Oil the fuel of Capitalism

Oil is the fuel of Capitalism. Barak H. Obama does not want to drill for more oil. Nancy Pilosi went on vacation to sell her books rather than agreeing to allow her collegues to hear the debate about domestic drilling. Actually, it isn't the debate that she is afraid of - she is afraid that she would loose the vote to the Republicans.

Why don't the Dems want more oil. You do the math. More Oil = More Capitalism. Less Oil=Less Capitalism. Less Capitalism = more Socialism.

More Niggardly President

Whoever gets elected President needs to be more niggardly then our current President. The future of our Republic is at stake.

On another topic. Corn is food, not fuel. The current ethanol production is driving food prices up, which is causing unrest in third world countries. When is this madness going to stop?

Speaking of madness. Al Gore is getting rich from the Global Warming Hoax.
His net worth has increased 100 fold since loosing the Presidential campaign.

CO2 is a botanical nutrient. Not a pollutant! Also, many scientist feel that CO2 is a result of warming and not the cause.

Mercury light bulbs are dangerous to your health. Here are the U.S. EPA's instructions on what to do if you break on in your house.
Scary isn't it?

Sorry, I had to rant. It had been a while since I posted.

Have a good day.

Test of the Second Amendment

The Supreme Court of the United States heard a case this week whether or not the Washington DC gun ban is unconstitutional. The Attorneys General of 13 States have filed friend of the Court briefs because they know that if the ban is upheld, the rights of their citizens will be violated. This is the most important test of the Second Amendment in my nearly 50 years.

The Second Amendment is very short, but it is the most misunderstood part of the Bill of Rights.

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

My thoughts are these. The Bill of Rights were put in order of importance by the Framers. There are three basic reasons Framers felt this was needed; self protection, citizen militias, and the ultimate protection against a tyrannical government. It is of the utmost importance to remember the intent of the Framers when deciding these cases. I hope that the Supreme Justices do as well before making their decision in June. I also hope that in June, we will be reading majority decisions written by Justice Scalia and or Justice Thomas.

The article linked below supports my views:
http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/general/Klein1.htm


Our rights to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

The Global Warming Debate has begun(finally)

The Heartland Institute has sponsored the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change

Those in attendance are skeptics of popular view of Global Warming. Of course the global warming alarmist have compared this group to the Flat Earth Society. This is a typical and predictable tactic that people use when they don't have the facts to support their point of view. The essence of the debate is characterized in the report entitled "Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate"
The report was edited by Fred Singer, the author of the book "Unstoppable Global Warming, Every 1500 years"

You may read the report by clicking on the title. I am interested to hear what you think.

A true hero decides not to leave Congress

John Shadegg, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has decided not to seek another term. He has been serving Arizona's 3rd district since being elected in 1994.

*** Update *** Mr. Shadegg changed his mind on 2/22/2008!!! He is going to run in November.

One of Mr. Shadegg's highest priorities has been the Enumerated Powers Act. Verbiage from John Shadegg's website explains it very well: "The Enumerated Powers Act, H.R. 1359, requires that all bills introduced in the U.S. Congress include a statement setting forth the specific constitutional authority under which the law is being enacted. This measure will force a continual re-examination of the role of the national government, and will fundamentally alter the ever-expanding reach of the federal government."

This bill has been introduced to every Congress starting in 1995. Why wasn't it ever passed? Could it be because the powers that be in Washington don't want their power limited to what the Constitution allows?

I challenge the reader to apply this principle to the "promises" made by the candidates during this Presidential campaign season. If you do not have a pocket copy of the Constitution to which to refer, you may get one free by browsing to http://www.heritage.org/ and clicking on the "We the People" icon.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Maybe it is time to stop creating "Gun-Free Zones". What sense does it make to have places where crazy homicidal maniacs know that no law-abiding citizen will be armed so they have the ability to do their killing without the possibility of being stopped by one of their victims?

Of course, this will give some politicians the incentive to create even more restrictive gun control laws as they still don't realize the unintended consequence of their previous actions.

Economist John Lott discusses this issue in his book "More Guns Less Crime"