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ADOPTION OPTION As much as we generally loathe federal government programs, here�s one we�re not going to object to very strenuously... In a letter to the Washington Times on Thursday, our friend Dr. Wade Horn - Ass�t Secretary for Children and Families over at the Department of Health and Human Resources - advises of an HHS website featuring �pictures and descriptions of children in foster care who need permanent homes, thereby creating new opportunities for children to be matched with families.� For all those anti-gay-marriage folks who have been telling us for months about how important it is for kids to be raised by a mother and a father, here�s your chance to put some action where your rhetoric is. You can check it out at www.adoptuskids.org I�m still against those government-funded marriage counselors though, Wade. :) DISCUSSION BOARD Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill �stripping� the federal courts of their ability to rule on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. It�s highly unlikely, however, that the legislation will see the light of day in the Senate. Nonetheless, this is an important constitutional question. Supporters say such measures are necessary to rein in an out-of-control judiciary which is exceeding its constitutional authority and "legislating" from the bench.� Opponents say court stripping is an infringement on the judiciary�s constitutional prerogatives and which unfairly restricts citizens� rights to avail themselves of the court system to address grievances and challenge laws on constitutional grounds. What do you think? Weigh in on our Discussion Board at: http://blog.chuckmuth.com/blog/ IS THERE A CONSTITUTION IN THE HOUSE? It�s bad enough when an America-hating boob such as blowhard Michael Moore does a hatchet job on the Constitution with his ignorant and twisted interpretations of it, but it�s another thing altogether when a conservative member of Congress does it. Case in point: During the debate over the court-stripping bill in the House yesterday, Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) actually said, �A bedrock principle in the United States of America is the idea of majority rule.� Good grief, congressman. No it�s NOT! The Founders fear of tyranny by the majority is well established. We are a constitutional republic; a nation of laws. The majority can�t, doesn�t and shouldn�t be allowed to �rule� at will simply by the power of their numbers. Where in the world did you get this notion that �majority rule� was a �bedrock principle� of the U.S.? And you wonder why talk-show host Brian Wilson says, �We�re doomed�? HEAVENLY MATCH �Michael Moore is going to address the Congressional Black Caucus. That's a good match...an anti-American moron addressing a bunch of loony tunes, left-wing nutcases.� A match made in heaven.� - Talk show host Neal Boortz HOLD THAT VEGAS RESERVATION! �Ronstadt Stays in Vegas? After this week's kerfuffle, the�Associated Press�reports, �one of the partners buying the Aladdin hotel-casino says singer Linda Ronstadt would be welcomed back to the property when he takes over.� Concertgoers raised a ruckus when Ronstadt praised anti-American filmmaker Michael Moore, but Planet Hollywood CEO Robert Earl wants not only to bring back Ronstadt but also �to take Moore up on his offer to join Ronstadt and sing 'America the Beautiful.' Boy, talk about� punitive liberalism! Think about it, though--would you ever consider a trip to Las Vegas if there was a chance you'd have to hear Michael Moore sing?� - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 7/22/04 COULTERGEIST �We don't have to adopt all the Democrats' traits -- incessant lying, utter shamelessness, criminal behavior and lots of crying -- but Republicans need to tattoo this truism on their arms: It's never a good idea to take advice from your enemies.� - Columnist Ann Coulter LITTLE WOMAN TAKES BACK SEAT �Hillary gets to speak, after all, but only to introduce Bill. He basks in applause, she glows. Is this the feminist dream, or what? The Democrats are the party of the radical feminists, but their women are sidelined together at the convention in Boston like a Beacon Hill tea for the ladies auxiliary. Hillary, the most prominent woman in the party, is relegated to �wife of,� standing by her man. Tammy Wynette would be proud. She should take a plate of her chocolate-chip cookies.� - Columnist Suzanne Fields BUMPER STICKER UPROAR Jefferson County (KY) GOP chairman Jack Richardson IV has really stirred up a political hornet�s nest...and the Democrats really have their pantyhose up in a twist. Seems Richardson has been distributing bumper stickers which read, �Kerry is bin Laden's man/ President Bush is mine.� Why are the Democrats upset about this? Is there ANY doubt that Kerry IS bin Laden�s choice in this election? Nevertheless, the Killer D�s are demanding Richardson�s resignation. Richardson is telling them to pound dirt. And Republican elected officials are doing what Republican elected officials always do in a situation like this when the Democrats yell �boo�...they�re running from the controversy like scalded dogs. Rep. Ann Northrop�s campaign has denounced the stickers as �inappropriate.