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“[State controlled] education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” – Joseph Stalin

"[I]f you serve a child a rotten hamburger in America, federal, state, and local agencies will investigate you, summon you, close you down, whatever.  But if you provide a child with a rotten education, nothing happens, except that you're liable to be given more money to do it with."

--Ronald Reagan

“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)

 

The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it.

— P.J. O'Rourke

The Unfeeling, Cruel Left And The Death Tax          By Theresa Fritz Camoriano

While liberals claim to be sensitive to people’s pain and frequently describe conservatives as being unfeeling and heartless, it seems to me just the opposite is true.  For example, when it comes to liberals’ support for the estate tax (death tax), how can they be so insensitive to the pain that tax inflicts on innocent families as it takes away millions of dollars of their assets?          (click to read more)

KentuckyVotes.org: Shining the light produces the heat            By Caleb O. Brown

Legislators have flipped the switch toward a more accountable and transparent state government. The Kentucky General Assembly’s leadership voted Wednesday to place future roll-call votes cast by the House and Senate on the Legislative Research Commission’s (LRC’s) Web site.           (click to read more)

The Honest Truth About Honest Abe         By Jonathan David Morris

As we speak, the town of Dover, Pennsylvania, is debating whether intelligent design theory ought to be mentioned in public school science classes. I find it somewhat ironic that we’re discussing how to teach the origins of life when we can’t even straighten out how to teach what happened after it began. Forget about science. Let’s talk about the most one-sided, whitewashed subject in all of education: The War of Northern Aggression. Or as the kids call it, the American Civil War.           (click to read more)

Let Kentuckians explore MARS         By Joel Peyton

A poorly run program designed to save Kentuckians money by outsourcing government services is actually costing taxpayers more of their hard-earned dollars. Kentucky maintains a system that would budget for a roundtrip to the red planet without enough left over to bring taxpayers back!           (click to read more)

Our Elected Leaders are Playing Us for Fools.*       By Justin Darr

Have you ever had the chance to sit backstage at a magic show? Let me tell you the subtle slight of hands and distractions that create the illusions of a professional magician are designed to be seen from the front. When you actually see what the magician is doing from another angle, the tricks seldom work. However, as many professional magicians will tell you, despite the desire of every audience member to “know how the trick is done,” most allow themselves to be readily deceived because they want to enjoy the show.          (click to read more)

FREE TRADE Lies and Deceit         By Richard Lewis

Imagine that you are running a large and successful U.S. corporation, "Corporation A". You learn that your biggest competitor "Corporation B" will soon enjoy a tremendous competitive advantage. All costs for your competitor "Corporation B" employee health plans and all costs for "Corporation B" future capital equipment needs will be paid for by taxpayers.          (click to read more)

Court should stem referendum’s tide

(Bowling Green, Kentucky) – The Kentucky Supreme Court recently heard arguments on whether a referendum can be held next month to allow the city of Lexington to condemn its privately owned water company.

Some say a referendum will once and for all end the city’s attempt to condemn the Kentucky-American Water Company, which serves 325,000 customers and operates as one of the best water utilities in the nation. Maybe, but the state’s high court should recognize that much more is at stake with this ruling than the future of a single company.           (click to read more)

Fleecerosity Is Not The Answer        By Theresa Fritz Camoriano

In response to David Hawpe’s column contrasting conservatives’ and liberals’ views of government, it should be noted that government cannot be generous.  All it can do is forcibly take money from one person and give it to another.  That is not generosity – it is fleecerosity – fleecing one person for the benefit of another.  When we voluntarily give our own money (real generosity), we keep a close watch to be sure it is being spent wisely and effectively to achieve our goals.  If we think the money is being wasted, we stop giving – thus, there is accountability to the voluntary donors.  Also, private charities can become personally involved in people’s lives, responding to individual needs.  On the other hand, when money is taken from us by the government, we have no control over how it is spent, there is very little accountability, and every person must be treated the same (one size fits all).            (click to read more)

Trust Bush: He's Conservative Alright          By Steve Stakem
 

George W. Bush was elected to a first and second term as U.S. President by a conservative base. There should be no argument there. One of the main reasons he was elected was his promise to appoint conservative, constitutionalist judges who would not 'legislate from the bench.'           (click to read more)

The Bluegrass Digest  Volume 3, No 9

The Bluegrass Digest  Volume 3, No 10

The Case of the Stolen Supreme Court Nomination         By Jonathan David Morris

Paul Provenza: Hi there and welcome to Kid’s Court, Nickelodeon’s short-lived late ‘80s court program, where kids sue their best friends and siblings over trivial childhood matters, inspiring a whole generation of hot coffee cups and frivolous lawsuits. I’m your host, Paul Provenza. Like you, I was surprised by the brevity of my IMDb bio when I looked myself up after reading this column because I thought my name sounded familiar. I could’ve sworn I starred in Mad About You, but it turns out that was Paul Reiser. Anyway, this week on Kid’s Court, it’s the Case of the Stolen Supreme Court Nomination. First, let’s meet our plaintiff, Just About Anyone Anywhere In America, who claims to be the rightful owner of the open Court seat, which George Bush recently handed to Harriet Miers.           (click to read more)

"I once thought there was too much poverty for private charity to make much of a difference. Now I realize that private charity would do much more---if government hadn't crowded it out. In the 1920s---the last decade before the Roosevelt administration launched its campaign to federalize nearly everything---30 percent of American men belonged to mutual aid societies, groups of people with similar backgrounds who banded together to help members in trouble. They were especially common among minorities. Mutual aid societies paid for doctors, built orphanages and cooked for the poor. Neighbors knew best what neighbors needed. They were better at making judgments about who needs a handout and who needed a kick in the rear. They helped the helpless, but administered tough love to the rest. They taught self-sufficiency. Mutual aid didn't solve every problem, so government stepped in. But government didn't solve every problem either. Instead, it caused more problems by driving private charity out. Today, there are fewer mutual-aid societies, because people say, 'We already pay taxes for HUD, HHS. Let the professionals do it.' Big Government tells both the poor and those who would help them, 'Don't try.'... When you rely on the government to help those who need it, you don't practice benevolence yourself. You don't take responsibility for deciding whom to help. Just as public assistance discourages the poor from becoming independent by rewarding them with fixed handouts, it discourages the rest of us from being benevolent. This may be the greatest irony of the welfare state: It not only encourages the poor to stay dependent, it kills individuals' desire to help them." ---John Stossel

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