When the Law was the Law

Remember a long time ago, when people actually would abide by the law? It was their duty to follow the laws and not break or infringe upon them. To be a good citizen and do what was courteous and right. To allow for others to be accountable and responsible for their own lives and we would do the same. Where have those days gone?

As I was reading an article, found HERE, I became acutely aware of how our society has changed. It would appear that instead of following the law, people, including children, are trying to find ways to subvert them. In this case, instead of just putting their cell phone in their locker, which is the rule, they would rather try to sneak them in their fur-lined boots.

And so it is with society. The speed limit is 55 MPH, lets say, but there is an established "grey area" where if everyone is going 65 MPH, then it is acceptable to do the same. However, it is still against the law. You will know this if you are the person who gets pulled over and cited for speeding. Then there is the story of the video voyeur who was secretly video taping someone in the bathroom doing whatever they were doing. When he got caught, his statement was, "Hey, it's not illegal.". Now we have an amazing amount of laws about secretly video taping anyone or anything.

As we continue to cut the already fine line of the law to get away with even more, we end up creating a set of laws that cannot be followed, even by the best of us. It is literally impossible to abide by every law every day under every circumstance. We have created the modern version of the Old Testament laws, when you could only walk so many feet on a given day, or eat only one type of food on a different day, or worship only a certain way.

It is no wonder why people are so angry and on-edge. They are under constant pressure to abide by thousands of laws every day, and still work, which means following even more laws, and then take care of their family, which requires more laws, and then go to church, which requires even more laws...  *SCREAM*

How are we to cope with such madness?

We are reaching a societal boiling point. Crime is up, and rampant. Anger is out of control. Respect is gone. And accountability and responsibility belong to someone, or something, else. I see it just getting worse over the next few years. Which, sadly, means there with be more outrageous murders, terrorist attacks, and the complete meltdown of whole communities.

And, to top it off, we as a society, are creating a new second-class society. Where these chosen few are not allowed to enjoy the same freedoms as the "regular" citizen. I site THIS article. Now a person, whose only transgression was to get caught urinating in public, must apply for permission to enter a public park that his taxes have helped pay for. Mind you, I am not condoning any behavior, just the equality of justice and the laws.

With that being said, I ask the following questions:

• Did banning guns stop gun violence?
• Does keeping someone out of a park keep them from victimizing them when they leave the park?
• Does making it illegal to trespass stop someone from trespassing?
• Does video surveillance stop crime?
• Does passing bullying laws stop bullying?

So there it is. These laws, the creation of a second-class citizen, or any other outrageous requirements DO NOT stop, hinder, deter, or otherwise prevent crimes or victimization.

However, there is one thing that does work: Self Empowerment. In this current society where every fears everything, and fear-mongering is run-amok, people believe they need someone else to protect them from harms way. This is simply not true. Each of us has the ability to protect ourselves and our interests as long as the law doesn't get involved. I say that, having read a story of a man who broke into a house to burglarize it. During the commission of his crime, he became stranded inside the garage and was forced to eat dog food and drink sodas to keep himself alive until the homeowners returned from their vacation. Naturally, the would-be burglar was arrested. But that is not the end of the story. This thief, after his conviction, sued the victimized family. For what you ask? Mental anguish, and was award $600,000.

The store above, is, of course, an Urban Myth, but it does represent the bombastic attempt to circumvent and/or abuse the law for their own gain despite the harm that it may cause another. There are plenty of lawsuits that are real and serve to do the very same thing. How about the person who sued McDonald's because they got burned when their coffee spilled: it was too hot! HERE's the link.

So there you have it. If we don't get ourselves, as a society, under control, we are heading for a major disaster. Further, we cannot rely on the government, the police, or our judges to lookout for our best interests. They are only interested in their agenda and not the truth or the reality of any given situation. it used to be "Buyer Beware," now it's "Citizen Beware."

When Does the Economy Get Bad?

I read an interesting article this morning.  You can find it HERE.  It talked about the annual DUI round-up that happens every year around Labor Day.  Personally, I am neither for it or against it since I do no drink.  Some would say that it makes the streets safer, others protest that it interferes with their 4th Amendment right.  Whatever side you choose has nothing to do with why I'm writing about it today.

I found it interesting as the the media lauded the efforts of law enforcement for saving humanity for the deadly attacks of drunken drivers that they completely ignore the actual facts as they used them.  I'll cite a few:

Law-enforcement officers across the state arrested 1,554 drivers for misdemeanor drunken driving in the 18-day campaign that began Aug. 20 and ran through Monday, compared with 1,154 drunken-driving arrests over the same period in 2009.

This year, nearly 6,400 officers took part in the statewide task force, compared with about 1,300 in 2009. Officers approached more than 36,000 drivers this year, up from 13,697 the year before.
 
Sounds simple enough, but are you seeing the problem yet?  Let me tell you.  We increased your law enforcement by almost 500 percent.  Next, with that 500 percent increase, only gained a 35 percent increase in arrests.  Fundamentally, that is not good.  Economically, it is devastating.  The hidden math paints a far better picture.  Here we have 6,400 officers on duty.  Now lets add their salaries, which I based have on the City of Phoenix.  That would be a starting pay of $21.68 per hour.  Overtime would be $32.52 per hour.  So realistically, our annual DUI expenses went from $28,184 in 2009 for 1,300 officers to $138,752 in 2010 for 6,400 officers.  Mind you, this is the base starting pay for Phoenix.  You can bet that number is very much higher since many officers have higher pay rates, time in service, and who knows what.  Here is a link to the City of Phoenix Police Officer Salary and Benefits page: HERE
 
So in these trying times, how can we afford so much and reap so little?  Well, the article tried to explain that "The annual task force is funded through federal grants...".  Still, don't WE fund the federal government?  Isn't that OUR money they are spending so frivolously?  C'mon people, when do we stop funding stupid and become fiscally responsible for ourselves and our families?

Lohan Wants an Apology from the Courts...Boo Hoo!

Headline: 'Fuming' Lindsay Lohan Wants Apology From Courts, Source Says  Link

Holy Cow! Apparently, society has yet to reach the epitome of narcissism.  Just when I thought we could sink no further, Lindsay Lohan goes and proves me wrong.

I think we need to take a deeper look into Miss Lohan's problems.  First of all, she's blaming her bizarre behavior on Adderall, a drug to help ADD patients.  A drug, that all to often, is prescribed to ANY child that exhibits even the remotest lack of interest in the curriculum and is basically given out like candy.  The millions of children using Adderall don't seem to have this problem, but she does.

Next, she's fuming because she has been called a coke addict by the courts.  Well, in the interest of fairness, let's examine the evidence...pun intended.  The courts can only go by what is presented as evidence and/or facts.  So, Miss Lohan was arrested for DUI in 2007.  She has admitted to "trying" cocaine, and "...and cocaine was found on her person when she was arrested for a DUI in 2007."  I'm just not seeing it...NOT!  Clearly, you don't "have" cocaine unless you "use" cocaine.  What?  Was she "holding" it for a friend?  Now that makes me laugh!

Finally, let's take a look at her courtroom antics since her arrest, sentencing, re-arrest, sentencing, warrant for her arrest, and sentencing...and on and on and on.  She has made a mockery of the judicial system.  She was given probation and should have counted herself lucky, but no, she had to keep right on with her stupidity.  She violated her probation, not just once, but several times.  She even left the country while on probation and then missed a court deadline for her appearance because her passport was "stolen".  Yeah, and I have a beautiful new bridge in Brooklyn that is for sale...cheap!  And, to add insult to injury, she cried foul when she actually received a sentence that put her in jail for a few days.

So here we are.  Miss Lohan's shenanigans have cost taxpayers countless thousands, possibly millions, of dollars just so she could make a demand for an apology for being called a cocaine addict.  She didn't even stay in jail for her full sentence.  She only made it 13 days out of her 90-day sentence.  For those of you counting, that is only 14% of her sentence in jail.

She doesn't know how good she had it!

Her demand for an apology, one that she will never receive, is ludicrous at the very least, and reprehensible.  She's lied to, blamed, accused, misrepresented, manipulated, and who knows what else everyone, and everything, in her life.  This list includes the court system.  She even has the audacity as she addressed the court during her sentencing, "I did the best I could."  Link

Really?  She did the best she could?  She tried EVERYTHING to make her life better and right?  I don't think so!

America Held Hostage

Webster defines "hostage" as being "one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence".  Our sovereign nation has been invaded and we are being held hostage!  America is under attack!  Where is our government?  Why aren't we being protected?

Headline, June 17, 2010 - U.S. Parkland Bordering Mexico, Shut Since 2006, Remains Off-Limits As Violence Escalates (Click here for Article)

Headline, June 18, 2010 - Five Federal Lands in Arizona Have Travel Warnings in Place (Click here for Article)

Headline, June 22, 2010 - Mexican Gangs Maintain Permanent Lookout Bases in Hills of Arizona (Click here for Article)

So what are we to surmise from these articles?  Well, that is very simple: America has been invaded by a foreign entity and is under attack!

I thought "Travel Warnings" were only issued to Americans that were traveling abroad, to Iran, Yemen, Haiti, Israel, and even Mexico...but to America?!  Something is way wrong with this picture.  A Travel Warning  is "...issued to describe long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable. A Travel Warning is also issued when the U.S. Government's ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of its staff." as stated HERE.  Ironically, the State Department's list of warning areas does not include these unsafe lands.  Still, this is what Dennis Godfrey, a spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management's Arizona office, has said:

"...roughly a dozen signs were posted earlier this month along the Sonoran Desert National Monument advising that travel in the area is not recommended due to "active drug and human" smuggling. The signs are not far from where a Pinal County deputy was shot and killed during a confrontation with marijuana smugglers in April and the fatal shooting of two men suspected to be drug smugglers."

Clearly this is a warning...and it is federal land...and it is in the United States...and Americans are being advised NOT to enter these areas...and they have acknowledged that the presence of foreign persons are the reason.  In other words, American has been invaded and is now being held hostage.

The really sad part of this news is that it is not NEW.  This has been on-going since 2006.  How's this for a statement?

Four years after federal officials quietly surrendered thousands of acres of America's border to Mexican drug gangs and illegals, there still are "no plans to reopen" the taxpayer-owned national park lands.


Roughly 3,500 acres of taxpayer-funded government land in Arizona have been closed to U.S. citizens since 2006 due to safety concerns fueled by drug and human smuggling along the Mexican border, according to a statement posted on the website for the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.
 
What did I just read?!  Federal Officials, you know, the one's that have sworn to Protect and Defend the Constitution and the citizens of the United States, etc...SURRENDERED!  Are you kidding me?  They didn't even tell us we lost a war.  In fact, they didn't even tell us we were in a war...ON OUR OWN SOIL!  What the hell is wrong with this picture?
 
First, we have our government surrendering our sovereign land.  Then we have more government refusing to secure the border.  Then we have a government hellbent on giving amnesty to the very people we just surrendered our sovereign land to.  And now our government officials are just going to sit idly by and do nothing.
 
