One thing that isn't a coincidence is every action the Obama administration
has taken has made the problem worse. All the
incredible details, from his request to
lower military spending, to Iran's gleeful reply to Obama's 'let's talk' letter,
are outlined in
'Obama's America: Our New Government At Work'. And no,
its not satire.
Democrats are working feverishly on a new spending package disguised as a 'stimulus'
which they claim is desperately needed.
200 economist disagree and ran an ad in the NYT citing their
opposition. Check out where the money is
going,
here. Sure looks like half of it
goes to unions. Dare I say 'payback?' You decide.
Despite all the talk of crisis, there remains a modicum of:
A happy Iraqi with a purple finger signifying he just voted |
GOOD NEWS:
The Iraqis
managed a peaceful election on January 31st. Allies of Iraq's U.S.-backed
prime minister appeared Sunday to have made gains in the provincial elections, rewarding
groups credited with reining in insurgents and militias. Imagine, peaceful elections
in what used to be Hussein's Iraq. A heartfelt thank-you to George
Bush and all our brave fighting men and women.
The Homeland Security Department says the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border
is
mostly finished - that 601 miles of the project had been completed as of two weeks ago.
CULTURE:
As scores of companies are forced to lay off employees, the
number of federal workers
continue to rise. As government increases, so too, does blue America, with a
massive
Gallup Poll concluding that Democrats last year replaced the Republicans as the
dominant party across the American heartland.
The
family of the octuplets born last week had filed for bankruptcy and abandoned
a home a little over a year ago. The mother has 6 other children and lives with
her parents. There's been no mention of the octuplets' father - mom had the embryos
implanted. Translation: American taxpayers will be picking up the tab for this woman's
indulgence. Unless Oprah does, which is
under consideration by said mom.
CatholicVote.org released a terrific pro-life ad, worth more than 1,000 words. Unfortunately,
it was turned down by NBC to run during the Super Bowl. Watch it
here and forward to your friends.
No, this isn't called pornography. It's the new Calvin Klein ad
Before you start thinking censorship - consider... This pornography on the right
is Calvin Klein's new ad. It also,
has been banned. It won't even be run on late night cable.
My question is, do pornographic ads like this actually sell jeans? Inquiring minds
want to know.
A divorced father is
calling for equal protection. His divorce dispute could
impact custody decisions nationwide because it calls down the authority of the 14th
Amendment's equal protection clause to help fathers remain in their children's lives.
Six Democratic members of Congress enjoyed a Caribbean junket sponsored by Citigroup after Congress obligingly
approved the $700 billion bailout of financial services firms in October.
Meanwhile, Google has
changed the rules on its search engine to protect President
Obama from the same sort of mockery it allowed of President Bush.
Olympic swimming star, Michael Phelps |
Want to see millions of dollars go up in smoke? Check out Olympic swimming star
Michael Phelps smoking marijuana.
He's apologized. I wonder if his corporate sponsors will
accept his mea culpa. Another hero bites the dust. America is running out of them.
Sigh.
The state of Massachusetts, which has been at the forefront of normalizing homosexual
relationships in law, has taken a bold new step to allow applicants for drivers
licenses to
select their gender on officials documents. Translation:
Gender is now optional. Hey, maybe one day soon I can opt to be Sarah Palin....
The world is getting its first
gay head of state. Johanna Sigurdardottir, a former air
hostess, is expected to be sworn in as Iceland's prime minister by the end of the
week.
TRENDS:
The Muslim population in Britain has grown
by more than 500,000 to 2.4 million in just four years,
according to new research. That's 10 times faster than the rest of society. And
in Dubai, a total of 2,763 individuals from 72 countries
embraced Islam in 2008, an increase of 71% over 2007.
Marriage is no longer regarded as the best form of relationship by younger generations,
the
largest survey of public attitudes in Britain shows.
These days, more men and women are trying to survive the bad economy by
selling their sperm and eggs.The women make as much as $10,000 after their
eggs are retrieved.
A green guru in Britain says couples who have more than two children are
being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on
the environment. Meanwhile, Japan, alarmed at the country's low birthrate, is
urging its citizens to
go home and multiply. The debate continues.
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK:
In a week chock full of outrageous happening, this one takes the cake: The coach
of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 reportedly
was
fired Sunday, the same day he sent an e-mail to a newspaper stating he will
not apologize "for a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity"
and posted a detailed explanation. His crime? He refused to apologize for winning.
This is spooky stuff.
I hope to have better news for you next week. Till then, try to keep smiling.
Nancy Morgan
Culture Watch may be reprinted, with attribution to RightBias.com
