Government-run, tax-funded schools – Nanny government
National “Core” Curriculum Rotten to the Core
(Michelle Malkin)  COMMENTARY  A new national database of all students is up and running collecting data on K-Grad level students in all of two states and part of nine more, including information on religion, hair and eye color, health and dental “status,” type of phones, type of house, and much more.

Nathan: Just what we need to deal with:  available for whomever can find a suitably competent hacker, or whenever someone leaves a hard drive in an airport bathroom.  And it applies not just to public school students, but to home school and private school students.

Mama’s Note: It would not matter in the least what sort of security features were used. The  (especially involuntary) collection of this data – in any form, for any purpose – is immoral and WILL be used by the government for all sorts of insanity.

Nanny state – Local tyranny
Judge Invalidates New York City’s Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
(NY Times) A judge invalidated New York City’s ban on large sugary drinks on Monday, one day before it was to go into effect, dealing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg a major blow. The decision by Justice Milton A. Tingling Jr. of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan blocks the city from putting the rules into effect or enforcing them. Justice Tingling said the rule banning the drinks was “arbitrary and capricious.”

Nathan: Thanks to Margaret for this one.  Too bad the judge didn’t just say, “no authority exists to do so.”  And that is the truth: by WHAT authority did Bloomberg enact this?  I know, I know, the Bill of Rights doesn’t apply to New York City.

Mama’s Note: That’s the question we must keep asking! BY WHAT AUTHORITY?

Nathan: Ah, but WHICH American interests?  And how?  I guess this is just as the Sicarii in ancient Judea served Rome’s interests by giving the Princips an excuse to keep several legions garrisoning the place?

Islamic wars: Afghan front
Karzai: Taliban Suicide Bombings Serve American Interests
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Ah, but WHICH American interests?  And how?  I guess this is just as the Sicarii in ancient Judea served Rome’s interests by giving the Princips an excuse to keep several legions garrisoning the place?

Stupid people tricks
Al Gore: Al Jazeera Is ‘Honest-to-Goodness News’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Would he know “honest” news if he saw it?

Congress in action – Theft by government
Ryan’s Budget Assumes the Repeal of Obamacare
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Well, THAT is a good thing. I don’t think that the GOP leaders will support Ryan on this any more than they supported Rand Paul’s filibuster.

The “messiah’s” woman – Tripping
First Lady: ‘Imagine’ an America Where Kids Beg for ‘More Fruits, Vegetables’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Imagine an America where politicians don’t lie – it is just as likely.  She lives in a dream world.

Mama’s Note: That could easily happen. If people were truly free to work, earn, save, spend as they please and choose for themselves – free to live with the consequences of their choices without the nanny state… we might all be very surprised at how many people of all ages chose health and wellness.

The “messiah’s” minions – Theft by government
Krugman: ‘Spending Growth Has Been Exceptionally Low Under Obama’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Only as compared to what the “messiah” and his minions WANT to spend.  But it sounds good.

Congress in action – New religions: environism
GOP Lawmakers Charge EPA Lacks Transparency, Seek DOJ Probe
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Gee, what gave them the first clue?

Mama’s Note: Lacks not only transparency, but any legitimate justification for existence.

Congress in action – Stupid people
Pelosi: In Washington, ‘It’s All About Courage’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Hummm.  I agree – courage that is completely lacking anywhere in DC, on both sides of the aisle and all sides of the Mall.

Mama’s Note: Well, maybe not “completely.” There are a handful of lonesome souls that reflect the courage of Ron Paul, but not many and their lives must be hell in that cesspool.

Theft by government
FDA Won’t Say if Mobile Apps will be Taxed Under Obamacare|
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: I figure that they are wanting it to try and sneak by.  With 40,000 apps available, assuming an average cost of $20/app and 100,000 buyers, the 2.4% tax would pay $1,920,000,000 – pretty cool, eh?  2 BILLION bucks.  Pay for a little bit of ObummerCare.