Finally, if that weren't enough, Senator Jon Kyl states in a YouTube video, which can be seen HERE, the following:
 
The problem is, ...if we secure the border, then you all won't have any reason to support 'comprehensive immigration reform.'" [Audible gasps were heard throughout the audience.] Sen. Kyl continued, "In other words, they're holding it hostage. They don't want to secure the border unless and until it is combined with 'comprehensive immigration reform.'
 
So how much of our land are we willing to give up BEFORE we decide to fight back?  How many citizens must die at the hands of invaders?  When will the government officials, who were lawfully elected to represent and protect us, when are they going to put an end to this insanity?

Proposed Headline: Arizona's Immigration Reform Law Creates 350,000 New Jobs

According to an article published by AZCentral.com, there are approximately 700,000 to 750,000 immigrants, legal and illegal, living in Arizona.

See: Arizona immigration law: Mexico consul braces for fallout

They, the Mexican Consul, are expecting a mass exodus from Arizona to Mexico.  Wow!  Can you imagine?  Even if we take a conservative view at the numbers and say 350,000 are illegal, let's take a look at what that would mean for Arizona.

First, there would be 350,000 jobs available for Arizonans.  There may also be several McDonald's that will close due to staff shortages.

Second, the emergency rooms and countless government agencies would no longer have 350,000 people waiting, taking money from other hard working Arizonans in the form of higher medical and insurance bills, and higher taxes.  This would also translate in to shortly waiting times.

Third, our already overburdened school system would now be servicing 350,000 less people (that includes children and their parents), which translates to less free food, less students per class, and no real reason for a English as a Second Language requirement, and less traffic at the schools.

Fourth, the traffic would be lighter, there would be less pollution, and the incidents of illegal hit and runs, as well as uninsured motorists would decrease.

Fifth, the crime rate, in general, would decrease, which goes hand-in-had with the next item.

Sixth, the incidence of identity theft and fraud would drop significantly.

Seventh, there would be less of a need to have every government form printed in both Spanish and English.  This in turn reduces the need for paper and printing, thereby becoming environmentally friendlier.

So, while the other 49 states mull over complaining about our new law, and threatening to boycott our lovely state, we will be enjoying less crime, lower taxes, lower insurance bills, a flourishing economy, and an unemployment rate of around 1% to 3% or so.  Wow!  Is this a bad thing?

Pardon Me, But Who The Hell Are You People?

With the passage of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, the now infamous Immagration Law, I am beginning to wonder just what is going on.  We have Arizona legislators calling for a boycott of the entire state, we have city councils of other states passing resolutions to refuse to buy products or services from Arizona, and now we have celebrities speaking out...even foreign celebrities.

Last week, Shakira, under police escort and much pomp and circumstance, met with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to express concern over SB1070. Shakira, who was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, claimed she was afraid to visit Arizona because she didn't carry a drivers license and feared she could be arrested at any time.  How interesting, a foreign celebrity, that is not a naturalized citizen, is complaining to the Mayor of Phoenix.  Her own words from her website, http://www.shakira.com/:

I'm not a citizen of the United States, but I've always been an admirer and defender of its principles. To the rest of the world, the United States represents the dream of a better life based on justice and freedom for everyone -- no matter the color of your skin. This law goes against those values and against the principles of every American I know.

Who the hell does she think she is?  The rights of Americans are extended over Americans.  She has NO say in ANY law in ANY state in the country!  It flies in the face of the very essence of the American way.  This is tantamount to the illegal aliens, or more succinctly, the illegal Mexan nationals, who marched on the Arizona capital demading rights and waiving a Mexican flag.  How dare they!  And, how dare Shakira.

Now, I just learned that Danny Gover is coming to Arizona to complain.  Wow!  I can hardly believe what I am reading.  As stated on the Fox News website at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274564,00.html, Mr. Glover is a supporter of Hugo Chavez, a known murderous dictator and main proponent of communision in his country.  Here is what the website states:

Glover is among a number of high-profile U.S. supporters of Chavez. The group also includes singer Harry Belafonte and Princeton University scholar Cornel West, who have defended the Venezuelan president against accusations of democratic abuses.

Now, according to the Arizona Central website: http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/05/04/20100504arizona-immigration-protest-glover0504.html, Mr. Glover is "to meet with Gordon about immigration law".  The nerve!  The audacity!  The article goes on to say:

Glover will meet with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, business leaders and residents who could be affected by the new law. At 11 a.m. Gordon and Glover will hold a brief news conference, said Gerardo Higginson, a spokesman for the mayor.

My mind is blown!  And, to top it off, it really doesn't make any sense!  I bet by now you are wondering why it doesn't make any sense.  They are talking with the Mayor of Phoenix.  He did not author this law.  He did not enanct this law.  He cannot chnage this law.  He...cannot...do...anything...except complain...about this law.  With that in mind, he is just using this opportunity for political grandstanding.  Posturing...nothing else.

So here's something to think about the next time you see the outspoken stars and celebrities who complain about America and/or the states therein.  They are only interested in your money and your attention.  They effect no real change for anyone but themselves.  And, as for the intellectual prowess of these celebs and how they know what is best for us...well...consider that they cannot even tell the difference between a state law and a city ordinance, let alone a mayor of a city and the governor of the State of Arizona, who sgined the bill into law.

Old School vs New School, or 1958 vs. 2008

Scenario: Jim goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1958 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jim's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2008 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jim hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario:
Sean and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1958 - Crowd gathers. Sean wins. Mark and Sean shake hands and end up buddies.
2008 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Mark and Sean. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Mark started it.

Scenario:
Bob won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1958 - Bob sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2008 - Bob given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Bob has a disability.

