GUNS: Does the Commissioner go to prison WHEN someone

Thursday, August 2, 2007

http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1185942106132290.xml&coll=1url

Black bears getting grisly across state
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
BY FRED J. AUN
For the Star-Ledger

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Scary incidents involving black bears keep happening across North Jersey even as the Corzine Administration continues to say hunting is not a valid way to stop them.

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Despite these close calls, the DEP’s commissioner, who canceled the 2006 bear hunt, remains steadfast in her position that non-lethal methods of bear control must prove to be failures before a tried-and-true means of wildlife population control — hunting — will be allowed.

Commissioner Lisa Jackson … …

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Does the Commissioner go to prison WHEN someone get seriously hurt or worse?

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INTERESTING: Shrimp eater pay more than they know!

Thursday, August 2, 2007

http://www.mises.org/story/2644

How the Shrimp Tariff Backfired
By Aleksandra Dunaeva and Don Mathews
Posted on 8/1/2007

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The great Frederic Bastiat (1801-–1850) taught that wealth can be obtained in two ways: it can be produced or it can be plundered. Production is undertaken by entrepreneurs. Plunder is often undertaken with the express assistance of government, taking the form of tariffs, taxes, subsidies, and other interventionist measures justified as policy in the public interest.

But entrepreneurs are not easily thwarted by government intervention. Sometimes entrepreneurs respond so creatively that they render the interventionist measure almost meaningless. A classic example of an entrepreneurial response to state-sponsored plunder is the case of the US anti-dumping tariff on imported shrimp.

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Bottom line: The American consumer got screwed and the politicians, lobbyists, and industry moguls got rich.

And, you think that the gooferment protect you?

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LIBERTY: why do we still have the draft law

Thursday, August 2, 2007

http://www.dayzerothemovie.com/

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Drafted … Thirty days to report for duty.

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So why do we still have the draft law still on the books? Didn’t the 16th free the slaves?

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INTERESTING: What has Obama done?

Thursday, August 2, 2007

HILLARY GOOFED IN DEM DEBATE
By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
July 30, 2007

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The polling is in and Hillary made a big mistake in her sharp disagreement with Obama over whether the president should meet with leaders of rogue nations. According to the Rasmussen Poll, Democrats agree with Obama over Hillary by 55%-22%. Without a poll to pretest her comments, Hillary instinctively took the “insider” position that the president should only meet with such leaders after extensive probing by subordinates to assure that the meetings would be productive. But she was wrong. Democrats want the president to meet with leaders of such nations without pre conditions.

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Interesting. I’d think that H would just keep emphasizing that O hadn’t done anything. But, then maybe that’s a two edged sword. Neither has she.

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FUN: This is a hoot from a hottie!

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Rachel Learns Job Interview Skills from Romney and Rudy

I know she was aiming at the politicians, but it could just as easily been aimed at clueless job seekers.

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RANT: Depending upon the gooferment can get you killed

Thursday, August 2, 2007

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070802/D8QOR8500.html

Survivors Recount Escape From Bridge
Aug 2, 6:36 AM (ET) By PAT CONDON

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Dennis and Jamie Winegar were driving across the Mississippi River, stuck in the late rush-hour traffic, when they felt the bridge beneath them start to shake. The visitors from Houston, Texas, were among the survivors of Wednesday’s collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge near downtown Minneapolis.

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Ahhh, yes, I see the gooferment is there to protect us. And, how else could we do roads with out the Mommy Government and Father State?

At least in China, when the head of their version of the FDA screwed up, they took him out an shot him. Who’s going to take the fall for this one? My guess is no one!

Ever hear about bridge collapses in Disneyland, Disneyworld, or such?

Nope, because if it was YOUR bridge, and you earned your lively hood form it, I bet you’d check it more than once every few YEARS!

Now, it could have been an Act of God. But, it could be overuse of road salt, blind stupidity (Roman Arches have lasted thousands of years), or malfeasance. Let’s hope that it wasn’t some criminal behavior.

Bottom line: Depending upon the gooferment can get you killed.

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LIBERTY: Where’s Robin Hood when you need him?

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_14.15.html

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[4] Department of Health Proposes New Records System

On June 26, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed to establish the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Patient Treatment and Tracking Records System. The goal of this new records system is to collect individual health data from people receiving medical care provided by NDMS. The NDMS is a joint effort between HHS, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Veteran’s Administration to provide additional resources to supplement the public health and health care actions local and state governments provide during emergencies. Under the proposal, all persons treated by NDMS medical staff may have their health data recorded and placed into a record system. This would include demographic information as well as data regarding patient diagnosis, treatment, and location. This data may be obtained from the individual patients, their physicians, or by access to the health records of patients.

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Err, no thanks. And, what if I chose not to wnat to pay for it! Why the local version of the “Sherriff of Notingham” will come down and make me.

Argh!

Where’s Robin Hood when you need him?

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RANT: It rhymes Peace by Reese

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese382.html

No Money in Peace
by Charley Reese

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An old Marine, Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, called it right decades ago when he said war is a racket. The racketeers get rich on war while the poor boys die in them.

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The old ex tank jockey pegs it right!

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