More on the subject of 2007

2007

When I was 17, I thought when it was the year 2000, if I made it that far, I would then be old. 2000 was so far away. 30 years away from when I was 17.

Then here it is, 2000, and I am on special duty as a Cop for the big computer crash and end of the world as none of the mainframes will be able to convert 1999 into 2000 at midnight. Midnight came and went, no bells or sirens, just J K speeding his Harley down Main Street at 80 miles per hour in celebration. We let him just do it. I mean he weighed more than his Harley then.

Now it is 2007. And I really AM old. LOL Have all my hairs yet, and a great young looking wife, nice job, plenty of hobbies of travel and thrilling times. Polotics and matters such mean something. It is still all about money, who gets away with crime, and who does not. Principle means naught. Values are gone away. Kids can't make change. Service is all about gone. Ethics are not what they used to be.

I received an Email about something Ben Stein said. Made a lot of sense, too. Read it at http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/benstein2.asp It is good.

Here are some things that will get you going:

I believe there should be no "drinking age" as then it would eliminate the taboo of getting away with something. But there would be responsibility for your actions, no matter what age.

The legal driving age in America would be 17 years. No permits or exceptions. Human children do not had a fully functional brain until the age of 26. Before that they cannot readily asses risk. They are prone to speed, drive recklessly, get a thrill and the like.

There is no such thing as ADD and ADHD. I does not exist. It was invented by Drug companies for Teachers and Parents who do not know how to dicipline kids. Teachers should be given the right to beat your kid if he misbehaves. Parents should spank the crap out of them fof the same reason. Let the Liberal Democrat Social Workers go to hell for telling us Dr Spock was right and do not touch the little bastards as you might ruin their creativity. Spanking builds character. I have a lot of it. Psycologists went along with the Rents and drug up the kids in a quick fix so the problem goes away. Yeah. Right.

Global Warming does not exist. Well, yes it does. The Sun has been getting hotter for the last 127,000 years. Temps will continue to rise about 1.5 degrees every 100 years. Then, in about 30,000 years or so, they will go back down again, and we will have another ice age.

All drugs should be legalized. We spent over 23 Billion $$ on the "war on drugs" since it started. Did the "war" make any difference? No. Can you still get drugs? Yes. Easier to get and cheaper now, too. There is a 17,000 % mark-up on Cocaine. Very tempting to sell it. Make it legal, then it goes for 1$ a pop.

If a person wants to use drugs, he will, no matter what the law is or where they are. Put the money into rehab and education. Put the 11,000 drug officers onto the street as traffic cops. Since the drugs would be so cheap, there would be fewer Burglaries the druggies make to get the $$ to buy the drugs.

With alcohol and drugs, if you use them, and hurt someone, you go to jail for a long time on the first offense. No breaks. No probations. Jail.

I like what Morgan Freeman said in "Bonfire of the Vanities" movie. In the Courtroom, the word Justice came in, and most of the gallery did not believe the Defendant [Tom Hanks} received it. They called the Judge a racist pig. Freeman said...

"Justice? You want Justice? I'll tell you what Justice is. Justice is the Law. And the Law, is Man's feeble attempt, to set down the principles of decency. Decency. And decency is not a bribe, a contract or a hustle. Decency; decency is what your Grandmother taught you. Its' in your bones. Now, go home. Go home and be decent people. Be decent."

I always love that part.

BHD