Mama’s Note: I’m going to assume you are being sarcastic here…

Stupid cops
Australia: Police address media after shootings in western Sydney
(Digital Journal) Police (AK): “Look, as we all know that there were four shootings over the course of the weekend. For us that’s four shootings too many. What I can say is the first shooting occurred at Tucks Road, Seven Hills and what I can tell you is a forty year old man has been arrested and charged with a number of firearms offences in respect of that particular shooting. Also police have seized two firearms, which we believe were involved in the shooting. Those firearms have been taken into police custody and are currently undergoing forensic procedure.

Mama’s Note: Now wait just a darn minute. I was led to believe that the gun bans and confiscations had cured this problem for Australia! What the heck? (/sarcasm)

Nathan: Since only the cops have guns anymore (we all know that most Aussies are VERY law-abiding), then this must all be related to the cops.  Time to disarm them, too.  Military personnel should be issued weapons only when leaving Australia, of course – since all Australian “defense operations” are done outside the country for Crown and Allies.

Mama’s Note: The actual number of firearms in private hands is usually woefully underestimated. This is an old, old article, but serves to demonstrate that Australia is no gun control utopia, even with such stringent “laws” and decades of efforts to eliminate private ownership.

Stupid government tricks
Feds Spend $1.5 Million to Study Why Lesbians Are Fat
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: This and the next story make me wonder if I tripped and fell through Alice’s mirror.  What, this isn’t stereotyping and therefore government discrimination?

Mama’s Note: As with anything like this, my first question is: Why should I care?

Stupid government tricks
State Department Will Issue ‘Female’ Passports to Anatomical Males
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: So, what will DHS (TSA and their ilk)do when those scanners show that the bod don’t match the paper?  And those strip searches?  What sex is used to do the actual search?  And is not this a suspicious action in and of itself?  And what if the transgendered anatomical male is a fat lesbian?

Mama’s Note: You’re right… Alice in Wonderland time here.

Theft by government – Congress in action
Cruz Will Use ‘Any Procedural Means Necessary’ to Force Vote on Defunding Obamacare
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Necessary?  Possible?  And what difference will it make?  Defunding, unlike the original appropriations (which the GOP rolled over on) requires the White House to sign off on it.  Ain’t gonna happen.

Mama’s Note: Oh, but they could then posture righteously and say, “Well, we TRIED.” They will never have the guts and intelligence to simply repeal it altogether.

Stupid people – The “messiah”
Ed Begley Jr.: Obama ‘Should Die With His Boots’ on’ Fighting Climate Change
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: We can only hope.  I picture the Greasy Grass (Little Big Horn) and just hope.

Islamic wars: Arab Street revolt – Stupid US government tricks
Is U.S. Training Syrian Rebels in Jordan? State Dept. Won’t Say
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: But the US are sending tons and millions of $$ worth of weapons and supplies.

Stupid people – Hoplophobes and hoploclasts
Pro-Gun Control Senator Asks NASCAR to Change Name of the ‘NRA 500’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: While I suspect this ain’t gonna happen, I believe that this senator is your typical progressive (Tranzi or not) who thinks that government rules.  If they wanted NASCAR to change, all they need to do is find a sponsor to outbid the NRA for the sponsorship of the race.  NASCAR is about money.

Stupid Mainstream Media – New religions: environists
NYT to Obama: Prohibit Pipeline to Choke-Off Oil Supply
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: I have an even better idea: let the “messiah” order the US Navy to mine the approaches to New York and New Jersey ports to prevent oil from being brought into the ports, and choke off NYC’s and the Northeast’s oil supplies.

Mama’s Note: I have an even BETTER, better idea. All of the people who want to ‘choke off’ the oil supply should be required to live without electricity, heating oil, or any other product made with oil or a derivative… permanently. Or until they can honestly articulate how totally stupid this anti-oil nonsense truly is.

Stupid Tranzis – Hoplophobes and hoploclasts
Feinstein: ‘It’s Legal to Hunt Humans With 15-Round, 30-Round, Even 150-Round Magazines’
(CNSNews.com)

Nathan: Ah, if it were, someone would already have HER head mounted on their den wall.

Mama’s Note: Feinstein must be spending entirely too much time with Biden these days. She’s sounding even more nutso than he is.