� (Insert heavy sigh here) Anyway, if you�re interested in picking up one of these bumper stickers for your own gas-guzzling, environment-destroying SUV, go here: http://www.dougsautosplash.com FUNDING FAILURE...NOT FAILURE TO FUND �Since American foreign aid programs began in earnest decades ago, tens of billions of US tax dollars have been given to nations around the globe. The utter failure of this money to change things for the better in those nations is no longer in question; even the most earnest liberals are beginning to admit the obvious. Most of the recipient nations remain endlessly mired in poverty, political and legal corruption, and cultural malaise. A rational person would argue that failed aid programs should be eliminated. In Washington, however, failed programs get more money thrown at them.� - Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), �Texas Straight Talk,� 7/19/04 INTERESTING LITMUS TEST � �(Japanese) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday he will revamp his Cabinet with postal reform-minded politicians,� reports The Asahi Shimbun.� �The prime minister said attitudes within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party toward his postal privatization plans will be used as a litmus test in deciding personnel changes in September for his Cabinet and LDP executive lineup.� � Interesting.� While such a litmus test is highly unlikely in�the Bush Cabinet (bummer), is it too much to ask that such�a litmus test�be�considered for nominees to the Postal Rate Commission, the regulatory board responsible for various changes and reforms�for the U.S. postal system monopoly?� Just asking.� Sen. Frist? OBESITY SCAM �Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says, �Obesity is a critical public health problem in our country.� Wrong. �Obesity is a problem for many people, but it is not a public health problem. By calling it one, however, Mr. Thompson can promise we, the taxpayers, will pay for everyone's diet programs, stomach surgery, and behavioral counseling. Get out your wallet.� - David Boaz of the Cato Institute GRAVEYARD FOR GOOD IDEAS �It was said of Willie Mays that his glove was the place where triples went to die. The U.S. Senate has earned a similar reputation of late, but one that is hardly a compliment: It's the place where good ideas go to die. . . . The simple truth is that, despite holding the White House and majorities in both houses, the Republicans have not been able to carry out most of the agenda on which they campaigned.� - �Review & Outlook,� Wall Street Journal, 7/22/04 ANOTHER FRENCH �SUCCESS� STORY �The 35-hour workweek, cheered by many French citizens four years go, is under attack as a �costly economic mistake.� It has not generated more jobs, as promised at the time, but instead has contributed to the current unemployment rate of 9.9 percent of the labor force, or 2 million people, and has created a multibillion-dollar social-security burden, mainly on professionals who work 50 or more hours a week.� - Washington Times, 7/22/04 MONEY DOWN A RAT HOLE Pssssst. Got some money lying around the house you�d like to flush down the toilet? Why not, instead, send it to Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik. Same result in the end. To wit... �Team Badnarik� announced yesterday that his campaign has �spent over $20,000 to purchase 12 scientific polls from Scott Rasmussen Public Opinion Research.� Team Badnarik calls this a �bold move� which has �never [been] embarked upon before...by any other alternative political party candidate� (hmm, I wonder why?) and which will help counter the �bigotry� (bigotry?) against the Libertarian Party. �Bold move�? We call it, well...stupid. But then again, we DO tend to sugar-coat things around here. In the email announcement, the LP actually compares itself to �early Christianity in the 1st Century� (and they wonder why no one takes them seriously?) and says its ideas are winning hearts (but not votes) one at a time. But the one thing that�s really stopping them from breaking out and becoming a REAL political party is...polling bias. Polling bias? Yup. Not goofy, unqualified candidates. Not amateur campaign management. Not failure to win at the ballot box. Not being weak on national security. Not being in favor of open borders. Not leading every public policy discussion with, �Pass the bong, dude.� No...polling bias. So Team Badnarik is shelling out twenty large for a series of polls which will tell them: (a) some of their ideas are very good, but others are very wacky, (b) no one believes their presidential candidate has a prayer in Hades in November and (c) practically no one, statistically-speaking, will be voting for them. Heck, I can tell �em that right now...and I won�t charge a penny! In fact...I just did. Nevertheless, Team Badnarik needs YOUR help...to help Scott Rasmussen buy that new Ford Explorer. So if you have a few bucks lying around which you want to get rid of (but don�t want to contribute to global warming by just burning it up) you can send it to the Badnarik campaign for this waste-of-time-and-money polling project by going to: https://badnarik.org/ Gosh, I hope I didn�t give anybody the wrong impression about what I think of this idea... FAMOUS LAST WORDS "Life is tough. Life is tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chuck Muth�s News & Views is published by Citizen Outreach, a non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The opinions and views expressed in Chuck Muth's News & Views reflect those of the writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Citizen Outreach, its officers, directors or employees. 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