List of Stuff

1. George Soros saying the current financial crisis was a result of his life's work.

2. If Congressmen actually knew the private sector and were capable of regulating it, wouldn't they be in the private sector making 10-20 times more?

3. The current enviro line (even peddled by Obama) is that oil companies are to blame for the oil spill. For one thing, does Obama think companies make an evil profit by letting their oil leak out?

4. Contessa Brewer hoping the Times Square bomber wasn't a Muslim. If it was a Tea Partier, would she feel the same way?

5. Michael Bloomberg recently said that the would-be bomber had to be someone dissatisfied with Obama's health care plan. (Judgment seemingly made against Tea Partiers and conservatives in general). Once we find out it is a Muslim (something our media strangely avoids), Bloomberg is worried about a possible backlash against Muslims. How about condemning a Muslim for starters? I have yet to hear of a single example (even after 9-11) of Americans targeting innocent Muslims. I would be glad to hear of one.

6. Speaking of which, the media seemed to be overly joyed to find out the bomber was a Tea partier. Once it wasn't, yawn (the NYT even saying it was an SUV owner...SUVs are evil and cause global warming, except in the case the driver was a Muslim, in which case the Times is silent).

7. Obama and HHS secretary rightly praise the guy who turned in the terrorist. But what if the guy was wrong? Wouldn't Obama and Napolitano both condemn the guy for racially profiling? So of course, it seems like the only criteria between racial profiling and preventing a terrorist attack is being right that the person is a terrorist. Who would turn people in when, in all honestly, the chances of person X being a terrorist are very small vs. the alternative of being publicly labeled a racist?

8. One response also from the media is how the suspect was an amateur. (I think I have mentioned this before too). But, especially in the case of suicide bombers, aren't they amateurs until they succeed?

9. Jon Stewart, who is usually a pretty big leftie but still with some common sense remarked on how the media is filling in, in detail, about how the bomber failed. Why? Wouldn't it be more likely that an amateur bomber might succeed where this guy failed (if you get a video of it, please let me know and I will pass it out).

10. With the oil spill, the big push is for us to not drill at all. But in the same token, enviros oppose nuclear technology as well, so it is hard to escape the conclusion that they simply want to oppose any new energy technology (even the French are doing it, and normally liberals look to France and Germany for solace).

11. Finally, the big announcement from the administration about how airlines are required to refresh the no-fly list every two hours rather than 24 hours (why not every minute). My beef is that it seems a way to pass the buck off to the private sector while appearing to be a bystander (my guess is checking the list isn't as straightforward as the administration would have you believe). But just think of a free market. Had a terrorist committed a terrorist attack, airlines would beef up security and many people would pay more for such security (i.e. 10 guys with M-16's) for the comfort rather than pointless screening of 99% of citizens who are not committing terrorist attacks. Checking the no-fly list would be an advantage different companies could tout and compete over.