would there be cheaters? Would somebody find a way to avoid paying the sales tax? Probably. Man is an inventive creature. but the amount of cheating would be less just because the total tax bite would be less. Also, the tax only applies to new retail sales. If you wanted to buy or sell a used car or house, the tax wouldn't apply.

I think that the American people would really support the national retail sales tax if it was explained to them. Unfortunately, the opposition to the plan will come mostly from the obstructionist Left and their minions in the media.

The best thing the reader can do to find out about how the plan will work is go to the Americans for Fair Taxation Website at: http://www.fairtax.org/. They explain all this and much more in exquisite detail. .

2005-04-06T16:44:00.000-04:00

More Government Help
LINK "John Stossel: Regulating cornrows" The government makes the rules and gets the money but it's other hair-doers that whine and bellyache about competition that are at fault.

2005-04-04T16:33:00.000-04:00

Bet This Will Tick Some Peoole Off!
LINK "The New York Times > National > Shootings Fuel a Drive to Ease Gun Laws"

2005-04-01T18:06:00.000-05:00

Sounds Like Bulls**t To Me!

Are there any veterans out there that think that skanky "Hanoi Jane" is really apologizing?

2005-03-30T18:34:00.000-05:00

Red Dusk:
It's time Hollywood gave up its love affair with communism.
LINK "OpinionJournal - Extra" It's all they get out of government schools

2005-03-30T17:02:00.000-05:00

A Load Of Bull
LINK "Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Two-thirds of world's resources
'used up'" 1930 scientists from 95 countries with radical political acendas

2005-03-29T15:26:00.000-05:00

I Wish This Piece Of Human Sludge Would Just Go Away
LINK "Telegraph | News | Annan 'will sacrifice son to save himself'"

2005-03-29T14:26:00.000-05:00

Boy, Is This A Surprise!
LINK "College Faculties A Most Liberal Lot, Study Finds (washingtonpost.com)"

2005-03-27T16:03:00.000-05:00

"Afghan Drug War Encourages Terrorism"
LINK "Cato Daily Dispatch for March 25, 2005"

2005-03-27T14:49:00.000-05:00

Gee, How Sad
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Kofi Annan 'depressed,' said close to quitting" Wouldn't it be awful to see this slime-ball out on his butt?

2005-03-27T14:36:00.000-05:00

Good For Them
LINK "The New York Times > International > Grass-Roots Effort Aims to Upend Mugabe in Zimbabwe" Anything to help get rid of this miserable slug.

2005-03-25T19:03:00.000-05:00

Pending academic freedom bill comes under fire
LINK "The Independent Florida Alligator" Florida educational nuttiness.

2005-03-23T15:53:00.000-05:00

No Surprise Here!
LINK "My Way News" The shabby way the military has been treating the troops guaranteed that this would happen. If they don't change their ways, it will just get worse. Then you will hear tha renewed calls for a draft and this nation will be divided again, just like in the 60s and 70s. It's all up to the military bureaucrats. Lotsa luck!

2005-03-22T15:32:00.000-05:00

Let's Move To Canada, Eh?
LINK "Canada to Heart Patients: Sorry If You Die Before We Can Treat You"
All the Libs who support socialized medicine should read this.

2005-03-21T17:22:00.000-05:00

Oh, Brother!!!

LINK "Telegraph News I'll buy houses and a flash car, says yob awarded ?567,000" This is what the Loony Left would like to do here.

2005-03-21T17:16:00.000-05:00

What's All This About
LINK "FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush Administration Blacks Out Clinton Docs" Sounds like the GOPers are as sneaky as the Democrats.

2005-03-19T13:17:00.001-05:00

Scary Stuff For Some
LINK "TP: Coming in from the Cold?" Another reason why politicians around the world are terrified of the Internet.

2005-03-18T17:35:00.000-05:00

Couldn't Stand The Pressure
LINK "The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 18-Mar-05 - Rules change eliminates Geographic Bee champion" Bet the teacher's unions were behind this.

2005-03-16T18:38:00.000-05:00

Bet The Loony Left Loves This!
LINK "WorldNetDaily: Venezuela seizes private land" Didn't the old Soviet Union try this?

2005-03-16T17:03:00.000-05:00

Blah, blah, blah
LINK "Sen. Robert Byrd Will Address Rally on Bush Judicial Nominees -- 03/15/2005" This old coot and his goofy organization are both too weird for words.

2005-03-15T16:33:00.000-05:00

OOPS!
LINK "The New York Times > New York Region > State Regents Adopting New Approach to High School Math" The educated fools (or foolish educators) finally get their heads out of their butts.

