Perilous Times

It isn't just the IRS that has engaged in systematic harassment of the administration's enemies. True the Vote also got unwarranted attention from the FBI, OSHA and the ATF.

Contrary to Obama's claim at Ohio State, it would seem that tyranny is indeed just around the corner.

 True Scandal: A tea-party group targeted by Democrats gets attention from the IRS—and the FBI, OSHA, and the ATF.

There once was a farmer named Pigford...

Suppose the government decided to settle a class action suit, making payments for alleged misdeeds to X number of claimants.

Then X became, say, X + Y, most of whom could not establish that they had suffered from the alleged misdeeds.

And suppose the number of claimants grew so large that it exceeded the number of people who could, by definition, have possibly suffered from the alleged misdeeds.

And then the group of claimants expanded again, to include sub-groups that were never involved in the original settlement.

This story of government corruption and incompetence defies belief. Our president plays a prominent role in Act II.

Pigford and Discrimination: Any connection gave way to fraud long ago

The Obama/Clinton Reparations: The enormous scam that is Pigford

Government, funny voices & party balloons

This is a classic example of Reagan's dictum that the nearest thing to eternal life on earth is a temporary government program. Something that started as an effort to keep up with the Germans on making blimps is still alive and kicking, despite attempts by Congress to kill it.

The video of Rep. Hank Johnson is worth a look if you're amused by the sheer inanity of public officials. This is the same Rep. Johnson who once expressed concern, publicly, that overpopulation might cause the island of Guam to capsize. I am not making that up.

If they can't kill the helium program this time, we all might as well just start drinking heavily.

Bad News: The Federal Helium Program is Not a Parody

Compassion

The article below asks some interesting questions. Is it true compassion when someone advocates that the government provide other people's money to a "needy" cause?

After almost 50 years since the War on Poverty began, and after spending many trillions of dollars on it, with the result that the poverty rate is higher now than in 1965, is it compassionate to insist that we keep doing more of the same?

What is Real Compassion?