Seattle Bagged

Just read a report on CNSNews.com, where they've had a vote in Seattle on whether to approve a 20 cent charge on grocery bags. Apparently, early returns favor no fee, but since the ballots are all mailed in, it may take some time to count them all, and that brings me to another point...

Wonder where ACORN is in all this. If they can pad the polls, where most people have to show an ID, just think how well they should be able to do with a mail-in ballot. Seems to be made just for them...what do you think?

In other news, (sound familiar?) Barney Frank went off against his constituents, who were brazen enough to question him on HObamaScare. He even asked one lady what planet she lived on. Listening to Rush today, he commented on that saying something like Franks shouldn't question someone's planetary affiliation, since he's known to hang around Uranus a lot.

My own representatives had editorials in the local paper, side-by-side, giving their particular views. Mr. Kingston's sounded a lot like his townhall meet, at least the parts I was able to hear when I was there. They're both against the current bill, but both seem to be willing to vote for another version. It's my personal opinion that it needs to be dropped all together, and thought given to Tort reform. There was an article in the local paper today, against so-called 'tort reform'. It was written by the former head of the state association for trial lawyers;~))

Back to Seattle. Seems greenies think that if something like the bag tax can't pass in such an environmentally friendly place as Seattle, it won't have a prayer in other more sane communities...the latter being my description. Oh, and Seattle expected to raise about $10 million from that little fee. No wonder they wanted to tack it on.

Speaking of greenies. I was over at wordpress, and saw a blog about Burt Rutan, one of my heroes. At first, I thought OMG, say it isn't so. And it wasn't. Although he is probably one of the greenest around. BUT, he's no quack-come-lately, jump on the bandwagon lapdog.

BTW, he's an inventor, designer, aviator, dreamer. He builds composite aircraft that fly around the world non-stop without refueling. He drove an electric car for years, on a handful of gas...said it was one you plugged in at night, and had a range of about 80 miles. I will try to find the post and pull a link over here, so you can read it first hand. He went on to say the Prius is not a hybrid, because you don't plug it in. Apparently, his was recalled, I think by GM, (probably working too well) and destroyed. His house is built into the earth, and is more energy-efficient than Algore's mouth...well, of course...so's everything else...

I went looking for the article, but couldn't find it...I will, and I'll come back with the link.

I was invited to go to DC for a Tea Party in September...the 12th actually. Don't know if I'll be able to make it. Should be fun. I could visit relatives who live there...wonder how they vote.

If you get a chance, attend a local tea party. They're more important. They're your reps, and maybe you'll have a chance to question them...good luck. You might even get an answer. Again, good luck.

I was reminded in a cartoon from 1934 today, that if we forget history, there's a good chance we'll repeat it.

Come on 2010.