Subject to Change

Boring topic, I know. But, watching our president deal with the debate over spending is providing much insight into his character. So far, Barack Obama has refused to put on his big boy pants and get serious about handling the country’s finances. Instead, he has resorted to fearmongering, finger pointing, and storming out of the room. Namecalling can’t be too far behind.

One talk show caller had a great idea, but I would take it further. He said we should allow the debt limit to increase $100 billion each month, provided the president identifies matching spending cuts. I like the plan, but the Republicans also need to consistently refer to the monthly increase as “Obama’s Allowance.” Even if the MSM trys to downplay the strategy, the imagery should stick. Obama is behaving like a child and he should be treated as one.

A House panel last week advanced a bill that would for the first time require federal health officials to ask patients about their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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“This bill is about collecting data. No more, no less,” Baldwin said at the hearing last week. She said federal programs generally do not collect this data, and that “as a result we are left with gaping holes in our knowledge on LGBT health.”

So… When Republicans “collect data” it’s spying. When Democrats do it it’s for the common good. 1984 called, they want you to know that they’re double-plus excited you decided to join them after all.

Seriously, if LGBT health is suffering due to lack of data, somebody (NOT THE GOVERNMENT) ought to be keen on doing a volunteer study. That’s how we normally do this.

If there’s one constant in American politics, it’s this: America knows how to make the most of a dead Kennedy.

The federal budget deficit has exceeded a trillion dollars for the first time in history, and it’s only July.

Trillion: that’s billion with a ‘T.’

This gives me an idea: someone needs to engrave a message inside president Obama’s watch, marking the end of capitalism and America the Free, starting with the stimulus bill.

I drove a Ford Focus last week for work. When I was returning it a sticker in the window caught my eye. It advertised that this was a “Partial Zero Emission Vehicle.” Is that like being a little bit pregnant? I couldn’t imagine what that’s supposed to mean, so I had to Wiki it:

PZEVs have their own administrative category within the state of California for low emission vehicles.

This vehicle category was created as part of a bargain with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), so that the automobile manufacturers could postpone producing mandated zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), which will require the production of electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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In order to qualify as a PZEV, a vehicle must meet the SULEV standard and, in addition, have zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system plus an extended (15-year/150,000-mile) warranty on its emission-control components, which incidentally covers the propulsion electrical components of a hybrid electric vehicle.

So, PZEV is California’s hat-tip to reality. Automakers couldn’t achieve the state’s insane emission standards and Californians didn’t feel like walking everywhere. It’s to bad, really. They might not babble on so much if they were all out of breath. Rather than admit defeat, California decided to change the rules. Technically, there’s compliance… Technically.

Some people want to put government in charge of health care and this demonstrates exactly why that’s a bad idea. Can you imagine getting a “Partial Organ Transplant” for your “Localized Cancerous Anomaly?” If you stop to think about it, this is already happening! Who, exactly, is the term “Partial Birth Abortion” supposed to fool anyway?