Tomorrow we will be celebrating our nation’s independence and reflecting on the blessings we have enjoyed thanks to the vision and efforts of our founding fathers. We may wonder what the founders would think of the state of our nation as it is in modern times. I imagine their hearts would break at the sight of the encroaching soft tyranny and the apathetic willingness of citizens to become subjects.

Many communities will be hosting tea parties as a means to celebrate the greatness of this nation and call attention to the internal threats to our liberty. If you would like to attend one of these events please check out the links provided at the end of this post to find the one nearest you. If you are near Clay County, IL, you are welcome to attend the Clay County Tea Party which will be held at 2 pm at the gazebo outside the library in Flora.

General Electric has become a detestable entity and I would recommend that when given a choice, one refrain from purchasing any product or service associated with the once great company. As if it wasn’t bad enough that the”news” division works so hard on behalf of Obama’s assault on liberty, or that with the help of Tom Daschle, G.E. hopes to have a monopoly on America’s medical records, I read today that they have hit a new low. From The Wall Street Journal:

GE to Obtain Stem Cells From Geron For Research

Biotech company Geron Corp. agreed to provide stem cells to General Electric Co.’s GE Healthcare for use in tools that will test for the toxic effects of drug treatments, a move that takes GE further into stem-cell research.

The agreement marks the first time that a company of GE’s stature and size has announced a business venture involving the controversial field of embryonic stem cells. That could reflect a more tolerant climate for the technology in the wake of the Obama administration’s recent relaxation of restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research.

Did I mention that the war to which I refer in the subject of this post is Obama’s war on the unborn? I suppose it is comforting that G.E. isn’t partnering with Planned Parenthood to experiment on and potentially profit from aborted babies at various stages of development… yet. You might be thinking that G.E. might be doing this to help keep the MSNBC talent happy, given the stories about Keith Olbermann’s “short-comings”, but you would be wrong. Anyway, Rachel Madcow is man enough for both of them.

Senator Orrin Hatch former conservative from Utah is an embarrassment to proponents of limited government. No, he is not currently advocating for in state tuition for illegal aliens (that I know of, at least.) What he is doing is sticking the federal government where it does not belong, college football’s BCS!

Excuse me, Senator Hatch, but isn’t that something one of your loonier Democrat colleagues might pull? I don’t care how upset you are that Utah didn’t get to play for the National Championship, you are out of line! I assume you didn’t mean it when you said in regards to the Constitution per your Senate web-site:

Today’s on-line version of The Telegraph has the first of two articles about the problem of “sexting”.Kathie Bassett writes in “‘Sexting’ common among teens” sub-title “Educators struggle to control trend”:

“Sexting” is the act of sending a nude photo or video of oneself or an explicit text message to another person’s cell phone.

These photos have a tendency to be forwarded by the recipient to many other people, often without the knowledge of the person who sent the image. Sometimes, as many as 50 other people might see an image the same day it is sent to the intended recipient.

Of course this phenomenon is an indicator and a product of the depths to which society has fallen. It should surprise no one that the generators of the problem now seek (more government) ways in which to cope with it. More from Ms. Bassett’s piece:

In an article regarding congressmen who might be on the fence as to how to vote on the dangerous and stupid Cap and Trade Away Prosperity Act of 2009 or HR 2454, Lisa Lerer puts Mark Kirk in the following class:

The schemers: Reps. Charlie Melancon and Mark Kirk

Both Melancon and Kirk are eyeing statewide office, and their political ambitions are certainly influencing their votes on the bill. Melancon has all but officially declared his challenge to Republican Sen. David Vitter (R-La.). And in Illinois, Republicans are pressuring Kirk to run for Obama’s old Senate seat in 2010.

Melancon voted against the bill, which is close to a nonstarter in oil-rich Louisiana, when it was before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. With the GOP already ready running radio ads against him, he’s expected to oppose the bill again this week.

Kirk remains on the fence, saying he has concerns about the lack of funding for nuclear energy and coal interests in his state.

“We don’t want to de-industrialize Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin,” Kirk said after a meeting with Pelosi and Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the sponsors of the legislation.

Opposing the bill could hurt him, however, in Chicago and other more liberal corners of the state. So voting for the bill, note political observers, could indicate some serious senatorial ambitious.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24177.html#ixzz0JSsUyCM4&C

Be warned! While ACORN Broadcasting Company prepares to do a prime time hard sell of Obamacare and while American citizens seem to be inundated with government action after government action, Nancy “I left my brain in San Francisco” Pelosi is going to schedule a vote on HR 2454. This threat is titled the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009″ in typical Dem misrepresentation-in-bill-naming fashion. The title has a positive ring to it, so as long as no one notices and no one thinks, the Dems can have their way. While American citizens are concerned about what Barack Obama is going to roll out next, what his administration will nationalize next, or what will be rationed next, the Enviro-statist prepares his assault on the nation.

