Nanny State

Congress - Democrats/Leftists - Ethics - Government - Health - Liberals - Nanny State - Warner Todd Huston

If You Got Cancer From Smoking, That’s YOUR Problem

November 21, 2010 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

The government’s newest great idea to save us all from ourselves is to put billboard sized photos of cancer victims on packs of cigarettes. Big pictures of guys with holes in their necks, lungs blackened, maybe even the occasional really yellow teeth, or perhaps the severely calloused thumb of a smoker who was constantly flicking his Bic will assault our eyes when we go to buy our smokes.

Whatever.

But does anyone really care about people that have damaged themselves for smoking? Not really. In fact, the logical reaction is to shrug one’s shoulders in a too-bad-for-you-pal way and move on with your life. The fact is, no one cares if you got cancer from smoking. It is not only your problem but it’s your fault.
Continue reading “

If You Got Cancer From Smoking, That’s YOUR Problem”

Democrats/Leftists - Dr. Don Boys - Government - Liberals - Martin Luther King, Jr. - Nanny State - Race

I Betrayed my Principles and Voted for Expanded Government Power!

November 19, 2010 by

-By Don Boys, Ph.D.

As a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, I never skipped a vote or voted “present” (as did a leading politician of today) rather than go on record on a “hot” issue. Fact is, I introduced some of the hottest issues that came to the House such as teaching evolution and creation on an equal basis in public schools; reinstatement of the sodomy laws; repeal and later expunging of the ERA; bringing back the death penalty; life sentence for rape; etc. I did as I promised in my campaign by voting for bills that were constitutional, limited government, supported family values, and were financially responsible. I also voted against a legislators’ pay hike considering it immoral to raise my own salary. I was accused of taking such positions for “appearance sake” rather than principle.

Of course, I got all kinds of flack from both parties for many of my votes. On the memorialization of Martin Luther King, Jr., I was the only member of House or Senate who voted “no,” a very loud “no.” Even my conservative friends were incensed since it made them appear “less than conservative.” They all agreed with me that a confessed fornicator (we knew even back then) did not deserve a special memorialization even though the bill meant nothing of consequence. The following January, the same thing happened exactly as before! I thought some of my “conservative” friends would join me voting “no,” but alas, they did not.
Continue reading “

I Betrayed my Principles and Voted for Expanded Government Power!”

Budget - Business - Capitalism - Congress - Democrats/Leftists - Economy/Finances - Elections - GOP - Government - Law - Liberals - Nanny State - Regulation - Taxes - Warner Todd Huston

Congress Giving FDA Power Over Our Food

November 18, 2010 by

(The outrageous attacks by our government on our freedoms and liberties are coming in wave after wave. From attempts to take over the Internet, to attempts to eliminate free political speech with incumbent protection acts, to all manner of other usurpations, every day government is attempting wild power grabs. We are being attacked on every level. And now, the next outrage is this: in the guise of “food safety” the Senate has given the FDA unheard of powers over our food. Here is a piece on SB510 written by my friend Sarah Foster to inform you of this latest insanity.)

Congress Giving FDA Power Over Our Food

By Sarah Foster, NewsWithViews.com

Take a look at that picture with all kinds of good stuff – fruits, veggies, nuts, milk, and yogurt. Now imagine it with one of those red circles over it, the kind with a line through to indicate everything therein is banned or off-limits.

Hold that image in your mind because it’s what you can expect if the much-vaunted FDA Food Safety bill – now on the floor of the Senate — is passed into law. The wipe-out won’t happen right away, but it will happen – gradually, over the next few years.

Congress is back in session for mopping-up exercises following the elections, and it’s expected that the long-delayed Senate floor fight over the controversial measure will take place some time this week. That is, unless Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid postpones debate and the vote until later in the “lame-duck” session.

If the bill does become law you can say goodbye to farmers markets, organically grown produce, raw milk – the kinds of food increasing numbers of Americans have been producing and seeking out.
Continue reading “

Congress Giving FDA Power Over Our Food”

Barack Obama - Budget - Business - Capitalism - Congress - Democrats/Leftists - Economy/Finances - Government - Health - Illinois - Jobs - Liberals - Nanny State - President - Regulation - Taxes - Warner Todd Huston

Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most

November 15, 2010 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.

Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Some 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.
Continue reading “

Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most”

Budget - Democrats/Leftists - Economy/Finances - Government - Liberals - Montana - Nanny State - Taxes - Warner Todd Huston

The True Burden for Montana’s Tapayers is $753 Million

November 12, 2010 by 1 Comment

From The Truth in Accounting Institute…

Montana’s “Financial State of the State”

Chicago (November 11, 2010) — Today, the Institute for Truth in Accounting released Montana’s “Financial State of the State.” After an intensive review of the state’s 2009 audited financial report the Institute determined the state is in a precarious financial position because it does not have the funds available to pay more than $753 million of the state’s commitments as they come due. Each taxpayer’s share of this financial burden equals $2,400.

Montana law requires a balanced state budget. “If governors and legislatures had truly balanced the state’s budget, no taxpayer’s financial burden would exist,” said Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of the Institute for Truth in Accounting (IFTA). She continued, “A state budget is not balanced if past costs, including those for employees’ retirement benefits, are pushed into the future.”
Continue reading “

The True Burden for Montana’s Tapayers is $753 Million”

1st Amendment - Budget - Campaign Finance - Congress - Conservatives - Constitution - Democrats/Leftists - Economy/Finances - Elections - Financial Reform - GOP - Government - Illinois - Illinois State Government - Liberals - Mark Kirk - Nanny State - Republicans - Senate - Taxes - Warner Todd Huston

Senator Kirk Already on Track to Vote Against GOP Interests

November 9, 2010 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

I said it during the primary, Mark Kirk is a 45 percenter. His record in the House pretty much shows that he will only vote with Republicans 45 percent of the time if left to his druthers. True to my worst fears, Kirk seems to be right on track with my predictions. The man hasn’t even taken his seat yet and many are assuming he’ll support one of the Democrat’s favorite issues: the DISCLOSE Act.

The Hill is reporting that Kirk is coming under pressure by the left to vote “yes” on a watered down version of the DISCLOSE Act, ostensibly a campaign finance reform law. The Hill also correctly points out that Kirk has in the past been a proponent of changes in campaign finance rules even as he voted against the Democrat’s DISCLOSE Act in the run up to the election.
Continue reading “

Senator Kirk Already on Track to Vote Against GOP Interests”

Al Gore - Anti-Americanism - Budget - Capitalism - Democrats/Leftists - Economy/Finances - Energy - Environment - Government - Liberals - Nanny State - PCism - Science - Society/Culture - Warner Todd Huston - Western Civilization

Al Gore’s Climate Exchange Scheme Utterly Fails… Media Ignores It All

November 9, 2010 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

Al Gore’s much ballyhooed Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) has recently announced that it will no longer be engaging in carbon trading, an activity that was the sole purpose that it was created. This is an utter failure of purpose in global warming hysteria yet the Old Media is almost completely silent on this colossal failure.

Why has the media remained utterly quite on this abject failure after unleashing on the public an avalanche of stories that touted the creation of the CCX back in 2000 — and since for that matter? Roger L. Simon and David Thomson wonder just that.

The CCX was the brainchild of Northwestern University business professor Richard Sandor, who used $1.1 million in grants from the Chicago-based left-wing Joyce Foundation to launch the CCX. For his efforts, Time named Sandor as one of its Heroes of the Planet in 2002 and one of its Heroes of the Environment in 2007.

But as of the October 21 announcement that carbon trading would end, the Old Media is nowhere to be seen on the story.
Continue reading “

Al Gore’s Climate Exchange Scheme Utterly Fails… Media Ignores It All”

Business - Economy/Finances - Environment - Michigan - Nanny State - Warner Todd Huston

Nanny State Republican Upton Wants House Energy Committee Chair?

November 9, 2010 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

Light bulb banning Republican Fred Upton (R, Mich) is angling to become the new GOP chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee as the House begins to look to adjusting to reflect the Republican’s tidal wave election. Upton is a perfect example of the sort of representative that the new GOP congress needs to think about very carefully before elevating them to higher positions.

Upton has the seniority to take the position, it is true, but his past nanny state-styled votes for banning the light bulb in favor of CFLs makes his bid troubling taking into consideration the conservative direction voters went on November 2 — and Upton didn’t just vote for the bill, he co-sponsored it with the left leaning Dem. Jane Harmon of California.

Upton’s voting record is quite a mixed bag where it concerns proving his conservative credentials. Along with the nanny-state light bulb ban vote, Upton also voted against extending the Bush tax cuts, he was in favor of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), as well as the first stimulus bill.
Continue reading “

Nanny State Republican Upton Wants House Energy Committee Chair?”