Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

Ever since Benghazi and the Obama administration’s “It was the video” explanation, any uprising in the Middle East must be first met with one basic question – what’s playing?

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More consequences of our electoral choice. Another weapon lost in the Obama administration's failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation has purportedly been traced to two more killings, including the fatal shooting of a police chief in Mexico.

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This week's crossword puzzle is taken from an excerpt of an article supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1825. There are some very interesting ideas, herein, some of which are highlighted by WWTFT.

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Here are some thoughts from an underrated, and unappreciated President of the United States about the document that embodies what we celebrate on Independence Day.

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President George Bush, his wife Laura and 20 US volunteers helped paint and refurbish the Mosi-oa-Tunya Clinic in Zambia, which was in pretty bad shape. This isn't Mr. Bush's first visit to Zambia for humanitarian purposes

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A recent article on Fox News led off with this little tidbit: In the near future, Americans who own or want guns likely will be subject to rafts of new questions from social scientists, medical researchers and law enforcement officials intent to discover just what guns they own, why they own them and what they intend to use them for — not to mention where and how they keep them. "What" you ask, "is this referring to?" Don't worry, it's for your own good. The President, in his infinite wisdom, has decided to use the Center For Disease Control as another tool in his arsenal to mold public opinion. The White House ordered a CDC study as one of 23 executive actions he dictated in January.

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The irony is rich. One is reminded of the Bastiat theme on that which is seen and that which is not seen. Here in microcosm is an example of this. There had been only eight recorded sightings of the white-throated needletail in the UK since 1846. So when one popped up again on British shores this week, twitchers were understandably excited. A group of 40 enthusiasts dashed to the Hebrides to catch a glimpse of the brown, black and blue bird, which breeds in Asia and winters in Australasia. But instead of being treated to a wildlife spectacle they were left with a horror show when it flew into a wind turbine and was killed.

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Here's a quick little crossword for your Friday. The words are taken from a speech delivered by Madison to the Congress, in which he introduced the Bill of Rights.

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The Magna Carta, contrary to what some think, does not translate to “Big U-Haul.” Although, in reality, a big U-Haul is what is needed to transport the Obamacare regulations (seven feet high and counting) around. Like the Constitution, the Magna Carta is also a slim document, but is packed with so much that it guided the framers as they debated and crafted the Constitution some 560 or so years later. We may recall that community organizer extraordinaire, Saul Alinksy, wrote “Rules for Radicals.” Well, think of the Magna Carta as “Rules for Kings.”

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What with all the controversy over Justice Department snooping in reporters’ phone conversations and the National Security Agency tracking cell phone and Internet use of private citizens one would think that there would be an even louder uproar over the collection of personal information mandated by the Affordable Health Care Act. The silence is not only deafening, it is depressing.

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