COBURN TAKES THE HEAT

Say what you want to say about the Gang of Six and Tom Coburn.  They may not have been all that or were too much ... depending on how you view them; but, Senator Coburn-OK, he is trying to shoot straight!  Unfortunately, we aren't geting this in the Media or from most in DC.  Watch his speech. 

Speech highlights...

"You have heard the debate in the House, in the Senate, of a spending cut. And, of course, that goes to what the heart of the problem is in our country; words get twisted around to the advantage of the politicians but to the disadvantage of the American citizens. We are in trouble financially. Most people will agree with that. We have programs that are in difficult straits"

"There are absolutely no cuts in what either Senator Reid or Speaker Boehner proposed in discretionary spending. The spending will rise $832 billion over the next 10 years in the discretionary accounts. Only in Washington is that a cut. Quite frankly, I am willing to work with my colleagues. I have been out there. I said we have to move and eliminate some of these loopholes; we have to reform the Tax Code. I am willing to take heat from my side on that"

"We need to freeze the size of this government. We cannot afford the government we have. The debate is about what will happen in the future. What will be the revenue increases and the spending increases? Nobody is talking about decreasing the size of the Federal Government. We can't afford this government. We can't afford to continue to spend the money we are spending"

Rural OK Man Makes Fighting Allergies Harder

In a time that we are fighting Big Government, a small-town man, who simply states he has seen many lose their lives, property and families from Methamphetamine production, has figured a way to increase government on the small scale.  David Starkey, of Claremore, OK seeks to make things harder for the allergy stricken person by prohibiting the sell of pseudoephedrine drugs or allergy, dry tablet form, pills. 

Yep.  Me too, I saw the same thing:  drugs kill people.  Of course, we all know that "bad" drugs do indeed kill people.  The Daily Oklahoman had another article about the 2C-E liquid based drug that killed two young college aged students and seriously injured several others on May 7, which started with "innocent" use of a drug bought online.  Cocaine, Heroine and other drugs of hallucinogenic choice have long been understood to mess your life up or kill you a friend or family member...even when used "once...innocently."  But Starkey seeks to stop "good" drugs from being there for the common allergy fighter.  "Good" drugs may be killers too - if used in a manner outside the realm of the original intent and creation of the drug.

But to say that we need to stop the sell of drugs so that Meth-lab producers will disappear?  Really?  Sure, it will "stop" a few.  But really, they will simply move to another town, find another dark hole and create their despicable poison to be sold to the weak and foolish.  The prohibition of the allergy pill will not end the battle on Meth-labs.  Creators will only pack up and move to the next Pharmacy and work within the guidelines of cold med purchasing to get the necessary ingredients they need for their evil concoction.

Like gun control advocates, Starkey goes down the path of good intentions put is focusing on the wrong issue.  Guns do not kill people...people, who make the choice, kill people.   Drugs do not kill people...people, who make a choice, incorrectly use drugs and kill people.

We do not need more laws.  We do not need to drive an extra 30 minutes to the next Pharmacy; not yet under Prohibition laws, in order to buy the allergy meds we seek.  Sorry Mr. Starkey, appreciate what you are doing, but please stay away from my town!

No, we need real Dads who love their children and teach them wise living.  We need parents who will stand behind teachers when discipline is needed at school.  We need better education system that instills character, drives excellence, engenders responsibility, promotes good self-acceptance and image, builds discipline and produces individuals that want the best out of themselves, not out of what others think or will "do" for them. 

Really, if you want to get right down to it, we need God's laws and love back in our lives.  However, many who read this will cry foul! Go figure...read our title again...  But one cannot argue the fact that we need a moral compass of spirituality in some fashion that brings people to know there is something bigger in this life to live for than death or the moment.

(Blog created based on two articles from The Daily Oklahoman, May 15, 2011, front page story and Community section story.)