He not only flip-flops, he lies

Not only is Obama flip-flopping all over the place, but apparently he can't (or doesn't want) to remember what bills he voted on.

In his "Country I Love" television ad, Obama says that he "extended healthcare for wounded troops that had been neglected" and cited Public Law 110-181 as proof of this.

The problem? Obama didn't bother to show up and vote for Public Law 110-181.

How is Obama like a fish out of water

He's flip flopping all over the place.

In a Washington Post Op-Ed piece, Charles Krauthhammer points out the follow changes Obama has made since "winning" the democratic nomination.

1. The Flag Pin. Obama had said he didn't wear a flag pin because after September 11th it had become "became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism." Obama is now wearing a flag pin. I gues he needs to substitute something for his lack of true patriotism now.
2. Guns. When the Supreme Court came down in favor of Heller, and declared that the Second Admendment is an individual right, Obama declared that he agreed with the Supreme Court decision. However, he is previously on record as having stated that the D.C. gun ban is constitutional. Additionally, Obama is probably the most anti-gun politician out there next to Carolyn McCarthy and Mike Bloomberg.
3. NAFTA. Told the Canadians, his anti-trade rhetoric was just populist posturing.
4. Warrentless Wiretaps. Obama now will vote in favor of the new FISA bill.
5. Campaign Finance Reform. Changed opinion on public financing when he released that he needed to abandon public financing to maximize how much money he could take in.
6. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Talks would no longer be unconditional. How long until there will be no talks?
7. Iraq. No longer unconditional fixed 16-month timetable. He now states "we've got to make sure that our troops are safe and that Iraq is stable." and that "when I go to Iraq . . . I'll have more information and will continue to refine my policies." How long until reality meets Mr. Obama and he realizes that you can't have a fixed timetable.

Obama is a slick orator. Obama is charismatic. Unfortunately these thing don't help you be a good leader.

The Roberts Court seems to get it

I have to applaud the Roberts Court, they really seem to be beginning to undo some of the damage done by previous courts and the Bush administration.

First of all we have the D.C. v. Heller decision.

The right of habeas corpus was restored in Boumediene v. Bush

In Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics the court also is beginning to reign in patent abuse.

Hopefully the court will continue to promote liberty and reign in the executive branch.

Think of the children, burn the books and games.

I don't understand book burnings. If you don't want your children to have a book or game, then don't get it for them. It seems that people including Rev. Richard Patrick, don't want to take responsibility for actually engaging with their children and discussing what they read and see.

I'm a parent, I have a 3 1/2 year old and a 9 month old. I know how busy parents are, but being busy doesn't change the fact that I am still responsible for teaching my children.

I had plenty of exposure to violent books, video games, and movies when I was growing up, and I didn't turn into a thug. I wonder if it possibly had something to do with having a stable family with parents who were engaged with me.

Getting businesses to take security seriously

Over at the Armchair Generalist is a post about security chemical facilities. The DHS is requiring 7,000 facilities to improve the security of their chemical storage and manufacturing.

Having worked in computer security in the past, I know that most business don't take security seriously until after they have an incident. Even then it isn't all that important. The problem is that most people don't think about security when making purchasing decisions.

Since security failures often effect people other than the producer and consumer of a companies products. With the chemical facilities, it may impact many other people that don't have anything to do with the facility or their products.

The threat of lawsuits could convince some companies that they need to improve security, but as we've seen with the airlines and 9/11, the government is too willing to bailout companies with poor security when there is a terrorist attack.

One Third of United States is Predujected

A poll by the Washington Post and ABC News indicate that racial bias is alive and well in the United States. As part of the poll they categorized the population with a "racial sensitivity index". The bottom group (which consisted of one third of the total population) in the racial sensitivity index had a 2 to 1 preference for John McCain.

This is a sad commentary on ourselves. Race, in and of itself, should have nothing to do with deciding who to vote for. I don't like Obama, but not because of race, rather because he has very little experience, no foreign policy position to speak of, believes that only parts of the bill of rights should apply to the people and will greatly expand government.

Bloomberg for NYS Governor

A recent poll found Mike Bloomberg, NYC mayor is the favorite for New York State Governor. If he does run, and wins, the citizens of New York State can kiss there liberty good bye. Let us look at some of th actions he has taken as mayor of New York City.

1. He raised the city's portion of the cigarette tax from $0.08 per pack to $1.50 per pack and want to raise it again to $2.00n per pack. So you can expect him to raise taxes on anything he doesn't like.
2. He has aggressively attacked the second amendment, including suing gun manufacturers and running out of state sting operations against federally licensed firearms dealers in an attempt to single handedly shutdown the gun industry. Don't expect a pesky thing like to constitution to stop Mike Bloomberg.
3. He replaced the school board with direct mayor control. Expect him to take over any government agency he feels is under performing. With his management style and desire to assume direct control, if he could, he probably would impose Martial Law on New York State. It would be easy, as once he is done with his gun control inititives no one except him and his troop will have any weapons.

So do you still want Mike Bloomberg as Governor?