Highlights From The Last Week

1. The way liberals act, you would think oil companies wanted the oil leak to happen. 11 people died, a lot of sea life probably killed as well, I don't think anyone is happy about that. Though, in liberals' views, people in government are well-meaning and altruistic, whereas people in the private sector are greedy (wonder how they feel about those in government who once worked in the private sector).

2. Rush mentioned something, that the left wouldn't even oppose it if the illegal immigrants came across the border with illegal cigarettes (hence not principled opposition to either). Now, I wouldn't go as far as saying the same thing about drugs, but liberal and even compassionate conservative border policies have blurred the distinction between those who legitimately do want a better life and those who are coming here to commit crimes or traffic drugs. I don't favor amnesty for either, though once we enforce existing laws I might be a little more lenient with the former category (specifying they do learn English, getting rid of the baby anchor law, etc.)

3. A recent advertisement on the radio with President Obama speaks of 30% of high school students not graduating. The success of public education! Of course Obama's solution would likely be even more centralized control of education.

4. I notice environmentalists rarely speak of China and India when including those nations that are destroying the planet (usually the U.S.). I recently found out that China has 300 million smokers, which amounts to about 1/3 of total smokers in the world. Where is Michael Bloomberg when you need him?

5. Hopefully we are getting a new breed of Republican that favors principle over politics. The old Republicans, uncomfortable even in the majority, seemed to think getting something done is better than standing on principle. Which fully explains compassionate conservatism. Democrats want an outrageous amount of x, Republicans don't really want x at all, so they compromise at some of x...right where Democrats wanted. It's like buying a car. The sticker price at 15000, you offer less than what you would settle for.

6. Is it just me, or does it seem like with all the Tea Party movements and conservative uprisings, that the media and Democrats are praying for an actual racist event so they can blame all Republicans for being racist against Obama?

7. Obama says he won't tolerate finger-pointing, of course unless it is he pointing the finger at BP, auto companies, Goldman Sachs, capitalism in general, etc. Amazing how arrogant Obama is. He also blamed government on part of this, but just exactly who is going to pay in government? Likely no one.

8. Ever notice how anything bad that happened in the economy, foreign policy, etc. was always Bush's fault according to the media, but our media would never blame Obama for anything that happens on his watch (probably still Bush's fault).

9. I hear liberals scream about conservatives want to regulate the bedroom, but it is them constantly forcing the rest of us through the power of government to adopt the morality they see fit.

10. I genuinely do not like lawsuits. Do they help some victims? Sure. But they hurt many more. Why? Government doesn't produce anything. Take pharmaceutical companies. One lawsuit might help some grieving families, but it makes it less like those companies will produce the next great drug, or if they go out of business, the drug they made that made peoples' lives better. The problem...all of these are unseen consequences. Few bemoan the benefit that would have been seen because it is unquantifiable. Imagine the whole economy like that.