Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything and have no regrets.
Life's too short to be anything but happy.
Author Unknown
Tweet of the Day
I'm somewhat amused the alt-right Trumpkins can't believe Trump contradicted himself in attacking Libya. The man is a political whore.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happyness #MakeAMovieTitleEvenBetter— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
For all those leftist Russian conspiracy wacko heads are exploding. It seems that Trump and Putin had a short honeymoon. Trump cheated him.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Surprise! Surprise! Trump likes the Fed's easy money policy--just like every American POTUS, Dem or GOP. Trumpkins voted more of the same.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
If Trump's relations with Putin get any worse, Bernie Sanders won't be able to take that second honeymoon in Russia.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
@KarinMHall No, IDIOT! Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize the nation's largest baby-killing organization. Trump didn't outlaw it; hospitals exist.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Obama pushed an HHS regulation requiring states to redirect Title X Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood from real healthcare providers.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
The Congressional Review Act allows the rollback of recent administration rules, like Obama's lame duck Planned Parenthood funding mandate.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
So the Congress rolled back Obama's special interest mandate, and Trump signed it into law. This simply restored local funding discretion.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Trump didn't sign a bill forcing states to defund Planned Parenthood. States controlled by special-interest Dems can still fund it.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
The ideological feminists are outraged, implying Title X funding has been stripped from poor people.No, they go to real healthcare providers— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Is Trump's unconstitutional military attack on Syria a "wag the dog" moment? Well, Trump is currently at 40% (-15), roughly his average.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
What worries me in particular is how Trump went from one week allowing the Syrians to decide their own internal matters to a military strike— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Knee-jerk responses to international problems are almost always unwise and counterproductive. Hence, the old saying: primum non nocere.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
Trumpkins thought they were voting for change: what they're getting is the foreign policy of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 14, 2017
He would tweet the Truth and lose all but a dozen followers because His Words are too hard #WhatWouldMillennialJesusDo— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
The Trump Administration has decided the Federal Records Act doesn't apply to White House visitor logs. The swamp is in the White House.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Even UAL's "friendly skies" motto is in doubt when a Canadian passenger during dinner got stung by a scorpion. How did it get past security?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Probably nothing ticks me off more than people trying to pin their political ideology on Jesus (especially progressives and socialists).— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Jesus rejected the jealous brother's plea for an equitable inheritance. His parables did not end with lazy workers getting an equal share.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Jesus repeatedly sidestepped political questions (e.g., on taxes): He did not want His Message to be confounded with an earthly mandate— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Jesus rebuked Judas for criticizing a woman anointing Jesus with expensive oil, the money for which, Judas argued, better spent on the poor.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
When Jesus talked about wealth, He wasn't attacking markets or industriousness. He had wealthy followers. He was criticizing its obsession.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
There are other equally evil obsessions relevant to Jesus' insistence on the primacy of loving God, e.g., the lust for power or glory.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) April 15, 2017
Public Choice Theory and Entertainment
Stossel On Spring Cleaning Government Regulations
Stossel, Napolitano On the Constitution and POTUS
I think this may be a reprise clip. The reason I'm emphasizing the video was a recent Facebook neo-con troll arguing my position on Trump's flagrantly unconstitutional strike on Syria. The troll was basically arguing (indirectly) that the War Powers Act basically gives the President a 90-day window to engage in war activities without checking for Congress. (Of course, Presidents since Nixon don't like the 90-day constraint which they see as a limitation on their role as Commander in Chief.). Napolitano is arguing that Presidents don't have any such wild card authority, e.g., they are bound by ratified treaties, etc. He is also arguing (not to this level of specificity) that the Congress can't simply delegate its war-declaring authority to the Executive Branch, even if it wanted to: that would require a ratified Constitutional amendment. He explains why the judicial branch is sidestepping the law's unconstitutionality.
Facebook Corner
Still more on my National Review comment opposing Trump's military strike on Syria:
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Amy Grant, "Thy Word". Probably my second favorite inspirational hit from Grant ("El Sheddai")
