Category: The Rise of the Nanny State
Why Does President Obama Hate Christmas? (UPDATE: Bloggers Save Christmas!)
Just when you think our President can’t descend one more inch into the unfathomably deep well of ridiculousness, he exceeds all expectations and drops a whole foot. Recently, our President promised that he would not wait for Congress to save us from our economic morass.
Why Does Our Government Hate Children and Potatoes?
Thanks to the Lonely Conservative for bringing this new attempt to expand the Nanny State to my attention. You say potato? The USDA says “starchy vegetable.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to limit how many starchy potatoes American schoolchildren eat each week as part of the federal school lunch program, beginning next year. I [...]
Our Problem is Too Much Freedom, Says the Super Smart Guy.
Peter Orszag, the former Director of the Office of Budget and Management in the Obama administration, thinks we have entirely too much democracy. According to him, we need lots of commissions and panels that will just do things for us, without all that messy voting and debating and gridlock. In an 1814 letter to John [...]
Why Is Our Government Persecuting a Guitar Maker?
I honestly have no idea what authority the Department of Justice has to raid two different Gibson Guitar factories twice in the past two years, shut it down for at least a day, seize files and real property, and hold that property for more than a year without one word of explanation to the rightful [...]
BREAKING: Sarah Palin Painted a Bus! With Money! Cash Money!
Really, left-wing media? That’s the story? Palin spent a lot of money to get a custom paint job on her tour bus? Well, okay, but as Stacy McCain notes, at least that money went to small businesses and other folks not employed by Big Poppa Government. Of course, I’m sure the guys employed by the [...]
Vote, So A Kitty Can Get Angel’s Wings
If you’re sitting at your office today and wondering, “How can I make a splash for my country today”, Mike Flynn has a very good suggestion for you. If you live in California’s 36th Congressional district or in one of the 6 state senate districts targeted by Big Labor in Wisconsin, please vote today. If [...]
On July 1, I Will Become an Unwilling Contributor to the Public Sector Union Menace.
I received a notice in the mail today that informed me that the State of Maryland will steal an undisclosed amount of money from my paycheck starting on July 1 on the behalf of AFSCME Maryland. I have no option but to pay the “service fee”, whether I’m a member of AFSCME or not. Indeed, [...]
To Serve, Protect, And Enforce Regulation 92-B, Section I, Sub-Section (b), Paragraph 2
Yeah, I think our Federal government has gotten just the teensiest bit out of hand. An advertisement has popped up on a few blogs I read and I decided to capture the image and share it with you. Boy, that’s inspiring, isn’t it? Can you just imagine that parents all over America are telling [...]
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