2005-03-15T16:15:00.000-05:00

Its' Not About A Specific Ruling
LINK "Yahoo! News - Scalia Slams Juvenile Death Penalty Ruling" It's about how the Left misuses the juducial system to provide socialist laws they can't get throught legislation.

2005-03-12T14:37:00.000-05:00

Time For The Truth

Isn't it about time for the Democrats to stop lying about Social Security? Is it possible for them to tell the people the truth or is their blinding political ambition so powerful that they will just keep up the drumbeat of falsehoods? They're even trotting out shills with famous names, (like Roosevelt) in an effort to sell their nonsense. Then they present organizations like the AARP (a Democrat front group that evidently despises anyone under 50) and the NAACP, to try to frighten old folks and black people.

In fact, they are using all of the same tired arguments that have been used for 40 years and have always been proven to be untrue.

They say that the Administration plan would take benefits away from retirees. Not True. The plan would maintain the current benefits for all those born before 1950. That covers all the geezers like me.

They say it would be a windfall for Wall Street. Not true. The amounts of the transactions and the restrictions on investment types would make it a net loser for brokers.

They constantly harp on the plan being a "risky scheme" (a term right out of the Democrat talking points) It's not. History shows that long term investment in the market always returns a profit. The current system is lucky to provide a 1 percent return.

One of the most ridiculous parts of the Democrat attack is that they will only negotiate if the Bush administration takes the private account concept "off the table." Is that brain-dead or what? The major point of any serious negotiations on Social Security and the Left wants it to disappear. Maybe because that's because they can't come up with logical arguments against it.

The real reason the Democrats want to maintain the current system is because it provides huge amounts of money which can be used for vote-buying programs. It also keeps a huge portion of the voting public dependent on the government for their very lives. That is pure political power.

It's unfortunate that so many Social Security recipients are the product of government schools. Their economic acumen is near zero and their ability to think critically is miniscule.

I hold out little hope for truth from these political hacks. After all, it's not about helping old folks, it's about maintaining power.

2005-03-12T14:27:00.000-05:00

The Jersey Jerk Strikes Again
"Senator Lautenberg spins GAO report on guns to terrorize public "

LINK "Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters " This goof-ball wouldn't tell the truth if you held a gun (OOPS!) to his head.

2005-03-10T18:16:00.000-05:00

The Facts About Outsourcing
LINK "Larry Elder: Lou Dobbs to outsourcing: Drop dead" The average American isn't smart enough to understand this. They'll just keep whining.

2005-03-10T16:31:00.000-05:00

The Pendulum Swings
LINK "The New York Times > Washington > Clinton Seeks Ratings on Children's Media" She will go as far to the right as she must in order to gather non-Democrat support. After the election, WATCH OUT!!

2005-03-09T17:53:00.000-05:00

The Gun-grabbers Will Smell Blood In This!
LINK "The New York Times > National > Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, Report Finds"

2005-03-08T18:28:00.000-05:00

My Felon Americans
Why Hillary Clinton and John Kerry want to let criminals vote.
LINK "OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail" Almost makes it sound like the Democrats and the felons form an affinity group.

2005-03-07T17:20:00.000-05:00

The Democrats Won't Like This
LINK "The New York Times > Washington >
Bush Picks Critic of U.N. to Serve as Ambassador to It" How dare the President nominate someone to be UN ambassador who won't kiss their collective butt.

2005-03-06T13:24:00.000-05:00

Reaping The Whirlwind
LINK "Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Blair Questions 'Needles Panic' over Issues" This is what happens when you move into a socialist state. People become dependent on government and the parasites (sorry, lawyers) take control. Blair has no right to complain. He helped start the whole thing.

2005-03-05T16:04:00.000-05:00

Hurray For The Klansman
LINK "Senator Byrd - Speeches" This guy should just get a clean sheet and learn to tell the truth.

2005-03-04T18:29:00.000-05:00

Goofy Indeed!
LINK "Senate Dems 'United' Against 'Goofy Privatization Scheme' -- 03/03/2005" In thr first place the Dems aren't "united" about anything. In the second, they are the biggest bunch of liars on the planet.

2005-03-04T15:49:00.000-05:00

Don't Think They Have A Chance
LINK "WorldNetDaily: FEC to extend campaign-finance to Web" If the 'Net world fights back, the Feds are going to find out just how impotent they are..

2005-03-02T17:59:00.001-05:00

"Russia: No System Will Stop New Missiles"
LINK "Newsday.com - AP News" Sorry folks, they're right!

2005-03-02T17:59:00.000-05:00

"Russia: No System Will Stop New Missiles"
LINK "Newsday.com - AP News" Sorry folks, they're right!