Mark Levin, on pages 121-122 of Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, describes the mentality of the Enviro-statist:

If nature has “intrinsic value” then nature exists for its own sake. Consequently, man is not to be preferred over any aspect of his natural surroundings. He is no better than any other organism and much worse than most because of his destructive existence. And so it is that the Enviro-statist abandons reason for a faith that preaches human regression and self-loathing. And he does so by claiming the moral high ground - saving man from himself and nature from man. Most individuals who are sympathetic to environmental causes are unwitting marks, responsive to the Enviro-statist’s manipulation of science, imagery, and language. Over time, they self-surrender liberty for authority, abundance for scarcity, and optimism for pessimism. “Save the planet!” is the rallying cry that justifies nearly any intrusion by government into the life of the individual. The individual, after all, is expendable.

Some days the news is depressing. Some days the news is outlandish. Some days the news is funny. Every day the news about President Barack Obama leads a rational person to wonder if the “reporters” are auditioning to be replace the bumbling fool that currently attempts to be his spokesman.

At least Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have been out of the headlines recently. What is wrong with the Nevada electorate? If they are not careful they will become as embarrassing as the electorate to which I belong (Illinois.) No need to wonder about the mental state of those that consistently vote for the queen of excessive face lifts, as she represents San Francisco. The San Francisco 49ers (up until the mid to late 90s) provided some redeeming value.

It is hard to imagine any of the greatest comedy writers of the last century being able build the sort of unsavory, bumbling, dishonest, clownish, and artificial characters as those who currently populate the leadership of our government.

The guardian of our nation, which is systematically being converted into one large junkyard, needs to get tough… with those who oppose government rationing of medical care. At least this appears to be the opinion of Obama’s AP.

The headline of AP writer Charles Babington’s piece sets the goal, “Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate.” Does this mean that “Big Brother” Barry should attack the issue as if he were still campaigning (oh wait, he is still campaigning) as opposed to the delicate and “nuanced” (read: posterior smooching) method he employs with the enemies of our nation? This would seem logical since Obama’s toughness is always reserved for domestic political enemies, freedom loving Americans, and Israel.

Although I’m sure there are some senators such as former KKK member Robert Byrd (D - WV), who would have liked to own slaves, I suggest no American alive has ever owned a slave and that no American alive has ever been a slave! Slavery was atrocious, but we did not commit the act, so why should we apologize? Apparently the lying-about-my-military-record-because-I-want-to-be-President idiot from Iowa, Tom Harkin wants to make a spectacle out of apologizing for slavery.

From Newsvine:

WASHINGTON — The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation and sent the measure to the House.

Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin first introduced the measure years ago but wanted it passed Thursday on the eve of Juneteenth - a day of celebration commemorating the end of the Civil War and the release of African Americans from slavery. He said the House is to take it up soon and that a formal celebration will be held next month in the Capitol Rotunda.

I know our nation requires a show and what better way to provide the show than with a grand apology made by those who never committed the act bestowed upon those who never experienced the act? Will part of the ceremony include one of Barack Obama’s teleprompters (representing his mother’s ancestry, aka whitey) apologizing to the other teleprompter (which represents his father’s ancestry, aka Africans that were not captured by fellow Africans and sold into slavery)?  Even if it doesn’t include a half-Obama apology, the celebration will only be historic if Barack and RuPaul play central roles.

“Big Brother” Barry renewed his vows to and expressed his love for the slip and fall lawyers today as he apparently forgot that he was speaking to the AMA and not the ABA. You see, it would not be fair to the patients to cap awards in malpractice cases. No, no, no (or as Reverend Wright might exclaim, Naw, naw, naw,) lawyers don’t profit from these awards… and this is definitely not a contributing factor in high healthcare costs. It is the paranoid doctor who orders “unnecessary tests and procedures” to prevent the possibility of… uh-oh malpractice lawsuits… but how can this be if the malpractice lawsuits aren’t part of the problem?

Obama’s AP has the report:

Obama also said the nation must explore ways to reduce the number of unnecessary medical tests or procedures that sometimes are conducted to stave off possible malpractice lawsuits.

And Obama said that placing caaps on malpractice awards, which many doctors want, would be unfair to patients, a statement that produced a loud boo from the audience.

However, he said, “we need to explore a range of ideas about how to put patient safety first, let doctors focus on practicing medicine, and encourage broader use of evidence-based guidelines. That’s how we can scale back the excessive defensive medicine reinforcing our current system of more treatment rather than better care.”