Shark Attacks!!

Just when you think it is safe to go back in the water, someone yells, "SHARK!" Just when we get used to a new mandate from Washington, DC, more fine print comes out.

The following are a few "fine print moments" of this past week:

Budget Doing Better than Expected: According to an AP story on Fox news.com the Obama Administration announced that this year's budget deficit is expected to be $1.47 TRILLION. And that is LOWER than was expected. Hmmmm!

New Diplomatic Status for Palestinian Authority: According to Ed Lasky of America Thinker, the Obama Administration, who first bowed to its Arab friends in the middle East, who has pushed Israel toward giving up more and more to get peace talks going with the Palestinian Authority, has now upgraded the Palestinians diplomatic status. Now the Palestinian Authority's flag (same flag as the PLO terrorist's flag) will fly proudly in Washington, D.C. What did the PA give up for this diplomatic upgrade by Obama? Nothing!

What's in a Word: Obama and his administration have, by fiat and use, changed the Constitution. Where once it was that we have "freedom of religion," Obama and his administration say now it is "freedom of worship." Not quite the same thing.

In an article by Randy Sly of American Thinker, Sly writes, "Language matters when it comes to defining freedom and limits. A shift from freedom of religion to freedom of worship moves the dialog from the world stage into the physical confines of a church, temple, synagogue, or mosque. Such limitations can unleash an unbridled initiative that we have only experienced in a mild way through actions determined to remove roadside crosses, wearing religious T-shirts and pro-life pins, as well as any initiatives of evangelization. It could exclude our right to raise our children in our faith, the right to religious education,literature or media...the right to express religious beliefs in the normal discourse of life."

We can still, at this time, gather to worship, but the tenants of our respective religions, to teach, preach and evangelize, could soon be considered hate crimes.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Another "shark attack" came to light this week in an article by Brenton Stransky, American Thinker. He explains that in the 2009 Economic Stimulus bill fine print is a mandate for doctors to install and use electronic records by 2014. Some stimulus funds were made available to accomplish this. Of course, the mainstream media didn't report another mandate--for all doctors to gather information and records to determine everyone's BMI--body mass index--and report this information to the federal government by 2014. You can almost see the next step, little government men in white coats knocking on our doors and going through our refrigerators and pantries for contraband food. Away with those eggs, muffins, soft drinks and ice cream, and in with the green-bean salads! Worse yet, taxing us for the wrong food we eat, or denying us health care for "self-inflicted" illnesses.

"There are gold in them thar' hills!" Lastly for today, the healthcare reform package that was rammed through without being read by House and Senate included a little tidbit. According to Henry Percy of American Thinker is a part on something very "non-medical." Without fanfare the federal government passed a line that future purchases of gold must be recordered and reported to the federal government.

Didn't FDR mandate that gold and silver held by private citizens be turned in--of course with compensation? Of course the compensation rate was set by the government. At present gold is about $1200 per ounce and silver at about $18 per once. Forward-thinking people, afraid of hyper-inflation, have been purchasing gold and silver bullion coins as a safety net for if/when the dollar loses its value. Will Obama, at some point, set a new rate and call in the gold and silver to balance out some of our tremendous federal debt? After all, "everyone must share the sacrifice."

Keep tuned. I will continue my research and make more posts in days to come.