The Weekly Enlightenment

I was in MN this weekend so I haven't had much time to put this together, so I apologize for that.

Who is the real culprit with states going bankrupt? Though they do deserve some blame, much of it can be laid at the federal government. States have been allowed to be lax in spending and allowed to be fiscally irresponsible. Anytime they need extra funds, the federal government will give it to them. In many cases, the federal government will try to "split" costs with the state, further allowing it to have access to funds it never would if it had to raise it all itself. Then when the federal government doesn't deliver or is out of funds, well the states still have liabilities. If you couple that along with the federal government continually taking power from the states, the federal government can essentially bully the states. You want money for this project or that project? Better play ball.

MUST READ/WATCH
* Another radical in Obama's administration. This time it is Anita Dunn, expressing her favorite philosopher, Mao Tse Tung. The revolution is only responsible for the death of tens of millions, more than Stalin or Hitler.
* How come the media is silent when the President himself basically has an enemies' list? Fox News, talk radio, doctors, insurance companies, oil companies, Tea Party protestors, etc.
* Why can't Obama make a simple decision in Afghanistan? Choices have to be made. Obama seems to find himself in the awkward position of Afghanistan being a distraction from his domestic policy agenda when all last year during the campaign he said Iraq was a distraction from Afghanistan.
* Simple economics. Fixing prices does not reduce costs.
* Freedom works.

Big Green
* So laughable. The government can't even get the Energy Star label right for appliances and light bulbs. But yet they are going to be able to effectively manage a massive carbon emission scheme? Give me a break.
* The media are always eager to report stories favorable to liberals...not so much with conservatives (i.e. many still haven't retracted the made-up Limbaugh comments). In this instance, falling for a hoax about the Chamber of Commerce switching positions and endorsing cap and trade. Had the situation been reversed would we have heard about it?

Silly Liberals
* Thug tactics in full view. I thought there was going to be a new brand of politics when Democrats took over...
* Racism is a big business. We all know this, but Jackson and Sharpton make millions off it.
* I thought Democrats really cared about blacks. Nope, they apparently think blacks are too stupid to make their own choices.
* No surprise here, but a watchdog saying voters will not be repaid for the bailout money they shelled out. I don't want to sound conspiratorial, but much of the money has seemed to go to things that increase Democrat power.