To my post last week about Indiana's universal carding law for alcohol buyers, commenter littlejohn attached this comment:
Or, we could just get rid of the minimum drinking ago altogether. Seriously, when you were a teenager, did the law prevent you from getting a six-pack if you wanted one? Is a drunk 18-year-old any worse than a drunk 21-year-old, or, for that matter, a drunk 50-year-old?
Another extremist with a dangerously radical idea:
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, considering a White House bid, said Tuesday that states need more flexibility to devise their health care programs for the poor and predicted costs would skyrocket under the health care overhaul pushed by the Obama administration.
Want to know what a colossal disaster Obamacare is going to be? Just consider what a colossal disaster Romneycare already is:
As governor, Mitt Romney accomplished a feat that most Republicans would have thought impossible. With the single stroke of a pen he convinced the liberal population of Massachusetts that they, too, hate government-run health care.
Cuts? Exactly what cuts would those be?
The federal debt increased $54.1 billion in the eight days preceding the deal made by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) to cut $38.5 billion in federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which runs through September.
At Little Village Academty public elementary school on Chicago's West Side, students must eat the food served in the cafeteria unless they have a medical excuse; they are not allowed to bring packed lunches fom home:
Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices.
Looks like Texas isn't satisfied with bigger -- it wants faster, too:
As lead singer of Van Halen, Sammy Hagar once crooned, "I can't drive 55." To show how far things have come, now some Texans aren't happy about only driving 80 miles per hour. The Legislature is considering raising the maximum speed limit to 85 mph, highest in the country.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and President Obama were set to meet Friday in Indianapolis. But with the ongoing budget deadlock, the president's trip was canceled.
Separating the kids from their computers and smartphones is like separating addicts from their drugs:
Researchers found that 79 per cent of students subjected to a complete media blackout for just one day reported adverse reactions ranging from distress to confusion and isolation.
Mindful of the political risks, Republican presidential hopefuls treaded gingerly - or ducked - as House Republicans unveiled a budget plan that would slash federal spending by about $5 trillion over 10 years while revamping health programs for the elderly and poor.
If they care more about getting elected than being honest about the fiscal mess we're in, screw 'em.
