An Unnecessary Evil

The federal government is called a necessary evil, but recent events tend to support the point that maybe the federal government is not so necessary.

In the news this morning Adm. Thad Allen announced that "private vessels" have stepped up to participate in the cleanup of the Gull Oil Slick. Numerous private citizens have proposed methods and materials to contain, capture and clean up the oil. These private contributions have been ignored, and even hindered by the federal government. The private citizens have shown they are more effective than the Federal Government at resolving almost all problems.

So far, the only actions of the federal government are to:

1. to find ways to "shake down" (as Rep Barton put it) or stymie the oil industry.
2. develop new tax schemes to get in the pocket of the American people.

The Kabuki dance known as CEO's testimony before the Department of Energy Congressional Committee had all the resemblance of the old Soviet Union show trials of political dissidents. The behavior of the members of congress in this kangaroo court was an embarrassment to the American people. A kindergarten court could have shown more decorum and professionalism

The Obama Adminstration's lack of action on the Gulf Oil Crisis is not an isolated incident. They refuse to secure our borders, forcing the State of Arizona to take matters into their own hands. They force the counties on the border in Texas to deputize private citizens to take arms and defend their property line on the border.

The Obama Adminstration refuses to stop Islamic terrorism in the United States. Who is securing America? The latest terrorist attempts have been thwarted by private citizens, remaining alert. The recent successful attempt had all the warnings about the terrorist ignored by the federal government, due to their obssession with political correctness.

The federal government is not being flaccid or lax about these events. They need ongoing crises to push through their agenda against the American people. As Pres. Obama's White house Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel said, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." The Obama Administration, rather than solving the problem, is taking advantage of the crisis to bankrput the oil industry by imposing a totally unnecessary moratorium and to push through draconian environmental legislation.

Maybe our third president, Thomas Jefferson observed "Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." Maybe Pres. Jefferson was not so radical...