Scenario:
Chris breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1958 - Chris is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2008 - Chris's dad is arrested for child abuse. Chris removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Chris's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Chris's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario:
Phil gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1958 - Phil shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2008 - Police called, Phil expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.

1958 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2008 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario:
Geoff takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1958 - Ants die.
2008 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Geoff charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Geoff's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1958 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny under goes 5 years of therapy.

Out with the Old, In with the New

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

Two Different Versions!

Two Different Morals!

OLD VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself

NEW VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ants food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010

Obamacare, aka Healthcare Reform, aka Kennedycare, aka Whatever...

On Facebook, the grassroots Status for today was, "No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as your status for the rest of the day.".  So what does it mean?  As per usual Obama-speak, it actually means nothing of value.  Simply put, if you think that poor people are dying because they don't get proper medical care, then pass the Healthcare Reform and the government will take care of them.  Really?!  Seriously?!

How could the government possibly take care of them?  We have a government instituted and funded program called Medicare.  It is wildly out of control on spending, rules and regulations, and abuse.  Along with this program, we have Social Security that is all but bankrupt and borrowing against everything and everyone, including the future.  Where is the fiscal responsibility?  Where is the accountability?  Where is the better-run services?  Now President Obama wants to take over even more healthcare demands for an entire nation?  With what money?  Who is going to make the decisions of life and death?  How is it to be administered?  Are they going to issue National ID cards?  And what of the people who do not belong in this country, such as visitors from Mexico?  Who is going to pay for their healthcare?

I cannot believe how many questions keep coming up and yet no one from the Obama administration will answer them.  Clearly, our opinion as the people of the United States of America no longer matter.  Apparently, a "...government of the people, by the people, for the people..." as written in the Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln, no longer has value or strength in this great nation.

Questions abound, answers are scarce!

Knowledge IS Power

Headline: Senate Bill Would Give President Emergency Control of Internet

Fox News Link

What?!  Who in their right mind would even conceive of such a thing?  Oh, yeah, those that are in their "left" mind!

The internet is not something that can just be turned off.  It was originally created to be a channel to share knowledge and communicate.  In its simplest form, it is still doing just that.  Now, the power hungry, megalomania of the Obama administration believes they should be empowered to control it.  I say "NO!".  This is just another attempt to usurp our rights as Americans.  Nothing good can come of it.  Unless you believe the ultimate taxation and manipulation of the internet is a good thing.

Since this administration took office, or more correctly, took power, they have been in a "feeding frenzy" to seize control of everything they can.  They do it under the auspices of crisis management.  Just how many crises are there?  And more importantly, why are there so many?

When are people, even Americans, going to wake up and realize they are giving OUR country away?  Let's take a look at the scoreboard so far since President Obama took office (and this is not a comprehensive list):

1. Stimulus Money
2. Bailout Money
3. National Debt reaching into the TRILLIONS!
4. Seized control of several banks
5. Seized control of General Motors
6. Implementation of various Czars
7. Restriction / taxation of new and existing energy generating plants (coal, oil, et. al.)
8. Continues to spend money this country does NOT have
9. Devaluation of the American Dollar
10. Youth Corps and mandatory volunteer service (hello, oxymoron!)
11. Creation of the interrogation techniques
12. Redistribution of enemy combatants
13. Cash for Clunkers program

Now let's look at what he is attempting to do.

1. Attempting to seize control of healthcare
2. Attempting to seize control of the internet

He is single-handedly de-constructing the United States of America!  And he's done it in less than a year!  And, we as her citizens, have allowed it!  We must stop this runaway freight train of de-evolution and social and fascist ideals.  We must stand up and declare our sovereignty and end this reign of ignorance and stupidity before it cannot be stopped.  We must end the out-of-control spending and superfluous legislation before the only method of resolution becomes the next revolutionary or civil war.

As the old saying goes, as taken from the movie "Top Gun", "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash.".  Barrack Obama's ego is writing checks this great country cannot cash.  When China, and the other foreign countries call their notes and want their money, we will not have it.  We cannot have it.  Economically speaking, the ONLY way to attempt to resolve this is to tax EVERYONE to their literal death.  By that, I mean if we don't pay our debts, these countries, or governments, will take it our of our hide.

Life is complicated enough without having to prevent or curtail a war that NOBODY wants!  Except, of course, the Obama administration.  I know that I have heard on the Glenn Beck program that there are self-avowed socialists and communists that have been hand-picked by the Obama administration.  Even some Democrats are now worried at the direction this country is going.  Alas, there may be no hope.  Biblically speaking, this must be.  America was the most unique nation in this planets history.  We were created anew, unlike every other nation where a war was fought, won or lost, and the leadership was just changed.  We separated ourselves from Matriarchal and Empirical rulers and declared that man has inalienable rights that governments shall not intrude upon.  Now, we have a government that insists on not just intruding, but invading our rights, to the point of subjugation.

It's been said, "The pen is mightier than the sword.".  Most, if not all of us, have experienced some kind of pain from a cut, a stick, a prick, or some kind of wound and the memory of that pain has faded over time.  All of us, at the hands, or tongues for that matter, have felt the stinging blow of a bitter remark whose pain lingers a lifetime.  Reduce those remarks to writing and the pain could be eternal.  Words have power and meaning.  Let us use them to stop this train wreck we call the Obama Administration.  Let us take arms against and out-of-control government by declaring our mistrust in written word.  Let us take back our nation, for the people, by the people, and tell our quisling leaders they no longer have power to do these things.

This is a call to arms, to pen our disdain, to end this tyranny, and take back what is rightfully ours!

