Tuesday, January 25, 2011

State of the Union

President Obama uses the word "investment" as if our government has money with which to make an investment.  Our government's investment should be to trust private industry to develop according to the market.  I'm sure that a lot of hearts just fell to the floor when he indicated he didn't want our country to invest in the oil business any more.  What, we're going to punish Sarah Palin and all those who stand with her, in maximizing Alaska's resources?  We need refineries built and refreshed; our country still has plenty of this resource, don't you think?

We are going to be force fed, if the President gets his way, with green energy.  I'm all for conserving our natural resources, re-purposing old stuff instead buying new stuff, and using "clean energy".  What I'm not all for is the federal government buying up all the land and lakes and mountains.  I'm not all for the government taking the role of protecting us from things that might be bad for our health.  Of course, there are many ways to approach valid concerns and take moderate steps in cleaning up our world and our lifestyle.  I'm not sure any of those ways really need to be regulated by the President and his cohorts.  Bureaucracy starts at the top and trickles down or floods down, rather, the tentacles of federal power spreading and invading into every corner of our lives.

No salt, no fat, no dirty coal, no oil; how long before Big Brother wants to control our television watching habits, our reading styles, our religious practices, etc., etc., etc.?

Read the text of the speech the President gave tonight and look for the code.

Is it really the business of Congress to protect us from wearing earphones in both ears?

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