Congress Does What it Supposed To

While the liberals decry intervention by Congress in the Terry Schiavo case, they provide another example of hypocrisy. The will of the people of Florida is to prevent the forced starvation of a living human being. Some nut case of a judge does not seem to understand the words in the Declaration of Independence that we have "certain unalienable Rights, that among these are, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We grant more life, liberty and happiness to the most heinous criminals and baby eagles. However, we are not able to sustain these same Rights to a human whom a handful deem to have a poor quality of life.

Congress has the right to involved itself in such matters as this. Unaccountable judges are thwarting the will of the people. Moreover, that will is something our forefathers recognized. Perhaps this judge needs a U.S. history lesson.

Hey, Kofi! You Forgot Something

How can you say, "A United Nations that fails to be at the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism and other forms of racism denies its history and undermines its future"? Certainly, you have not already forgotten about Rwanda or Darfur have you? What comes to mind when I mention these two words? The UN has not been at the forefront, unless you were referring to a rapid retreat.

You, of all people, are not qualified to speak on the subject of the fighting racism. Your experience in this area has been deplorable at best. However, let me thank you for the life lesson you provide to my children. I taught them this:


Inept

When are you going to move beyond mere rhetoric to significant action?

The IsraelInsider has an article on today's opening of the Shoah museum in Jerusalem.

TSA Needs a Physical Agility Test

In the early 80's I traveled up and down the West Coast taking written, oral and physical agility tests to earn a place on the hiring lists as a firefighter and/or a paramedic. The written test narrowed those who would move to the next stage. The physical agility further narrowed those who would endure the oral exam.

Many of the stations in the physical test simulated tasks that would be expected of a firefighter or paramedic. For example, we would have to carry two fully loaded trauma boxes, one in each hand, while walking up three steps, walk down three steps, turnaround and repeat. We had a time limit to perform a certain number of revolutions. Another stage required us to take a bundled 50 foot length of fire hose off the back of a truck, load it on our shoulder, run 50 feet to the building, up four flights of stairs, drop the bundle, pick up another bundle and return it to the truck all within a couple of minutes.

The TSA needs to implement a similar physical agility test to determine if those applying are capable of performing the tasks assigned them. A March 15, 2005 GAO report (page 27 & 29), states "numerous federal security directors reported that on-the-job injuries related to lifting heavy baggage...were a significant concern at the airports for which they were responsible."

For some reason, these government employees are incapable of lifting heavy bags on and off the machines. Compare these employees to those of businesses such as Delta or Southwest. The agents at the ticket counter lift bags from the scales to the moving belt behind them without significant injury.

Oh, yes, how could I forget? The employees of private companies are only required to lift those heavy bags on to and not off of the moving belt.

If you cannot perform the tasks required of your job, then you need to find another. In the case of the TSA (government) employees, they keep their job and create a potential for a hole in security.

Infanticide is Alive and Well in America

Without taking away from the battle for Terry Schiavo's life, FreeRepublic has a story on a woman who wants to take her baby home. However, the doctors at the Texas Children's Hospital have succeeded in obtaining court approval to remove a 6 month old child from a ventilator. This ruling goes against the mother's wishes.

The Gronigen Protocol out of the Netherlands at least recognizes that "the parent's preferences must be followed." In America, it is up to the doctors and the judges; not those most closely involved.

Disease or Epidemic?

If democracy is a disease then it is on the verge of being an epidemic. Look what is happening in Syria here and here. This could be one of worst scenarios for Kennedy, Kerry, Biden and Pelosi.

I wonder what the mullahs in Iran are thinking about these events in Syria? Could it be that Iran is not far behind Lebanon?

What Went Wrong With Brian Nichols?

This weekend watching the tragic events occurring in Atlanta I listened to the MSM interview family members of Brian Nichols. It was as if they were reading from the same script. The stories were setup with comments similar to: Brian’s mom works for the IRS and they live in a nice upscale community. Then, neighbors and extended family members are shown saying kind words about Brian and his immediate family. The appearance was they were trying to figure out what went wrong with this young man.

Since Mr. Nichols was not from a poor neighborhood and did not come from a family of welfare recipients, the MSM could not understand it. Their worldview is that poverty is the cause of crime. If poverty could be eliminated, crime would be significantly reduced. Sadly, they don’t get it, or worse, refuse to acknowledge human nature.

Their simplemindedness is their downfall. Here was an individual who allegedly committed terrible crimes and did not grow up in poverty.

Man, the general definition, does not need to learn to be bad; it is natural. We have to learn to do good. We teach our children how to be polite, proper manners and to sit up straight. Our legislators are constantly writing bills to protect us from one another (another subject for another day). If we are basically good, then why are new laws passed that make certain behaviors illegal. We should know what is good and do good. Instead, we look to the government to protect us from bad citizens.

Superior Firepower Indeed

While browsing various sites today I came across an ad for a T-shirt. Now, it's not that I haven't seen it before, it is that this T-shirt is more poignant today: "Peace Through Superior Firepower".

Consider the following: We have seen elections in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Libya made a move towards the West, North Korea soiled itself and then decided to rejoin multi-lateral talks and the Lebanese are demanding a representative government.

Would we have seen these dramatic changes if Algore had won in 2000 or Kerry in 2004? The answer is a resounding NO! Here's what would have been accomplished within Kerry's first 100 days: Kerry would have apologized to North Korea for his actions in Vietnam, declared his 'magic hat' (scroll to 9/18/2004) a national treasure and recommend the Lebanese be more tolerant of the Syrians.

Thanks to President Bush and his cabinet for their leadership and hardy thanks to our superior military personnel for their service and sacrifice. The world and our nation is safer today than it was before September 11, 2001.

Peace Through Superior Firepower - It Works!