A Mad Hatter’s Summer of Events

Like Alice at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, taxpayers have recently been assaulted with many wish-it-weren’t-for-real events that make me watch for the white rabbit. It’s been a Wonderland of events and characters. Among them:

•Queen of Hearts: Nancy Pelosi. Politico recounts how she “whipped” together the votes for Cap and Trade, replacing “off with their heads” with dogged, in-your-face (and perhaps other body parts) persistence. Worried more about her reputation than the content of the bill, witnesses recounted that she and her sidekicks even surrounded one holdout–Rep. Joe Baca–who then (surprise!) voted in favor of Cap and Trade. No wonder Congressman Ciro Rodriguez sprinted like a rabbit out of the House chamber after surprising Pelosi with a “no” vote.. .

Duty to Die: Is It Plan B for Health Care?

Some say 70 is the new 50. I say if we are not careful, 2009 may be the new 1984 and seniors may have much to worry about. Pressure for health care savings might open the U.S. up to a “duty to die” philosophy. The framework for it may already be in place. Will we go there?

Government sausage-making: more unintended consequences

By Audrey Zettick Schaller
Being involved in government policy making is like watching sausage being made: after you’ve seen it done, you want no part of it. Plus, sometimes you get a little of this, a little of that, without a whole lotta thought about the long-term consequences–like heartburn and gas.
Guess that’s why I managed to escape [...]

Raising Radicals

 From brain-jockey.com.  It’s every conservative mother’s dream. You know, raising a radical. No, I’m not talking about a Saul Alinsky type. I’m talking kids that think for themselves. They might not always agree with you but they won’t be drinking anybody else’s koolaid© either. 
In the Urban Dictionary, a good definition of radical is “a person [...]