Things worth thinking abouts

You really have to wonder about people like this.  Do they not have the ability to think logically?   http://eaglerising.com/12716/msnbc-hack-toure-wonders-islamic-terrorism-really-islam/

This offers examples of how well states and the federal governments look out for our interests rather than theirs.  Irony intended.  http://www.wnd.com/2014/12/pump-you-up-states-sneak-gas-tax-hikes-as-prices-fall/

A thoughtful piece. Quote: "Anasocracy has the forms of representative democracy, but not the substance.  Oh, the Little People get to run around thinking they participate in major elections to determine the future course of the nation, but the Ruling Class merely shrugs and laughs off even the most crystal-clear messages sent by voters.  If an election doesn’t go their way, the anasocrats will question its very legitimacy, using language that would have had America’s founders reaching for their muskets: not enough people voted to get our attention, the people who did vote were too old and white, those who didn’t vote are more important than those who did, and we hold too many pesky elections anyway."    http://www.redstate.com/2014/12/15/anasocracy/

Another thoughtful piece.  Quote: "The knowledge that nothing is private anymore may lead our great and powerful to have as little candor in private as they do in public. But it also may serve a more useful purpose, by hastening the end of the era of progressive arrogance (and that of conservative arrogance, as well). One reason for the attitude of today’s elites is that they are almost never held accountable for their opinions or utterances. Now that they know their words and acts have consequences, our privileged class might question their assumptions, think before they speak or act, and possibly develop more respect for their fellow citizens. At the least, they might learn humility. If not, then there’s more than enough bandwidth to shame them in perpetuity on the Internet."   http://www.nationalreview.com/article/394916/our-incredible-shrinking-elites-michael-auslin 

It seems that Obama has decided to help the illegal aliens by granting this access to two well known federal programs overwhelmed by fraud.  Do you think expanding such programs will make them better?   http://humanevents.com/2014/12/17/obama-opens-fraud-ridden-benefits-program-to-illegal-immigrants-2/?

Our nation's economic freedom is in decline according to this Economic Freedom of North America report.   http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/12/the_economic_benefits_of_common_sense_.html

George Burns