Gullible Americans

Can that be us????

http://lewrockwell.com/williams-w/w-williams108.html

Just speaking to the banning of cell phones while driving, California and several other states have had that law for quite a while. And it seems to be working. Banning texting while driving was added to California's cell phone law last year.

I don't have specific statistics but just in Los Angeles County there were an astonishing number of accidents attributed to the driver speaking or texting. Since the anti-speaking or texting laws took affect there are fewer incidents recorded.

There are lots of laws enacted to help protect people from accidents or getting hurt if there is an accident. Lots of these laws were protested by auto manufacturers because of the additional cost and by the public because of the limitations of freedom.

Seat belts were added in the 1960's despite auto companies crying about the extra cost and the effectiveness. The auto industry protested air bags and fought the federal government to prevent air bags from becoming required. Today there are 8 or more air bags in each new car because of their effectiveness. And what about helmets for bike drivers? Most states have a law requiring helmets and they've proven their worth.

Partially because of these and other safety laws in 2010 there were about 33,000 fatalities on the road. That's bad but when you look back to the 50's and 60's the average yearly auto fatality count was about 44,000. More cars on the road, less fatalities - something's gotta be working right.

Art

I agree with William's concern about the camels nose in the tent with regard to government. However as for cell phones and texting while driving I am opposed to that. I consider that the same as drinking while driving. The states should impose those laws. Unfortunately achieving uniformity among all the states seems virtually impossible to obtain. Enter the federal government. That's a sad commentary on how things work in this country.

Yep, that be us!

Obama's State of the Union Address to Mark 1,000 Days Without a Democrat Budget

When President Barack Obama offers his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, it will mark exactly 1,000 days since the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate has passed a budget. The Senate has not bothered to pass a budget since April 29, 2009.

“The Republican-led House of Representatives passed the Paul Ryan budget that reduced Obama’s spending levels by six trillion dollars over the next decade. The Democrat-controlled Senate has not passed a budget in three years," said Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist. "When President Obama tries to blame a ‘do nothing’ congress for his problems….he is half right. The Democrat Senate has done nothing.”

The President should be alarmed that as the economy flounders, Senate Democrats have refused to offer significant budget solutions. A serious joint address to Congress must confront the Senate Democrats’ abdication of their duties.

President Obama is sure to try to blame Republicans in both chambers for his administration’s failed economic policies. However, on the 1,000th day without a Democrat budget, the President will be forced to explain how anyone else is to blame; it is his party’s Senate leaders who have ignored their basic Congressional responsibility for almost three years.

A short look back on the fiscal recklessness of the last few years shows that if President Obama is upset about budget hostilities in Washington, he has no one to blame but himself. If he is serious about fixing the ailing economy, the President should demand Senate Democrats get back to work:

0…Number of Senate votes taken on the massive Democrat spending package crafted last year in place of an actual budget.
0…Number of votes the President’s FY 2012 budget received in the Senate.
0…Senate Budget Committee budget mark-ups scheduled last year.
3…Number of years the deficit has topped $1 Trillion.
3…Number of years total government spending has exceeded $3 Trillion.
34…number of months unemployment has been above 8 percent, the jobless rate the “stimulus” was supposed to prevent.
1.4 million…number of jobs killed by President Obama
$16.4 Trillion…amount of debt held by the nation after three years of the Obama-Pelosi-Reid spending binge.
$80 Billion…Amount by which Obama would have increased spending in 2011 without Republican resolve to cut spending.
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