It's Officially Unofficial

Just finished reading a news article on MSNBC.com about Michael Jackson. Here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32542682/?GT1=43001

In my Friday, June 26, 2009, blog entry, "Death by Loneliness", I suggested his death would be due to polypharmacy. Here is the "Officially Unofficial" results:

Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson’s death June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released.

Besides the propofol and two sedatives, the coroner’s toxicology report found other substances in Jackson’s system but they were not believed to have been a factor in the singer’s death, the official told the AP.

So there you have it. Now that that is over, maybe we can move on to something a little more important like Obama's train wreck in progress, also called Obamacare!

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

So I've been reading in the news how all the states are cash-strapped and trying to find new ways to create revenue, except, of course, President Obama who just keeps on spending. I'm reminded of the song on "Finding Nemo", "Just keep spending, spending, just keep spending...". Now that's funny. I'm making myself laugh.

Anyway, on to the point. One example I read about: California wants to legalize marijuana and then tax it at $50.0 per ounce. Another one I read: Some states are considering charging inmates for their stay, which could be up to $40.00 per day per inmate. Or, charging them for toilet paper. Or, worse yet, charging them for medical visits. Really?! Doesn't that just fly in the face of Obama and his all-encompassing health care that is paid for by the government? Seriously?!

I think I might have an answer that will work for everyone. Cut programs, rescind superfluous laws, and release inmates that really don't need to be behind bars in the first place. Most importantly of these is STOP SPENDING! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize there is no money to fund all of these ridiculous entitlement programs, let alone the proposed, and realized, spending of the Obama Administration.

It's amazing to me that just one hundred years ago, people were in the position that if they didn't work their farm (you know, till, plant, harvest, and store) they would die. If they didn't cut wood for the Winter, they would freeze. If they didn't have a gun when someone came on their land and threatened to take it, thy would lose it, or worse yet, be killed. What happened to the human spirit? What happened to the will and drive of mankind for self-sufficiency? When did it become vogue to play "Robin Hood" and steal from the rich and give to everyone else? Notice that I DID NOT say the poor. I have seen wealthier poor people than me with their bling and shiny things, new clothes, and super-huge house, while they were standing in the welfare line. I literally equate it to this: if i walk up to an old lady and ask her to give me her purse, and she does, and then I simply walk down the street and give that money to some total stranger, what is going to happen? I am going to be arrested for stealing! So why is it okay for President Obama and his administration, and all these states, to do the same thing? It's not! Well, technically. I should probably point out the minor flaw here. I asked the old lady for her purse and she willingly gave it to me. So technically, I didn't steal it. I "re-distributed" it. So with all of these government entities we must be willingly giving them permission to give our hard-earned money to these less fortunate people.

So why don't we say no? Now that's the question!

In the Book of Mormon, in Ether, Chapter 10, Verses 1-8, I found this:

And it came to pass that Shez, who was a descendant of Heth—for aHeth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez—wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people. And it came to pass that Shez did remember the destruction of his fathers, and he did build up a righteous kingdom; for he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep; and he did walk in the ways of the Lord; and he begat sons and daughters. And his eldest son, whose name was Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez was smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father. And it came to pass that his father did build up many cities upon the face of the land, and the people began again to spread over all the face of the land. And Shez did live to an exceedingly old age; and he begat Riplakish. And he died, and Riplakish reigned in his stead. And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings. And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death. Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison; and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations. And when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.

Oh....my....gosh! I believe we could substitute Obama's name for Riplakish. Let's look at this just a bit closer.

• Obama promises change.
• Spending is out of control.
• Taxes are going up.
• If you don't pay taxes, the ultimate punishment is imprisonment.
• Governments continue to build spacious and lavish buildings when there is no money.
• Clinton, and other politicians, commit whoredoms and abominations.
• Government has taken control of business.

Wow! Does any of this sound familiar? Now let's consider a few more things.

• A seemingly innocuous man catapults to the highest position in Government, almost overnight
• He implements massive and sweeping economic and social changes, almost overnight
• He institutes a mandatory service for youth
• He rules with an iron fist and casts aside anyone who opposes him
• He lives contrariantly to his stated beliefs (i.e., he spends wildly while demanding others restrict their spending)
• Demonized an innocent group of people

Hmmm, I bet you thought I was describing President Obama? Well, I was actually describing Adolf Hitler. When did it become vogue to be fascist?

To Catch an Idiot

Now I've heard it all. Apparently, NBC, in their infinite wisdom, and left-wing media-biased way, has decided it is time to-catch-a-terrorist. They will be broadcasting "The Wanted" on July 20th.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i04af04c7447fd0dce5d83adb5f471a37
Likened unto the "To Catch a Predator" series, they intend to broadcast their efforts to identify and snare wanted international terrorists. Although the premise has a nice appeal, it is an accident waiting to happen. Above all else, people should realize that this is designed solely for ratings and nothing else. Much like the Predator exposé, where men are baited into engaging in sexual meetings with teenage girls as portrayed by adults, nothing good can come from "The Wanted".

Most people don't know that after predators are lured, engaged and confronted, and they experience the eventful multi-manned police tackle to "take them down" and arrest them, (they could have simply told them to "freeze" and "get on the ground" as they do in real life, but then, that wouldn't be riveting television now would it), most, and I'm talking HIGH percentages, have their cases dismissed, overturned, or dropped, because of evidence tampering, entrapment, and other, grossly negligent legal technicalities. And this, after, the police were involved. In Indiana, cases were overturned. Here's the link and an excerpt:

http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/2009/01/by-matthew-belloni--datelines-to-catch-a-predator-series-always-fascinated-us-and-not-just-because-there-are-still-men-out-t.html

In two separate rulings, courts have overturned convictions of men busted by online stings because there was no actual "victim" in the case. Attempted sexual misconduct with a minor, the courts reasoned, requires an actual minor, not an undercover officer.

