Thursday, January 24, 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Americans Down on America

Read Article Here on Breitbart.com

The fact that 39% of Americans don't feel positive about America is alarming.  This is the lowest number in this group since the Carter administration. 

The question I have is why did enough people vote for Barack Obama if they have such little hope for America since he has been the president?

Do Gun Control Laws Control Guns?

Read Column Here

"The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts." Thomas Sowell, PhD

Like so many issues our government takes on, they do so out of emotion, and not out of rational consideration of facts.  Other topics include taxation, health care, pollution and global warming, and many more.  Too many people in today's political climate act based on an emotional response to an incident instead of using facts and experience to decide course of action.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Obama Jobs Council hits 1 year without official meeting

Obama Jobs Council hits 1 year without official meeting

Can you really call it a jobs council if there are no council meetings?

What does this lack of meetings say about President Obama's commitment to creating jobs?

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Paul to Take on Obama Over Gun Control

Read Article Here

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) believes, and so do I, that President Obama does not have the authority to take the actions he described in his press briefing on Wednesday January 16, 2013.

Specifically mentioned by Paul is a conflict between the 14th item in the list of actions Obama is planning to take, and the Obamacare legislation. 

From the PPACA:
(c) PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT GUN RIGHTS.— (1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.— A wellness and health promotion activity implemented under subsection (a)(1)(D) may not require the disclosure or collection of any information relating to—(A) the presence or storage of a lawfully- possessed firearm or ammunition in the residence or on the property of an individual; or (B) the lawful use, possession, or storage of a firearm or ammunition by an individual.

From Executive action item #14:
Protect the rights of health care providers to talk to their patients about gun safety: Doctors and other health care providers also need to be able to ask about firearms in their patients’ homes and safe storage of those firearms, especially if their patients show signs of certain mental illnesses or if they have a young child or mentally ill family member at home.
Some have incorrectly claimed that language in the Affordable Care Act prohibits doctors from asking their patients about guns and gun safety. Medical groups also continue to fight against state laws attempting to ban doctors from asking these questions.
The Administration will issue guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit or otherwise regulate communication between doctors and patients, including about firearms.

Note the obvious conflict between the law and the action regarding whether doctors may ask patients about guns in the home.