America In Danger – The Blog

I’d really like to know Mr. Obama’s solution to ridding our dependence on foreign oil. Banning SUVs and forcing people to drive specific cars is anathema to the principles of liberty in this country. I’m all for environmental responsibility by every American, but it’s going to take a concerted effort to change how people live. People being more self-reliant and responsible for themselves regarding their food, health and home will make a big difference. The less we have to depend on each other and especially the federal, state and local governments, the better off we’ll be as people.

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President Bush’s budget includes enough money to build only half the U.S.-Mexico border fence Congress demanded last fall, leaving supporters of a 700-mile barrier seething Monday and immigration advocates shrugging that it was just an election-year ploy.

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Last August, a federal judge found that the president of the United States broke the law, committed a serious felony and violated the Constitution.

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States are voicing strong opposition to the Federal Real ID act. Lawmakers are stating in uncertain terms that the legislation is invasive and bad for both states and individuals. Wiseman a Rep from Montana even went as far as to say “There
’s a good whiff of a corporate boondoggle around this thing.”

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“President Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign both the Kyoto climate protocol and a future agreement that will take effect when the Kyoto accord runs out in 2012…But he warned that if the United States did not sign the agreements, a carbon tax across Europe on imports … could be imposed to try to force compliance.”

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“Former Vice President Al Gore has accepted an invitation to testify next month in a congressional hearing on the highly controversial issue of climate change.” 3/21/07 He will be the only witness to appear before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

How does a politician with NO SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND worthy of testifying before Congress about global warming?

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In the wake of Boston’s massive overreaction to some harmless blinking LED signs, the city’s mayor, Thomas Menino, apparently wants to ban guerrilla marketing, which he calls a “nitwit technique.” It’s good to see the guy’s nothing if not consistent — though it’s too bad that he seems to be consistently hyperbolic.

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The Cost of the Iraq War: Can You Say $1,000,000,000,000?

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Without a public debate or formal policy decision, contractors have become a virtual 4th branch of government. On the rise for decades, spending on federal contracts has soared during the Bush administration, to about $400 billion last year, fueled by a philosophy that encourages outsourcing almost everything government does.

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