So, now that we know this, what can we expect from "The Wanted"? The same thing. Except this time, we will screw up the international legal system and in turn let these very dangerous men go free on technicalities. Where's the justice? Where's the value? Where's the rights?

I am reminded of the late 40's, 50's, and on into the 60's, when Americans "turned in" the "commie pinkos" for investigation...no evidence required. These people may have sympathized with communist beliefs, but were in no way associated with communism or its actions. So how many men, women, and let's not forget, children, are going to be accused and incarcerated, without merit. So I bet you are hung up right now about the "terrorist children", huh? Well, let's be realistic. How many children have been used in "homicide bombings"? How many children have shot at American soldiers in the name of Allah?

So if we keep going in this fashion, we will have a couple things we really don't want. The first is an extreme take-off of "The Running Man" by Richard Bachman, aka Stephen King. If you haven't read the book, go ahead, it's a good read. If all you ever saw was the movie, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Dawson, it's not bad, but it's not good either. More or less, people are convicted of crimes and then sent to their punishment to "play in a game of life and death". Naturally, Arnold's character reigns triumphant and the evil-doers are killed. That ain't gonna happen! A lot of innocent people will be judged unfairly and killed or imprisoned. It will also spawn and age of "Video Vigilantism" where it is okay to chase after people with a video camera for a conviction, or worse, as long as they are ____________, and you can fill in the blank with whatever group you want. Hey! That sounds familiar. Oh wait, I remember. We had a war about this very same thing, but there were no cameras. Oops, I misspoke, they had cameras back then too. Oh what was his name...the little guy...with the mustache...and the hand-thing. Oh yes, I remember, his name was Adolf Hitler and HIS group was Jews.

Second, and not quite as extreme, would be camps. Now I'm not talking about the wonderful summer camps we went to as children. I'm referring to the concentration camps, like during World War II. You know the ones. A lot of Japanese-American's (and I'm being politically correct when I say this) were rounded up and put in these camps. These people lost their homes, jobs, and valued possessions without any evidence being presented. Their only crime, being of Japanese decent immediately after the Pearl Harbor bombing. You know, now that I think about it, it really was extreme.

So now I ask you, what's wrong with letting the law enforcement community do their jobs. I realize they may not do it very well at times, but they try. They have a very fine line to walk in order to correctly identify, gather evidence, arrest, and submit for judgement. There a so many reasons, and technicalities, to be careful of that conviction and/or release hangs in the balance the entire time. Now we want to let "investigative journalists" botch up the evidence, scare away the suspects, and in general screw up any chance of conviction...all in the name of ratings. I don't think so!

Obamanomics

I thought a few definitions were in order. I tried my best to be funny and descriptive.

Obamanomics
Main Entry: o·ba·ma·no·mics
Pronunciation: o-bä-mä-nä-miks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: 2009

1 a: a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services by a government entity b: economic theory, principles, or practices for a government entity

2: economic aspect or significance of change

3: economic conditions after spending money that does not exist

4: the conversion of one person or entity’s money into another person or entity’s money; what was yours is now someone elses

5: the ability to change currency into something of lessor value; to devaluate

6: the creation of a socially elite class of people based on the work or monies of a socially disadvantaged class, e.g., middle- and lower-class citizens

7: the use of or process of using the established accounting system created by the now defunct Enron Corporation

8: the federalization of a corporate business or entity

9: the creation of universal healthcare to care for or treat illegal aliens or otherwise disadvantaged persons at the expense of Americans who otherwise already have some form of healthcare

10: the flagrant and extravagant spending of taxpayer monies after counseling American citizens to the contrary

Death by Loneliness

Wow! What a day yesterday. First thing in the morning the news of Farrah Fawcett's death. Then, just hours later, the news goes chaotic. It starts out with Michael Jackson found not breathing. Just a few minutes later, the headline was Michael Jackson dead. Then a few more minutes pass and the headline turns into Multiple Reports about Michael Jackson. Finally, the news is confirmed and he is pronounced dead to the public.

The news is claiming full cardiac arrest. I believe that is very possible, but will ultimately come out that he was so addicted to drugs that he could hardly make coherent statements. This is sad, very sad. If fact, it would be a very literal re-enactment of Elvis Presley's demise. He, too, died alone, in a mansion, of a cardiac related cause, presumably brought on by:

"a strong belief that the primary cause of death was polypharmacy," with one report "indicating the detection of fourteen drugs in Elvis' system, ten in significant quantity."

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley.

So the King of Rock 'n Roll, who died at the ripe old age of 42 is now joined by the King of Pop, who died at tender age of 50. What a parallel. They had massive amounts of money, marital problems, drug addictions, strange behavior, and most importantly, lived the loneliest lives known to man.

How hard it must have been to not be able to go out into public and just take a walk. Or to go to McDonald's with a few friends to eat french fries and have a shake. To become a prisoner of your home, never to be alone. I can't imagine what that would be like! Still, this is what people aspire to. They want to be so famous that they can never be alone again. This has got to be a true psychological disorder, since it is almost a pathological need to be craved by people. It is the ultimate narcissism. Here are a few definitions:

Narcissism, as in excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance. noun (See egotism) definition:

• Psychology; extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
• Psychoanalysis; self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of mental disorder.

Wow, that nailed it.

Truly, Michael Jackson had an extreme interest in his appearance. Hence the "nose job" that he vehemently denied. And what about the glove, and the suits, and...and...and the list goes on.

