Hardly Historic

So, the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC and others are reporting that on Sunday night, the House of Representatives passed an “historic” health care bill. In point of fact, the is nothing historic about this bill. From the Soviet Constitution (1936): Article 42. Citizens of the USSR have the right to health protection. …

When You Get Angry…

Starting today, and progressing until either Obamacare’s full effect in 2014 or its hopeful repeal, you will notice changes in your insurance. First, it is by definition no longer insurance; that is, a back-up investment to cover the expense of potential future problems. From now on, what we call “health insurance” is really a government …

Upon Further Consideration…

Man, I just can’t sleep. At any rate, last night I watched the House of Representatives vote as it occurred. At about 9:45 pm, the “health-care” bill passed, and I wrote a vehement note on Facebook that if Obama signed this bill into law, I would drop my health insurance rather than comply with an …

The Second-Funniest Thing I’ve Ever Heard…

A friend of mine asked me yesterday why I don’t blog anymore, so I guess I feel motivated today… Anyway, I heard the second-funniest thing I’ve ever heard yesterday. The funniest thing I’ve ever heard was (embarrassingly) on an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. In it, one of the characters gives this advice to another: …

A Question of Hypocrisy

In consideration of today’s impending House of Representatives vote–allegedly on a bill to reform health-care, but really to expand the power of the Federal government far beyond its legal limits–some proponents of the legislation have decided that my opposition makes me a hypocrite. Being always interested in a fair argument, I propose the following for …

New Hermetics

I received a e-mail from Jason Augustus Newcomb today welcoming me into the program, pending the assignment of a proctor. Not only am I impressed with Mr. Newcomb’s spiritual writings, but he’s actually got a book out called “How the Teaching of Jesus Could Save America,” which promotes the idea of liberals and conservatives working …