Political Musings

Huckabee 2012 ??
No Way! Conservative commentator, Tom Roeser posited this question in a recent blog on his site, TomRoeser.com. Mr. Roeser is an excellent wordsmith and I have to admit that I agree with him 90% of the time. On this notion of Huckabee in 2012, we depart. I do not think Huckabee has the stones to cut government as it must be. In fact, in my estimation, I do not believe any of the top tier candidates Romney, Palin or Huckabee would be capable of making the necessary cuts. Perhaps former Colorado Governor, Bill Owens or current Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels would have the tenacity to make cuts to the profligate federal spending.

CATO Institute
The CATO institute, a free-market oriented think tank in Washington, D.C., has come out with a plan to downsize the Federal government. CATO proposes to eliminate the Department of Education, a good portion of the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). I have long advocated the elimination of the Department of Education, ever since President Jimmy "The Cracker" Carter created it. The Department of Agriculture is another matter. CATO proposes to gut most of the department moving most of its functions to the states. For the most part I agree. Where I disagree, is the "Legacy" National Parks. They should be left in Federal Hands. The smaller, so-called National Parks that have been created by US Senators and Congressman seeking to gain favor with the ecotopians, should be left in state hands or as CATO proposes private land trusts. HUD can go and after reading CATO's proposal it makes more sense.

$100 Oil is still Coming
In my last post I said it was on the way. Now the US Dollar is getting pounded even more. Commodity prices are on the rise. As the rest of the world is beginning to show signs of recovery from the Bankers Flu (swine flu, if you wish), the US still putters along while the Obama administration does nothing.

Charity begins in Your Community!
Even as we all struggle in this troubled economy, please remember to give to those organizations in your community whose mission is to help the less fortunate. Even if you only have clothing items or other materials, it is important that we continue to help the "Independent Sector" grow.