Ultimately, his death, was of his own design. No matter what is said about him, or what accusations will be alleged, he died a lonely man! He will be missed. He can rest easy now that his pain has stopped. He doesn't have to be lonely any more.

Power Enough for Everyone

So I'm getting ready to look at my electric bill, which is to say, I am mentally preparing myself for the devastating shock that will come when I open my bill. It's around $250.00. Not bad. Hey, wait, "not bad" is good for this time of year, right? So, if it's good then why do I feel so bad?

Perhaps I need to take a closer look at this. I take the time and make the effort to use, wherever possible, Compact Fluorescent Lights, or CFLs, we use a toaster over when possible, we keep the house around 78 degrees during the day, and in general, turn off lights not in use. And still my bill is $250.00 with Salt River Project (SRP). Sure, I have a couple of computers that are continually in use and a laser printer that is almost 15 years old. But I find it hard to believe they are the culprits here. In fact, I believe I should be looking elsewhere for the reason.

Lets start with SRP, and the other power providers for Phoenix. For the average home owner, they get one of two choices, SRP or APS, depending, literally, on where they live in the Valley of the Sun. In fact, let me restate that, the home owner doesn't have a choice, but will end up with one of the almighty power companies. If you don't want an APS serviced home, you need to move.

Next, they each run countless commercials about how to "save" energy. They tout the use of CFLs and power conservation techniques. Well, here's a rub. They are all over the average Joe to save power, but big business is wasting it away. Back in the 80s, it was the practice of a business to turn the outside sign off when the business was closed. In fact, a lot of them were on timers so no one had to even think about it. Nowadays, you drive down the road at 2:00 AM and signs blaze away with no one in sight. Even worse, car dealerships have their entire parking lot illuminated all night. I realize they want to deter theft, but the problem is their lamps are might expensive to run, and they have a lot of them.

As if that were not enough, SRP has a program that people can voluntarily sign up for where they are punished, financially, for using electricity during the day. So people run their air conditioners all night as low as they can and then try not to use anything during the day. I guess that would work for some, but I don't see the value in it. In fact, I believe actions like these fly in the face of the standard Supply and Demand principles and are actually contrary to standard business practices. Confused are you? Well, it's simple really. Let me break it down for you. If I make a widget to sell to the public I would set a price that would include the cost of making, selling, and distributing the widget and then add enough to make a profit. So, if demand for my widget goes up, which is a good thing, I can do one of two things: 1) raise my price higher because I don't have that many widgets, or 2) I can increase my widget production to accommodate the demand and thereby keep my price steady and actually make larger profits. A great example of this is McDonalds. More people want more fast food so they build more stores and sell more food and make more profits.

So why doesn't SRP, and the other power companies, follow this model? Why aren't power companies building power generating stations to increase the amount of available electricity for its customers? See, what people are not getting is SRP, and the others, can continually go to the Arizona Corporation Commission and ask for increases each year and use the "demand is greater than our supply" argument and then they get it.

Here's an article I found that basically makes my point.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200805/ai_n25415863/?tag=content-inner;col1

Headline: TransCanada Signs Contract to Generate Arizona Power

And finally, a small excerpt.

TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that the Phoenix, Arizona-based utility Salt River Project (SRP) has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement to secure 100 per cent of the output from TransCanada's planned Coolidge Generating Station.

Here is a Canadian-based corporation that seems to think it is a great idea to build a power generating station in Arizona and make money from it. Why doesn't SRP build one? In fact, I don't believe an Arizona-based company has constructed a power generating station in decades. Why? Certainly they are making enough money from their increased rates each Summer. In fact, the average household's bill doubles during the months of May to September. Sure there is an increase in power needs, especially during the Summer, especially when using air conditioners, but why not accommodate that? And if that were not enough, SRP, and the like, BUY their electricity from other companies around the continent. Surely that has got to cost more then actually creating their own. It's not like outsourcing to India where they can get cheap labor. They are buying someone else's power, which the seller is selling for a profit, and then turning around and selling it for an additional profit. So, electricity could be cheaper just be eliminating the middle man. Shocking!

The State of Education in the Millennium

Headline: 17 bodies recovered near jet crash site

Link: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/07/20090607airfrance.html

This was so bad, and so short, that I'm actually posting the entire article.

RECIFE, Brazil - Brazilian military authorities say search boats scouring the Atlantic Ocean have now recovered 17 bodies of passengers on a doomed Air France flight that crashed a week ago.

Air Force Col. Henry Munhoz says four of the bodies were men and four were women. He did not immediately provide information about the gender of the other bodies. The flight was carrying 228 people when it crashed the night of May 31.

Munhoz also told reporters Sunday night that several structural parts of the Airbus 330 were recovered at the location from which Flight 447 sent a burst of messages saying it was having electrical problems and loss of cabin pressure.

Immediately, I have a problem with this article. Can you guess what it is? Why is it so important that we know the gender of those who died? Will this information better our lives? Will it enable us to determine what happened to the Flight 447? Will it lay to rest our fears for flying knowing that we could die at a moments notice? And finally, does it assist the friends and family members who have suffered a great loss at the hands of Air France's failure to provide the necessary maintenance to prevent this problem? Nope. Not at all.

It is superfluous information bordering on rhetorical!

It is sad that we live in the "Information Age" and all we can say is: "four of the bodies were men and four were women. He did not immediately provide information about the gender of the other bodies." We should be able to generate a long list of information from the moment a body is picked up. We have dental records, DNA, and a master list of the 228 people on-board. Surely they can tell us more that this.

Why can't we call it what it is?

