Fire at Mercer Radio!

OK, so the headline is hyperbolizing a bit.  We did, however, have a catastrophic failure on our sound board that prevents the show from airing today (smoke pouring out of electronic devices is usually a bad thing).  We will return on Wednesday with the news here and more, plus the fallout from my last column in the Cluster.

 

Tales from socialized medicine:  Brits are leaving the country in record numbers to receive their health care due to rationing and waiting lists.

 

Bad news for worshipers at the church of global warming:  this year has had the least hurricane activity in 30 years.

 

Despite the Kyoto Protocol, the use of coal is increasing in China, a nation exempt from Kyoto.  Just remember, Kyoto and the global warming movement is just a front for socialist movements.

 

John Edwards             this weekend proposed a giant slab of fresh-off-the-Marx socialist programs, including universal Pre-K, a higher minimum wage, and more Section 8 housing benefits.  He also wants to limit advertising by drug companies, as part of his socialized medicine scheme.

 

More John Edwards:  Edwards’ staff is upset with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill journalism school over a few students doing a news report critical of Edwards.  They want the students to pull the video off of YouTube.  There is a lesson to be learned from this:  the left hates free speech unless it agrees with them.  I am dealing with the same thing here at Mercer.

 

Speaking of health care, Rudy Giuliani is starting to tease his health care plan, saying that he does not want government bureaucracy.

 

First Lady Laura Bush defended the oppression of women by Muslims, defending the mandated use of the hijab, or head scarf.  This kind of appeasement is going to destroy this nation in the war against Islamic extremism.

 

AJC Columnist Jim Wooten criticized the Georgia Supreme Court for freeing Genarlow Wilson, calling it “judicial activism.”  I call it justice.

 

Remember when Democrats criticized Republicans for not working full weeks?  Well now the Democrats are cutting back the Congressional workweek, so that members can spend more time in their districts (probably campaigning).

 

Speaking of Congressional Democrats, their disapproval rating is 75%, worse than the still-dismal ratings of the Republican majority last year.

 

Here’s something for those of you looking to lose weight:  staying single and chewing gum are two ways to lose weight and keep it off.