Since when do you have to justify owning something legal to the police in a routine traffic stop?!?!
Apparently in Fort Wayne, if you get pulled over and have a substantial amount of cash on you, the police can just take it from you without even charging you with a crime!
Not likely. The current kerfuffle over all those assault weapons from the US flowing into Mexico to help out the drug cartels sounds reasonable – until you realize that most of the weapons they have are not available in the US.
Ralph Weller has a nice piece about his time living in Mexico and seeing first hand that the gun problem isn't about American “assault weapons” but the real problem is fully automatic military weapons which are not (and can’t be) sourced from the US.
Think about it. If you wanted to get a rifle to shoot your cartel enemies, would you want a single shot AR15 smuggled across the US/Mexico border or would you just go to the blackmarket in some other country and get automatic military rifles smuggled into Mexico across its giant ocean border?
I usually avoid 20/20 but I love John Stossel’s anti-media establishment positions. I still find it hard to believe they still let him air this during prime time. Unfortunately he is pretty much the only voice on that side of the fence.
I love Meet the Press. While I sorely miss Tim Russert, I believe David Gregory is so far doing a good job of pressing the politicians (from all parties) and not letting them get away with wishy-washy non-answers.
When John McCain says
the fundamentals our--of our economy are strong
he loses an election because he is branded an idiot.
Now that the economy has, by all reasonable measures, gotten significantly worse than it was when he said that, Dr. Christina Romer, Chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, says
and tries to tell us they mean different things. She dances around as David asks and asks and asks and finally gives up and he responds with “Hmm”
Of course she then goes on to say
The other thing I think is so important, the president has actually said in terms of fundamentals, we need to make changes. That's why he's focusing on energy, education, getting the budget deficit under control, precisely because he said...
So things are fundamentally sound but they are the wrong things?
I actually cringed on her behalf as I watched this and wonder if this administration mouthpiece will be venture back to Meet the Press again.
When one third of Americans agree with
the idea that no one can earn a living or live "an American life" without protection and empowerment by the government
I begin to have serious doubts about the future of the American way. Have we really come to the point that 1 in 3 Americans do not believe in their own ability to go out and earn enough money without the government standing behind them and looking over their shoulder?
Submitted by Rep Todd Tiahrt (KS) and Cosponsored by Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN],Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD], Rep Carter, John R. [TX], Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA], Rep Mack, Connie [FL], Rep Moran, Jerry [KS], Rep Paul, Ron [TX], Rep Price, Tom [GA], Rep Shimkus, John [IL]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
RESOLUTION
Providing that the Congress should stop passing massive Government bailouts.
Whereas financial markets have been saturated with well over a trillion dollars from the Government ranging from the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $200 billion, Bear Stearns at $29 billion, AIG at $85 billion; Wall Street at $700 billion, the automakers at $25 billion, and Citigroup at $247.5 billion;
Whereas, in 2008, total Federal spending increased by 11 percent to nearly $3 trillion;
Whereas Congress should not rely on the same failed economic policies of the past;
Whereas, by looking in the past, we see the massive spending initiatives that occurred during the 1930s and 1970s failed to produce economic growth;
Whereas the Government has a role in helping ensure American workers and industries are free to prosper, but these bailouts are nothing more than a mere band-aid that continues to follow a pattern of throwing more taxpayer money at a problem instead of addressing the root causes of the problem; and
Whereas Congress should address fundamental reforms to help American workers and businesses achieve long-term prosperity through incentives for private-sector solutions instead of Government involvement: Now, therefore, be it
Oh wait, except for the one that is the largest spending bill in American history!
History of HR 1
| 2/13/2009 | Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 183, 1 Present (Roll no. 70). |
| 2/13/2009 | Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 38. Record Vote Number: 64. |
| 2/13/2009 | Cleared for White House. |
| 2/16/2009 | Presented to President. |
| 2/17/2009 |
When there is a bill that ends up on my desk as President, you the public will have 5 days to look online and find out what’s in it before I sign it.
So this looks like 1 day (which is less than 5), but even if we go back to when they voted it it through, on 2/13, that is only 4 days including a weekend which contained 2 holidays!
Not to mention, that the vote happened in Congress without them getting a chance to read it.