Headline: Thai police: Carradine death may be accidental

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/05/20090605Carradine05-ON.html

First of all, let me say that this is a tragedy. I was a big fan of his work and especially enjoyed the "Kung Fu" series. I would also like to extend my condolences to his family and close friends. He will be missed.

Now onto the other part. I'm not sure why the "drive by media" as Rush Limbaugh likes to call them, insists on avoiding the stating of the obvious. Oh, but let an emergency situation flare up and the speculation and conjecture fly out of their mouths like vomit. I think the first paragraph gives us a clear picture.

BANGKOK - The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been caused by accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday.

A few years ago, the media would have just said it, and they said it often. Now it is taboo. So, I'll say it. He died of Autoerotic Asphyxiation. Here is what Wikipedia says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_asphyxiation.

In some fatality cases, the body of the asphyxiophilic individual is discovered naked or with genitalia in hand, with pornographic magazines nearby, with dildos or other sex toys present, or with evidence of having orgasmed prior to death. Bodies found at the scene of an accidental death often show evidence of other paraphilic activities, such as fetishistic cross-dressing and masochism.

Sounds like it to me.

Healthcare for All, Service for None

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/04/20090604ObamaHealth04-ON.html

The first paragraph is our warning:

President Barack Obama says he's open to requiring all Americans to buy health insurance, as long as the plan provides a "hardship waiver" to exempt poor people from having to pay.

Many years ago, the insurance industry told lawmakers that if they would mandate seat belt usage, it would go a long way in reducing the already skyrocketing insurance rates. They did. It didn't! Now, with mandatory insurance, the insurance companies can charge any rate they want because it's MANDATORY.

Now, the federal government, or should I say, the Federal Socialists, have decided that in the interest of saving everyone, they want to make medical insurance mandatory. Worse yet, they want people to "buy into a government insurance plan.". Really? People don't like regular insurance companies. Do they really expect Americans to buy into a government-run insurance company. Why even Medicare, a government-run organization for health care, is having problems and losing money left and right. Now they want to nationalize it?

As I've said before, and I'll say it again:

Never, in the history of government, has anyone in government offices, under the direction of government officials, with the help of government entities, been able to effectively negotiate anything worthwhile!

Next, we'll have mandatory "volunteering" and mandatory "religion" and who knows what else. Hmmm, that appears to fly in the face of what our founding fathers wrote when they severed their ties with England, and the King, and the Church of England, and...and...and...oh, well, you get the picture (I HOPE!).

Holy Melted Icebergs Batman

I was kind of watching "ABC News Special: Earth 2100" last night while I working a few Sudoko puzzles and relaxing. Here is the TV Guide synopsis:

"An environmental road map to the 22nd century explores possible effects of climate change, population growth and resource depletion, as well as measures to forestall negative consequences of those effects."

As I half-heartedly watched, they talked about the rising sea levels and how man will not know how to live or something like that. Basically, how devastating it will be to have sea levels rise 20 or more feet. Ok, yes, it will be devastating, even catastrophic is sea levels rise 20 feet! But will they? here is what crossed my mind. Aside from the whole "melting Arctic ice" theories, I would like to offer a new theory. Quite possibly never before expressed. Right now, there are approximately 8 billion people on the Earth. Every single one of them requires water to survive. Isn't it just simple enough to explain that as more people are born, more water is needed to sustain life. Couldn't we just think of the polar ice caps as our water reserve? In fact, lets take this a little further. With more people, we need more food, so more cows...more water needed. Then there is the need for more food for the humans and the cows, so more grass and grains...so more water is needed.

I honestly believe that we are taking water out of the ground at a high rate of speed to sustain ourselves and our way of life. That, in turn, may increase the temperature of the crust because that "insulation" effect is now diminished. So, the direct response is a warmer crust that begins melting the ice caps. With the ice caps melting, that water must go somewhere. The "climatologists" would have us believe that our coastal areas are going to be submerged under 20 feet of water. I don't think so. I believe that water is going right back into the under water caverns through some form of ground filtration.

Lets look at a few "facts" as presented by "climatologists". They tend to use Iceland as their example. I'm sure you've heard the arguments: There is no more more ice on Iceland, or Iceland is on the forefront of global warming. Whatever. Here are a couple of pictures they use to suggest these arguments.

Before: http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/worldguide/html/image_620.html

After: http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/worldguide/html/image_622.html

Clearly, Iceland is not under water. And it was their ice that melted. Hawaii is not underwater. In fact, I haven't actually heard of any island or coastal region suffering more than a few inches of a rise, and I offer that liberally.

Now, check this out. I found this article that really messes with things. It's brief, but well stated.

http://icelandtalks.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/global-warming-not-true-in-iceland/

Now the glacier Dangjökull is getting bigger. The National Energy Authority of Iceland in partnership with the United States Geological Survey they are mapping out the glacier. It turns out that the glacier is getting bigger. Many reasons are believed to for this. The glacier is all under 1000 meters in height, and the weather system is a bit different from other parts of the country. Other glaciers in Iceland and in Europe have in fact shrunk a little. Could this be a change in climate or in the belief systems of the general public? Could this just be a normal phenomenon like the glaciers who shrink and grow all the time?

Can you believe it? First I reported that the "trend" was reversing after spiking in the 90's and now the glaciers are getting bigger. Wow! Didn't see that coming? Not! I especially love the part "could this just be a normal phenomenon like the glaciers who shrink and grow all the time?"

Even after all is said and done, and all the arguments and theories are posed, I still believe one thing: We, as responsible caretakers of this planet, as set forth in the Bible (see Genesis 1:28 KJV), should reduce, even eliminate, pollution. It's in OUR best interest!