Whiteboard: 28 Mar 2010

Quote:  ”Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.” — Ron Paul

Task of the day:  Sort through a bulk food order.  Yeah!!!  Nothing excites the soul like a ton (literally) of beans.

Garden update:  Wow, our seeds have really started growing.  The bell peppers popped out of the ground (finally) yesterday morning.  That means everything is all accounted for.  We are anxiously getting ready for our frost-free day.

News:

• Even Harry Reid knew healthcare was a bad idea.  Check out his nice little Freudian slip.
• So, are you sitting down for this?  Nearly 2,000 of Congressional staff members are making six figure salaries.  Wouldit not be nice if Congressman, and their staff, were limited to a salary that was equal to the national average plus 10%?  Just to help out with the math, that is roughly $45,000 a year.  Maybe instead of becoming ‘career politicians’ people would be in politics for a couple of years and then leave, heading back into the work force.  Believe it or not, this was the original intention of our nation’s founders.
• Big Brother is at it again.  Studies indicate that ‘typing patterns’ can be used to fight crime.
• Lew Rockwell points out the main opposition to peaceful dissent, “agents provocateur”.
• John McCain and Joe Lieberman have teamed up to bring us the ‘Police State Act’ of 2010.  It will target anyone, including US Citizens, deny them their Miranda rights, detain them indefinitely, and ‘do what it takes’ to get the intel that they need (e.g. enhanced interrogation techniques).