Health Care Bill Should be in the Trash!

I couldn't possibly add much to what every thinking American has already said. This is not a time to let down your guard.

First of all, we know our President is a prevaricator, which is a nice way of saying he never met a lie he didn't like. Second, he wants what he wants and it doesn't matter how he gets it. Before you get all excited about the possibility of them dropping the public option, contact your representatives and tell them to dump this whole piece of carp bill in the nearest file 13 where it belongs.

Any form of government controlled health care will result in a fundamental change in the relationship between citizen and government. And a government run co-op is just another form of public option.

The government will no longer work for us (which they are not exactly doing a bang up job of now), but will instead hold the power of life and death over its citizens. If you think you fear the IRS, just wait and see how it feels to have some government bureaucrat decide when and how you will live or die.

Adrienne's Corner: New World Order & Health Care

Cato Institute: Co-ops: A ‘Public Option’ By Another Name

The American Spectator: Public Option or Not, It's Still Government-Run

Hot Air: White flag or trial balloon?

Gateway Pundit: Canadian Health Care "Imploding"-- Doctors Meet & Discuss Private Options

Stacy McCain has live photo's being sent to him from the Phoenix protest by way of his new BFF, Barbara Espinosa. Stacy won't be my BFF because I keep trying to steal Smitty from him. If Stacy would just throw a few well placed commas my way, I would probably stop trying to lure Smitty with high pay and homemade tacos.

Thinking about buying a Smart Car? You may want to think again after seeing these photos over at The Blog Prof. I questioned its safety when pitted against a semi or large pickup. Looks like I asked the right question.

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for. That my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”

Adrian Rogers, 1931

The Smart Car

This is what Obama wants us all driving....

I saw my first Smart Car yesterday while visiting our new Italian market that just opened in Post Falls.

They bought a Smart Car and have it all decked out with signage from their new market and deli and I will have to admit it has a certain cuteness due to its impossibly small size.

However................I can't see anyone actually considering this as an rational alternative to a full size vehicle, nor can I envision it actually saving gasoline.

I've always been careful about grouping my errands, not to save gas, but to save time. This car holds two people and probably about the equivalent of 4 bags of groceries. Forget about putting the the large toilet paper cube from Costco anywhere in this vehicle unless you travel alone and put the passenger seat down. How about a stop at the local nursery to buy plants or even a small tree? Nope, that won't fly.

Have a child? That would be a no go. Going out to dinner with your friends? No again. So what do you use this duded up golf cart for? Beats me. Maybe to and from work but then forget about making quick stops on the way home to buy anything of any size. The unintended consequence will be more trips or taking more than one vehicle therefore negating any gas savings.

I checked crash tests and they actually were fairly good, however I didn't see it pitted against an SUV or one of our local Idaho ginormous pick-ups. I'm not planning on running it into a brick wall and the likelihood of a pick-up ramming me is much higher. So why would anyone want to spend up to 20K for a car that ultimately doesn't save any gas and causes major inconvenience?