Vacation Recap

I was on vacation last week and did not spend any of it writing here. But, there were a few items of idiocy that need to be noted. Random Headlines in no order of importance:

1. California near meltdown as revenues fall - Isn't it strange how revenues are falling? CA has a history of continuing to raise taxes, and yet revenues are falling. It is going to be more and more difficult to maintain the "nanny state" services with no revenue.
2. Lumping a couple together: Russia Military: no nuclear cuts below 1500.... Taliban Militants attack in Pakistan, 11 dead.... Iran denies nuke agency camera request.... China warns against Use of force in carrying out N. Korea sanctions.... N. Korea views attempts to impose sanctions as 'act of war'. So tell me, how is that diplomacy from a position of weakness working out.
3. Health care bill to include $600 billion in new taxes - When are they going to run out of people to tax? And this is based on the fairy tale numbers of what this is really going to cost
4. Privacy may be a victim in cyber-defense plan - refresh my memory; wasn't it the Dems that lost their minds over privacy rights being violated by the Bush administration position on wire taps after 9/11? How is this any different?
5. Stimulus Apologies: Biden says 'everyone guessed wrong' - So, we are guessing now? He goes on meet the press and tells the worked that they guessed wrong. The economy was in much worse shape than anyone thought and we will not be able to meet that projection of 3.5 million new jobs. Could it be that 1) the stimulus bill never had a chance of succeeding anyway and 2) it was never intended to. The whole point of the bill was to reward campaign donors and fulfill the promises made to get elected. At least they are going to be 'stimulated'.
6. June's chill in Chicago 'coldest since records began" - global warming activist strangely silent.

There were several others to note: the fed continuing their war on cigarette manufacturers; the whole Iran election debacle; support suddenly sliding for the government health care monstrosity. One bit of good news though - at least the NBA season is over.