Why...

...do the Liberals like this guy?

"A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and all that is necessary to close the circle of our felicities." - Thomas Jefferson, in his 1801 Inaugural Address

Newt in 08'?

Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingerich in a speech to the Randolph-Macon College said that he was not ruling out a run for the White House in 2012. Newt said, in reference to he and his family, "And if we think it's necessary we'll probably do it. And if it isn't necessary we probably won't do it."

A couple things to remember that came from this speech that I think we should remember are that Newt said Republicans owe it to President Barack Obama to listen to his ideas and seek areas where cooperation makes sense, citing Obama's plan to attack health problems such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

"Cooperate when you can, offer a better solution when possible, stop something only if you have no alternative," he explained.

It's just that right now there aren't many areas where Gingrich sees things going in the right direction. Here's Gingrich on the economy:

"I know of no experience in the last 50 years where a big-government spending program has successfully restarted the economy." He also lumped the bailouts proffered by the Bush administration into the mix. "You can't spend your way out of debt."

A couple thoughts I have are Obama's plan to attack health problems such as cancer and Alzheimer's is just another excuse for him and the bailout lovers and porkbarrel huggers to funnel money to useless beaucracy's that go nowhere in their "research." Siding with Obama on anything health related is going to be a bad decision.

As for the positive side (though some would possibly argue is condradicting) Gingrich's quote "I know of no experience in the last 50 years where a big-government spending program has successfully restarted the economy" was simple and sound. Let's just hope that if he is elected that he will stick to his guns on this.


Interesting times ahead.

Understaffed Treasury Department

So, Congress just passed this $1 Trillion bailout right (to get some perspective, this is what $1Trillion looks like)? President Obama gave his stamp of approval saying that the Treasury Department would have direct oversight over the distribution of funds. I am wondering how they intend to oversee this distribution when all 17 of the Treasury's deputies are non-existent. For more on this read the Washington Post's article "Understaffed Geithner can't keep up" covering this disconcerting story.

Homeschooling and Homeschoolers In the News

Two notable happenings in the homeschool world:

Go here to read Adam Schaeffer's Cato Post on Homeschooling.

















Also, while we're on the the topic of homeschooling and homeschooler's, there is an American Idol contestant that may be going to the finals who has been/is homeschooled. His name is Scott MacIntyre and he is from the state of Arizona.