The Exercise of Vital Powers

Georgians for Fred Thompson

This site is dedicated to building a grassroots machine to get Sen. Thompson to run for President. This country needs a leader who shares and can articulate the American Ideal of limited government, individual freedom and a strong defense.

By signing our petition, you not only tell the Senator to get in the race, you help him make up for lost time by identifying his supporters across the state.

Still something of a work-in-progress. I think my web design skills are getting better though.

He just won’t admit it. All of a sudden he’s blogging at RedState, writing Op-Eds for WSJ. Yeah, he’s running.

And I’m working on a secret project. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.

“Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance. You cannot build a program of discovery on the assumption that nobody is smart enough to figure out the answer to a problem. Once upon a time, people identified the god Neptune as the source of storms at sea. Today we call these storms hurricanes. We know when and where they start. We know what drives them. We know what mitigates their destructive power. And anyone who has studied global warming can tell you what makes them worse. The only people who still call hurricanes “acts of God” are the people who write insurance forms.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson : The Perimeter of Ignorance

A good read.

“This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.” Enjoy the glorious Technicolor cartoon production by Harding College, complete with a snake oil salesman hawking “ism”s and lots of catcalls at hot (animated) 1940s babes.

H/T: Reason Magazine - Hit & Run

“The unfettered free market has been the most radically destructive force in American life in the last generation.” — Hillary Clinton on C-SPAN in 1996.

“The election of Hillary Clinton has been the most radically destructive force in American life in this generation.” — Chris Farris, San Jose Costa Rica, 2010

HT: The Club For Growth

Why didn’t I think of this?

April 16, 2007 issue - Cassandra Devine knows how to solve the coming “entitlements” crisis, preordained when the 77 million baby boomers begin hitting 65 in 2011: pay retirees to commit suicide, a program she calls “transitioning.” Volunteers could receive a lavish vacation beforehand (”a farewell honeymoon”), courtesy of the government, and their heirs would be spared the estate tax. If only 20 percent of boomers select suicide before the age of 70, she says, “Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid will be solvent. End of crisis.” (Samuelson: ‘Boomsday’ Is Approaching - Newsweek Robert Samuelson - MSNBC.com)

Of course, Soylent Green to feed Africa is also doable.

W. T. F. ?.

Nowak [accused Psyco-Diaper-Astronaut], who is in the Navy, will remain in the Navy. She will develop curriculum and training programs. All this happens in April when she joins the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Training Command in Corpus Chrisiti. (I Was Born Doing Reference Work In Sin: “Crazy” OK for Navy!)

Kudos to both Lt. Governor Cagle and Speaker Richardson for devising a tax-cut that is offset by spending. After Sine Die we need to send you to Washington to teach that to your federal brethren.

The AJC is reporting:

Georgia homeowners would get a $100 property tax cut under a budget agreement reached Tuesday night by state House and Senate leaders….

House leaders proposed the tax cut after they reached an impasse with Senate leaders on the midyear budget for fiscal 2007, which ends June 30. Strong state tax collections have given lawmakers extra budget dollars this year.

Members of the House said senators had portrayed them as big spenders because they had tried to include projects such as museum funding and Perdue’s “Go Fish Georgia” fishing tourism program in the budget.

The Senate gutted the midyear budget of those projects, and the two sides did not appear near a deal when they began negotiations Tuesday.

The House budget negotiators counterproposed with the tax cut, and the Senate accepted.
(Budget deal gives residents tax break | ajc.com)

Travis Fain has a good explanation as to why this is being done via a property tax refund here

Mr. Speaker: I know this compromise probably doesn’t make you popular with your caucus right now. I know $100 isn’t a massive windfall to taxpayers upon which you can ride to re-election next year. However you did the right thing.

Lt. Gov. Cagle: Thank you for sticking to your guns and not backing down. The press was salivating at the prospect of an internal GOP fight and I’m sure there was pressure to compromise to make this unpleasantness go away.

Next up is the FY2008 Budget which will also contain pork. Stay tuned to Georgia Porkbusters for more.

HB94 must now be approved by both bodies (a formality) and then is on to the Governor for signature

I agree with the concept that the site is pouring gasoline on an already roaring fire. I build that site last night on a whim. Took me about 3.5 hours. Most of the images are blatently stolen from the Pork Busters website and I’ve yet to hear back on them about permission.

Alas, Jason decided to release a bit early (thus getting the credit the bastard!!!!), and now the site is public. Oh well.

The Legislature reassembles today, and the only matter of importance is the state of budget-oriented tensions between House Speaker Glenn Richardson and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle.

Blogger Jason Pye figures the fire could use a little more gasoline. He’s got a new web site, still being tweaked, called Georgia Porkbusters.(Just in time for the resumption of hostilities | Political Insider)

IMBRA makes it a felony for an internet dating company, that primarily focuses on introducing Americans to foreigners, to allow any American to communicate with any person of foreign nationality without first subjecting that American to a criminal background check, a sex offender check and without first having the American certify any previous convictions or arrests, any previous marriages or divorces any children and all states of residence since 18. Match.com is excluded from the law, and the judge found that this exception posed no challenge to the Fifth Amendment equal protection clause because American women are supposedly not abused by American men that they meet on the internet, and thus are not in need of protection.

The law was sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-KS and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA and was championed by key women’s groups. (Source: US Judge Affirms IMBRA: Americans Must Have Criminal Checks Before Contacting Foreigners on Internet)

Lets start with Brownback is a douche and will hopefully never see the White House unless he is driving by it. Now lets consider enforceability. How is the mighty imperial federal government going to enforce this if I go to www.buyarussianbride.ru? Now lets talk about unintended consequences. How many women will now be stuck living in their primitive shit-hold countries, because American men aren’t going to go through the indignity of a background check just to talk to these people.

Finally, what the fuck happened to Congress shall make no law .. abridging the freedom of speech, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.