Time for Plan "B"

According to LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), an estimated 1.3 percent of the US population were drug addicts in 1913 before the Harrison Anti Drug Act was passed. The Harrison Act made drugs like cocaine and marijuana illegal. In 1970, just before President Nixon declared the "War on Drugs" an estimated 1.3 percent of the US population were drug addicts. Today, after fighting the "War on Drugs" for nearly 40 years and spending approximately 1 trillion dollars, approximately 1.3 percent of the US population are drug addicts. I think it is time for Plan "B".

Corky's New Rag Rug

Chickenlittleism

Don't believe it when someone tells you the United States is a Christian nation, or a Capitalist nation or even that it has become a Socialist nation. Nope, we are a nation of Chickenlittleists. Our nation practices Chickenlittleism. If you don't believe me, read this link.

In an article on Yahoo about this same incident, I read where the shots mentioned were actually someone saying bang, bang, bang over the radio to simulate shots being fired. Only Chickenlittlelists would mistake someone saying bang, bang, bang for real gun fire.

This is not a isolated instance. Remember the advertising campaign in Boston several months back when the city was paralyzed because of some electronic alien signs that some idiot misidentified as being explosive devices? And how many times have you heard of some airport being shut down for hours because someone walked off and forgot to take a parcel they had with them?

I realize that the world is not a safe place. It never has been, it never will be, but all these Chickenlittlelists are not helping anything. My advice to the Chickenlittlelists, grow a set and get on with your life and quit disrupting everyone elses.

Swine Flu Shot?

I don't think so. Read this and decide for yourself.

Man Made Global Warming Is A Crock

So says MIT Professor Richard Lindzen. This article gives the details.

Health Care Reform

I have been withholding judgement on health care reform up until now. First, because it will have a limited effect on me. I have good insurance right now and I will be 65 in 3 years and forced into a government run system whether I like it or not. Second, because while I know that the present system sucks, I don't trust the government to make anything better. Truth is, the system we have now is as screwed up as it is because of previous government intervention. And third, I did not feel like I had enough information to make a valid judgement.

That all changed a few minutes ago. I read this article that says the current plan being talked about would use the IRS as the primary tool to assure that our national insurance situation improved. Of all the people, places, and things in this world that I could imagine turning responsibility for my health care over to, the very last one that I would ever consider would be the IRS. If this is the best that congress can do, they need to close up shop and come home.