Mind-Reading Technology, Realistic…

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100108/D9D3HB101.html

This is so 1984-ish that it is disturbing.  In the Orson Wells book, there were thought police who kept tabs on any rebellious thoughts that may be occurring in people.  While safety is a concern, we should be wary of the cost.  Trading security for privacy is almost always a losing proposition.

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”-Benjamin Franklin

Tea Party Movement Prepares for 2010…

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/08/tea-party-movement-poised-strong-start/

The Tea Party patriots are ready to continue the struggle and this is great news for Americans.  With an elected legislature who seems disinterested in the will of the people, it is essential to have our voices heard.  If for no other reason, it keeps the process honest and fair.

VP Biden’s Mother Dies, Age 92

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/08/joe-bidens-mother-dies-at-92/

We wish the family all the best.  Losing a loved one is never an easy thing.

New Pro-Life Women’s Health Center Opens in New York…

http://www.cny.org/archive/ld/ld1123109.htm

There are always alternatives to ending life and the difficulty and heartache that will accompany.  Nothing in life is easy, but if we insist on abandoning honor for convenience, we will most certainly have neither.

Retirement Trees…

North Dakota Democrat to Resign…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_go_co/us_dorgan_senate

Byron Dorgan (D, ND) has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2010.  This is yet another blow to Democrats who are reaping the consequences of passing a bill (Health Care Reform) that 60% of Americans opposed.

Weapons of Math Instruction…

A  public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

‘Al-Gebra is a problem for us’, the Attorney General said. ‘They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.’  They use secret code names like ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and refer to themselves as ‘unknowns’, but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, ‘There are 3 sides to every triangle’.

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama said, ‘If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.’


White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President. It is believed that the Nobel Prize for Physics will follow—

^^

Editorial: How America is Losing in the Free World…

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ef8f012-f969-11de-8085-00144feab49a.html

Fascinating read.  Makes you think.  This is what Ronald Reagan warned of in his 1964 campaign address on behalf of Goldwater:

“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.“

Rush Limbaugh Healthy, Following Hospital Visit…

http://www.examiner.com/x-16023-Sacramento-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d4-Rush-Limbaugh-press-conference-in-Hawaii

Despite the best wishes of some liberals, the Doctor of Democracy will be returning to the air waves Wednesday (Jan 6) following a rush to the hospital last weekend.  Rush complained of severe chest pains and was immediately taken to the hospital by EMTs. He held a press conference Sunday to assure everyone that he was fine.

Attorney Generals Challenge Health Care Reform…

http://www.examiner.com/x-17176-Orlando-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d4-Republicans-still-fighting-Obamacare

It’s about time.  There are several elements of this bill which are simply illegal by American law (as defined by the Constitution).