What causes stress? Simple answer, not getting your way with things. On one of my previous blogs titled "Reality" posted on January 20, 2009 I stated that President Obama should know that reality is the leading cause of stress. I firmly believe that he has caused the American people the most stress they've experienced in quite a while with his Health Care bill that not even he understands and certainly not one congressman understands simply because most have never read  it and if they have would not be able to understand what it means. Like everything else this plan will cost the taxpayers so much "money" that we don't have never will have and neither will our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I could go on to ten generations and still not have the trillions of dollars repaid for the ineptness of this hair brained idea by the President who, I would assume is now experiencing stress from all the feedback not only from the health care bill but, from his approval ratings. Perhaps he should understand that talk is cheap but reality cost so much money. 

My wife and I recently watched the movie Run Away Jury and I was impressed by a statement  Dustin Hoffman made about guns. Hoffman was the lawyer for the plaintiff. He said, "If we win the case there will still be killings." I have to agree with this statement. Every time I watch there is another shooting at a school or some other location. Hardly ever does anyone shoot at the assailants simply because they don't have a gun to shoot back with. People are allowed to have guns in my state but they cannot have loaded guns. The people that have loaded guns know that the people they are shooting at are not going to shoot back so its like shooting ducks on a pond. Seems to me like the sitting ducks should be able to shoot back and there would be fewer shootings because the bad guys are not very brave when people are shooting back. 

Why would any President think that the Supreme Court Justice appointee should have to be a Woman, Man, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Protestant, Catholic and I could go on forever with this line of thought. After learning about the Supreme court Justices in grade school and how the court was suppose to work I automatically thought the President would appoint a person who would make decision based on the law, not make a new law to make the results biased. 

Margaret Thatcher once said: The problem with socialism is that that you eventually run out of other peoples money. 

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." CICERO, 55 BC

A truly great line about Tom Daschle from the New York Times Yesterday.

The nominee for secretary of health and human services ought to withdraw his name and let the president choose a less-blemished successor. 

Where on earth would the president find a less-blemished person in todays day and age? 

I wonder if the president read the following article from the London Times; if not perhaps he should. 

An Obituary printed in  the London Times......... Interesting and sadly
rather true

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,  Common Sense, who
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He
will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain;  Why the early bird gets the
worm;  Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't  spend
more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children,
are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended
from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the
job tha t they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could
not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an
abortion..

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses;
and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a
burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in
her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by
his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son,
Reason...

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

Stephen Moore's article "Atlas Shrugged": From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years in the January 9th issue of the Wall Street Journal is a truly amazing article. He simply stated the fact that what Ayn Rand wrote 52 years ago is now a fact. I  find it uncanny that the words she wrote then we are living now.

Galt: "You want me to be Economic Dictator?"

                                                                                          Mr. Thompson: "Yes!"

                                                                                         "And you"ll obey any order I give?"

                                                                                         "Implicitly!"

                                                                                         "Then start by abolishing all income taxes."

                          "Oh no! screamed Mr. Thompsom, leaping to his feet. 

                                                                                            "We couldn't do that...How would we pay                                                           

                                                                                             government employees?"

                                                                                           "Fire your government employees."

                                                                                           "Oh, no!"

Economist Peter Drucker once stated that "one either works or attends meetings." President Obama falls into the latter category. 

Well its, official we now have a new President and I pray that he will be able to fulfill at least one or two of the things that he has promised this nation and the world. After todays whirlwind day that is just now winding down with all the Inaugural Balls. President Obama will be asked to dance at everyone of them so he and Michelle will be very tired tonight when they sleep in their new bedroom. 

I would only hope and pray that the next time I fly anywhere that the Pilot will be as well trained  as "Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger."